HTL1 Student Notebook 2nded

The Healing Touch Vision
Spreading Healing, Light and Love, restoring wholeness on Earth
Healing Touch
Level 1 Student Notebook
Healing Touch International Healing Touch Certificate Program
Healing Touch Student notebook prepared by Lucrezia Mangione, BA, CMT, CHTP/I
Certified Healing Touch International Healing Touch Practitioner and Instructor
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TableofContents
Overview........................................................................................................................................................ 4
RequiredtextbooksforHealingTouch: ........................................................................................................ 4
HealingTouchLevelOneCourseObjectives: .................................................................................... 6
WhatisHealingTouch? ............................................................................................................................ 8
HealingTouchCurriculum ....................................................................................................................10
SpecificbenefitsofHealingTouch:.....................................................................................................16
HistoricalandCulturalPerspectivesinHealing ............................................................................17
PrerequisitesforusingHealingTouch..............................................................................................24
HealerPreparation ..................................................................................................................................24
HealingTouchLevel1Techniques .....................................................................................................26
Fullbodytechniques...........................................................................................................................................26
Localized,specifictechniques .........................................................................................................................26
ScudderTechnique ..................................................................................................................................31
TheHumanEnergySystem....................................................................................................................32
TheChakraConnection...........................................................................................................................34
ChakraConnection,OneonOnesequence ..................................................................................................35
ChakraConnection,TwoonOnesequence: ................................................................................................36
ChakraConnection,Selfsequence..................................................................................................................37
TheChakraConnectionhandpositions .......................................................................................................38
Thenextsteps:ApplyingwhatyouvelearnedandSelfCare ...................................................39
SelfCare .......................................................................................................................................................40
ScopeofPracticeStatement..................................................................................................................44
DefinedLevelsofPractice:................................................................................................................................44
HealingTouchCertificationProcess: ............................................................................................................45
DescriptionofHealingTouchInternational:..............................................................................................45
LegalBasisforHealingTouchPractice: .......................................................................................................45
CodeofEthics/StandardsofPractice................................................................................................46
VisionandMissionStatement ..............................................................................................................48
MembershipApplication........................................................................................................................49
Appendix......................................................................................................................................................51
Resources: ..............................................................................................................................................................51
BookListforHealingTouchStudentsfromHealingTouchInternational .......................................52
UpdatestoHealingTouch:AGuidebookForPractitioners,2ndEd. ....................................................54
HealingTouchSessionDocumentation........................................................................................................55
2 Unless otherwise stated Lucrezia Mangione. All Rights Reserved Worldwide and Universally 2008-2009
Dedication
This is dedicated to the healers of the earth:

the courageous people who alleviate suffering
during their daily walk in life.
Overview
Healing Touch Level One provides 18 clock hours of instruction for people interested in professional
and personal development. It affords an opportunity to explore energy medicine concepts and
techniques and develop these concepts and skills related to biofield therapy otherwise known as
energy-based therapy.
Required text books for Healing Touch:
Healing Touch: A Guidebook for Practitioners, 2nd Edition

Dorothea Hover-Kramer, EdD, RN
With contributing authors:
Janet Mentgen, BSN, RN, HNC, CHTP, CHTI
Norma Geddes, PhD, RN
Sharon Scandrett-Hibdon, PhD, RN, CHTP, CHTI
Victoria Slater, PhD, RN, HNC, CHTP, CHTI
Published by Delmar: Thomson Learning, 3 Columbia Circle, Box 15015, Albany, NY 12212-5015
Joys Way: A Map for the Transformational Journey

W. Brugh Joy, M.D.
Published by Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, NY 1979.
Healing Touch Level 1 Student Notebook

