Explore the 12-Steps. Practice them in your Body.
Embodied Recovery is a 12-week series that brings together the wisdom of the 12 Steps with yoga, nervous system regulation, meditation, mindfulness, and yoga philosophy.
Each week, we'll explore one Step in order.
The first half of each session will follow the familiar structure of a 12-Step meeting. We'll explore the week's Step, share our experiences, listen to one another, and talk about how the Step is showing up in our lives and our recovery.
During the second half, we'll take the work out of our heads and into our bodies. Through yoga, movement, breath, meditation, mindfulness, and nervous system regulation practices, we'll explore what it means to embody the principles we're talking about.
We'll practice getting present and noticing what's happening inside of us. We'll learn tools for working with activation, discomfort, difficult emotions, and the physical ways we hold stress and tension. We'll practice pausing before automatically reacting, staying present with ourselves, and creating enough space to make a different choice.
We'll also explore how yoga philosophy intersects with the Steps through principles such as non-harming, truthfulness, self-study, acceptance, integrity, letting go, and surrender.
The physical practice will be accessible and designed to meet you where you are. No previous yoga experience is necessary.
Who this is for...
Recovery can mean many things.
This series is for anyone in recovery from alcohol or substance use, codependency, food or eating issues, relationship patterns, compulsive behaviors, or other patterns that have become painful or unmanageable.
You don't need to belong to a particular 12-Step fellowship or identify with a specific kind of recovery.
Whether you've been working the Steps for years, are new to recovery, or are simply curious about exploring the Steps as a framework for creating meaningful change in your life, you are welcome here.
Join us in person at Good Ground Yoga in Hampton Bays or live on Zoom from anywhere.
Come for all 12 weeks or drop in when you can.
Details & Registration
Tuesdays | 7:00–8:15 PM ET
12-week series starts October 6, 2026
In person at Good Ground Yoga in Hampton Bays + live on Zoom
Come for all 12 weeks or drop in
This class uses tiered pricing to make it accessible to as many people as possible. If you can choose a higher tier, your contribution helps make free and lower-cost spots available to others. If cost is a barrier, use the following codes at checkout to attend for FREE. No explanation needed:
"RECOVERY" for in-person
"RECOVERYZOOM" for Zoom
This series is intended to complement, not replace, recovery meetings, therapy, medical care, yoga, or spiritual practice. We will honor the traditions and anonymity of recovery whether you participate in person or online, and we ask everyone who joins us to respect the privacy and confidentiality of others.
Led by Melissa Mayer & Leslie Pearlman
Leslie Pearlman
Leslie Pearlman is the founder and director of Good Ground Yoga and has been teaching yoga for more than 25 years. Y12SR (Yoga of 12-Step Recovery) trained and trauma-informed, Leslie teaches yoga and embodied recovery practices in drug and alcohol treatment centers, integrating nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and practical tools that support recovery.
Melissa Mayer
Melissa Mayer is a New York State-licensed physical therapist with more than 20 years of clinical experience and the owner of Hamptons Myofascial Release in Hampton Bays. Melissa has worked the 12 Steps for the past several years in various recovery programs, is the author of Recovering My True Self (2021), and has practiced yoga for 30 years.