Malibu Foundation’s Wellness TV is your source for information, exercises, stories, and other media pertinent to building resilience, overcoming trauma, and navigating disaster recovery. Everyone could benefit from tools and methods that are designed to help with well-being.
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Guided Meditation Workshops
Finding time to relax, reflect, and recalibrate is vital for overall health. In this guided meditation session Kim talks us through various breath awareness techniques to help focus the mind and body!
We encourage you to take 30 minutes out of your day to focus on being mindful and well. During this session we practiced meditation with (light) movement and focused on opening up the flow of the mind and the body.
This week Kim guided us through a session of expanding our awareness and focusing on different areas of our body and mind. Check it out and learn some new ways to manage your stress using meditation practices.
If you're an outdoors enthusiast you are going to love this meditation lesson. Check out our new video for a tranquil, guided meditation session that is focused on embodying the power and strength we see in nature every day.
The Smoke Has Cleared - How Do We Heal?
Sponsored by St Aidan's Episcopal Church
Dr. Elizabeth Topp discusses how to effectively transition from trauma and to begin placing stepping stones towards healing. Trauma recovery is a process that takes time and intentionality. Hear as Dr. Topp answers: What are the first steps in re-establishing safety and beginning meaningful recovery?
Dr. Elizabeth Topp elaborates on the different forms of stress we experience and the ways in which certain stress can be detrimental to healing. Listen as she provides advice on how to manage stress in a way that facilitates recovery.
Dr. Elizabeth Topp introduces how we can understand and utilize our brain’s natural tendencies to facilitate healing. The brain’s information processing system naturally moves toward mental health. If the system is blocked or imbalanced by the impact of a disturbing event, the emotional wound festers and can cause intense suffering. Through understanding what is occurring in our brains and bodies, we are guided in the most effective paths to recovery.
Dr. Elizabeth Topp discusses the symptoms and levels of trauma that everyone experiences, and how to address those traumas through EMDR therapy. Being proactive about addressing trauma can be a difficult journey to even begin, but the tools that Dr Topp discusses are very beneficial to many people who have experienced a major trauma such as a disaster like the Woolsey Fire.
Dr. Elizabeth Topp discusses the importance of presence for wellbeing and balance. She covers the nature of presence, and various methods for achieving presence. It is easy for anyone to become derailed by the weight of life and stress. This is especially true for anyone dealing with the stresses and traumas associated with a major life event.
Dr. Elizabeth Topp elaborates on the importance of community support in healing. Having a safe emotional space in which to heal allows for the open revisiting and discussion of traumatic events. She invites us to create this space within our own communities by advising key communication strategies.
Effective Parenting During Times of Stress
Dr. Jennifer Jones discusses how to overcome the challenges of parenting during stressful times, as well as tools of communication for effective parenting.
In this chapter for our Wellness TV Channel, Dr. Jennifer Johnston Jones will be discussing various methods and exercises for helping you and your family manage uncertain, high-stress times. Check out the first episode today and learn more about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and how you can utilize it for you and your household.
Understanding your brain and how its neurons control and regulate your body is a helpful way to confront stress and trauma for you and your kids. Dr Jennifer Jones covers the fundamentals of the components of our brains as she provides guidance in both learning to listen to and nurture your brain with healthy habits.
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Building Resilience
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Being Present to Life: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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