What is Healing Touch?

Healing Touch is a relaxing, nurturing, heart-centered energy therapy that uses gentle, intentional
touch that assists in balancing physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. 
Healing Touch is a collection of standardized, noninvasive techniques that clear, energize, and
balance the human and environmental energy fields. Healing Touch assists in creating a coherent
and balanced energy field, supporting one’s inherent ability to heal. It is safe for all ages and
works in harmony with, is complementary to, and may be integrated with standard medical care.
Some of the ways client have benefited from Healing Touch are calming anxiety and reducing
symptoms of depression, decreasing pain, strengthening the immune system, enhancing recovery
from surgery, complementing care for neck and spine problems, deepening spiritual connection,
supporting cancer care, creating a sense of well-being, easing acute and chronic conditions, and
supporting resiliency in health care providers.
If you would like to review some of the research that has been written on Healing Touch click
this link. Research

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WHERE IS HEALING TOUCH USED?
Healing Touch is used in a wide variety of settings including private practices, hospitals, long-
term care facilities, hospices, and spas.  Healing Touch was founded in 1989 as a continuing
education program for nurses, massage therapists, other health care professionals, and lay
persons.  Today, Healing Touch is taught in universities, medical and nursing schools, and other
settings around the world.

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WHAT HAPPENS DURING A HEALING TOUCH SESSION?
The first session involves a consultation in addition to the Healing Touch session.  I will ask a series of questions about your physical, mental, and emotional situation, and I will answer any questions you might have about the Healing Touch modality. Sessions generally lasts 45 to 60 minutes. The first session can last up to 75 minutes due to the initial consultation. You will lay on a massage table fully clothed, an energy assessment will be provided, then I will perform the healing techniques with my hands above or gently on your body. People frequently report feeling deeply relaxed and peaceful during and after the session. Because there may be a cumulative effect of using Healing Touch over time, regular sessions are recommended. Here is a short YouTube video by a Healing Touch colleague on what a session can look like.

You can check out the Healing Beyond Borders website for more information on Healing
Touch.