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Yoga and Recovery

11.30.20

The COVID-19 pandemic has created difficult circumstances for those recovering from substance use illnesses. However, thanks to Bent 9 Hot Yoga, some people are using exercise and wellness to cope with our newfound quarantine “way of life.”

Meet Hayden, a very special member of our family at the Next Door Shelter who, after 10 years of substance use illness, recently celebrated 100 days of sobriety after turning to yoga, fitness and healthy eating for comfort.

“I was homeless, I was broke, I was destroyed,” Smith said. “I lived on the streets for ten years, I was in and out of jail, on probation, and in the peek of my addiction. … When I was at rock bottom I found yoga and got completely addicted to it. Drugs and alcohol were the solutions to all my problems in life and now I use yoga and fitness as that purpose.”

“You have nothing to lose if you are already in active addiction,” Hanson said. “Come give it a try. Learn from me, someone who is in recovery and found that hope through yoga.”

Hayden, we love you and we are so proud of all that you have accomplished! We are thankful that your life’s journey brought you to us and made you apart of the Open Doors family. We will continue to support you moving forward!

To read the full article and watch Hayden’s interview with News Channel 3, click here: November 25, 2020 3WWMT Story

Holiday Partnership with Infinite Wellness Center and The Zen Dens

11.11.20

Infinite Wellness Center and The Zen Dens are partnering with Open Doors of Kalamazoo this holiday season to collect items that the community needs on a regular basis.  Open Doors Kalamazoo is building a community of people who are overcoming homelessness through relationships, housing, employment, education, and sobriety in response to God’s love for all.

When you bring an item to your appointment at Infinite Wellness Center or The Zen Dens through the first weekend in December, you will receive $5 off your session.  This means that YOU have the opportunity to receive $5 off for each session between now and then.

The items we are collecting are:

  • Shampoo
  • Body lotion
  • Deodorant for men/women
  • Toothpaste
  • Toothbrushes

If some self care is in your future, book an appointment with Infinite Wellness Center or The Zen Dens and take a personal care item in for Open Doors to get $5 off your session.

You can also take advantage of their current specials:

At Infinite Wellness Center through Christmas, Angela is offering 20% off all gift certificates purchased and Betty is offering a buy two get one at half price for all gift certificates.

Teri is offering 20% off all services at the Zen Dens for the month of November.

Thank you to these wonderful businesses for supporting Open Doors!

Honoring Jari Foster Pulford

04.06.20

Our Open Doors community is saddened at the loss of our beloved Jari Foster Pulford. To honor her memory, and her tireless work fighting for social justice, we are naming the scholarship fund she started and championed the Mary J. Pulford Memorial Scholarship Fund. These funds allow us to help our residents and shelter guests further their education and broaden their horizons. Open Doors, and this scholarship fund, was near and dear to Jari’s heart as she was – and will remain – to ours. Jari, your legacy lives on at Open Doors.

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