Epona Therapy Services, LLC

04/10/2024

Occupational therapy doesn't have to look a certain way- it's the results that count.

02/13/2024

We resonate with this deeply. For children, play is serious work! Through play children regulate their emotions, calm their sensory systems and build strength and coordination that makes other daily tasks a breeze (like getting dressed without protesting or sitting at their desk all day).

Have you guys been playing this week? We hope so!
Play is the highest form of research according to Albert Einstein.

The older kids get, free, unstructured play tends to take a backseat to “more important” tasks to check off ever growing to-do lists. Or maybe unstructured play turns into structured play and physical play turns into sedentary play. It’s not uncommon for the type of play to change over our lifetime. Or to disappear altogether.

Why is that?

Play doesn’t lose all its benefits because we had another birthday.

12/13/2023

There are things more important than presents.

What non-tangible gifts are you celebrating this year? What would you add to this list?

12/05/2023

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12/04/2023

12/02/2023

https://www.ahta.org/about-horticultural-therapy

Horticultural therapy is a time-proven practice. The therapeutic benefits of garden environments have been documented since ancient times. In the 19th century, Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and recognized as the "Father of American Psychiatry," was first to document....

12/01/2023

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0890117117697520

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of a supervised and regular program of aquatic activities throughout gestation on maternal we...

11/30/2023

11/29/2023

Pro-tip from Manitoba Nature Summit: a pair of old socks and a couple of strategically placed holes help keep those pesky mitts on and prevent the dreaded snow-on-the-wrists for longer winter, outdoor play!

11/25/2023

Some fun facts to share with your clients during their nature-based occupational therapy session today!

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