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Pasadena Health and Wellness Program for Addiction Recovery
Addiction often entails serious consequences above and beyond merely misuse of substances. That’s why we incorporate health and wellness practices into all our addiction recovery programming at our Pasadena treatment center: it can teach you how to care for yourself and your symptoms, change your physiology through intentional practice, and ease the burdens that substance use disorders place upon the mind. Through proper nutrition, meditation, grounding practices, breath work, and trauma-informed yoga, you can return to holistic health at Annandale Behavioral Health.
The Goal of Our Health and Wellness Program
Health and wellness practices aren’t enough to stop addiction alone, but they provide powerful tools for managing symptoms that could otherwise lead to relapse. By combining nutritional education, breath work, trauma-informed yoga, and grounding exercises into our programming.
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We equip people new to recovery with techniques that can make their path to recovery easier and enhance their emotional wellbeing. These tools extend far beyond helping people quit substance use – they can help you to live happier, healthier, and more productive lives in recovery.
Nutrition
One of the unfortunate side effects of addiction is a tendency towards malnutrition and poor eating habits. Over the course of a substance use disorder, multiple factors contribute to these patterns: money is often allocated to drugs or paraphernalia over food, time that could be spent preparing healthy meals is instead allocated to the pursuit of substances, and many drugs lead to a suppression of a healthy appetite or an influx of empty calories.
In addition, serious health consequences such as liver disease, cirrhosis, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes have all been linked to substance use disorders. Many of these complications can be reversed with adequate nutrition and targeted meal planning, and intractable diseases can see some of their symptoms relieved.
Regardless of whether your substance use has contributed to metabolic disease, nutritional deficiencies that are common in people with substance use disorders can create substantial barriers to recovery. Several recent publications have shown that the gut-brain connection plays a large role in our emotional wellbeing, and disruptions in gut health are associated with an increased risk of anxiety or depression.
To treat nutritional deficiencies and improve holistic health, our treatment center provides a private chef and extensive nutritional education. Our culinary staff provides balanced and healthy nutrition plans to set you on the right track, while our nutritional education leaves you better prepared to manage your gut health after leaving our care.
Meditation
Meditation practice can be immensely beneficial for addiction recovery. Several clinical studies have shown that mindfulness practices can:
- Reduce cravings
- Improve treatment outcomes when combined with standard addiction treatment
- Reduce stress and anxiety
- Foster a greater sense of emotional wellbeing
These incredible benefits are why we include meditation as a core part of our health and wellness program.
The formal meditation practice involves sitting quietly and examining the contents of your mind. In this context, you can learn that thoughts and impulses don’t necessarily demand your immediate response. Instead, you can simply let them go and return to a meditative state.
With enough formal practice, meditation can result in substantial changes in your thought process throughout the day. Intrusive or self-deprecating thoughts can be dismissed as transient and not requiring your attention or action. Psychologists theorize that through this awareness, people become less likely to act on cravings or impulses to return to active substance use.
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Grounding Work
Grounding work refers to a set of exercises that allow you to exert power over a racing mind by getting in touch with your body. People recovering from substance use disorder are often bombarded with intrusive thoughts and cravings that compel them to return to active addiction. Left unchecked, even those with the strongest willpower can eventually cave to the overwhelming pressure of these thoughts.
A grounding practice alleviates these symptoms by focusing your attention on your body and sensations, robbing the intrusive thoughts of their power. It can also lead to feeling more connected with the world around you, rather than being enraptured by the contents of your mind.
Breath Work
Connecting to our breath can be a powerful tool for fighting stress, anxiety, or withdrawal symptoms – and can also help to increase our focus and improve athletic performance. It accomplishes this task by giving a measure of control over the autonomic nervous system through specific breathing techniques.
The autonomic nervous system has two main components – the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system:
- Is arousing, preparing the body for danger
- Involved in the fight or flight response
- Increases your heart rate and adrenaline levels
- Gets activated by anxiety, stress, or trauma
- Is overly active in people who use central nervous system depressants, like alcohol, benzodiazepines, or opiates
In contrast, the parasympathetic nervous system:
- Is calming, allowing you to relax
- Reduces your heart rate and relaxes your muscles
- Allows us to digest food and repair muscle tissue
Research into breathwork has shown that specific breathing techniques can give some control over which part of the nervous system gets activated. When feeling stressed or anxious, practicing breathing techniques that emphasize exhalation will activate the parasympathetic nervous system, allowing you to relax. Techniques that emphasize inhalation will trigger the sympathetic nervous system, giving us a boost in energy levels and concentration on demand.
Trauma-Informed Yoga
Yoga synthesizes the components of meditation, breath work, and grounding exercises outlined above through physical practice. Trauma-informed Yoga teaches you how to find peace and calm despite triggering thoughts or emotions, lending a greater capacity to cope with the symptoms of trauma.
The hallmark characteristic of post-traumatic stress is an overactive sympathetic nervous system. This leads to the feelings of hypervigilance, anxiety, and reactivity that trauma survivors must cope with daily. For many people, these symptoms can become overwhelming and lead to substance use as a form of coping.
