Healing Touch (as defined by the Healing Touch Professional Association): An energy therapy in which practitioners consciously use their hands in a heart centered and intentional way to enhance, support and facilitate the physical, emotional, mental, spiritual health and self-healing. Healing Touch utilizes light or near-body touch to clear, balance and energize the human energy system in an effort to promote healing for the whole person; mind, body, spirit. (Feel Good Now p. 94-97 )
Healing Touch adheres to a strict Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics.Healing Touch Professional Association provides support and resources to assist with compliance of the Code.
Healing Touch Practitioners do not diagnose, prescribe, or treat medical disorders and use language that clarifies this…”client, clear, open, balance, assess fields, recommendations etc. ” All HTP’s receive informed consent from their clients. Sessions are documented,
Health Care workers have a license to touch as well as ministers of divinity. Each state has its own guidelines. Most HTP’s carry liability insurance according to state guidelines. Session charges are comparable to Massage Therapy in their area.
‘Til the next time-Rosie
