Would you like to expand your Holistic Health tool kit? Take one of these classes this spring. Most classes are available in distant learning format. Click on the class to learn more about it. Excellent for all health care professionals. February Classes: Power of the Mind in Healing March Classes: Energy Healing: Auras, Chakras…
Top 10 Holistic OT Blog Posts in 2016
Thank you for enjoying and participating in the Holistic OT Community! We had a very active year in 2016 with more practitioners and students studying and putting Complementary and Integrative Healing in to OT practice. Here are the Top 10 Blog Posts on HolisticOT.org in 2016: 10. What is the Difference Between an OT Who…
How to Apply Complementary and Integrative Health for Self-Care and OT Practice
By Carisa Hillman, OTS This is the third of three blog posts in a series where Carisa chronicled her fieldwork experiences in an OT and Complementary and Integrative Health setting with Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L. Read: Blog Post 1 Blog Post 2 Hello Holistic community visitors!I just wanted to begin by thanking everyone who has reached…
Holiday Stress: OT and Integrative Health Approaches Can Help You Cope
By Carisa Hillman, OTS This is the second of three blog posts in a series where Carisa chronicled her fieldwork experiences in an OT and Complementary and Integrative Health setting with Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L. Read: Blog Post 1 Blog Post 3 To those of you who don’t know me, my name is Carisa and I…
New “Healing Connections” Podcast
Healing Connections Podcast – Episode 1 Healing Connections was created by Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L. The first episode was just recorded this November with her Fieldwork II student, Carisa Hillman. In Episode 1 we discuss how most of us are affected by negative stress with tips and suggestions on how to manage stress, induce the relaxation…
OT Fieldwork Student Shares Her Experience in an Integrative Health Setting
By Carisa Hillman, OTS This is the first of three blog posts in a series where Carisa chronicled her fieldwork experiences in an OT and Complementary and Integrative Health setting with Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L. Read: Blog Post 2 Blog Post 3 Hello Holistic OT community! My name is Carisa Hillman and I am an OT…
The Upper Extremity Fascia Network with Molly Allison and Tom Myers
Tom Myers, author of “Anatomy Trains” & Molly Allison, Occupational Therapist and Hand Therapist come together to teach: The Upper Extremity Fascia Network: Shining New Light on Pathologies & Connections to the Entire Body December 2-5, 2016, 9am – 5pm Instructors: Tom Myers, renowned author of Anatomy Trains Molly Allison, M.S. OTR/L, CHT, SMS of Holistic…
OT and Integrative Medicine Interview: Agent of Change
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L was interviewed by OT student from Boston University, Rachel Heidling, about how she’s been an “agent of change” by supporting complementary and integrative medicine in occupational therapy practice. Listen to full 15 minute interview here.
Holistic OT and Yoga Summit Retreat 2016
Three occupational therapists met this September for the “First Annual Holistic OT & Yoga Summit Retreat” to discuss the future of Holistic OT and how they can continue to support one another. Betsy Shandalov, OTR/L and Mandy Lubas, OTR/L, who are both advanced trained in yoga and other holistic health approaches, flew in from California…
Fascial Journal Club
You’re Invited to Dive Deep Into Fascia When Kelly Clancy, OTR/L began looking for answers that would explain why her clients weren’t improving with the techniques she already knew, she learned more techniques–structural medicine, Bowenwork, craniosacral therapy, and energy medicine—trying to find the missing piece that would bring her clients the healing they needed. After years…