A Trauma-Informed Yoga instructor is trained to help people manage the symptoms of trauma through breath and body work, developing healthy coping strategies that extend far beyond the mat. Trauma-informed yoga can strengthen the mind-body connection, calm the nervous system, and empower survivors of trauma with a sense of control. It can also serve as being an excellent source of physical exercise, which can have substantial benefits for people new to sobriety.
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24/7 Comprehensive Care
Our residential setting provides round-the-clock support, medical detox when needed, and structured days designed to build stability and healthy routines.
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Safe & Supportive Environment
Clients heal in a fully supervised space, free from outside triggers and distractions, ensuring the focus stays on recovery and long-term personal growth.
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More Than Outpatient or Rehab-Only
Unlike outpatient care, our program offers full residential treatment—combining medical support, therapy, and daily structure for lasting results.
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You deserve care that respects your privacy and supports your healing. We’re here to guide you every step of the way!
Giorgio Albanese
18:55 07 May 25
Annandale helped change my life. The clinical programming helped me tremendously and the house felt like a home. The environment was safe and comfortable. My life has improved significantly and the internal awareness I've gained has followed me into my work, my fellowship, and my marriage. I cannot thank the staff enough for helping me get back on my feet. I will recommend this facility to anyone that comes to me for help.
Chloe Nett
20:27 05 May 25
Darryl and Remy are both incredible and run a tight program that is highly ethical. Changed my life!
Larkin Hill
23:41 03 May 25
Be wary of one star reviews for treatment centers. There are some vindictive, bitter, angry clients who will blame anyone but themselves; and treatment centers and their staff tend to be a go-to target for abuse and retaliation.
In short, Annandale worked for me.
Short story made long: Like any treatment center, you will get out what you put in though. But a good treatment center will give you all the tools, support and understanding you need. And that is what Annandale provides: a structure and foundation for your success, which you build on once you leave.
All the various treatment center bells, whistles and accoutrements don’t matter without a good staff/therapists on hand to guide and support. Luckily, Annandale has both.
The program itself focuses not only on getting sober/maintaining sobriety, but also on modifying negative thought patterns and the troublesome behavior that arises as a result. They know that you must focus on the problem itself, not just the symptoms, in order to recover. Drinking is a symptom of a deeper rooted issue.
They also offer some unique elements to the program, such as equine therapy and soundbaths. I scoffed initially, but kept an open mind. And guess what? It was a great help. Other groups/activities included yoga, meditation, mindfulness walks, nature walks, art, gardening, etc. They take you to 12 step recovery meetings, but Annandale itself is non-denominational as far as I could gather. Which is a plus in my book.
Great location in Pasadena. Right up the street from the Rose Bowl, where you’ll take walks some days. Other walks go a block or two in the other direction and offer absolutely breathtaking panoramic views of the Rose Bowl, Pasadana and its environs, mountain ranges etc. It’s truly a sight to behold.
The house and its campus are extremely serene and quiet. The house is comfortable, a comfy “home” vibe with people that genuinely care. A special feeling to it. Doesn’t feel like some “facility”.
Private bedrooms with their own flat screen TVs. Almost all have their own private bathroom. You get to place takeout lunch and dinner choices (with a mind towards healthy options from some great restaurants) on the iPad every day (which is included with your stay).
But more than anything, it is the staff that makes or breaks the place. Darryl is the owner and possibly the first person you’ll speak to. a very kind, caring, genuine, astute and just cool guy. Very helpful and personable. I was in a bad way when I initially called and Darryl was an immeasurable help in easing my concerns and providing comfort in a very distressful time in my life. Remy, the on-site nurse, is extremely attentive and understanding. Dr Coe is one of the most brilliant doctors I’ve ever had the pleasure of speaking with—the guy pulled things out that shocked me, things that no doctor-therapist/psychiatrist has been able to reach or decipher in all my years. He gave me a true, unbridled diagnosis of where my issues stemmed from. My wife of 20 years co-signed what he said with a very troubling passion (haha). Said he was spot-on, and he was.
Roxanne is one of the kindest and most lovely people I’ve ever met. The most gentle eyes, emphatic tone — a truly calming presence who offered me immeasurable support so thank you 🙏. Jordan was relatable, friendly and easy to talk to. Very intelligent and understanding of how addiction and sobriety work. Kevin, one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met. Michael, who became a genuine friend and somebody I could always talk to — and was always willing to listen.
Becky, Carrie, Xenia, Alex, Chris and I know I’m missing a few, but really, everyone was great and offered their own unique approach/personality. This place quite literally saved my life. I was on death’s door and couldn’t even walk in my own when I went in. And walked out a “new’ man.
In short, Annandale worked for me.
Short story made long: Like any treatment center, you will get out what you put in though. But a good treatment center will give you all the tools, support and understanding you need. And that is what Annandale provides: a structure and foundation for your success, which you build on once you leave.
All the various treatment center bells, whistles and accoutrements don’t matter without a good staff/therapists on hand to guide and support. Luckily, Annandale has both.
The program itself focuses not only on getting sober/maintaining sobriety, but also on modifying negative thought patterns and the troublesome behavior that arises as a result. They know that you must focus on the problem itself, not just the symptoms, in order to recover. Drinking is a symptom of a deeper rooted issue.
