Tag: recovery programs

Intensive Outpatient Program

February 11, 2020 Avalon Malibu Treatment Recovery

If you’ve recently completed a residential treatment program at Avalon Malibu, you may be working towards an intensive outpatient program while you transition into home and work life. Recovery is such a courageous journey, and you’ve already been taking major… Read More ›

Integrative Care

February 4, 2020 Avalon Malibu Recovery Treatment

There are so many different factors that contribute to who we are as human beings. Each one of us has a unique background, family and medical history, interests and skill set, thought process, and much more. Unfortunately, many treatment programs… Read More ›

Why You Should Consider Yoga

January 12, 2020 Avalon Malibu Alternative Treatment Healthy Living

Many Americans explain yoga as something that you “do”, but this isn’t quite the case. As it was originally developed into, yoga is a natural state of being – it’s a spiritual discipline that involves breath control, simple meditation, and… Read More ›

Residential Treatment

November 24, 2019 Avalon Malibu Treatment Addiction

Despite the fact that addiction and substance abuse can take years to develop and to become severe, many people expect that recovery will be a quick fix. Nobody wants to really go through all of the pain and discomfort that… Read More ›

How Introspection Can go Wrong

November 10, 2017 Avalon Malibu Mental Health Recovery

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy states that introspection is a means of learning about own’s own currently ongoing, or very recently past, mental states or processes. Reading psychology texts, observing one’s own facial expressions, and examining patterns of brain activity… Read More ›

Why Long-term Recovery can be Extremely Beneficial for You

November 8, 2017 Avalon Malibu Recovery Treatment

When you make the decision to seek help for your mental illness, addiction, or dual diagnosis, you are taking a courageous step. Recovery is multi-faceted and incorporates all aspects of daily life, primarily because it forces us to change for… Read More ›

What is Theanine?

October 23, 2017 Avalon Malibu QA

Theanine is an amino acid found in green tea. Many people use theanine to treat anxiety, high blood pressure, to aid in prevention of Alzheimer’s disease, and to help make cancer drugs more effective. According to Calm Clinic, L-theanine is… Read More ›