Yoga, meditation, Zen-Buddhism, etc. What's safe to do? I'm distrustful right now of anything new-agey or spiritual due to my experiences.

What needs of yours are you trying to meet? I used to do a lot of yoga but now have moved on to more dance and Pilates. I have also meditated but now prefer to use grounding skills and refocus my thoughts. But I hear you after leaving groups I think it’s good to be skeptical.

Incultrecovery Wrote:
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> What needs of yours are you trying to meet? I used
> to do a lot of yoga but now have moved on to more
> dance and Pilates. I have also meditated but now
> prefer to use grounding skills and refocus my
> thoughts. But I hear you after leaving groups I
> think it’s good to be skeptical.


I still occasionally do basic yoga or short meditations. Can you expand on the grounding skills you use and how to refocus your thoughts? Is that like mindfulnesss?

The needs I'm trying to meet--to help with depression and anxiety but not anything too spiritually deep like Eckart Tolle, the spiritual side of yoga, etc. These things were the antithesis of grounding.

That's interesting you're doing dance and pilates. I love music and am trying to figure out how to incorporate that into my life. I used to do Pilates, too, but I injured my neck. Right now I'm doing light exercise with bands and body weight.