Holistic Approach

At Golden Gate Recovery, we offer a holistic approach for long-lasting sobriety. We do not treat the disease of addiction with just medications and psychiatric visits. We believe in a long-term investment in our patients because we know that recovery is an ongoing process.

Golden Gate Recovery offers a variety of outdoor activities, mental health and wellness courses, and more. Be in-the-moment with these programs that are designed to inspire and remind you of the beauty that lies within us all.

Our program offers outdoor group facilitation at a local lake just minutes from the center! In addition to enjoying a multitude of activities in the great outdoors, Golden Gate Recovery also offers Breathwork, hiking, and yoga lessons. Although set in a beautiful natural setting, Golden Gate Recovery is not limited to just the outdoors. An array of health services are offered including alternative healing therapies like art therapy and meditation. Helping patients overcome addictions and other issues via holistic methods is a wonderful approach that we specialize in.

Benefits of Holistic Therapy

Learning coping & stress management skills
Gaining self-confidence & self-esteem
Improving social & networking skills
Setting goals & achieving them

Increasing physical & emotional stamina
Engaging with life & the real world
Building healthy relationships

Yoga

Yoga is a 5,000-year-old Hindu discipline that promotes physical and spiritual development through breathing, postures, and self-awareness. Yoga has been praised by celebrities and the medical community for its ability to reduce stress and promote physical well-being. There are more than 20 different types of yoga. Some classical forms of yoga focus on poses (asanas) that aid in relaxation and meditation.

Among many of the benefits that yoga has to offer, it also helps people recover from drug or alcohol addiction. While addiction recovery is a lifelong process, yoga offers lasting tools to grow spiritually and cope with life’s difficulties. Practicing yoga as holistic therapy will help you develop strength, flexibility, and endurance. From overcoming stress or dealing with fatigue, there is no end to the ways yoga can benefit your life.

Breathwork

Breathwork helps with:

Stress
Anxiety
Depression
Trauma & Post-TraumBreaatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Grief & Loss
Anger
Chronic Pain
Emotional effects of illness

Breathwork is a therapeutic technique that utilizes simple breathing exercises to lead one into a non-ordinary state of consciousness where unconsciousness and previously repressed thoughts and emotions can more easily rise from the surface for integration.

Practitioners of breathwork find that the act of focusing on one’s breathing has many positive effects. The practice brings about physiological change such as lowering blood pressure and heart rate, and emotional change such as helping with mental well-being. Breathing patterns are very personal, so what works for one person may not be right for another. Golden Gate Recovery guides clients through different breathing exercises, allowing them to try out different types to discover which works best for them.

Mindful Meditation

Expressive Art

Animal-Assisted Therapy

Animal-assisted therapy is a therapeutic intervention that incorporates our very own good girl! Osa, a three-year-old Corgi, is a resident here at Golden Gate Recovery and provides emotional support to everyone she meets. She sits in on groups, gives lots of kisses and snuggles, and loves butt scratches and treats.

Studies have shown that people who struggle with depression, anxiety, and addiction benefit greatly from animal-assisted programs. They can provide a sense of calm, comfort, and/or safety and divert attention away from a stressful situation to a state of pleasure and stillness. Creating a bond with an animal can help people develop a better sense of self-worth and trust, stabilize their emotions, and improve their communication and socialization skills.

Jean Hayes, a licensed animal therapist, and PhD., also provides assisted therapy with an array of farm animals which include horses, donkeys, llamas, baby goats, chickens, and rabbits right here in Marin County, CA!

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Holistic Approach

Benefits of Holistic Therapy

Yoga

Breathwork

Breathwork helps with:

Mindful Meditation

Expressive Art

Animal-Assisted Therapy

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505 San Marin Dr Suite 240B, Novato, CA 94945

(415) 236-5290

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Admissions: 24 Hours

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