Vancouver Energy Healing
RESOURCES
Individuals in a mental health crisis and or at imminent risk for suicide, please contact the following resources:
EMPOWER ME
24-hour helpline for anyone in crisis. 1.844.741.6389 (toll-free)
CRISIS LINES BC
Distress Services: 1.800.SUICIDE (1.800.784.2433)
Greater Vancouver: 604.872.3311 Burnaby/Surrey/Fraser Valley: 604.951.8855
Richmond (8:00 am-midnight): 604.279.7070 BC-Wide (TTY): 1.866.872.0113
CRISIS CENTRE ONLINE CHAT
12:00 pm–1:00 am
For Youth: www.YouthinBC.com
For Adults (19+): www.crisiscentrechat.ca
ACCESS & ASSESSMENT CENTRE (VGH)
Walk-ins are accepted from 7:30 am-11:00 pm for acute mental health and addictions, suicidal thoughts, psychiatric crises, intake, and referral. Located in Segal Family Health Centre 803 W 12th Ave. (First Floor) 604.675.3700
WOMEN AGAINST VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Support, advocacy, and referrals for female victims.
WAVAW 24-hour Crisis Line: 604.255.6344 1.877.392.7583 (toll-free)
VICTIMLINK For all victims of violence, abuse, stalking, and other crimes.
24-hour crisis support and information in 110 languages. 1.800.563.0808 (toll-free)
Self-care Tools
Nervous System Technique.
Bilateral Foot Regulation Technique
Reduce stress with slow rhythmic foot movements - calm the nervous system.
Disclaimer: The self-help techniques in these resources can help manage stress and anxiety but are not substitutes for professional medical care. Consult a healthcare provider for medical or psychological issues. Using these materials does not create a professional relationship with Vancouver Energy Healing, which disclaims any liability for damages resulting from their use. These resources are provided as-is, without warranties, for your benefit.
Free Tools
iChill Resiliency App
This is a great App! Are you stressed out, not feeling like yourself, or worried about a family member? iChill can help by teaching you the Community Resiliency Model, a set of self-help skills. This app was inspired by neuroscience, stress physiology, and Somatic Experiencing. iChill was developed by the Trauma Resource Institute. You will learn simple info about how stress affects the mind and body.
Skill Building App
BounceBack® is a free skill-building program designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression, anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered online or over the phone with a coach, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness.
Recommended Reading
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Born to Heal, Ruth Montgomery
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Wheels of Life–The Classic Guide to the Chakra System, Anodea Judith, Ph.D.
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Eastern Body Western Mind - Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self, Anodea Judith, Ph.D.
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Full Catastrophe Living - Using the Wisdom of the Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
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In An Unspoken Voice - How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, Peter Levine, Ph.D.
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Hands of Light - A Guide to Healing through the Human Energy Field, Barbara Ann Brennan
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Seven Minutes to Natural Pain Release, Daniel Benor, MD
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Spiritual Healing - Scientific Evaluation of a Healing Revolution, Daniel Benor, MD
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Human Becoming, Ruth Lamb Ph.D.
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Waking the Tiger, Peter Levine, Ph.D.
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The Myth of Normal, Gabor Maté, MD
Article:
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Integrative Energy Healing by Melinda Connor Ph.D.; Ruth Lamb, Ph.D. (c) Linda Turner, Ph.D. (c).(Common Ground, 24/08/2009).
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Langara expands holistic healing programs by Gail Johnson on August 21st, 2013 at 12:35 PM
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Building Resilience
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How firefighters can deal with trauma by taking control of their minds and bodies, by
Rolf Savella, Langara College, on March 2, 2016
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'We're starving for it': Paramedics get new resiliency training due to overdose crisis--First responders are learning new techniques to handle stress amid unprecedented demand by Lisa Johnson · CBC News · May 16, 2017 5:30 AM PDT
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Healers Hands Really Do Get Hot! , Dr. Melinda Connor, D.D., Ph.D., AMP, FAM, Faculty, Langara College and Adjunct, Dr. Linda Turner, RN, Ph.D, Director of Holistic Health Studies, Langara College, 2012.
Research:
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Prospective Empirical Test Suite for Energy Practitioners by Dr. Melinda Conner.
Research:
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Biofield Theory: Physics contra spiritual energy - a summary of Spiritual Energy theories by physicist Victor J. Stenger, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Programs:
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Integrative Energy Healing Program; Integrative Energy Healing Intensive & Advanced Integrative Energy Healing Certificate, Langara College. The program closed in December 2020 due to the pandemic.