In this episode Sabrina shares her Summer reading list. This is the final Spring episode. Please return to listening in August when the Fall season begins with new guests and new resources for continued wellbeing!

In this episode we explore how the expressive arts allow us to process and release what does not serve us and assimilate what is nourishing from our life and thus be sustained through any of our life challenges. Research and resources, including guided creative suggestions to integrate the arts into your everyday life are provided.

In this episode you learn the “ nuts & bolts” of Reiki. Details include what will you experience during a Reiki session, Reiki’s history, research & resources, as well as trainings to look into deepening your knowledge. Practice two energy enhancing practices, to begin to bring healing energy into your everyday life.

In this episode Sabrina Castaneda (OTD) shares the research, and clearly explains the physiological and psychologically benefits of meditation to support our natural powerful anti- aging mood regulating and memory enhancing systems. Experience three meditation practices that you can easily integrate into your everyday life.

In this episode your host Sabrina Castaneda (OTD) describes the connection between stress and chronic mental and physical illness and how relaxation can counteract these effects so that you may live more fully everyday. Sabrina shares three short relaxations easily integrated into your everyday life, wherever you may be.

In this episode Rebecca Austill-Clausen shares with us how her brother’s death resulted in a powerful awareness of our expanded selves and our capacity to heal and communicate beyond the expected. Learn more about Rebecca, her courses https://www.rebeccaaustillclausen.com/ and read her story https://www.amazon.com/Change-Maker-Brothers-Death-Woke/dp/1631521306/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=change+maker+rebecca&qid=1616757003&sr=8-2

Join us as Bridgette Loiselle shares the powerful rehabilitative powers of expressive arts in neuro-rehab for both pediatric & adult patients. Explore up to date research behind its use in therapy. Plus, experience an arts based activity yourself as Bridgette leads us in an activity to enhance our personal awareness. For more information about Bridgette please click on the following links: https://www.occupationaltherapy.com/ot-ceus/course/expressive-art-in-ot-enhancing-4759 to see and her linked in profile https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/ Bridgette-loiselle-a726b897

In this episode we talk with Danielle Hall as she shares her own journey of healing and transformation through sound healing. Danielle is a sound healer and founder/CEO of SoundEmbrace a sound healing school offering a 200 HR certification program. We discuss the research and experiences in sound healing. Plus, we get to experience a short sound bath. For more information please visit https://www.facebook.com/SoundEmbraceHealth/ https://www.soundembrace.com/ Also check out: Danielle has also shared a free sound bath you can return to anytime this week https://soundembrace.mn.co/sign_up

In this episode occupational therapist Isabel Fryszberg shares many stories of healing and transformation through arts-based occupational therapy. Isabel discusses how the essential elements of community, play and self discovery lead to a healed and new life in which the arts continue to play a role beyond the therapeutic sessions. Isabel also shares with us creative projects we can easily engage in everyday. Connect with Isabel: https://www.isabelfryszberg.com/ listen to Isabel’s songs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpDjR-ib6t1fVAlTRxrGfAA

In this episode Dr. Jenna Yeager shares her professional and personal experiences using mind-body based approaches for enhanced well being. We highlight her recent research study with expectant mothers which resulted in both improved physical and mental well-being and restful sleep. To conclude, Dr. Yeager leads us in a short mindfulness based session. For more information on Dr. Yeager and her publications click on the link below. https://www.towson.edu/chp/departments/occutherapy/facultystaff/jyeager.html