It has been said many times that we are more alike than different. As we enter into a holiday weekend, here’s a little reflection on the adage, “United we stand or divided we fall.” When I was in OT school, the emphasis was on helping a person become more independent. While that is certainly necessary…
Holistic Practice Class – May 23
Do you want to begin or expand your holistic practice? Join Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, on May 23 for the Holistic Practice class. Receive support and guidance from a Holistic Health Practitioner with 25 years in holistic/integrative health care and private practice. Holistic Practice Class: Build and Expand Your Mind-Body-Spirit Business Instructor: Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L Date:…
Heart Health and Holistic OT
Bring Your Therapy to the Next Level with Integrative Health February is Heart Month, according to the American Heart Association, and when we celebrate Valentine’s Day. It is when we turn our attention to heart health, physically and emotionally. OTs Address the Whole Person Occupational therapists address the whole person, as a holistic profession. When…
How Yoga Improves Occupational Therapy Practice
Occupational therapy (OT) provides a holistic approach that helps people engage in meaningful activities and experiences. It supports the function and interplay of the mind-body-spirit. There are many methods that OTs provide to support people across the lifespan. Yoga is one that is becoming more popular and is a type of integrative health, formerly known…
What Will You Create this Year?
What will you create this year related to Holistic OT––integrative health, wellness, and prevention? What have you already created? We continue to ever-evolve as health practitioners and for ourselves personally. In that process, we can offer to our clients what we have deeply learned about and integrated into our soul. This is the beauty of…
New Holistic OT Storefront
At Holistic OT, we are champions of learning the fundamentals of integrative health. We are happy to announce our new Holistic OT Storefront! There you will find live and recorded classes in an easy format, ranging from 1.5 hours to 66 hours for the Holistic Healing Certification Program with class titles, such as: Holistic Strategies…
The Power of Intuition in Healing
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L was recently interviewed about The Power of Intuition in Healing as a guest on the Lifability Podcast. You can listen below on Spotify or ApplePodcasts. Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts In this episode Emmy discusses the importance of maintaining health and well-being through integrative and complementary health approaches. Emmy dives…
Promoting Health, Well-Being, and Quality of Life – New Textbook
I am happy to share that a new textbook has been published, Interprofessional Perspectives for Community Practice: Promoting Health, Well-being and Quality of Life. Now more than ever health care professionals play an increased role in the promotion of health to populations. Unique and innovative, Interprofessional Perspectives for Community Practice: Promoting Health, Well-being and Quality of…
Elevate Your OT Practice
How is your OT practice? Some OTs are fortunate. They find a setting or population of people they enjoy working with right away. For a majority of OTs, even though we may have an idea of areas of interest when coming out of school, it can take a few employment positions before having clarity on…
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…