We are looking for a new Holistic OT logo! Explore your creativity and fun while contributing to the Holistic OT community by helping us find a new logo with our fun logo contest! We are looking for drawings, paintings, original photography, and other forms of visual creative expression to redesign our logo that will…
Holistic OT Highlights from 2015
The upcoming new year presents a great opportunity to look back and reflect. As this year draws to a close, we not only prepare for our year ahead, we look back on our favorite moments from the Holistic OT community. We hope that you have enjoyed this years’ journey with us. We would like to review some…
Boston University Presentation on Holistic OT on December 7!
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L and Mandy Lubas, OTR/L will present an “Intro to Holistic Occupational Therapy” to the OT students, faculty, and staff at Boston University, December 7, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Emmy began blogging about Holistic OT in 2010. She and Mandy met in 2011 and had their first article “Holistic Occupational Therapy: Complementary…
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…
A Lovely Summer Connection with Tauni Malmgren and Emmy Vadnais
This August I had the pleasure of meeting the future Holistic OT and prospective OT student, Tauni Malmgren in person in St. Paul, MN. She was traveling through town with a friend and was able to come by for a visit. Tauni has been volunteering with the Holistic OT Community for several months from New York City,…
Aromatherapy Can Enhance Health & Healing
“Aromatherapy Can Enhance Health & Healing: Essential Oils Have Been Used Since Time Immemorial.” By Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L This article was originally published on August 3, 2015 on ADVANCE Magazine for Occupational Therapy Practitioners Aromatherapy is the art and science of utilizing naturally extracted aromatic plant essences, known as essential oils, to promote health and well-being…
Meet a HOT Practitioner
Here at HolisticOT.org, we are thankful for our growing online community that services the Holistic Occupational Therapy practitioner who integrates mind, body, spirit medicine, prevention, and wellness into their OT practice. Every month this summer we are shedding light on HOT (Holistic Occupational Therapy) practitioners in our directory so folks can become better acquainted with what…
Meet a HOT Practitioner
Here at HolisticOT.org, we are thankful for our growing online community of Holistic Occupational Therapists who integrate mind, body, spirit medicine, prevention, and wellness into their OT practice. Every month this summer, we are shedding light on HOT (Holistic OT) practitioners from our directory so folks can become better acquainted with what Holistic OT is…
Yoga's Safe Haven (Savasan-ahhhh!) – Corpse Pose "Death of the Ego"
By Mandy Lubas, OTR/L, RYT, AWC Savasana, a sanskrit word meaning corpse, is that juicy pose that is looked forward to at the end of each yoga practice. It is the most important pose of a yoga practice because of what it serves the student physically, spiritually, and mentally. All of the practices that we…
OTs as Leaders in Prevention & Wellness
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L recently wrote an article for ADVANCE Magazine for OT Practitioners on how OTs can be leaders in Prevention and Wellness. It was originally published on June 16, 2015. OTs as Leaders in Prevention & Wellness: Identifying Barriers and Helping patients Make Choices for Healthy Living. Prevention and wellness have come to the…