122019Apr
Yoga for Healing Neurological Conditions

Yoga for Healing Neurological Conditions

On the Healing Connections podcast Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews thought leaders and health care practitioners about integrative health, wellness, prevention, spirituality, and consciousness. Dr. Arlene Schmid, PhD, OTR, FAOTA was interviewed by Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L about “Yoga for Healing Neurological Conditions” on the Healing Connections podcast episode 12 on 3/28/19. Arlene has been an occupational…

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242019Jan
Interactive Mindfulness Meditation Class February 2019

Interactive Mindfulness Meditation Class February 2019

Deepen your mindfulness practice with the “Interactive Mindfulness Meditation: Emotion & Healing Class.” Local & Distant Class Information Location: St. Paul, MN and Distant Learning Combined Dates & Time: February 2, 9, and 16, 2019 (9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Central Time) Instructor: Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L Price: $399 REGISTER HERE Mindfulness Meditation & Guided Imagery are forms of healing…

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292018May
Strategies to Improve Occupational Performance and Reduce Pain

Strategies to Improve Occupational Performance and Reduce Pain

By Rachel Gottesman, OTR/L Occupational therapists are healthcare professionals who help their clients return to or improve upon their daily living skills. While the profession has been thought by many to only help people find jobs, occupational therapists can help people across many settings prevent injuries as well as provide strategies to promote a healthy…

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132016Sep
Integrative Health Class this Fall: “The Power of the Mind in Healing”

Integrative Health Class this Fall: “The Power of the Mind in Healing”

Do you want to learn foundational Integrative Health skills for your health care practice and for your own self care? The Power of the Mind in Healing class will give you foundational Integrative Health approaches to use for your own self care and in your practice. This course will enhance health care professionals’ skills who…

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252016Apr
Holistic/Integrative Medicine in OT Can Improve “Occupations”

Holistic/Integrative Medicine in OT Can Improve “Occupations”

What are occupations? They are key areas that Occupational Therapists address and what gives the profession its distinct value.  Occupations are all of the activities of daily living a person engages in. It include a person’s work or career and all areas of a person’s life that ‘occupy’ their time, such as playing, engaging in meaningful…

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82016Apr
Learn about Reflexology Health Benefits on 4/9/16

Learn about Reflexology Health Benefits on 4/9/16

Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L will be interviewed on the health benefits of Reflexology by the very cool and spunky “Aging But Dangerous” community on Saturday, 4/9/16 at 9:30 a.m. CT on KLBB 1220 AM – you can stream it online anywhere for free! If you will not be able to listen to the live broadcast you can…

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162014Apr
Stepping into the Role of Holistic OT

Stepping into the Role of Holistic OT

By Kiki Peppard, COTA/L I recently had an article published in the on-line edition of Advanceweb for Occupational Therapy Practitioners called “Treating Outside the Box” which contained information on how I have been able to incorporate Reiki and waking hypnosis when I was an occupational therapy assistant student while treating my patients with wonderful results….

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192014Mar

A Holistic OT Helps a Woman with Cancer Treatments

I recently had the honor and pleasure of helping a woman during her cancer treatments and one of the most difficult times of her life. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her medical treatment included surgeries for a lumpectomy, port placement, two rounds of chemotherapy, and radiation. I provided her with Intuitive Coaching, Spiritual Counseling,…

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282013Oct

Bowenwork: A New Concept in Pain Management

Greater understanding in the last ten years about the brain and pain has produced a plethora of data on the role of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in pain perception and the importance of creating a balance of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems in pain perception and healing. As our society is dealing with the…

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