On September 25 Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, Holistic OT and Katheryn “Katie” Darlington, RN, Holistic Nurse Clinician met for the first time – and they are also cousins. Katie and Emmy volunteered to be on a committee for a professional guided imagery association in 2015. Katie recognized Emmy’s last name as being the same as her…

OT and Integrative Health May Lower Pain
Most of us have or will experience physical pain in our lives. For many, pain is an everyday or chronic experience, but does it need to be? If you are looking for help that is natural and non-pharmacological that can be used instead of or in conjunction with drugs or surgery, here are options. Health…

Breath Work Class Recording – 50% Off for Full Members
Breath Work Class Webinar RecordingInstructor: Emmy Vadnais, OTR/LCEU: 2 HoursPrice: $25 for Full Members of the Holistic OT Community, $49 for non-membersREGISTER HERE Health Care PractitionersWould you like to learn simple and effective methods to help your clients and your own self-care with breath work? Breath work techniques have research supporting efficacy to: create the…

Heaven and Earth with Eben Alexander, MD and Karen Newell
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviewed Eben Alexander, MD and Karen Newell about “Heaven and Earth” on the Healing Connections Podcast. Emmy interviews thought leaders and health care practitioners about integrative health, wellness, prevention, spirituality, and consciousness. Eben Alexander, MD recounts his near death experience and how we can all have similar experiences, heal, and be love…

Integrative Health Can Lower Pain, Non-Pharmacologically
September is Pain Awareness Month There are many integrative health approaches that can help with lowering, managing, coping, and preventing pain – non-pharmacologically. Look for ways as we share how throughout the month. Let us know how you use OT with integrative health to manage pain on social media with the hashtag #HolisticOTLowersPain and we may share…

Integrative Health and Prevention
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L shares how integrative health can help with prevention and wellness, in addition to recovery, in this one minute video. Emmy highlights how stress management is a foundational way that many integrative health approaches can help people. This can help them lower stress, anxiety, pain, symptoms of trauma, and may boost the immune…

Fascia Book Club
Instructor: Kelly A Clancy, OTR/L, CHT, LMP Course Schedule When: This course is an 8 part series that meets once a month from September-April All webinars are live at 9am PST/5pm BST September 24, 2019: The World According to Fascia: Chapter 1 October 22, 2019: The Rules of the Game and the Superficial Back Line:…

Free Info Session – Holistic Healing Certificate Program September 17
You are invited to the Free Info Session – Holistic Healing Certificate Program September 17 at 6:30 p.m. Central Time via Teleconference Presenter: Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L Register here Learn more about the program here 10% off for Full Members of the Holistic OT Community when registering for the full program. The Holistic Healing Certificate Program…

Holistic Healing Certificate Program – Testimonials
The Holistic Healing Certificate Program is taught by Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L and begins in the the October. Learn more about the program here. Register for the first class “Power of the Mind in Healing: Foundations in Integrative Health.” Register here. The following testimonials are from occupational therapists and health care professionals who have taken the…

Free – Emotional Freedom Technique – EFT Class
EFT Intro Class Webinar Recording – 3 CEU’s Instructor: Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L You will Learn in the EFT Intro Class: Two EFT recipes EFT History The Human Energy System How it Correlates with Acupressure EFT Researched Benefits for Mind, Body, Spirit Health and Wellness FREE for Full Holistic OT Members through August 31, 2019. Become a…