Recovery Isn’t Just About Letting Go, It’s About What You Get Back

Recreational & Experiential Outings

At Ojai Recovery, experiential outings help you rediscover joy, connection, and confidence proving that sober life can be full, fun, and deeply rewarding.

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Raymond Awumey Google Review

It’s not just a treatment center: it’s a community – Ojai Recovery’s response to COVID-19. I'm still friends with people I met there.” It was life-changing support.

Kala Hubbell Google Review

This place has changed my life! I never envisioned having an awakening until I came to this place. It is the best place in Ventura County. They have the most amazing staff who go out of their way to be there for you I personally Experienced so much love from them.. Extra bonus best food ever!

Robert Hurlburt Google Review

As a parent, I am so grateful to Ojai Recovery. My son they did help when I was almost desperate. He’s just hit one year sober and is doing great.

Gary Farrall Google Review

Beautiful property! Staff is absolutely amazing and will help anyway they can!! A++

Vicky Steffes Google Review

What impressed me most was how they treated recovery as more than just quitting. It wasn’t all about rules or restrictions — it was about rebuilding your whole self. I left feeling stronger and, honestly, like I had a second shot.

Experiences and Activities in Ojai

Frequently Asked Questions

Structured activities outside therapy that promote joy, connection, and skill-building.
They teach coping, emotional regulation, and confidence in real-world situations.
Yes, activities are designed to accommodate different physical abilities and comfort.
Outings are primarily group-based, fostering peer connection and supportive engagement.
No, they complement therapy by reinforcing skills, mindfulness, and emotional growth.

Why We Include Outings in Recovery

Our group sessions are professionally facilitated by licensed therapists trained in addiction, mental health, and trauma. Groups are kept small and intimate to foster trust and emotional safety.
These experiences help clients integrate recovery into daily life, building confidence, joy, and resilience. They foster meaningful connections while supporting emotional, physical, and mental well-being.

Recreational & Experiential Outings

Types of Recreational & Experiential Outings

At Ojai Recovery, we carefully design outings that are emotionally safe, physically engaging, and therapeutically impactful.

Nature-Based Adventures

Reconnect with the outdoors while boosting energy, focus, and emotional regulation.

Community & Cultural Experiences

Engage with local culture and connect with others through shared activities and events.

Creative and Restorative Experiences

Explore self-expression and mindfulness through art, journaling, and reflective practices, fostering calm, creativity, and personal growth.

What Recovery Can Look Like

Clients who complete polysubstance abuse treatment at Ojai Recovery often report. 

Not a break from treatment, a vital part of it. At Ojai Recovery, outings aren’t a reward for progress. They’re a fundamental part of the process. Every experience is intentional and aligned with our mission to help clients build a life worth staying sober for.

We don’t want clients to just survive recovery, we want them to taste life in full color again.

The Therapeutic Impact

Recreational and experiential outings support core recovery goals by helping clients. At Ojai Recovery, outings aren’t a reward for progress. They’re a fundamental part of the process. Every experience is intentional and aligned with our mission to help clients build a life worth staying sober for. We don’t want clients to just survive recovery we want them to taste life in full color again.

Practice emotional regulation in stimulating environments

Build trust, leadership, and communication in peer settings

Create new, positive memories to replace the old narrative of pain and escape

Reframe their identity as active, creative, and capable

Experience joy and novelty without substances

A Day at Ojai Recovery

A Place to Breathe, Heal, and Grow

Our addiction recovery programs are designed to help you slow down, focus inward, and find balance. In the heart of Ojai’s natural beauty, you’ll experience an environment that nurtures both mind and body, with gentle mountain breezes, open skies, and quiet moments that remind you how good life can feel.

Your days here may begin with a walk along the shore of Casitas Lake, where the sunlight dances on the water and the air feels fresh with possibility. You might spend your afternoons hiking shaded trails that wind through the hills, journaling on a sunlit porch, or simply listening to the sounds of nature, a bird’s call, a rustling leaf, the soft hum of the wind.

Your Complete Wellness Matters

We look at your whole health picture – mind, body, and spirit. Along with therapy, we offer yoga, meditation, nutrition guidance, and life skills training. These tools help you build a strong foundation for lasting recovery.