Prepared by Lucrezia Mangione, CMT, CHTP/I
A supplemental notebook providing further information not found in the textbooks.
Target Audience:
The Healing Touch International Healing Touch Certificate Program is a continuing education
program through the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA), National Certification Board
for Massage and Bodywork Therapists (NCBTMB) and California Board of Registered Nursing for
individuals interested in learning more about biofield therapy, otherwise known as energy therapy,
and who wish to explore the magnificence of their human body, continue their commitment to
personal growth and enhance their professional work.
People from all professions and walks of life attend. Health care professionals, body-oriented
therapists, psychotherapists, registered nurses or other licensed health care professionals and
individuals attend who desire an in-depth understanding of healing work that uses energy-based
concepts. They improve their own health, explore new ways to feel better and learn health tools to
enhance their work, practice or family care.
Certification as a Healing Touch Practitioner is an appropriate goal for those who wish to establish a
Healing Touch practice or to incorporate Healing Touch as a major focus within an existing
professional practice.
The Healing Touch International Healing Touch Certificate Program
The Healing Touch Certificate Program is a multi-level course of study in energy-based therapy that
moves from beginning to advanced practitioner and is complementary to heath care. The program
incorporates a variety of energy-based modalities that are sequenced in Levels 1 through 5, allowing
participants to progress from beginner to practitioner. Students receive a certificate of completion at
each level. Upon completion of levels 1-5 and additional requirements, students are eligible to apply
for certification through Healing Touch International, Inc. Level 6 prepares the individual to become
an instructor.
Each level in the Healing Touch Program includes both didactic and experiential learning in which
participants practice and share experiences using energy-based healing techniques. In addition the
program encourages the developing practitioner to enhance skills and knowledge through
recommended readings and practice sessions. There is also a strong commitment to personal growth
and knowledge of holistic health principles.
Continuing Education Statement:
This course is an approved course of study of the Healing Touch International (HTI) Healing
Touch Certificate Program. The HTI Healing Touch Certificate Program is an endorsed program
of the American Holistic Nurses Association, the National Certification Board for Therapeutic
Massage and Bodywork and the California Board of Registered Nursing. Based upon total
content, 18 continuing contact hours is given for this HTI Healing Touch level one course.
Healing Touch International is approved by the following organizations:

American Holistic Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. AHNA Approval Code 582.
The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a
continuing education Approved Provider. NCBTMB Approval Code 450748-08.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider Number
CEP15275. California licensees must retain the HTI certificate for a period of four years
following class date.
Healing Touch International, Inc. is the non-profit professional membership and educational
organization for Healing Touch. It was established in March 1996 to receive the AHNA Healing
Touch Certificate Program and the process for Healing Touch Certification of Practitioners
(CHTP) and Instructors (CHTI) from the American Holistic Nurses Association.
Healing Touch Level One Course Objectives:
Level 1 Objectives
The participant will:
1. Describe the human energy system relationship to physical, emotional, mental and spiritual
health.
2. Discuss energy principles basic to Healing Touch.
3. Assess the energy field and energy centers.
4. Identify a basic Healing Touch sequence.
5. Demonstrate specific intervention techniques used in Healing Touch.
6. Discuss applications of Healing Touch in personal and professional practice.
7. Discuss expected ethical conduct and standards of practice within Healing Touch.
Level 1 Course Content

