The Healing Touch Paradigm “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 well-being and healing.” © 1993-2015 HTP Healing Touch Organizations National Accrediting Agencies National Endorsements (HTP practitioners)

(HTP & HBB practitioners)

Benefits . . . •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • 

Relaxes the body Supports the release of endorphins Relaxes muscles Increases circulation Elevates oxygen Allows for the increased absorption of nutrients Builds enzymes for proper digestion Hormones regulated Toxins released Healthy cell growth Well-being promotes healing Stabilized physiology leads to immune system regulation & supports self-healing

Current Applications

Categories Investigated

Cancer, Cardiovascular, Death/Dying/Hospice and Palliative Care, Depression/Psychotherapy/Psychology/Mental Disability, Elderly Challenges, Endocrine/Immune Function/HIV Disease, Instruments (Assessments), Orthopedics, Outcomes, Pain, Patient Satisfaction and Experience, Pediatrics, Pets, Stress and Coping, Surgery/Post-Op Recovery/Anesthesia and Using/Learning HT, Work

Healing Touch Research Symptoms Investigated •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • 

Inflammation Chronic Pain Fatigue Depression Anxiety Agitation Stress Nausea

Healing Touch Technique

Self Chakra Connection

The Chakra Connection is a full body balancing technique that facilitates movement of energy from chakra to chakra by connecting the major and minor energy centers, and opening them to flow freely. The Chakra Connection was developed by W. Brugh Joy, M.D. and is referred to in his book Joys Way. Designed to connect, open and balance the energy centers and enhance the flow of energy in the body, it can be used alone or in combination with other energy techniques. The Chakra Connection is an excellent self-care technique, which can be incorporated into your daily or weekly self-care practice. It can also be effectively used to care for yourself during stressful situations, times of decision making or for relaxation and rejuvenation at the end of the day. Procedure: The Self Chakra Connection can be done sitting or lying down. Begin by opening either foot chakra by holding the foot position shown in figure 1 for approximately one minute. 2

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Knee to Hip

Ankle to Knee

Open Foot 7

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Solar Plexus to Heart

Heart to High Heart 15

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Both Shoulders

Both Elbows

Wrist to Wrist

Solar Plexus to Spleen 13

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Both Hips

Repeat 1-3 on Other Leg 9

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Sacral to Solar Plexus

Root to Sacral

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High Heart to Throat

Throat to Brow

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Brow to Crown

Crown to Transpersonal Pt. Copyright © 2011 Healing Touch Program

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Improving Health Outcomes With Healing Touch: 4 Case Studies Bibliography Information from organization/websites Healing Touch Program: http://www.healingtouchprogram.com/ Healing Touch Professional Program: http://www.htprofessionalassociation.com/ Healing Beyond Borders: http://healingbeyondborders.org/ Clinical Guidelines Anderson, J. G., & Taylor, A. G. (2011). Effects of Healing Touch in Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 29(3), 221–228. doi:10.1177/0898010110393353 Wilkinson, D. S., Knox, P. L., Chatman, J. E., Johnson, T. L., Barbour, N., Myles, Y., & Reel, A. (2002). The clinical effectiveness of healing touch. The Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, 8(1), 33–47. Retrieved from http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089%2F107555302753507168 Peer-reviewed Journal Articles (By Subject Matter): Healing Touch Anderson, J. G., & Taylor, A. G. (2011). Biofield therapies in cardiovascular disease management: a brief review. Holistic Nursing Practice, 25(4), 199–204. doi:10.1097/HNP.0b013e3182227185 Anderson, J. G., & Taylor, A. G. (2011). Effects of Healing Touch in Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 29(3), 221–228. doi:10.1177/0898010110393353 Black, P. (2014, June 13). Effect of healing touch training on self-care awareness in nurses (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.

