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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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Art and Healing, Emotional Healing, Guided Imagery, Holistic Health, Holistic Occupational Therapy, Intention, Intuition, Manifestation, Mind-Body Connection, Self Care, The Science of Happiness
See it! Feel it! Believe it! Achieve it!
Welcome to 2014! Many people begin the new year with new goals and intentions for what they want to release in their lives and what they want to invite and bring into their lives. What is it you want to create in your life? You probably know what would be ‘good’ for you. However, there are often things that get in our way of manifesting what we desire. A universal principle is that we attract into your lives what is occurring in our consciousness and often the subconscious. We often have deep learnings around our most difficult challenges. In fact, many Spiritual Teachers believe that is when we learn the…
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Feng Shui: The Art of Placement to Harmonize the Flow of Life Force Energy
Gretchen Hansen is a certified Feng Shui consultant. Feng Shui is the Chinese art of placement to harmonize the flow of life force energy in the home and workplace. Since 2003, she has specialized in the application of Feng Shui in the workplace. Feng Shui started 2000 years ago in China as the study of nature. Humankind desired to understand how nature preserved harmony and balance through the flow of life force energy, or “Chi.” Over many years, observations and experiments were consolidated into a body of knowledge now referred to as Feng Shui. The goal of a Feng Shui consultation is to identify how best to improve or augment the flow of life force energy through…
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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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CAM Not So Alternative Anymore: Holistic Healing Research Supports Efficacy in OT Practice
Here is an article I co-wrote with Holistic OT, Mandy Lubas. It was published in ADVANCE Magazine for Occupational Therapy Practitioners on June 10, 2013. While this is geared toward Occupational Therapy Practitioners, it is applicable to us all – whether you are a practitioner of health care or one who uses holistic care. Complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) is, by definition, healthcare that falls outside of researched and “proven” methods of mainstream healthcare. This has been determined by our modern-day, mainstream medical system. We are seeing a trend of increased research for what has been considered alternative demonstrate efficacy and are seeing increased use of these approaches. Much of what has…
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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…
