Muay Thai Therapy In New Jersey
Exercise Through Muay Thai for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Recovery
Balance. Discipline. Recovery. Fight Your Way To Freedom.
Your life is a series of choices in the moment. When we slow down our thoughts and maintain control over the present we are practicing mindfulness.
This isn’t always an easy thing to do. Fortunately you can exercise your mindfulness muscle through martial arts, such as muay thai.
At Absolute Awakenings, you can learn coping skills and ease symptoms of mental illness by practicing muay thai therapy.
What Is Muay Thai?
Muay Thai is a form of martial arts, not to be mistaken for karate or tai chi. Balance in the mind, body, and spirit is emphasized in Muay Thai. It acts as a form of active meditation. Muay Thai martial arts first appeared in Thailand. This style of fighting makes use of clinching and standing strikes and is known as the Art of 8 Limbs.
By using fists, elbows, knees, and shins, you work with your body to carefully fight opponents and dodge potential hits. Muay Thai is a great workout. The exercise aims to develop mental toughness as well as the physical physique.
What Is Muay Thai Therapy?
By providing a set of tools and a process by which they can interpret their struggle, Muay Thai therapy calls out to those who are having internal conflicts. Muay Thai therapy for addiction treatment is useful because it teaches you to stay mindful of each present moment.
It is difficult to overcome substance abuse and related behaviors, especially without support or treatment from a recovery facility. But not every patient will respond well to every treatment. For instance, group therapy could be the best option for one patient while failing to help another. One of the best alternative therapies at Absolute Awakenings is martial arts for addiction recovery.
What Are The Benefits of Martial Arts Therapies?
Improved Balance
Martial arts training improves balance tenfold. To strike, move, and defend when and how you want, balance is a fundamental skill. Muay Thai helps your legs get stronger and more flexible, while also boosting your mental clarity and focus so you are constantly aware of your stance.
Learning to balance your body allows you to calm your mind quicker. When struggling with alcohol addiction, mental illness, or mood disorders, tapping into this skill elevates your threshold for reacting to different situations and avoiding negative behavior patterns.
Better Self Discipline
Improved Mindfulness
The major objective of meditation in Muay Thai is to sustain conscious attention to all facets of Muay Thai practice and life in general. Martial arts therapy reduces mental strain in your daily life, rather than only being able to make a meditative effort during formal sittings.
When working through a recovery program, the ability to maintain control over potential triggers requires a level of self-awareness. Practicing mindfulness using muay thai improves the quality of your treatment plans.
Perseverance
Increased Self Confidence
More Respect for Self and Others
Who Should Try Muay Thai Therapy?
The quality of life for people who participate significantly improves when they attend frequent muay thai therapy sessions. Patients who struggle with mental health issues and substance abuse benefit from learning martial arts. Additionally, it helps those who suffer from PTSD and other trauma-related problems including anxiety. Adolescents, young adults, and middle-aged adults can benefit from muay thai therapy.
At Absolute Awakenings, we believe in holistic approaches to treatment and take advantage of the power of martial arts at our New Jersey facility.
Muay Thai Therapy FAQs
There are over 180 forms of martial arts therapies. Muay thai is great for beginners.