Cook, C., Guerrerio, G. F., & Slater, V. E. (2003). Healing touch and quality of life in women receiving radiation treatment for cancer: a randomized controlled trial. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 10(3), 34–41. Retrieved from http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/15154151 Decker, S., Wardell, D. W., & Cron, S. G. (2012). Using a Healing Touch Intervention in Older Adults With Persistent Pain A Feasibility Study. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 30(3), 205–213. doi:10.1177/0898010112440884 Gronowicz, G. A., Jhaveri, A., Clarke, L. W., Aronow, M. S., & Smith, T. H. (2008). Therapeutic Touch Stimulates the Proliferation of Human Cells in Culture. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 14(3), 233–239. doi:10.1089/acm.2007.7163 Jackson, E., Kelley, M., McNeil, P., Meyer, E., Schlegel, L., & Eaton, M. (2008). Does Therapeutic Touch Help Reduce Pain and Anxiety in Patients With Cancer? Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 12(1), 113–120. doi:10.1188/08.CJON.113-120 Krucoff, M. W., Crater, S. W., Green, C. L., Maas, A. C., Seskevich, J. E., Lane, J. D., … Koenig, H. G. (2001). Integrative noetic therapies as adjuncts to percutaneous intervention during unstable coronary syndromes: Monitoring and Actualization of Noetic Training (MANTRA) feasibility pilot. American Heart Journal, 142(5), 760–769. doi:10.1067/mhj.2001.119138 Lu, D.-F., Hart, L. K., Lutgendorf, S. K., & Perkhounkova, Y. (n.d.). The effect of healing touch on the pain and mobility of persons with osteoarthritis: A feasibility study. Geriatric Nursing. doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2013.05.003

MacIntyre, B., Hamilton, J., Fricke, T., Ma, W., Mehle, S., & Michel, M. (2008). The efficacy of healing touch in coronary artery bypass surgery recovery: a randomized clinical trial. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 14(4), 24. Retrieved from http://www.healingtouchprogram.com/articles/documents/HTBypassSurgery.pdf Post-White, J., Kinney, M. E., Savik, K., Gau, J. B., Wilcox, C., & Lerner, I. (2003). Therapeutic massage and healing touch improve symptoms in cancer. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2(4), 332–344. Retrieved from http://ict.sagepub.com/content/2/4/332.short Seskevich, J. E., Crater, S. W., Lane, J. D., & Krucof, M. W. (2004). Beneficial effects of noetic therapies on mood before percutaneous intervention for unstable coronary syndromes. Nursing Research, 53(2), 116–121. Retrieved from http://journals.lww.com/nursingresearchonline/Abstract/2004/03000/Beneficial_E ffects_of_Noetic_Therapies_on_Mood.7.aspx Thomas, L. S., Stephenson, N., Swanson, M., Jesse, D. E., & Brown, S. (2013). A Pilot Study: The Effect of Healing Touch on Anxiety, Stress, Pain, Pain Medication Usage, and Physiological Measures in Hospitalized Sickle Cell Disease Adults Experiencing a Vaso-Occlusive Pain Episode. Journal of Holistic Nursing. doi:10.1177/0898010113491631 Wardell, D. W., Decker, S. A., & Engebretson, J. C. (2012). Healing touch for older adults with persistent pain. Holistic Nursing Practice, 26(4), 194–202. doi:10.1097/HNP.0b013e318258528d

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles (By Subject Matter): Energy Medicine Bischof, M., & Del Giudice, E. (2013). Communication and the emergence of collective behavior in living organisms: A quantum approach. Molecular Biology International, 2013. http://doi.org/10.1155/2013/987549 Cui, Y., Liu, X., Yang, T., Mei, Y.-A., & Hu, C. (2014). Exposure to extremely lowfrequency electromagnetic fields inhibits T-type calcium channels via AA/LTE4 signaling pathway. Cell Calcium, 55(1), 48–58. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceca.2013.11.002 Pall, M. L. (2013). Electromagnetic fields act via activation of voltage-gated calcium channels to produce beneficial or adverse effects. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 17(8), 958–965. http://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.12088 Expert Resources (Books) Gerber, R. (2001). Vibrational medicine: The #1 handbook of subtle-energy therapies. Rochester, VT: Bear & Co. Hover-Kramer, D. (2011). Creating healing relationships: Professional standards for energy therapy practitioners (1st ed.). Santa Rosa, CA: Energy Psychology Press. Joy, W. B. (1979). Joy’s way: A map for the transformational journey  : An introduction to the potentials for healing with body energies (1st ed.). Los Angeles, CA: J. P. Tarcher. Levy, S. (2013). Your body can talk: The art and application of clinical kinesiology/how to use simple muscle testing. Kalindi Press. Oschman, J. L. (2000). Energy medicine: The scientific basis. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone.

Oschman, J. L. (2003). Energy Medicine in therapeutics and human performance (1 edition.). Amsterdam  ; Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann. Radin, D. I. (2006). Entangled minds: Extrasensory experiences in a quantum reality. New York, NY: Paraview Pocket Books.