142022Jan
Stress Resilience and Wellbeing with Jen Willoughby Vogtmann, OTD, 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…

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152021Nov
Building Stress Resilience and Wellbeing with Mindfulness Training to OT Students

Building Stress Resilience and Wellbeing with Mindfulness Training to OT Students

A recent curriculum-based mindfulness stress-reduction program was implemented at Baker College in Michigan for entry-level occupational therapy students in an MOT program, given the fact that stress in college students is on the rise. The seven-week study used a combination of mindfulness-based stress reduction strategies, including phone applications, podcasts, guided meditation, mindfulness of breath, yoga,…

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82021Oct
Welcome to the OT Well-Being Sneak Peek

Welcome to the OT Well-Being Sneak Peek

Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L and Rhiannon Crispe, OT created the OT Well-Being Summit with 11 guest speakers. Topics are related to integrative health, wellness, and prevention in occupational therapy. This video is an excerpt of the Welcome to the OT Well-Being Summit and gives you a taste of what to expect you can learn from occupational…

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12021Sep
Self-Regulation for Children with Meditation

Self-Regulation for Children with Meditation

We wish all the students and teachers a wonderful school year!  Meditation, mindfulness, breath work, and guided imagery are all techniques that can help lower stress, fear, worry, and improve ability to feel more calm, focused––with a host of many wonderful health benefits. An example of how an occupational therapist can assist with self-regulation, i.e….

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182021Mar
OT Well-Being Summit

OT Well-Being Summit

The OT Well-Being Summit will be available on April 29! It is organized by Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L and Rhiannon Crispe, OT. Holistic OT Members receive 20% off with code from members page. REGISTER NOW The OT Well-Being Summit empowers occupational therapists around the globe to have confidence with holistic health and wellness skills for their OT practice. The OT Well-Being Summit…

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242019Oct
Yoga for Kids

Yoga for Kids

Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews trailblazer Theresa Tovey, MOTR/L about “Yoga for Kids” in this Healing Connections Podcast episode 17. Terry is an occupational therapist who uses children’s yoga as a therapeutic modality extensively in her work as a public school OT. Embedding student’s OT goals into what she calls sensory-motor yoga has allowed Terry to work…

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