Discover the connection between the OT Practice Framework: Domain and Process and the Eight Limbs of Yoga. Learn how yoga can support rehab, health, wellness, and prevention through research studies and practical applications. Enhance your OT practice with tools from yoga philosophy to support holistic well-being and resilience. This course bridges ancient wisdom with modern…
Energy Healing in Occupational Therapy
Energy healing is a gentle approach that can easily be integrated into occupational therapy practice to enhance an individual’s health and wellness. It may assist with recovery from illness and prevention of disease. Occupational therapy practitioners may explore various non-pharmacological interventions for pain management, stress reduction, and enhancing overall well-being. These approaches align with the…
Meet a Holistic OT: Vanessa Hemingway
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…
Building Stress Resilience and Wellbeing with Mindfulness Training to OT Students
A recent curriculum-based mindfulness stress-reduction program was implemented at Baker College in Michigan for entry-level occupational therapy students in an MOT program, given the fact that stress in college students is on the rise. The seven-week study used a combination of mindfulness-based stress reduction strategies, including phone applications, podcasts, guided meditation, mindfulness of breath, yoga,…
Welcome to the OT Well-Being Sneak Peek
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L and Rhiannon Crispe, OT created the OT Well-Being Summit with 11 guest speakers. Topics are related to integrative health, wellness, and prevention in occupational therapy. This video is an excerpt of the Welcome to the OT Well-Being Summit and gives you a taste of what to expect you can learn from occupational…
Self-Regulation for Children with Meditation
We wish all the students and teachers a wonderful school year! Meditation, mindfulness, breath work, and guided imagery are all techniques that can help lower stress, fear, worry, and improve ability to feel more calm, focused––with a host of many wonderful health benefits. An example of how an occupational therapist can assist with self-regulation, i.e….
OT Scope with Integrative Health
Occupational Therapy is a holistic profession that blends well with integrative health approaches. Some examples of OT and integrative health include: 1. Preparatory Methods – i.e. breath work, guided imagery, or yoga for stress reduction for ADL’s 2. Occupations – i.e. mindfulness or meditation for pain reduction 3. Activities – i.e. standing yoga poses…
Energy Healing on New Thinking Allowed
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, was interviewed on New Thinking Allowed. She offers a number of techniques and strategies for self-healing and distant healing of others. They include breathing exercises, meditation, and visualization. She focuses on stress management, intuition development, and compassion for oneself and others. New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The…
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…