OT and Coaching: Skills and Confidence for OTs as the Original Life Coach Register in OT Month – through April 30 for a discount! Instructors: Ana Hernando, OTR, MOT, MBA and Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, BCTMB, ARCB Dates: September 26 & 27, 2020Time: 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Central Time Location: 100% online via Zoom Video Conference…
OTs Guest Speak about Complementary & Integrative Health at Ithaca College
Michelle Bradshaw, D.C., OTR/L teaches a Complementary Health & OT course at Ithaca College. It is an elective course that we hope one day will be required in all occupational therapy programs. The course explores complementary health approaches and integrative health (CHAIH) within the current healthcare environment. Students discover and clarify their personal health perspectives…
Keep Calm & Call a Holistic OT
With the spread of the pandemic Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) we want to offer ways to be informed and help you manage fear, worry, and stay well. Get up to date information and learn about COVID-19 from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Refresher: What is a Holistic OT? An occupational therapist (OT)…
OT with Integrative Health at AOTA Conference 2020
March 10 Update: AOTA Cancels Annual Conference & Expo in Boston“AOTA has made the difficult but necessary decision to cancel the 2020 Annual Conference & Expo and all pre-Conference events, scheduled for March 25-29 in Boston, due to the continued rapid spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).” Original Post begins here: This year’s conference is…
Acupressure and Your Health
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews thought leaders and health care practitioners about integrative health, wellness, prevention, spirituality, and consciousness. Acupressure and Your Health Marilyn Zurwaski, OTR/L and Carroll Noel-Mozer, OTR/L were interviewed by Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L about “Acupressure and Your Health” on the Healing Connections Podcast episode 19 on 2/17/20. Marilyn Zurwaski is the Co-President for…
Getting Started with Your Holistic OT Practice
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L shares the number one question she receives about getting started with a Holistic OT Practice in this one-minute video. She shares more answers to questions and tips in this 20-minute video available to full members at the members only page (become a member here). Are you interested in or already practicing OT…
Occupational Therapy with Integrative Health for Bipolar and Anxiety Disorders: Case Report – Now in Remission
By Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L and Carisa Hillman, OTS This case report was created by Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L and fieldwork student, Carisa Hillman, OTS, while providing occupational therapy with integrative health for their client “Mary” in 2016. It was submitted to an OT and mental health journal, and after two years of revisions, including thorough assistance…
Yoga Teacher Training Begins January 23
Register at www.holistic-orthopedics.com Dates: January 23-26, 2020February 6-9March 19-22April 23-26May 28-31June 25-28 Times:Thursdays: 5:30-9pmFridays: 1-8:30pmSaturdays: 9am-6:30pmSundays: 9am-5pm Cost: Full 200 hour training: $3250Early Bird extended until further notice: $3000Payment Plan – 5 payments of $695/mo TeachersErin Widman, E-RYT 500, YACEPMolly Allison, MS, OTR/L, CHT, SMS Teacher BiosAbout Erin: Through the systems of Iyengar, Ashtanga and Anusara yoga,…
Looking Back on a Decade with Holistic OT
We wish you a Happy New Year in 2020! As we do, we reflect back on all that has happened with the Holistic OT Community in the past decade. It hasn’t been quite a full decade yet of Holistic OT – nine years, but it was born in the 2010’s. As we come to a…
Free Info Session – 200 Yoga Teacher Training for Occupational Therapists, Dec. 12
Free Info Session for the “200 Yoga Teacher Training for Occupational Therapists” Thursday, December 12th, at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time to answer any questions. Bring Yoga into Occupational Therapy across the practice areas. Take advantage of a unique opportunity to earn your Yoga Teacher Certification starting January 23, 2020, at Holistic Orthopedics with Molly Allison,…