1. Energy system concepts related to health
2. Basics of the energy system energy field and energy centers
3. Location and function of the chakras
4. Assessment of the energy field and energy centers
5. Meditation for centering and maintaining energetic flow
6. Principles and practice of Healing Touch
7. Selected intervention techniques: Basic Healing Touch Sequence, Magnetic Passes, Magnetic
Clearing, Chakra Connection (1 on 1, 2 on 1, self), Headache Techniques (tension,
migraine, sinus), Ultra Sound, Laser, Pain Drain, Chakra Spread, Scudder (Optional), Mind
Clearing (Optional)
8. Principles of self-healing
9. Personal development as a healer
10. Legal and professional aspects of touch therapies
HTI Healing Touch Certificate Program: Healing Touch Level 1
Friday
6:00 pm 6:15 pm Introductions/check in
6:15 pm 6:30 pm Orientation to weekend
6:30 pm 7:45 pm HT/historical perspectives/philosophy (Hover-Kramer Ch. 1 & 2)
7:45 pm 8:00 pm Break
8:00 pm 8:30 pm Research (Hover-Kramer Ch. 3 & 4: HTI Research Survey)
8:30 pm 9:00 pm Hands on Experience/energy awareness
Saturday
9:00 am 9:15 am Group sharing/energetic check in
9:15 am 10:15 am Basic Healing Touch Sequence (HTI Handout)
10:15am 10:30 am Break
10:30am 12:00 pm Basic Healing Touch Sequence continued
12:00pm 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm 3:00 pm Assess Energy field & centers (Hover-Kramer Ch. 6,7,8)
3:15 pm 4:15 pm Magnetic Clearing 2:1 (Hover-Kramer Pg.130)
4:15 pm 5:30 pm Chakra Connection 2:1 (Joy Pg. 269-275)
5:30 pm 6:00 pm Review and Discussion
Sunday
9:00 am 9: 10 am Group sharing/energetic check in
9:10 am 9:30 am Self chakra connection 1:1 (Joy Pg. 269-275)
9:30 am 10:30 am Pain management techniques: Laser, Ultrasound, Pain Drain, Pain
Ridge, Wound Seal (Hover-Kramer Pg.135-137, 143, 149) Headache
techniques (Hover-Kramer Pg. 158-159)
10:30 am 10:45 am Break
10:45 am 11:15 am Mind Clearing (Hover-Kramer Pg. 137-143)
11:15 am 12:15pm Development of healer/Self Care (Hover-Kramer Ch. 17-18)
12:15 pm 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm 3:15 pm Heart to Heart Meditation (Joy Pg. 238-239) w/ Chakra Spread
(Hover-Kramer Pg. 131-133)
3:30 pm 4:20 pm Legal & ethical considerations (HTI Code of Ethics/Standards of
Practice/Scope of Practice)
4:20 pm 4:50 pm Scudder technique (optional)
4:50 pm 5:00 pm Evaluation
Level 1 Course Materials

Hover-Kramer, D., Healing Touch: A Guidebook for Practitioners, 2nd edition, Delmar, Albany, NY.
(Healing Touch Textbook)
Joys Way: A Map for the Transformational Journey, W. Brugh Joy, M.D., Jeremy P.
Tarcher/Putnam, NY 1979.
HTI Healing Touch Certificate Program 11-07
What is Healing Touch?
Healing Touch (HT) is a biofield therapy that is an energy-based approach to health and healing. HT
complements conventional health care and is used in collaboration with other approaches to health
and healing.
HT uses touch to influence the human energy system, specifically the energy field that surrounds the
body and the energy centers that control the energy flow from the energy field to the physical body.
These non-invasive techniques utilize the hands to clear, energize, and balance the human and
environmental energy fields, thus affecting physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health and
healing.
The Healing Touch Practitioner fosters a heart-centered, caring relationship in which the practitioner
and client come together energetically to facilitate the clients health and healing.
A conscious, intentional process of directing energy through the hands of the practitioner to the
patient to facilitate the healing process.
The goal of healing Touch is to restore harmony and balance in the energy system which places the
client in a position to self heal.
Applications of Healing Touch

All areas of the nursing profession
Physicians
Allied health personnel
Veterinarians
Lay people interested in healing
Specific benefits of Healing Touch
Acceleration of wound healing Relief of pain

