At Villa Kali Ma, we help women heal their bodies holistically. This means we understand every problem that shows up in the body, be it a symptom of addiction, mental illness, or trauma, as part of the deep search to recover wholeness. This is the holistic way, to see symptoms and struggles as part of a larger, positive unity.
For a woman to heal her body holistically, it can be helpful to consider three principles:
1. The Mind Body Connection
The mind and body reflect each other. What exists as thought in the mind comes into physical manifestation in the body, and what we do with the body, in turn, affects the mind. Body and mind, though also existing separately in their own right, are always arising together. Therefore, we heal them together.
2. The Power of Physical Exercise
By nature, we are each given a powerful medicine factory right here in our own bodies. By exercising, stretching, moving, and stimulating our physical bodies to a point of gentle, positive exhaustion, at whatever fitness level is just right for us, we create better sleep, boost immunity, release tensions of mind, and in general create many hormonal, neurochemistry-based solutions to our deepest problems.
Many imbalances can be healed through the path of exercise, movement, and time spent putting our bodies outside in nature.
3. We Are What We Eat
At Villa Kali Ma, we recognize the role of mindful eating, and greater discernment of what we permit to be entered into our bodies, in healing. Through paths of nutrition, sobriety, and mindful consumption, we can improve the contents of our consciousness experiences. Food-as-medicine is an important part of the holistic path.
Why is nurturing the body important in holistic treatment for women?
It might sound silly, but sometimes we need to be reminded that the body is where life takes place. We cannot be happy in other layers of being if the body is hurting, or living in great restriction or imbalance. The body is primary, and without the body’s thriving, little else can do well.
When the body feels good, the other parts of us tend to follow suit. And yet, many of us have been trained to treat our body as a slave to the mind, rather than the home of our being, the one who gives us a foundation for living in the material world in a physical form.
Nurturing the body creates a relationship of love and friendliness with the body, which leads naturally to the body feeling safe enough to create the solutions we have been looking for in our lives. Through the body we receive the energy we are missing, we experience deep delicious safety and comfort, and repattern our tissues to vibrate at happiness rather than looping in old memories of pain and fear.
Our offerings for healing the body holistically
Whether you are receiving treatment for addiction, mental health problems, trauma, or a combination of these, you will get abundant support for healing the body holistically during your treatment with Villa Kali Ma. The body has a part to play in all of these forms of illness, and recovering the true vitality and happiness of your body holistically will be part of finding your way forward. Read on to learn more about the many body-based holistic healing modalities we offer.
Naturopathic Medicine
At Villa Kali Ma we provide appointments with a naturopathic doctor to support and enhance your recovery from addiction, trauma, and mental illness. Naturopathic medicine works with nutrient levels, hormones, thyroid, and other key aspects of physical body health. Receive personalized guidance for healthy diet and lifestyle changes.
Life Skills and Nutrition
Nutrition has an enormous impact on physical body well-being, including the brain and nervous system, helping in the healing of addiction, trauma, and mental illness. Life skills and nutrition coaching are part of every Villa Kali Ma treatment program.
Substances and Neurobiology
As a part of receiving treatment with Villa Kali Ma, you will learn a lot about your own neurobiology, and the ways that substances, habits, and behaviors help or harm you. There are many positive ways to affect neurobiology naturally, and we provide opportunities to practice creating better states in your mind and body through positive lifestyle changes and activities.
Yoga Therapy
The ancient healing tradition of yoga lies at the heart of Villa Kali Ma’s offerings for achieving lasting healing in mind, body, and spirit as one. The philosophy and practical tools of yoga therapy are integrated into all of our offerings so that each woman can find what she needs from this huge body of healing tools. Group yoga classes, yoga therapy, and more.
Breath Work for Transformational Healing
Pranayama, or breath work, represents a key component of yoga and is a power tool for healing all kinds of problems of mind, body, and spirit. At Villa Kali Ma, the transformational power of breath is harnessed for multiple benefits, woven into all of our offerings and activities. We use breathwork to improve peace of mind, health of body, and vitality of spirit.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese practice promoting health in the body, mind, and spirit through the painless insertion of tiny needles for stimulation of key points and meridians in the body. Villa Kali Ma offers acupuncture as part of our holistic health program for recovering from mental illness, trauma, and addictions.
Massage Therapy
Massage Therapy is available as part of your treatment path at Villa Kali Ma. Massage has been used for thousands of years to bring health and feelings of well-being to the physical body. It has many healing impacts on the mind and emotions. We use massage therapeutically in a trauma-informed way to help women experience deep safety within their bodies.
Reiki with Plant Oils and Crystals
Reiki is a form of Japanese energy work, with many benefits for people healing from mental health disorders, substance addictions, and trauma. Reiki is used to strengthen life force, bringing greater harmony and flow to all layers of your experience, in mind, body, and spirit. Offered together with plant oils and crystals, our Villa Kali Ma reiki sessions bring deep peace and balance.
Outdoor Exercise
Outdoor Therapy is connected to better physical fitness, healthy sleep patterns, having more physical energy, stronger immunity, and a reduction in painful symptoms of mind and body. All Villa Kali Ma treatment tracks incorporate physical movement and time outdoors, as we understand the direct connection between feeling better and spending time moving our bodies in nature.
TRE®/Neurogenic Yoga
We offer TRE® and Neurogenic Yoga at Villa Kali Ma, two powerful approaches that help with healing chronic trauma patterns out of the body.
TRE® stands for Trauma Releasing Exercises and refers to a sequence of exercises tailored to help the body change patterns of holding stress, tension, and trauma in the muscles. Part of the mechanism of releasing is to activate the body’s natural shaking response, which takes place when we are processing energy and letting it go from the body. Neurogenic Yoga, like TRE®, seeks to activate the body’s tremor response, by way of specific yoga postures and breath work.
Villa Kali Ma Offers a Holistic Body Program for Women
Addiction, mental health disorders, and trauma all live in part in the body itself, in our brains, nervous systems, and tissues. Through the body, we can make changes that bring relief, positive shifts, and change.
In our holistic body program for women, Villa Kali Ma offers innovative, compassionate paths into and through the healing process. Find the oneness that is trying to find you, through our many modalities and methods for body-based healing.
Villa Kali Ma is an in-network provider with Anthem BCBS, Multiplan, First Health, Healthnet, and currently accepts most
PPO plans with out-of-network benefits. Call (760) 350-3131 for information on cost and payment options.
A native Californian, Dr. Hirst grew up in the Bay Area before attending Stanford University for her dual undergraduate degree. After graduation, Dr. Hirst completed a dual residency in Family Medicine and Psychiatry at UC San Diego — and founded the UCSD Maternal Mental Health Clinic during her third year of training. With this combined training, including additional board certification in Addiction Medicine, she is uniquely qualified to attend to both the psychiatric and medical needs of Villa Kali Ma’s patients and enjoys providing care to each patient from a holistic, whole-person perspective.
