Ancient Paths

My Status and Scope of Practice
I am a Healing Touch apprentice. I have completed 4 levels of the 5 required for certification. I am continuing my education in Healing Touch and intend to attain Certified Practitioner status. Healing Touch is a gentle, complementary, energy-based approach to health and healing that can assist in bringing a body to its natural ability to heal. I do not diagnose or treat and I am not a physician. These sessions are not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment by a qualified health practitioner for illness, injuries or other medical conditions.
I am a licensed massage therapist in the state of Arkansas.

Basic Definition of 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 and healing.
Healing Touch is a holistic, complementary and integrative energy-based therapy that is accomplished through the practitioner’s use of contact and/or non-contact touch and a heart-centered state of being. The healing traditions of many cultures emphasize the importance of subtle energy systems that flow through and around the human body, affecting its health and vitality. Many of these traditions stress that balancing these energy fields can assist the body, mind and spirit in moving toward and maintaining wellness.

Description of a Session
During a session (which can vary in length, averaging 45 to 60 minutes), I/we will gently place my/our hands on or above the person’s fully-clothed body, assessing the energy field and noting any sensations or imbalances. I/we then choose a Healing Touch technique appropriate for your needs. This may include light physical touch or sweeping hand motion above the body. There is a high likelihood that you will experience a relaxation response during the session. A feedback discussion will follow.
People have many different responses to Healing Touch. Some clients feel nothing at all. Others describe sensations of moving energy, deep relaxation, feelings of being supported or nurtured, or visions of images and colors. Some clients may experience an emotional release such as tears; some have what they consider to be a spiritual experience or they may develop insight into specific areas of their lives.

Benefits of Healing Touch
Recent research studies suggest that Healing Touch is effective for physical and mental relaxation, pain management, anxiety and stress reduction, and increasing one’s sense of vitality. Clients of Healing Touch typically report experiencing a relaxation response and often report an increased sense of well-being and peace. Many have reported positive experiences that have helped them better cope with illnesses, medical protocols for treatment of medical conditions and depression.
I can make no specific claims regarding the results you may experience from a Healing Touch Session. Clients may request a list or summary of the numerous Healing Touch research studies done since the early 1990’s. Healing Touch is a non-invasive energetic technique, still being researched by traditional science and currently has no known detrimental side effects.

My Education, Training and Experience
I have a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Iowa State University.
I have a Doctor of Naturopathy degree from Clayton College of Natural Health.
I am a licensed massage therapist in the state of Arkansas.
I have completed the first four levels of Healing Touch and will be completing the fifth level at the end of 2010
I have a Reiki Master/Instructor certificate from Reiki Blessings Academy.

Confidentiality/Client Rights

Your experiences during our sessions are confidential, and you have the right to view your files upon written request. Confidentiality is subject to the following exceptions:
1. You may instruct me, in writing, to release information to other health care practitioners.
2. I may release information if subpoenaed or otherwise legally obligated or reasonably allowed to do so. (Including circumstances where there is a clear and imminent danger to you or another person.)