We feature Holistic OT Community Practitioners to help you understand how occupational therapy can be combined with complementary and integrative health. Research indicates it can improve client outcomes, satisfaction, and the ability to function well. It also enhances the lives of occupational therapy practitioners. Meet Shelley Latendresse, OTR, who is located in British Columbia, Canada….
What’s More Important than Technique?
Techniques are important and many have good research supporting beneficial outcomes. However, not all techniques work 100% of the time. A person’s belief about a technique’s effectiveness can impact its strength of effectiveness. The practitioner’s belief about a technique may also impact its effectiveness. How a practitioner delivers a technique can be modulated by the…
Chakras and Health
“Chakra” is from the Sanskrit language meaning “spinning wheel of light,” where energy is believed to enter into and go out of the body. A chakra seems to be a psychic energy vortex that aligns and intermingles with the spine, nervous system, and glands. Although science has yet to confirm the existence of chakras, science…
Holistic Healing Retreat for Health Care Professionals – June 4 & 5
Holistic Healing Retreat for Health Care Professionals: Freedom and Conscious Living with Yoga, Meditation, and Intuition Instructors: Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, BCTMB, Kristen Harte, NP, RNC, RYT, and Mandy Lubas, OTR/L, C-IAYT, 1000-ERYT, AWC Dates: June 4 & 5, 2022, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT/10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET Meet and Greet (optional): June…
Free Magazine & OT Well-Being Summit 50% Off in April – OT Month
The OT Well-Being Summit is 50% off in April for OT Month with code: OTMONTH REGISTER HERE We have created a special online magazine for you based on the Summit! A few of the pages are pictured below. To view the entire special edition of this magazine click on the “Click to access” for the…
Connecting to Your Heart
Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope you feel love in your life everyday. 💗 Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L shares “Connecting to Your Heart” on the Healing Connections Podcast. Emmy shares that love is our true and authentic self. We all want to have loving relationships. Each relationship teaches us, ultimately about how to love ourselves and others…
Power of the Mind Class Discount Jan/Feb 2022
The Power of the Mind in Healing: Foundations in Integrative Health Class is discounted through January and February 2022 for full members of the Holistic OT Community. This is a class recording that you can complete self-paced. 12 CEUs REGISTER HERE The Power of the Mind in Healing class is taught by Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L….
Stress Resilience and Wellbeing with Jen Willoughby Vogtmann, OTD, OTR/L
We recently created a blog post, “Building Stress Resilience and Wellbeing with Mindfulness Training to OT Students” that highlights new research “Building Stress Resilience and Wellbeing: Introducing Mindfulness Training to Reduce Stress in Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Students”, published in the Journal of Occupational Therapy Education. Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviewed one of the authors, Jen Willoughby…
Gifts of Intuition for Self-Care and OT Practice
Gifts of Intuition for Self-Care and OT Practice Instructor: Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L Dates: January 22, 2022 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Central Time Location: Zoom Live Video CEU: 1.5 Price: $29 Register Here Emmy Vadnais will provide education about intuitive development, and how it may enhance OT practice and the OT practitioner’s self-care. Emmy will guide…
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…