What Is CalmConnect?


 An Introduction to CalmConnect
In this excerpt from a pediatric mental health seminar, Roberta Scherf (one of the creators of CalmConnect) provides a brief look at the program.


CalmConnect in Classrooms, Clinics, and at Home
CalmConnect Restore One

What is CalmConnect?

While CalmConnect delivers many of the same benefits of meditation, mindfulness, and movement practices, it provides something other programs do not. CalmConnect promotes co-regulation, fostering cooperation and collaboration within and between groups, as it helps build relationships and create community.

CalmConnect is an easy-to-use program that has proven successful for thousands of people of all ages and abilities in addressing anxiety, depression, and trauma, whether struggling with self-regulation because of autism, PTSD, illness, or other challenges.

This scientifically based, patented social engagement program calms the nervous system, shifting users from “fight or flight” to a more regulated state as it builds social connectedness.

The program consists of a series of short (3 – 5 minute) video sequences, combining rhythmic music with comforting vocal frequencies, visual patterns, and the faces and the movement of others. This integrated, multisensory practice simultaneously engages the user physically, cognitively, and emotionally. 

Benefits include the following:

  • Quickly calms the body and mind
  • Easier transition times between activities
  • Reduces agitation, anxiety, and depression
  • Easier bedtimes and faster sleep
  • Increases collaborative behavior
  • Mitigates loneliness caused by social isolation
  • Fosters connection within and between groups

CalmConnect helps people of all ages and abilities calm their nervous system, regulate their behavior, and connect with others.