Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program Introduction to

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program The Changing State of Healthcare

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program Significant Technological Advances: Robots being used for surgery CAT scans, PET scans and MRI’s Transplants The use of the internet to diagnose and treat people in far away locations.

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program Limitations of Current Health Care System: Lack of insurance Lack of access Caregivers at home – exhausted, burning out Rushed health care visits with primary care providers (averaging 5 to 8 minutes per visit) Mechanistic Healthcare – “wheel them in, fix them up, send them home”

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program The Future of Healthcare Hospitals of the future will consist of: Emergency Departments, Operating Rooms, and Intensive Care Units Society will increasingly focus on Prevention, Wellness and Wholeness.

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program Return of Ancient Healing Practices Acupuncture Aromatherapy/Essential Oils Homeopathy Healing Touch Growing numbers of Hospitals and health care facilities are providing Healing Touch and other related therapies.

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program Why are hospitals offering Healing Touch? Reduces pain Accelerates postoperative recovery Improves mobility after surgery Decreases anxiety, tension, and stress Provides symptom relief during chemotherapy and radiation therapy Reduces the effects of trauma, chronic pain Reduces length of hospital stay Eases the dying process

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program What is Healing Touch? Healing Touch is an energy therapy in which practitioners consciously use their hands in a heart-centered and intentional way to support and facilitate physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health.

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program What do the experts say? “In a few decades scientists have gone from a conviction that there is no such thing as energy fields in and around the human body to an absolute certainty that they exist.” (pg. 27 Oschman, Energy Medicine, The Scientific Basis) James Oschman PhD

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program Equipment that measures biofield (energy field) activity: Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) Measures biofields produced by our physiological processes and it is used to measure the geomagnetic field of the earth. It detects energy fields and records their size and direction. Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy mimics natural electrical activities of the body and is used to “jump start” bone and soft tissue repair in the body. (pg. 74 Oschman, Energy Medicine, The Scientific Basis)

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program How Does Energy Healing Work Energy therapies focus on removing energy congestion that forms in our energy field (biofield/aura) and energy centers (chakras). Once this congestion is cleared, the body is better able to restore balance, maintain health, and promote wellness.

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program Oschman’s definition and hypothesis “Healing Energy”, whether produced by a medical device or projected from the human body, is energy of a particular frequency or set of frequencies that can stimulate the repair of one or more tissues.” (pg. 87 Oschman, Energy Medicine, The Scientific Basis)

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program Healing Touch Research Funding for research has been provided by National Institutes of Health: Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Hospitals Professional organizations Private foundations

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program Energy can be experienced by: Movement Temperature Density

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program Discover your own energy field Discover the energy field of a partner Magnetic Passes: Hands in Motion

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program Who can practice Healing Touch? You Can! We believe that anyone with a compassionate heart and a desire to be of service to others can become a practitioner of energy healing. All that is needed is a commitment to learn and to grow.

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program History of the Healing Touch Program Founder of Healing Touch: Janet Mentgen RN, BSN, CHTP/I, HNC, (1938 – 2005) 1990 Healing Touch, developed by Janet, became a certificate program with 25 workshops offered across the United States that year The Healing Touch Program, Leaders in Energy Medicine, became the official name for this training program. It is estimated that over 100,000 students in 32 countries have studied Healing Touch.

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program Healing Touch in your community Beginnings of Healing Touch in this community Locations where Healing Touch is offered to individuals: Hospitals Volunteer Activities Healing Touch Support Groups/Clinics Private Practice Classes being offered Hopes and dreams for Healing Touch in this community

Copyright 2007 Healing Touch Program How can you get involved? Attend a Level 1 Healing Touch class. Experience a Healing Touch session Sponsor a Healing Touch Presentation Support your local Healing Touch Community Explore the Healing Touch Program at View and share the “Introduction to Healing Touch” DVD Read Energy Magazine 

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