• Live Whole Health #184: Using the senses to experience mindfulness

    Mindfulness practices have been shown to reduce stress, promote a sense of calm and give you a stronger sense of control in your daily life. Interested but not sure where to start? Stop and smell the roses in this week's #LiveWholeHealth series!

  • Live Whole Health #176: Mindfulness in a minute

    Incorporating mindfulness into your routine doesn't have to take any special equipment, places or even time. Believe it or not, taking even a single minute each day to pause and be present can start you on the path toward lower stress and a healthier routine! Take a minute to pause and be present today in the #LiveWholeHealth Series!

  • #Live Whole Health #159: Taking time to look

    Situations we encounter are not what anger us; what angers us is how we look at those situations, how we process them through our own lens of experience. Take a look, use your breath to slow down your thoughts in this 3-minute mindfulness practice.

  • PTSD Bytes #12: Mindfulness for Self-Care

    In this episode, host Pearl McGee-Vincent discusses mindfulness with Dr. Timothy J. Avery, clinical psychologist and readjustment counselor.

  • Live Whole Health #125: Grounding exercise and connecting with our senses

    This brief 3-minute grounding exercise will guide you through a simple process of slowing down, breathing, and connecting with your senses.

  • Health Coaching: Managing illness and loss, one breath at a time

    Army Veteran Elaine Knowles explained how Whole Health Coaching helped her manage during her late husband’s treatment and hospice care for Agent Orange related lung cancer.

  • Arkansas Veterans’ chair yoga helps with mobility, attitude

    Yoga classes increase Veterans' range of motion, improve blood circulation and muscle strength, increase flexibility and improve balance.

  • #Live Whole Health #102: Nourishment for self-care

    Self-care takes many forms, including nourishment, which makes us think of healthy food and drink. Have you considered other ways that you nourish your body such as vitamins and nature?

  • Live Whole Health #96: Turning off the autopilot

    How much of your life is on autopilot? According to a study of people who were asked to keep daily diaries, up to 45% reported that their activities were habits they performed almost daily and usually in the same location. In other words, almost half of their lives occurred without them thinking about it.

  • VA researcher exploring meditation as a therapy for PTSD

    Today, Lang is the director of the Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health at the VA San Diego Healthcare System. She’s also a professor at the University of California, San Diego. Her research and clinical work are focused on trauma-related disorders, including the use of complementary and alternative techniques, such as meditation, for treating PTSD.

  • VA Pittsburgh to open Integrative Oncology Clinic

    Integrative oncology combines complementary practices like yoga and acupuncture with conventional cancer care. A primary goal is to help prevent or lessen side effects from chemotherapy and surgery.

  • VA’s new Whole Health app

    Your Whole Health journey is now easier than ever with a new mobile app. It’s a free easy-to-use tool created for Veterans and others interested in taking charge of their health. User-friendly design.