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Healing Touch FAQ's
What is Healing Touch?
Healing Touch is a relaxing, nurturing energy therapy. Gentle touch assists in balancing your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Healing Touch works with your energy field to support your natural ability to heal. It is safe for all ages and works in harmony with standard medical care.
A Healing Touch session feels like a nurturing radiance that flows through and around you. Each individual experience is unique based upon your individual needs.
How Can Healing Touch Benefit You?
- Reducing stress
- Calming anxiety, depression
- Decreasing pain
- Strengthening the immune system
- Enhancing recovery from surgery
- Complementing care for neck & back problems
- Deepening spiritual connection
- Supporting cancer care
- Creating a sense of well-being
- Easing acute & chronic conditions.
Healing Touch research suggests that there are many benefits. Individual experiences will vary.
"Healing Touch is effective with many conditions including fibromyalgia, headaches, chronic fatigue, and chronic pain."
~ Stephen Brewer, M.D. Medical Director, Integrative Medicine, Canyon Ranch, Arizona
Who Are Certified Healing Touch Practitioners?
The Certified Healing Touch Practitioner (CHTP) credential is widely recognized in energy therapy training. Look for the CHTP credential to assure the highest standards. All CHTP's:
- Complete a rigorous training and certification program
- Abide by a Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
"My pain level dropped from unbearable to manageable after just one session."
~ Marilyn Cummelin, Chronic pain sufferer
Where Is Healing Touch Used?
Healing Touch is used in a wide variety of settings including hospitals, long term care facilities, private practices, hospices, and spas. Janet Mentgen, RN, founded Healing Touch in 1989 as a continuing education program for nurses, other health care professionals, and lay persons. Today, Healing Touch has spread internationally and is taught in universities, medical and nursing schools and other settings internationally.
It is endorsed by the American Holistic Nurses Association. Practitioners and Instructors are certified through Healing Touch International, Inc. (HTI). HTI includes a research department, and offers support with health care integration. Healing Touch continues to grow rapidly, spreading healing light worldwide.
"I receive Healing Touch to bring in serenity, balance and love. Healing Touch is my monthly infusion of peace."
~ Andrea Rietsch, Mother of three
Vaughan Integrative Medicine offers Healing Touch sessions on Mondays and Thursdays. Call 336.808.3627 ext 13 to schedule an appointment.
To learn more about Healing Touch visit www.HealingTouchInternational.org.
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