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,…
Complementary Health in OT Course at Ithaca College
We are seeing OT schools providing education on complementary and integrative health approaches in OT practice. Michelle Bradshaw, DC, OTR/L teaches the course “Complementary Health in OT” in the Occupational Therapy program at Ithaca College. “I love teaching this course – it is so fun to experience the conversations among students when learning about integrative…
How to Apply Complementary and Integrative Health for Self-Care and OT Practice
By Carisa Hillman, OTS This is the third of three blog posts in a series where Carisa chronicled her fieldwork experiences in an OT and Complementary and Integrative Health setting with Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L. Read: Blog Post 1 Blog Post 2 Hello Holistic community visitors!I just wanted to begin by thanking everyone who has reached…
OT Fieldwork Student Shares Her Experience in an Integrative Health Setting
By Carisa Hillman, OTS This is the first of three blog posts in a series where Carisa chronicled her fieldwork experiences in an OT and Complementary and Integrative Health setting with Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L. Read: Blog Post 2 Blog Post 3 Hello Holistic OT community! My name is Carisa Hillman and I am an OT…
OT Student Shares Her Experience Volunteering with the Holistic OT Community
By Rachel Heidling, OT Student I am an OT student – “that” girl if you will. That girl who wears yoga pants, eats kale and quinoa, has a Pinterest board dedicated to inspirational quotes, will never smoke a cigarette, and craves instant feedback. She has been raised in a society that screams, “Fake it till…
OTs Present at Holistic Healing & Medicine Panel for Integrating Cultures through Occupational Therapy
Holistic Occupational Therapists, Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L and Mandy Lubas, OTR/L will be speaking at the Integrating Cultures through Occupational Therapy’s (ICOT) Holistic Healing & Medicine Panel at California State University Dominguez Hills on Thursday, April 21, 2016. They were invited by Megan Rose Dominguez, ICOT Co-President and OT students who believe that holistic practitioners represent…
A Lovely Summer Connection with Tauni Malmgren and Emmy Vadnais
This August I had the pleasure of meeting the future Holistic OT and prospective OT student, Tauni Malmgren in person in St. Paul, MN. She was traveling through town with a friend and was able to come by for a visit. Tauni has been volunteering with the Holistic OT Community for several months from New York City,…