What is Healing Touch?
Healing Touch, also known as Healing Hands, is a form of energy therapy that involves using the hands to gently touch or hover near the body. This modality is ancient and was taught by the Greek father of modern medicine, Hippocrates at his Asclepieion school on the island of KOS from 460-370 BC, Greece. A notable modern day practitioner that developed her own process is Janet Mentgen, a nurse and holistic healer, Healing Touch integrates principles from various healing traditions and scientific research on energy fields. The practice is based on the concept that the human body has an energy field that can become disrupted or imbalanced due to stress, trauma, or illness. Healing Touch aims to restore harmony to this energy field, which in turn supports the body’s natural healing processes.
How Does Healing Touch Work?
During a Healing Touch session, the practitioner assesses the client’s energy field, which surrounds and interpenetrates the physical body. This is often done by gently moving their hands over or near the client’s body to sense areas of pain, imbalance or blockages. The practitioner then uses various techniques to help balance and restore the energy field. The practitioner directs their own energy through their hands and begins to move the clients energy realigning it and may choose to use one of the following methods. These may include:
Gentle Touch: Lightly placing hands on or near the body to help release energy blockages and promote a sense of relaxation.
Energy Clearing: Techniques to clear stagnant or negative energy from the body’s energy field.
Chakra Balancing: Working on specific energy centers (chakras) to harmonize and align them.
Guided Relaxation: The session often includes elements of guided relaxation to help the client enter a state of deep calm and receptivity, enhancing the effectiveness of the energy work.
At the end of the session, clients are encouraged to reflect on their experience and integrate any insights or sensations they may have felt during the session.
Benefits of Healing Touch
Pain Relief: Pain is a symptom of other things going on such as torn muscles. Healing touch can be used to heal and knit tissues back together and bring white blood cells to regenerate injuries. Often the recipient can feel tingling as the healing begins instantly and leaves the session with a significant reduction in pain.
Stress Reduction: One of the primary benefits of Healing Touch is its ability to reduce stress. The gentle touch and energy work induce a state of deep relaxation, which helps lower cortisol levels and alleviates tension.
Emotional Healing: Healing Touch can assist in processing and releasing emotional blockages, helping clients manage stress, anxiety, and emotional trauma.
Enhanced Physical Healing: By promoting a balanced energy field, Healing Touch supports the body’s natural healing processes, potentially aiding in the recovery from physical ailments and enhancing overall vitality.
Improved Sleep: Many clients report better sleep patterns and improved overall restfulness following Healing Touch sessions, as relaxation and stress reduction are key components of the practice.
Increased Well-being: Regular sessions can contribute to a heightened sense of well-being and inner peace, supporting both mental and emotional health.