Well established evidence shows the benefits of incorporating nature therapy in the treatment of generalized anxiety.  It is our desire to provide a holistic approach to treating clients with OCD/Anxiety with as many beneficial modalities as we can.

Cupping therapy promotes blood circulation within the muscles by placing glass or plastic cups on the skin to create suction. The suction in the cups causes the skin and superficial muscle layer to be lightly drawn into the cup.

Acupuncture points are situated in all areas of the body. Sometimes the appropriate points are far removed from the area of your pain.

Acupuncture can also be used directly following Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) therapy, to help resettle the nervous system after this challenging therapy style.  

Let’s look more closely at the science behind forest bathing.  It's easy to say that being in the forest and strolling among the trees is relaxing and calming to the nervous system, but what is truly happening in our bodies when we practice shinrin-yoku? 

We invite you to come try a session with Jessa at Kairos Wellness Collective and explore for yourself yoga therapy’s potential to restore and energize you and bring you a sense of clarity and serenity!

Yoga therapy is precisely this practice of tuning into physical sensations and their corresponding emotional resonance, through gentle supported movement, breath, inquiry, and guidance from the yoga therapist.

The yoga therapist acts as a gentle and non-judgmental witness, creating a safe container for the practitioner to fully bring their awareness to body sensations and stored emotions, in each pose.

A growing body of research confirms yoga therapy's promise to offer relief from the suffering associated with a number of chronic and debilitating conditions.

Mindfulness is, simply put, an elevated state of self-awareness.  Being aware of the state of one’s internal mental and emotional states can be extremely empowering. Awareness can be the first step to choosing to shift one’s mental and emotional focus.

The vagus nerve has come into the spotlight in the scientific community, as of late, for the huge role it plays in regulating physical and emotional health.

One of the most common breathing techniques in yoga, diaphragmatic breathing is the process described above, that maximizes oxygen flow into the deepest parts of the lungs. When practiced regularly, diaphragmatic breathing can lower stress levels, reduce blood pressure, and regulate other critical bodily processes.

There are several breathwork techniques in yoga that involve directing the breath, sending it into various parts of the breathing system, sometimes elongating or shortening it, in order to have specific effects on the body and mind, and to enhance the breath to take full advantage of the benefits of full breaths.

Researchers have proven that yoga has many benefits to the practitioner, that span the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of well-being.

The ancient yogis believed that yoga was the way to fortify the body and mind for optimal health, vitality, self-awareness, inner peace, and awareness of the infinite life force coursing through our beings.

Unfortunately, for some children, especially those with ASD and ADHD, “tantrums” can continue well past the point that society considers them to be acceptable.

In addition to Kairos Wellness Collective, I work at a fantastic medical clinic for the uninsured in Westminster.  Simultaneously to receiving their first prescription for mild anxiety or depression, patients are referred to me.  Both doctors and patients alike express a resistance to utilizing a medication while there is any other natural option available.  

Trauma at any age may cause fear, avoidance, and secondary symptoms from an overstimulated nervous system.  But what if a child was so young that they seem to have forgotten the traumatic events? 

Moral scrupulosity is a common presentation of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) wherein the client feels like they have to “always do the right thing.”  While this sounds like a positive trait, moral scrupulosity can cause a tremendous amount of internal suffering.  

Over-apologizing is a seemingly benign behavior.  Those of us who do it consistently hear from our loved ones “Stop apologizing!” “You didn’t do anything!” “You are fine!”  Why is it that we just can’t resist saying we are sorry?