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For many, the fire is still burning on the inside.
Maui is in the midst of a massive mental health crisis due to the horrific trauma from the fires.
The anxiety suffered by Maui fire survivors and first responders has already started downspiraling into chronic PTSD and there is a serious shortage of mental health care professionals on the island.
Within one year after a major disaster, acute anxiety begins the downward spiral into chronic PTSD. This can last for decades and overwhelms mental health resources in the area.
The current medical model puts disaster survivors on addictive pharmaceuticals to help numb the pain. Entire communities are forever changed by these medications. This has been most recently documented in the aftermath of the Paradise Fires.
The people of Maui deserve something better than pills to help ease their suffering.
At the new Westside YMCA Resource Center in Lahaina, a perfect storm of talent, experience and community is bringing state-of-the-art mental health relief in a game changing emergency response innovation.
Maui Calm is bringing FREE Float Therapy to everyone on Maui who has been impacted by the fires.
Float therapy has been clinically shown to help people with trauma, anxiety, depression and PTSD. It is normally a cost-prohibitive treatment, but we are providing it for FREE for the first time ever in the industry so it can be accessible to all the people who need it most.
Float therapy requires a custom-built pool where individuals effortlessly float on a bed of water that has been saturated with over a thousand pounds of Epsom salt. The water and air are kept at skin temperature, all outside sound and light are reduced, and the forces of gravity are minimized. The goal is to reduce all forms of outside stimulation on the nervous system.
Floating in this perfectly peaceful and calm environment rapidly reduces stress and hyperarousal, bringing a nervous system that's in a state of fight-or-flight back to a state of equilibrium. We have included many resources on this website so you can explore the incredible benefits of this process. This is a scalable concept that can be implemented across the nation and even the world!
With the help of our generous sponsors and the amazing team of engineers at Floataway, our first deployable float facility built fully inside a shipping container is nearing completion and will be arriving in Lahaina later this year.
The facility will have three open and spacious float pools, each in their own private room with a shower. Our nonprofit has partnered with the YMCA and an amazing green team to create a beautiful healing space that uses nature and water to naturally calm the nervous system. To learn more, please sign up for our newsletter below or check out our Updates Page for the latest news.