They also offer some unique elements to the program, such as equine therapy and soundbaths. I scoffed initially, but kept an open mind. And guess what? It was a great help. Other groups/activities included yoga, meditation, mindfulness walks, nature walks, art, gardening, etc. They take you to 12 step recovery meetings, but Annandale itself is non-denominational as far as I could gather. Which is a plus in my book.
Great location in Pasadena. Right up the street from the Rose Bowl, where you’ll take walks some days. Other walks go a block or two in the other direction and offer absolutely breathtaking panoramic views of the Rose Bowl, Pasadana and its environs, mountain ranges etc. It’s truly a sight to behold.
The house and its campus are extremely serene and quiet. The house is comfortable, a comfy “home” vibe with people that genuinely care. A special feeling to it. Doesn’t feel like some “facility”.
Private bedrooms with their own flat screen TVs. Almost all have their own private bathroom. You get to place takeout lunch and dinner choices (with a mind towards healthy options from some great restaurants) on the iPad every day (which is included with your stay).
But more than anything, it is the staff that makes or breaks the place. Darryl is the owner and possibly the first person you’ll speak to. a very kind, caring, genuine, astute and just cool guy. Very helpful and personable. I was in a bad way when I initially called and Darryl was an immeasurable help in easing my concerns and providing comfort in a very distressful time in my life. Remy, the on-site nurse, is extremely attentive and understanding. Dr Coe is one of the most brilliant doctors I’ve ever had the pleasure of speaking with—the guy pulled things out that shocked me, things that no doctor-therapist/psychiatrist has been able to reach or decipher in all my years. He gave me a true, unbridled diagnosis of where my issues stemmed from. My wife of 20 years co-signed what he said with a very troubling passion (haha). Said he was spot-on, and he was.
Roxanne is one of the kindest and most lovely people I’ve ever met. The most gentle eyes, emphatic tone — a truly calming presence who offered me immeasurable support so thank you 🙏. Jordan was relatable, friendly and easy to talk to. Very intelligent and understanding of how addiction and sobriety work. Kevin, one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met. Michael, who became a genuine friend and somebody I could always talk to — and was always willing to listen.
Becky, Carrie, Xenia, Alex, Chris and I know I’m missing a few, but really, everyone was great and offered their own unique approach/personality. This place quite literally saved my life. I was on death’s door and couldn’t even walk in my own when I went in. And walked out a “new’ man.
judy hiep
20:08 02 Feb 24
I love this place. I had to check my niece in 2 years ago. It was a difficult time for our family. Remy explained everything step by step and reassured us she will be in good hands. Like most family, this is our first time having to figure things out. The Facility and staff were very sweet and knowledgeable. The place is like a sanctuary. Peaceful, well thought out and comfortable. We are forever thankful what they have done for us, and appreciate everyone on the team.
Zorina Pelant
16:21 26 Jan 24
Remy Olivier is wonderful. She is the Program Director at Annandale. She is caring, conscientious and so knowledgeable. She makes multiple arrangements and was always available to assist with anything that came up. Remy is an RN who has worked in behavioral health for many years and uses her nursing skills and knowledge of addition when dealing with patients. I can’t say enough nice things about her.
Annandale is owned and operated by Remy and her husband Darryl, who has also been working in the field for 30 years. You can expect outstanding clinical care in a program that is family owned.
Annandale is owned and operated by Remy and her husband Darryl, who has also been working in the field for 30 years. You can expect outstanding clinical care in a program that is family owned.
Alan Coe
03:26 26 Jan 24
Fantastic Rehab with intelligent, compassionate, and knowledgeable staff. This is easily the best facility in all of Los Angeles. Remy is the kindest and most supportive person I have ever met.
Samantha Myles
03:02 07 Dec 23
First class medical detox - the level of experience, compassion and care is unmatched. They are a hands-on, genuine team who truly treats their clients like their own family. Brendan and Remy have been a pleasure to work with. I would send my own family members to Elevate Wellness Center.
Morgan Vandewater
16:34 07 Apr 23
Elevate is a wonderful place. Treatment is tailored to each individual and the staff is absolutely wonderful. I would highly recommend this place for residential treatment. It is an incredibly calming and motivating environment to recover in.
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Our Medical & Clinical Treatment Team
Annandale Behavioral Health offers a highly experienced and trained treatment team to help you or your loved one safely detox from substances and design a customized aftercare plan to maintain sobriety. Our comprehensive treatment team includes Case Managers, Individual Therapists, RNs, LVNs, Psychiatrists, and more.
Darryl Olivier
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Remy Olivier, RN
Founder and Program Director
Jennifer Bembry
Founder and Chief Medical Officer
Eric Bembry
Founder and Chief Financial Officer
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Annandale Behavioral Health is located in a contemporary farmhouse situated on the sprawling grounds in one of Pasadena’s most beloved neighborhoods. This intimate recovery setting has just six beds, allowing for a higher level of care within a safe, supportive treatment environment. The park-like setting features beautiful gardens and an outdoor fireplace that enhances the serene atmosphere.
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