Increased relaxation Reduced need for pain medication
Reduction of anxiety and stress Prevention of illness
Increased energy/relief for chronic Aid in preparation for and follow-up after
fatigue medical treatments and procedures
Strengthens the immune system Support for the dying process
Enhances recovery from surgery Eases acute and chronic conditions
Supports cancer care Complements care for neck & back problems
Creates a sense of well-being Enhances and deepens spiritual development
and connection
HT compliments traditional approaches to health and healing. Referrals to physicians and other
licensed health workers are expected.
Healing Touch Description
Healing Touch is a biofield therapy that is an energy-based approach to health and healing. It uses
touch to influence the human energy system, specifically the energy field that surrounds the body,
and the energy centers that control the energy flow from the energy field to the physical body.
These non-invasive techniques utilize the hands to clear, energize, and balance the human and
environmental energy fields thus affecting physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health and
healing. It is based on a heart-centered caring relationship in which the practitioner and client come
together energetically to facilitate the clients health and healing. The goal in Healing Touch is to
restore harmony and balance in the energy system placing the client in a position to self-heal.
Healing Touch complements conventional health care and is used in collaboration with other
approaches to health and healing.
Program Description
Healing Touch is a nursing continuing education multi-level program in energy-based therapy that
moves from beginning to advanced practitioner and is complementary to health care. The program
incorporates a variety of energy-based modalities that are sequenced in Levels 1 (1), 2 (Ixia), 3 (IIB),
4, (IIIA), 5 (IIIB), with Level 6 (IV) being the instructor level. Parenthesis indicates previous titles
of the courses before this revision.
Each level in the Healing Touch Program includes both didactic and experiential learning in which
participants practice and share experiences using energy[based healing techniques. In addition the
program encourages the developing practitioner to enhance skills and knowledge through
recommended readings and practice sessions. There is also a strong commitment to personal growth
and knowledge of holistic health principles.
At the completion of each official level from the Healing Touch program that is taught by a Certified
Healing Touch Instructor, a certificate of attendance is given. All participants who successful
complete the core curriculum through Level 5 will receive a Certificate of Completion issued by the
Healing Touch Program Director. This recognizes the work completed in the program and the use of
the designated title, Healing Touch Practitioner, HTP. The HTP is then eligible to apply for
certification.
Certification as a Healing Touch Practitioner

Healing Touch International administers certification through a separate review by the Certification
Board of Reviewers using standardized criteria. Certification acknowledges learning experiences
and demonstration of competence as a Healing Touch Practitioner. The Certification Board does not
license the practice of an individual nor assumes any legal responsibility for her/his practice.
Healing Touch Certificate Program * Healing Touch International, Inc.

1996 HTI, All Rights Reserved
Target Audience
The Healing Touch program is for registered nurses, health care professionals, body-oriented
therapists, psychotherapists or other licensed health care professionals and individuals who desire an
in-depth understanding of healing work that uses energy-based concepts. Certification as a Healing
Touch Practitioner is an appropriate goal for those who wish to establish a Healing Touch practice or
incorporate Healing Touch as a major focus within and existing professional practice.
Certification is intended for the professional practitioner. It is anticipated that individuals come to
this level with preparation and work experiences which have contributed to her/his awareness of
concepts on confidentiality, responsibility for licensure and documentation for hands on
treatments, medical ethics, interpersonal relationships, community involvement and awareness of
limitation as well as scope of practice.
Certification as a practitioner is available to those who meet eligibility requirements and have
successfully completed Levels 1 through 5 taught by a HTI Certified Healing Touch Instructor
including the additional work required.
Healing Touch Curriculum

