Our yoga classes support patients gradually increasing their body awareness and developing the skills of self-regulation in a safe and comfortable environment.

Our nutritional counseling emphasizes mindful eating and nutrition. You can learn to listen to and understand the language of your body, particularly your hunger and satiation cues. By understanding the relationship between what you put in your body and how you feel, you can work toward self-awareness and agency in your decisions.

Our particular form of meditation, Rest, Restore, and Revision, is based on the principles of Yoga Nidra (the meditation sister of traditional Yoga) and the more contemporary, trauma-informed Integrative Restoration (or iRest) developed by Richard Miller, PhD, for the military and used with soldiers experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These approaches are combined and adapted to meet the needs of our particular patient population. The process is fully guided and includes: orienting to the five senses, setting an intention, scanning the body, developing an inner resource, exploring opposites of feelings or emotions, and paying attention to the journey of the breath in and out of the body. Through continued practice, you are able to become more in touch and comfortable with bodily sensations and feelings.

There are a number of regular, planned and unplanned outdoor exercise and activity opportunities available to you. Among them are daily nursing walks facilitated by a nursing staff member and outdoor activities coordinated by staff members most weekends, including hikes, snowshoeing, and water sports.

This group focuses the application of mindfulness skills in the context of interpersonal relationships. By increasing your self-awareness and capacity to understand and integrate your emotions, you can make thoughtful, reflective decisions in your relationships. In addition, the group teaches skills to manage symptoms of chronic pain, insomnia, and anxiety.