The San Francisco Bay Area has had a long and well deserved reputation for fostering resources and insitutions dedicated to spiritual growth and development. We support that growth in our patients, and often see this process as being central to recovery from chemical dependency.
We've listed some of the most beautiful and peaceful centers available to our patients either immediately nearby or a short trip from our offices. We work with our patients to plan trips to these centers to help them build their own sense of personal calm and centeredness. We recognize that medications, groups and individual therapy can not heal the soul alone.
- Esalen Institute: http://www.esalen.org
- Green Gulch Farm: http://sfzc.org/ggfindex.htm
- Spirit Rock: http://www.spiritrock.org
- Tea Garden Springs: http://www.teagardensprings.com
Dedicated to natural beauty and recreation, Mill Valley has many open space areas, paths and community trails, as well as 14 municipal parks, a nine-hole golf course, several tennis courts and a community center. Those who love to bicycle, roller blade, walk or run use the bike path that runs along Richardson Bay from Mill Valley to Sausalito.
The Mill Valley Community Center is dedicated to swimming and fitness. It consists of an indoor Olympic size swimming pool, state-of-the-art fitness center, as well as a dance and aerobic room.
Ten minutes from town, Muir Woods is home to a spectacular stand of Coastal Redwoods. Muir Woods encompasses 560 acres with six miles of trails.
Our patients have some of the most unique and exceptional hotels at their disposal, in addition to numerous Bed & Breakfast inns.
In all, Mill Valley, as well as Marin County's extended physical and spiritual resources are ideally suited to support our patients and their deep desire to build personal health, spirituality and recovery. This is the essence of our Recovery Without Walls program. Without limitations, individuals with the right guidance and direction can accomplish astonishing things. We are dedicated to making those transformations happen. We see them happen every day.