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Chase the Winter Blues Away with Relaxation and Meditation
I start hearing it in the fall – people saying, “Uh-oh, winter is coming…” Does this sound familiar? Sure, winter brings in colder and darker days, frustration with commutes, and the uncomfortable places within ourselves that pop their heads out to be noticed and healed. You probably have already heard and “know” all of the things you can do to feel good and enjoy this time of year, right? Eat well, rest, dress warm, exercise, de-stress… but are you putting them in to practice? One of the best practices I have found that has been tremendously helpful for me in my life is a meditation practice. There are several ways…
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Announcements, De-Stress, Emotional Healing, Holistic Health, Meditations for You!, Prevention, Relaxation & Meditation, Self Care, Spirituality
Happy Halloween! Keep Away Worry with Meditation
Today we attempt to scare the bad spirits away with spooky attire and surroundings. How do you tend to keep the negative spirits away? The negative thoughts and worry? Join me for regular relaxation, meditation, and peaceful time beginning in November. I will be announcing dates in the next couple of weeks. This relaxing time will be held on the phone – anywhere YOU are! You will simply dial-in, and be guided to listen, let go, de-stress, and relax. Until then… Enjoy scaring away those negative spirits and have a frightfully good time!
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Emotional Healing, Guided Imagery, Positive & Negative, Prevention, Relaxation & Meditation, Self Care, Stay Healthy with the Seasons, The Science of Happiness
How to Lift Your Mood from Seasonal Depression
It happens in the fall, when days become cooler and the nights become longer, and the leaves start dropping from the trees… and for many in the northern climates the snow, rain, and ice is on its way. What can be done to help with managing moods, feelings, and accompanying aches or pains? Chances are if you experience symptoms of depression you have already looked in to ways to help lift your spirits. Seasonal Depression may be unresolved feelings, emotions, past wounds, hurts, and false or limiting beliefs that are often already there, in the subconscious lying dormant during warmer months, that likely get triggered with colder days and darker…
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Holistic Health, Holistic Occupational Therapy, Mind-Body Connection, Relaxation & Meditation, Spirituality, Touch Therapy, Uncategorized
Lowering Stress and Pain During Cancer
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, Relaxation Therapy, Energy Healing, Reflexology, Acupressure, CranioSacral Therapy, Myofascial Release, Guided Imagery, Emotional Clearing – Guided Mindfulness Meditation, and Aromatherapy. I taught her skills that she then incorporated into her life to lower her stress, anxiety, nausea, pain, and neuropathy. She viewed this time in her life as an opportunity for deep Soul Work and…
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What is Guided Imagery?
Here is an article I wrote for ADVANCE Magazine for Occupational Therapy Practitioners that shares what Guided Imagery is. If you are interested in learning Guided Imagery I have upcoming courses in local and distant learning formats this September listed Here. If you would like a private one to one session contact me at [email protected]. What is Guided Imagery? OTs can tap a person’s inner wisdom for health, healing and wellness. By Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L Posted on: July 30, 2013 Guided imagery is a mind-body-spirit healing approach that is expanding in to mainstream health care as research continues to demonstrate its powerful healing effects. Guided imagery bridges the communication between…
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The Power of the Mind in Healing
Here is an article I wrote for the Holistic OT column in ADVANCE Magazine for Occupational Therapy Practitioners. It highlights how the mind can heal and prevent disease and illness. Enjoy! New research shows we all have the ability to self-heal and prevent diseases. Mind-body healing can actually “switch on” or “switch off” gene activity or gene expression associated with disease. As occupational therapists, we can integrate these approaches into our lives and assist our clients with recovery and disease prevention for health and well-being. I had the honor of interviewing one of the premier mind-body healing physicians and researchers, Dr. Herbert Benson, MD, for this article. His research shows…
