Lily McGintee - UVM Wellness Environment

12 minute yoga - Gentle

9 minute - Meditation

Eliza Pillard LICSW, VCCYF Social Worker and Family Wellness Resource Coordinator.

Contact information for accessing resources.

Please reach out to me if you have questions and/or needs regarding accessing resources for your Mental Health, Health and Wellness. You can e-mail me at eliza.pillard@uvmhealth.org so we can put our heads together to figure out ways to help make this time safer, healthier & more fun for you and your family! 

During this “stuck in the house” time my son and I have been doing daily morning exercise including yoga and a 10 min “Ab” routine (Fraser Wilson) we found on You Tube.

Check out our silly short clip.

Kate Matthews LCMHC, RYT-200, Family Wellness Coach

16 minute yoga - Camel pose practice

8 minute yoga - Chaturanga workshop

6 minute meditation - In your neck of the woods

58 minute yoga - This is how things are now

42 minute yoga with Kate

11 minute walking meditation

1 hour prenatal yoga

20 minute six movements of the spine

17 minute breathing meditation for balance

Diversity Reading Ideas

Deshan Foret MPH, Family Wellness Coach

16 minute Meditation on Inner Peace

13 minute Yoga for Eye Health

7 minute Yoga as Medicine Fish Pose

Allison Hall MD, Psychiatrist

S.M.A.R.T Goal Setting

Rebekah Tinker ERYT, Family Wellness Coach

6 minute shoulders

11 minute gentle low back 

13 minute wake up flow

20 minute hips

25 minute restorative

27 minute gentle flow

73 minute Vinyasa

5 minute loving, kindness

3 minute body scan

8 minute seated neck release

8 minute sensory meditation

Phoenix Crockett BA, RYT-200, Family Wellness Coach

15 minute Meditation - Body Scan

10 minute Meditation - Breathing

16 minute Meditation - Loving, Kindness

6 minute Crow Pose

10 minute - Calm in the Storm

10 minute- You are a Crow, Guided Meditation

12 minute - Walking Meditation

30 minute Guitar lesson

20 minute Recorder lesson

Ellen McGinnis PhD, Research Psychologist

Click here for a helpful tip

Pamela Swift PhD, Psychologist

Sleep Basics during COVID-19

Kristina Foreman, MD

UVM Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow, PGY4

Mindful Photography For Kids

Kid-Friendly Science Video on Resilience (8 min)

Aamani Chava MD, Child Psychiatry Fellow

Bristles & Books

Erica Marden MD, Child Psychiatry Fellow

Click here for her wellness tip.

David C. Rettew MD, Associate Prof. of Psychiatry and Pediatrics

Medical Director, Child, Adolescent, and Family Division, VT Dept. of Mental Health

Importance of Parental Warmth (Psychology Today)

Haley McGowan DO,  Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Getting outside every day and playing classical music in the background at home have been very replenishing for me. It's been especially entertaining to watch my toddler paint murals to dramatic symphonies or operas.

Jeremiah Dickerson MD, Psychiatrist 

Dr. Dickerson, Vickie Crocker and Natalie the Puppet talk about anxiety

Dr. Dickerson shares some questions you should ask yourself daily during this difficult time.

Click here to learn more.

Robert Althoff MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Psychiatry, pediatrics, psychology at UVM; Medical Director, inpatient psychiatry at CVPH

A series of short videos- Coping through COVID-19

Andrew Rosenfeld MD, Clinic Director

Rise VT Yoga Cards

13 minute Roller Coaster Meditation

13 minute The Stories We Tell Meditation

This is something I’ve found useful for myself and families in the clinic. The approach uses ideas from a well-studied therapy called ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to address the pandemic. Feel free to bring this up with your clinical team if it is useful.

Therapy Resource for Managing COVID Distress

Screen Time Tips

Pandemic Family Dinner Ideas