Level 1 Description
Level 1 beings with 15-20 continuing education contact hours of instruction, allowing persons with
varying backgrounds to enter, acknowledge their previous learning and to further develop concepts
and skills in energy-based therapy. A strong commitment to personal growth is required.
Level 1 Objectives
8. Describe the human energy system relationship to physical, emotional, mental and
spiritual health.
9. Discuss energy principles basic to Healing Touch.
10. Assess the energy field and energy centers.
11. Identify a basic Healing Touch sequence.
12. Demonstrate specific intervention techniques used in Healing Touch.
13. Discuss applications of Healing Touch in personal and professional practice.
14. Discuss expected ethical conduct and standards of practice within Healing Touch.
11. Energy system concepts related to health
12. Basics of the energy system energy field and energy centers
13. Location and function of the chakras
14. Assessment of the energy field and energy centers
15. Meditation for centering and maintaining energetic flow
16. Principles and practice of Healing Touch
17. Selected intervention techniques: Basic Healing Touch Sequence, Magnetic Passes,
Magnetic Clearing, Chakra Connection (1 on 1, 2 on 1, self), Headache Techniques
(tension, migraine, sinus), Ultra Sound, Laser, Pain Drain, Chakra Spread, Scudder
(Optional), Mind Clearing (Optional)
18. Principles of self-healing
19. Personal development as a healer
20. Legal and professional aspects of touch therapies
Level 2 Description
Level 2 is for students who have completed Level 1 and wish to increase breadth and depth in the
study of Healing Touch. (15-20 continuing education contact hours.) The second level of study in
Healing Touch includes an intake interview, back techniques and a one-hour healing sequence.
Emphasis in the experiential learning is on developing healing sequences for specific client needs.
Level 2 Objectives
1. Share the experience of practicing Level 1 (I) techniques.
2. Develop interviewing and additional assessment skills.
3. Demonstrate a one-hour healing sequence for specific client problems.
4. Document clinical work.
5. Practice back and neck techniques.
6. Describe specific techniques in addressing client health challenges.
7. Describe application of HTIs Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics within a Healing
Touch session.

Review techniques from HT Level 1 (I)
Sharing experiences of practicing Level 1 (I) techniques
Discuss applying techniques in clinical settings
Assessment process: interviewing skills, recording, observations, documentation
Healing techniques: One-hour Healing Sequence, Spiral Meditation, Mind Clearing, Wound
Closing, Pain Ridge, Pain Drain, Sealing Leaks, Back Techniques
Level 3 Description
Level 3 is for students who desire more in-depth skills in Healing Touch, and have successfully
completed Level 1 (I) and Level 2 (IIA). This course includes: development of Higher Sense
Perception (HSP), sequencing of healing techniques, working with guidance, self-healing and self-
development, (15-20 continuing education contact hours).
Level 3 Objectives
1. Discuss advanced development of the healer.
2. Experience healing from three roles: practitioner, client and observer/coach.
3. Practice hara alignment, expansion of the core star
4. Demonstrate a full healing sequence using chelation, spinal cleansing, healing 5th, 6th, and
7th levels of the subtle body.
5. Practice healing techniques of Etheric Template Clearing an lymphatic Drain.
6. Recognize the implications for ethical conduct and adherence to HTIs Standards of
Practice within a healing Touch session

1996 HTI, All Rights Reserved.
Level 3 Content
Advanced development of the healer
Need for self care in becoming a healer
Healing philosophies of Barbara Brennan and other healers
Practice hara alignment meditation and sharing experience
Full healing sequence including: chelation of the first four levels of the field, spinal
cleansing, healing 5th, 6th, and 7th levels of the subtle body
Techniques, Etheric Template Clearing and Lymphatic Drain
Roles of practitioner, client observer/coach
Advanced healing of the human energy system.
Development of Higher Sense perception
Connecting with guidance
Level 4 & 5 Overview

