In this class you can learn about healthy alternatives to drugs andalcohol that  work intelligently with our body, mind, and emotions.  We will discuss the brain chemistry of substance abuse, recovery, and sobriety so you can make informed choices and learn how drugs and alcohol are only substitutes for healthy ways to
experience “the real thing”. This class will introduce “Natural Highs Strategies” that support rather than destroy our brain chemistry, and will show how meditation techniques, challenges, creativity, and rituals can serve to access altered states in healthy ways. The class includes a free optional weekly AcuDetox treatment which is an innovative acupuncture treatment to the ears that promotes stress management, natural relaxation, and decreases cravings for drugs and alcohol. We invite both beginners and experienced “Natural Highs”
students to this class since we will also include advanced “Natural Highs” techniques this fall. For teens only (13-18). Provided by September High School After Hour Arts and Boulder Valley YMCA BreakThrough Arts program.