Yoga Therapy · Biddeford, Maine
Addiction lives in the body. So does recovery.
Years of substance use teach you to numb, ignore, and distrust your own body. Trauma-informed yoga therapy is how you come back to it, slowly, safely, and without judgment. No flexibility required. No experience needed.
All bodies & abilities · Part of PHP & IOP · MaineCare accepted
Accredited & Licensed
LegitScript Certified
Joint Commission Accredited
Maine DHHS Licensed
Psychology Today Verified
Why movement matters
You can't think your way out of something your nervous system is holding
Stress, trauma, and withdrawal aren't just mental events, they're physical states. A racing heart, clenched jaw, shallow breath, a body stuck on high alert. Talk therapy works from the top down. Yoga therapy works from the bottom up: through breath, movement, and posture, it teaches the nervous system that it's safe to stand down.
For people in early recovery this is huge. Cravings, anxiety, and insomnia all get worse in a dysregulated body. Clients who learn to settle their nervous system physically report sleeping better, thinking more clearly, and riding out cravings that used to flatten them.
Our approach is trauma-informed, which means consent and choice are built into everything: no hands-on adjustments without permission, no poses you have to hold, and total permission to rest whenever you need to.
The space
A quiet place to come back to your body
Yoga therapy happens in a dedicated, welcoming studio space at our Biddeford center, set up for safety, comfort, and all levels of ability.
A Space Built for Group Practice
Our community room converts into a calm, open studio, enough room for mats, props, and the quiet connection that happens when a group breathes together.
Yoga Setup Ready for Recovery
Mats, blocks, and bolsters laid out before a session. Everything is set for a trauma-informed practice that meets you where you are, regardless of experience.
Welcome at the Front Desk
The first friendly face you see when you walk in. Our Biddeford reception area is designed to feel approachable from the moment you arrive.
One-on-One Session Room
A private, comfortable office where individual therapy and clinical check-ins happen, calm, confidential, and built for real conversation.
A Real Conversation in a Real Office
One of our clinicians meeting with a client in our Biddeford center, the same welcoming, down-to-earth environment where recovery planning happens every day.
Medically reviewed
Benjamin Crocker, MD
Psychiatrist · Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine · MD, The Ohio State University · Residency & fellowship training at the University of Michigan and LAC+USC Medical Center
Last reviewed August 2026. Read our editorial standards & clinical review process
What it does for recovery
Benefits that show up off the mat
Calmer nervous system
Breath-led movement activates the parasympathetic response, the body's own brake pedal, lowering the baseline stress that drives cravings.
Better sleep
Insomnia is one of the most common relapse triggers in early recovery. Gentle evening-appropriate practice helps restore natural sleep without medication.
Craving management
Noticing physical sensation without reacting to it is the core of urge surfing, and yoga is that skill, practiced on the mat so it works off it.
Rebuilt self-trust
Learning what your body can do, and respecting what it can't, repairs the relationship that addiction broke.
Healthy stress relief
Exercise releases the same feel-good neurochemistry substances mimicked, genuinely, sustainably, and without the crash.
Community
Practicing alongside peers builds quiet connection. Some of the best recovery conversations happen rolling up mats afterward.
What to expect
Not a fitness class. A therapy session that moves.
Sessions at our Biddeford center are gentle, accessible, and built for people who may be detoxing, deconditioned, in pain, or carrying injuries. Chairs, props, and modifications are standard. Many clients haven't exercised in years; some have never stretched in their lives. Everyone starts exactly where they are.
Yoga therapy is one part of a complete program, offered within our PHP and IOP schedules alongside individual therapy, group work, CBT, DBT, and mindfulness. We treat the mind, the brain, and the body, because addiction involves all three.
Insurance
In-network with almost every plan.
Portland Treatment is in-network with Anthem, UMR/UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Harvard Pilgrim, Martin's Point, TRICARE and MaineCare, Cigna is our only out-of-network plan. In-network means contracted rates, lower coinsurance and no balance bill. We verify your benefits free, in minutes, with no obligation.
Free, confidential, no obligation
Or read the coverage guide for your plan, Anthem rehab coverage, Cigna rehab coverage, MaineCare rehab coverage and other accepted insurance plans.
Questions
Yoga therapy, answered
I've never done yoga and I'm not flexible. Is this for me?+
Yes. Most clients have never done yoga. Sessions are gentle and fully modifiable, chairs and props are available, and 'not flexible' is the most common starting point we see. You can't be bad at this.
How is yoga therapy different from a regular yoga class?+
Yoga therapy is delivered within a clinical treatment plan and is trauma-informed: consent-based, choice-driven, and paced for people in early recovery. The goal is nervous-system regulation and healing, not fitness or perfect poses.
Is yoga therapy religious or spiritual?+
No. Our approach is secular and clinical. You're welcome to bring your own meaning to the practice, but nothing is required of you beyond showing up as you are.
Is yoga therapy covered by insurance or MaineCare?+
It's part of our PHP and IOP programming, covered by MaineCare and most major insurance plans, and we're in-network with all of them except Cigna. Verify your benefits free at 855-449-7674, no obligation.
Where are yoga therapy sessions held?+
At our outpatient center in Biddeford, Maine, serving Portland, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, South Portland, Scarborough, Westbrook, Kennebunk, Sanford, and surrounding Southern Maine communities.
Keep exploring
Related care at Portland Treatment
Levels of care
- Partial hospitalization program (PHP) in Biddeford
Our most structured day treatment, five days a week, home each night.
- Intensive outpatient program (IOP) in Southern Maine
Nine-plus clinical hours a week with day and evening tracks.
- Virtual IOP for anywhere in Maine
The same IOP curriculum by secure telehealth, statewide.
- Outpatient program (OP) for ongoing recovery
One to two sessions a week that fit around work and family.
How we treat
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Practical tools for the thoughts that drive use and relapse.
- Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
Distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills that hold up.
- Individual therapy in Biddeford
One-on-one counseling with the same clinician each week.
- Group therapy sessions
Small clinician-led groups with people in the same fight.
Where we serve
- Addiction treatment in Biddeford, Maine
Our home clinic, in the mill district off Route 111.
- Addiction treatment for Portland, Maine
A 20-minute drive down I-95 from the Portland peninsula.
- Addiction treatment for Saco, Maine
Minutes across the river from our Biddeford clinic.
- All Southern Maine areas we serve
Every city and town within driving distance of Biddeford.
Recovery isn't just in your head.
Come back to your body. Gently.
855-449-7674Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Free and confidential.