Healing Connections Podcast

Episode 16 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Eben Alexander, MD and Karen Newell about "Heaven and Earth." Eben Alexander, MD recounts his near death experience and how we can all have similar experiences, heal, and be love by going within and binaural beats created by Karen Newell from Sacred Acoustics. Eben Alexander, MD, was an academic neurosurgeon for over 25 years, including 15 years at the Brigham & Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School in Boston, with a passionate interest in physics and cosmology. He is the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Proof of Heaven and The Map of Heaven, and co-authored with Karen Newell, Living in a Mindful Universe. Karen Newell has spent a lifetime seeking wisdom through esoteric teachings and firsthand experience exploring realms of consciousness. She empowers others by demonstrating how to connect to inner guidance, achieve inspiration, improve wellness and develop intuition. She is co- founder of Sacred Acoustics, and co-author with Dr. Eben Alexander of Living in a Mindful Universe. Music by Steven C. Anderson: "Be Here Now" from the album "Spiritual Piano." Learn more at EbenAlexander.com, SacredAcoustics.com and InnerSanctumCenter.com.

Episode 15 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Mandy Chamberlain, MOTR/L about "Aging Well." Mandy is an occupational therapist with a passion for working with the older adult population and the founder of SeniorsFlourish.com and the membership site, The Learning Lab. Both are dedicated to helping other geriatric OT's be the best they can be through education, resources, tips and videos. Her varied clinical background includes working with geriatrics through long term care, home health services, home modification consultation, assisted living, inpatient critical access and outpatient therapy services. The book mentioned about preventing and reversing Alzheimer's is: "The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline." Music by Steven C. Anderson: "First Touch" from album "Healing Piano." Please visit SeniorsFlourish.com.

Episode 14 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Kelly Clancy, OTR/L, CHT about "Whole Person Care." She is an Occupational Therapist, Certified Hand Therapist, a board-certified Structural Integrator, Senior Instructor for the Bowen Academy of Australia, a Holistic Health Counselor, and a nationally board-certified Massage Therapist. She teaches nationally and internationally on the therapeutic approach that she developed called Tensegrity Medicine. Kelly has been practicing in the field of Occupational Therapy for over 32 years. She uses her skills as a manual therapist and ergonomist to address the postural components that contribute to pain and dysfunction. Her focus is not only on the physical issues that may be present, but also on the relationship of stress, cognitive belief patterns and emotions and their impact on the physical body. Her expertise is in using the biotensegrity model in teaching assessment, manual therapy, and movement interventions to create three dimensional global balance in the global structure. Kelly is on clinical faculty at the University of Washington's rehabilitation department where she lectures on the topics of ergonomics, fascia, hand therapy, innovative manual therapy, and whole body medicine. Music by Steven C. Anderson: "Embraced" from album "Heart Strings." Please visit KellyClancy.com.

Episode 13 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Pamela Eakins, PhD about "How Tarot Benefits the Health of Society." Dr. Pamela Eakins is a Sociologist and Visionary Cosmologist. She has taught at Stanford University, the University of Colorado, and the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is the author of several books including Tarot of the Spirit, Priestess, and Visionary Cosmology. Currently, she teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as online. Music by Steven C. Anderson: "Raindrops and Rainbows" from album "Past to Presence – Mellow." Please visit PamelaEakins.net and TarotoftheSpirit.com.

Episode 12 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Dr. Arlene Schmid, PhD, OTR, FAOTA about "Yoga for Healing Neurological Conditions." Arlene has been an occupational therapist for over 20 years and started to use yoga with her clients in the late 90s. She pursued her PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences from the University of Florida with the intention of studying the benefits of yoga for people with disabilities. For over a decade, Arlene has developed and tested yoga interventions for research participants with a variety of illnesses and disabilities, including, but not limited to: stroke, TBI, chronic pain, neuropathy, and Parkinson's Disease. Music by Steven C. Anderson: "Soaring-Joy" from the album "Past to Presence – Mellow."

Episode 11 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Anne Labovitz about "Love, Art & Healing." Labovitz is an American artist based in St Paul, Minnesota, whose practice includes painting, drawing, and printmaking as well as experimental film and sound. Labovitz has a degree in psychology and art from Hamline University in St. Paul and a Masters in Fine Art from Transart Institute via Berlin and New York. Her work considers many themes often returning to the central notion of an enduring interest in people—the human spirit, its emotional resonance, and the way it manifests in relationships. Music by Steven C. Anderson: "Temporary Spacesuits" from the album "Spiritual Piano." Learn more about or collaborate with Anne Labovitz.

Episode 10 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD about "Consciousness and Healing." Dr. Mishlove is host and producer of the New Thinking Allowed channel on YouTube. He is author of "The Roots of Consciousness", "Psi Development Systems", and "The PK Man." He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in "parapsychology" ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is also past-president of the non-profit Intuition Network, an organization dedicated to creating a world in which all people are encouraged to cultivate and apply their inner, intuitive abilities. Music by Steven C. Anderson: "Mystery in the Moment" from the album "Spiritual Piano." Learn more at NewThinkingAllowed.org

Episode 9 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Wayne Jonas, MD who is a practicing family physician, an expert in integrative health and health care delivery, and author of "How Healing Works" on 11/15/18. Dr. Jonas is currently the Executive Director of Samueli Integrative Health Programs, an effort supported by Henry and Susan Samueli to empower patients and doctors by providing solutions that enhance health, prevent disease and relieve chronic pain. He has served in the roles of Director Office of Alternative Medicine at the NIH, Director of the World Health Organization Center for Traditional Medicine, and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Samueli Institute. Music by Steven C. Anderson: "Letting Go" from the album "Spiritual Piano." Learn more at DrWayneJonas.com

Episode 8 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Rebecca Austill-Clausen, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA who is an award-winning author and Occupational Therapist on10/23/18. In 1995, Rebecca had a Spiritual Transformative Experience when she discovered her ability to communicate with her 37-year-old brother who died. She became a Reiki Master and has been teaching Reiki to OT practitioners at the AOTA Annual Conference each year since 2015, at university medical professional programs, and state conferences. Music by Steven C. Anderson: "Time/Peace" from the album "Past to Presence – Mellow." Learn more at RebeccaAustillClausen.com

Episode 7 – Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Betsy Shandalov, OTR/L, C-IAYT who has been an occupational therapist for 25 years and a yoga therapist for 10 years, with her certification through the International Association of Yoga Therapists on 9/26/18. She treats adults and children in a variety of healthcare and educational settings and in private practice. Music by Steven C. Anderson: "Above the Clouds" from the album "Past to Presence – Mellow." Learn more at YogaOT.com