JOIN US FOR THIS WORLDWIDE SUMMIT Watch the video below Get Confidence and Trust Your Intuition! Sign Up Below Welcome to The Intuition Summit – a remarkable, completely free event spanning 12 transformative days, dedicated primarily to adults, that also focuses on nurturing intuition in children. Our diverse panel of twelve esteemed speakers will guide you…

Looking for CEUs?
Become more confident in your skills as a practitioner. Are you a health care professional or occupational therapist who would like to understand more about holistic and integrative health, wellness, and prevention? We have an array of courses for you. Many of these courses are self-paced as recorded video classes. Go to our “Classes” page and…

Number One Integrative Health Technique to Know About
In the video below, Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, shares her number one integrative health technique she thinks health care professionals should know about for self-care and helping clients. Visit HolisticOT.org under “Classes” to explore other meditation, relaxation, mindfulness, and guided imagery classes. Join the “Meditation for Health Care Professionals” class on May 20. Live and recorded…

Getting Clarity and Direction
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L shares “Getting Clarity and Direction” on the Healing Connections Podcast. There are times in your life where you may have confusion and need more clarity on what direction to take. Emmy offers four tips plus a bonus technique that may help you. 1. Take time to think about what you what and…

Signs and Symbols
Signs and Symbols Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L shares “Signs and Symbols” on the Healing Connections Podcast episode 49. Emmy shares how signs and symbols are subtle yet powerful ways to connect to your intuition. She provides examples of how signs can come in your life through music, the radio, podcasts, dreams, and something you read, see,…

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…

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…

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….

Success through Failure
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Scarlett V Clark about “Success through Failure” on the Healing Connections Podcast episode 38. Scarlett V Clark is the CEO and founder of the Smart Girl Tribe that is the UK’s #1 female empowerment organization. Scarlett is the author of “The Smart Girls Handbook.” She has worked with UN Women,…

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…