Healing Touch for animals

Last week my sheltie had his teeth cleaned. In order to do this he had to have anesthesia. I was concerned because he has
always been healthy and hasn't ever needed anesthesia. So the day gets here and I take my dog to the vet. I arrive at 8:00 am. They let me know he's in good hands and will call when the cleaning is complete. The vet assistant also tells me I can pick up my dog at about 5:00 pm. So with their assurance that he is in good hands I leave my dog and go about my day. The vet calls me around 10:00 to let me know the dog is fine and we discuss the future care of his teeth. At 5:00 my husband picks up my pet and brings him home. He is happy to be with us again and "out of jail," as we like to joke.

I get him settled and start to assess his energy field. I feel pins and needles as well as density in the field. So I began a Healing Touch technique called, "Hands in Motion," to break up the congestion which is causing the pins and needles. Now during this time he thinks I'm playing with him. "I'd love to play with you," I tell him, "but not now." Well, he continues to push his paws against my leg and rolls over onto his back!. Laughing I continue on. I do the Hands in Motion for about 5 minutes with him moving and trying to engage me in play. I mean if you could just see his big brown eyes staring at me you'd want to just hug him like I do! But I knew he needed more work so I rolled him over again and this time he actually stayed on his tummy. I then
began to balance and connect his field with the Chakra Connection. Dogs are similar to humans in regard to where I'm positioning my hands. Typically when I work on a human they are lying on their back for a Chakra Connection. But I use my intention and my hands to effect the change in his field. When I am done assess his field. It feels smooth and clear which will keep him in good health. Flowing energy keeps a dog as well as a person healthy. "Now we can play!" I give him a big hug and tell him how much I love him. By this time he is ready for a game of catch ; )

Healing Touch for the Dying

Last Wednesday I was at Hospice of Cincinnati volunteering with some other Healing Touch Practitioners or Apprentices. Two of us serviced two out of the 4 wings of the facility. Our normal procedure is to get a patient list from the nurses and check with them to find out who, if any, would benefit from Healing Touch. Many times the nurses will recommend several patients for a variety of reasons. The last two patients for whom we provided Healing Touch were in the last stages of dying. Patient A had just been given a little medication to help her relax as the nurse told us she was somewhat restless. We went quietly into her room. This time in the dying process to me will always be a sacred time. When you think that the person in front of you will
soon "shuffle off this mortal coil," as Shakespeare once said and be in spirit form, you might feel somewhat envious as I did. Make no mistake that I love my life but there's something about that next step that, in some ways, I long for. As the Bible says, "there will be no more tears and no more fears." When I reflect upon that statement I know in the core of my being that there
is a great future for all of us. I think of heaven as a place that is beautiful beyond description, where learning continues and the soul really takes shape. When providing Healing Touch to someone such as this Hospice patient lying here, I think of all these things. I also think of the life she may have led, her family that is coming to say goodbye and all that her life may have been.

Patient B was also actively dying. As I've seen often the breathing changes and becomes very shallow and labored. If the person coughs I can hear the congestion in the chest. I know this person does not have long in this life and I want to be as respectful and kind as possible. I believe Healing Touch is a way to let the terminally ill feel the human touch that comforts them. I thank God for this time with this person, I bless and pray for him or her. I think of my own time of dying and I sincerely hope that there will be people around me who respect me as a child of God and all that my life has been and will be in heaven! We all must go through our passion and death but we all will be resurrected!

Healing Touch Presentations Class

This past Saturday, February 7th, I coordinated the Healing Touch Presentations Class at the Blue Ash Hospice Community Room in Cincinnati. We brought in Lauri Pointer from the Healing Touch Headquarters in Arvada, CO. She did an excellent job of delivering all the ideas, research and methods in which to present Healing Touch to groups and individuals in and around this wonderful city. Many of us purchased the power point presentation and video, "Introduction to Healing Touch," to use in our talks. The class was very experiential but Lauri also gave us the research data which supports the benefits of Healing Touch. Personally I appreciate the research but I really love the fact that Healing Touch works! I've seen it again and again as I've written in this blog. It helps with pain management, stress reduction, relaxation, accelerates healing after surgery among other benefits. The founder of Healing Touch, Janet Mentgen, had a dream to have a "healer" in every home. Anyone can learn how to do healing touch. It's like learning a new skill and takes practice but it is well worth the effort. With the current economic and health insurance crisis Janet's dream brings home the fact that we as a country can help ourselves and not lean so much on pharmaceuticals. Yes, we need our emergency rooms, our ICU's and our surgical units. But it has been stated that the hospital of the future will not have room for the sick. Why not start now with wellness by learning this wonderful complementary modality? Or seek out a Healing Touch practitioner in your area? For information go to www.healingtouchprogram.com.