UC Wellbeing Channel (Video)

From Alexander Technique and Body-Mind Centering to Zero Balancing, learn more about different techniques to support optimum health. Marcia Degelman, CMT and Paula Koepke, MA, CMT, present a lively and informative discussion and provide a hands-on demonstration of some techniques. Series: "Integrative Medicine Today" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23406]

Mind-body skills and self-regulation can provide great benefit to children who suffer from headache or migraines, digestive upset, anxiety, procedure-related pain, chronic pain, bed-wetting or other chronic conditions. Dr. David Becker, UCSF Pediatrics, discusses how mind-body approaches can benefit children across different developmental stages, from infancy to the teen years. In addition to reviewing some of the latest research, he provides tips on practical and day-to-day applications and addresses the importance of adjusting the technique to the child’s needs. Series: "Integrative Medicine Today" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 22854]

Margaret Chesney, Director of the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, explores the role women can play in maintenance of optimal well-being. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 21979]

Dr. Daphne Miller is a family physician and author. For over a decade, her clinical work and writing have focused on the balance and interplay between nature, traditional healing and western medical interventions. She discusses how to improve our diets and our lives. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 20220]

Learn how to build mental and physical resilience when managing the stress of everyday life with UCSF’s Elissa Epel. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 20219]

How can we stay positive when competing demands and time pressure can impact everything from how our immune system functions, to whether or not we exercise, to the interactions we have with each other, and even to every breath we take? Our improved understanding of the relationship between behavior, physiology and disease development provides the rationale for integrative approaches that empower people for more mindful and effective navigation in today’s world. UCSF’s Dr. Margaret Chesney presents some of the current research on mind-body interventions and provides strategies to help enhance health and well-being. Series: "Healthy Living" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 19383]

Marcia Degelman, Certified Massage Therapist and Integrative Medicine Practitioner at UCSF’s Osher Center, discusses how the relaxation response is the opposite of the body’s stress response. Learn about body-centered progressive relaxation and guided visualization to experience some of the benefits of conscious relaxation. Series: "Integrative Medicine Today" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 18750]