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EFT Videos – Decrease Negativity and Increase Positivity
I just created two EFT videos that may help you. EFT – Emotional Freedom Technique is a simple technique that combines acupressure and cognitive behavioral therapy to lower stress, negative emotions, thoughts and feelings, and pain. Learn more about EFT here. In this video learn how to use EFT to lower negative feelings and feel more positive and relaxed. In this video learn to use EFT to have more positive feelings and help you to reach your dreams and goals. Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L is an EFT Master Practitioner and has guided hundreds of people to lower stress and pain, and move toward their dreams, goals, joy, and peace with…
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Spreading Light – Spring 2018
It has been a full beginning of the year providing complementary and integrative health care, teaching classes to health care professionals, recording classes, guest lecturing, and writing books. Here’s the summary: Recorded Classes: I took my three-hour classes and recorded them, making them available as a download anytime. Please check them out at the links below or share with those who you think might be interested. Aromatherapy Intro Meditation for Health Care Professionals Holistic Practice Class Guest Lecture: In March, I guest lectured to Masters in Occupational Therapy students at Ithaca College in New York about how they can use complementary and integrative health in OT practice. They were full…
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How to Make Your Own Bath Salts
Do You Love Aromatherapy? Make Your Own Bath Salts January is a wonderful time to soak in the tub or simply your feet. They’re so easy & they make great gifts! (Ratio: 1 Cup sea salt – 10 drops of essential oil) “Uplifting Citrus Bath Salt Blend” Recipe: * 6 cups of sea salt * 15 drops each of: sweet orange, lemon, lime, and red grapefruit essential oil * Optional: fresh grapefruit rind zest (you can zest lemon, orange, and/or lime). For “Lavender Bath Salts” 10 drops of lavender essential oil per cup of sea salt and a about 1/2 teaspoon of lavender petals (optional). They smell…
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De-Stress, Emotional Healing, Gratitude, Holistic Health, Integrative Medicine, Intention, Love, Meditation, Prevention, The Science of Happiness
How an Attitude of Gratitude Can Improve Your Life
By Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L What are Your Grateful For? Taking a few moments each day or weekly to have an attitude of gratitude may improve your life. Research supports findings that there is an association with gratitude and an overall sense of well being. “Gratitude is the appreciation of what is valuable and meaningful to oneself and represents a general state of thankfulness and/or appreciation.” ~ Sansone & Sansone, 2010 Focus on What’s Right It may seem more easy to focus on what you feel may be going “wrong” in your life or what you want to improve, instead of focusing on what is going well. It can be helpful to…
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Yoga in Health Care Podcast
I recently interviewed an Occupational Therapist who specializes in Yoga Therapy and Ayurvedic Wellness Counseling, Mandy Lubas, OTR/L, AWC, RYT. She shares how it has helped her with her personal health care and in her health care practice. We will be co-hosting the “Holistic OT Yoga & Meditation Retreat” September 29 & 30 in St. Paul, MN or live online video. We would love to have you join us!
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Happy Summer Soul-stice!
How is your beginning of summer? Maybe it is full of energy, fun, with a mix of completing to-do lists while trying to have more rest and relaxation. Today is the day with the most light and energy – I like to think of it as the Soul-stice. It is an auspicious day where we can pause half way through the year, reflect on the past, and consider setting creative intentions for your life going forward. The summer is when our hearts can be the most open, as the summer light is connected to our soul or heart’s light. Questions to reflect upon: What brings you joy? What makes you…
