Could yoga be the answer to quelling the drug epidemic in Vermont and beyond? The Turning Point Center of Chittenden County, a peer-to-peer drug treatment and recovery center that helps people in Burlington, VT, transition to healthy and safe lives, is tackling the opioid epidemic in a unique way — by creating a community recovery yoga program. Meg Tipper has been leading the Turning Point community recovery yoga program for just over a year and is in recovery herself. We got a chance to spend time with Tipper and talk to her about the incredible way that Turning Point is using yoga as a tool for recovery. When you meet Tipper, you can instantly sense that her passion for yoga and the recovery community infiltrates every fiber of her being. She is radiant and beaming with joy. When reflecting on her first yoga class over 40 years ago, during a time when she was consumed by alcoholism, Tipper says, “I relaxed without chemicals, which was huge. To discover that I could get to a place in my body and mind where everything turned off, without being drunk … it was a miracle.” Investigate more about the effort here: http://turningpointcentervt.org/ Want to follow us on the best yoga tour ever? Visit us on Facebook @LIVEBEYOGA Instagram @LIVEBEYOGA Twitter @LIVEBEYOGA Connect with us @YogaJournal and @Gaia + share your photos with #LIVEBEYOGA. http://www.yogajournal.com/livebeyoga/ Gaia Inc Boulder, CO 866-284-8058 https://www.gaia.com Connect with Gaia on Social: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Gaia YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/gaiamtv Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/JoinGaia Instagram: @wearegaia Articles on Gaia: http://bit.ly/LBYongaia