In preparation for the article, “How Occupational Therapists Can Improve Your Life with Yoga” on VeryWell.com I asked OTs who practice and provide yoga OT how they would describe what makes an OT providing yoga unique vs. going to a yoga teacher who is not also an OT? I love their responses! “I would say that OTs…
Meet a HOT Practitioner: Meg Nalezny
HolisticOT.org has a growing online community comprised of highly skilled holistic practitioners who integrate mind, body, spirit medicine, prevention, and wellness into their practice. Join us as we learn more about a holistic occupational therapist in our practitioner directory. We feature our members so folks can become better acquainted with what Holistic OT is all about and how it can be helpful…
7 Holistic & Healthy Ways OTs Can Bring Change in the School Setting
Planting seeds, it’s all that you can do at times, but eventually those seeds will grow into beautiful, long lasting plants, trees or flowers. By Michelle Bonang, OTR/L Having my own business in Vermont means seeing my own private clients and also contracting out to the school systems. In the schools, I am up against…
What is the Difference Between Pilates and Yoga Breathing?
What is the Difference Between Pilates and Yoga breathing? By Naomi Aaronson and Ann Marie Turo As an Occupational Therapist, many patients come to me who are in pain and are suffering from a variety of issues including breast cancer, repetitive stress injuries, musculoskeletal problems, and back pain. I use both Yoga and Pilates in…
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…
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…
An Occupational Therapist Adapts Yoga to Any Body, Mind or Heart
By Meg Nalezny, OTR/L In a few weeks, I’ll complete my 200 hour yoga teacher certification training, and will soon follow that with a course for adapting yoga to any body, mind or heart. This yoga journey began, as many do, out of years of personal experience with the healing and restorative properties of yoga….
3 Holistic Tips for Healthy Children
Holistic health care can start at the very beginning of life and continue for a life time. A child living with our without special needs can benefit from holistic health. Here are 3 Holistic Tips for Healthier Children 1. CranioSacral Therapy CranioSacral Therapy can begin when the child is a newborn to help align the…
Holistic OT Tips: Evidence and Reimbursement
Looking for tips to integrate Holistic approaches into your practice or ways to help yourself or a loved one? Sarah Lyon, OTR/L recently interviewed Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L for her OT Potential Blog. Emmy shared 3 areas where Holistic OT can be practiced and how to get reimbursement. Read the full interview here! Thank you, Sarah, for helping us…