In our Meet a HOT (Holistic OT) Community Practitioner series, we learn about how our full members incorporating integrative health, wellness, and prevention in their OT practice. Join us as we learn more about this month’s featured practitioner. At HolisticOT.org, we are a community of occupational therapists that incorporate complementary and integrative healthcare into their practice. Meet Vanessa…

Mind-Body Practices for Pain
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L describes how the mind and body are one – our thoughts and emotions can affect the body, and the body can affect the mind. The stress response, known as the “fight, flight, or freeze” response can create or exacerbate tension and pain in the body. The relaxation response, known as the “rest…

OT Well-Being Summit
The OT Well-Being Summit will be available on April 29! It is organized by Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L and Rhiannon Crispe, OT. Holistic OT Members receive 20% off with code from members page. REGISTER NOW The OT Well-Being Summit empowers occupational therapists around the globe to have confidence with holistic health and wellness skills for their OT practice. The OT Well-Being Summit…

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…

How an Attitude of Gratitude Can Improve Your Life
By Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L What are Your Grateful For? Taking a few moments each day or weekly to have an attitude of gratitude may improve your life. Research supports findings that there is an association with gratitude and an overall sense of well being. “Gratitude is the appreciation of what is valuable and meaningful to oneself…

A New Paradigm to Get Us Back to Our Roots: Biotensegrity – Beyond Biomechanics and the Mind/Body Split
By Kelly Clancy, OTR/L, CHT “Biomechanics is the study of the structure and function of biological systems by means of the methods of mechanics.” (Herbert Hatze,1974 In biomechanics, the physical body is understood as ‘a machine made up of parts.’ The biomechanical model has been driving physical medicine since Aristotle, who saw in animals’ bodies mechanical…

How Myofascial Release Therapy Can Improve Occupational Performance
By Rachel Gottesman, OTR In my seventeen years of practicing occupational therapy, I have seen the impact pain has on clients and their performance of day to day activities. While I have helped people using adaptive equipment, therapeutic exercises and activities, there are times when, despite my best efforts, pain continues to limit a client’s…

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…

Bowenwork Module 1 Workshop
Bowenwork Module 1 Instructor: Kelly Clancy, OTR/L, CHT, LMP Date/Time: April 23-24, 2016 9am-6pm Description: You are invited to a series of workshops to learn the innovative system of muscle and connective tissue therapy developed by the late Tom Bowen, in Australia. Through a series of gentle and non-invasive soft tissue moves, Bowenwork® facilitates healing…

Meet a HOT Practitioner: Ann Marie Turo
Here at HolisticOT.org, we are thankful for our growing online community comprised of holistic practitioners who integrate mind, body, spirit medicine, prevention, and wellness into their holistic OT practice. Join us as we celebrate and feature a holistic occupational therapist in our directory so folks can become better acquainted with what Holistic OT is all about and how it can be helpful for…