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…
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…
Holiday Class Discount
Enjoy the special offer of discounted classes below! Code at checkout: HOLIDAY24 These classes are designed to expand your skills and support your self-care at the same time. Instructor: Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L Spirituality & Belief in Occupational Therapy Register Here: Member Discount Non-Member Course Description: Mental health challenges have been on the rise. The mind…
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…
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…
Five Ways Integrative Health Enhances OT and Activities of Daily Living
Integrative health are variety of holistic health care approaches that can provide healing and balance to the mind, body, and spirit. They have formerly been known as complementary and alternative medicine. With more research providing support of its efficacy, these approaches are not alternative any longer. The occupational therapy profession is already holistic in nature…
Thanks for Putting the Happy in OT Month
Happy OT Month! One of the blessings of occupational therapy is that there are many ways we can provide care and support to help people reach their goals. Integrative Health has been growing in health care since it was first known as Complementary and Alternative Medicine. We now have much more research to support not…
OT and Integrative Health Presentations at AOTA 2024
This year, at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference 2024, there will be several OT and Integrative Health presentations, as there have been in previous years. Jennifer Allison, OTD, OTR/L has compiled a list of most of the classes and posters that are linked to integrative health topics. See the link below. Please comment below…
What is Yoga Therapy?
By Amy Wheeler, Ph.D. & C-IAYT What is Yoga Therapy? Yoga therapy is an integrative and personalized approach to wellness that combines the ancient wisdom of yoga with modern healthcare principles. It recognizes that each individual is unique and tailors therapeutic practices to address specific physical, mental, and emotional needs. Unlike traditional yoga classes, which often…