Levels 4 & 5 are for students who have successfully completed Levels 1 (I), 2 (IIA), 3 (IIB) and
desire to become a healing Touch Practitioner. These two courses provide the student an
opportunity to learn how to develop and conduct a practice in Healing Touch. Each course provides
30 continuing education contact hours (total of 60) of instruction / participation. They are designed
to provide guidance for the student in the development of practice an skill through the mentor/
apprenticeship approach. Students will participate in community projects and work activities. Each
section is offered in a retreat setting to allow for greater focus on the intense learning and practice
that occurs.
Level 4 Description
This course prepares the student to become a Healing Touch Practitioner and establish practice
setting. Practice concerns are explored including establishing a private practice, incorporating
Healing Touch into a current practice setting either working alone or with others. The following
topics are addressed: business concepts, client/practitioner relationships, networking with other
practitioners, identifying energy patterns in clients and scope of practice. Professional development
as a healer is explored including addressing professional ethics, standards of practice and role as a
healer.
Level 4 Objectives
1. Describe the development of a Healing Touch Practitioner
2. Demonstrate a 5-step sequence to include intake, three healing sessions and discharge
planning.
3. Identify issues related to development of a Healing Touch practice.
4. Discuss the case study process based on the sequence demonstrated during the workshop.
5. Discuss the principles of apprenticeship/mentorship and professional practice.
6. Discuss the purpose of a professional profile notebook.
7. Apply HTIs Standards of practice and Code of Ethics within ones Healing Touch
practice.

Level 4 Content
Developing a professional healing practice
Sequencing of five private client sessions, intake, three treatment sessions, with mutual goals,
evaluation and discharge planning with full documentation
Learning the case study process
Defining a Scope of practice
Healer practice guidelines
Selecting a mentor
Forming a mentorship contract with goals
Role of mentorship/apprenticeship
Journaling as a tool for self-enhancement
Developing a reading program
Full body connection
Etheric vitality meditation
Initiation of a practicum (Documentation of 100 client sessions)
Level 5 Description
Level 5 focuses on the completion of projects begun in Healing Touch Level 4 (IIIA). The
following will be addressed: the mentorship experience, community and networking activities,
establishment of practice, development of expertise in a Healing Touch practice, self development as
a healer.
Level 5 Objectives
1. Describe the professional development of a healing practice.
2. Present a professional profile notebook and resume.
3. Discuss practice issues in your role as a Healing Touch practitioner.
4. Discuss practice issues in your role as a Healing Touch practitioner.
5. Present a comprehensive Healing Touch case study for peer review and critique.
6. Present documentation of client sessions.
7. Review the apprenticeship/mentorship process.
8. Report receiving other healing modalities through 10 documented experiences from other
practitioners.
9. Discuss Healing Touch research and implications for practice.
10. Describe Certification as a healing Touch Practitioner
11. Demonstration application of HTIs Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics within
ones Healing Touch practice.

Issues forum including establishing a HT practice and financial concerns
Development as a healer
Healing Touch case study presentation
Professional profile notebook presentation
Documentation of 100 client sessions
Documentation of 10 healing sessions received from other complementary healing
practitioners
Report of apprenticeship/mentorship process
Presentation of resume
Discussion of required reading
Community & networking activities and study groups
Group healing exchanges
Healing Touch research
Standards of practice
Code of Ethics
Process and procedures in Certification as a Healing Touch Practitioner
Approved 1996
Revised & Approved, 10/02, 10/06
Healing Touch International, Inc.

Research and Healthcare
Research on Healing Touch has been conducted for over 10 years. Using rigorous scientific gold
standards for research, there are now almost 100 Healing Touch studies that have been completed or
are currently underway. These findings are published in the Healing Touch International, Inc
Research Survey. This survey is:
Updated bi-annually
Provides input from individual researchers, students and faculty
Offers a summary and/or abstracts of studies
The categories that have been studied include cancer, cardiovascular disease, death and dying, HIV
disease, pain, pediatrics, postoperative recovery, stress, and much more.
The Healing Touch International Research Director is Diane Wind Wardell, RN, PhD, CHTP/I.
Through Dr. Diane Wardell, Healing Touch has a partnership with the University of Texas Health
Science Center. A researcher as well as a dedicated Healing Touch instructor and practitioner,
Diane has been featured in a University of Texas publication and in USA Today sharing the benefits
of Healing Touch.
At the HTI website www.HealingTouchInternational.org you can find the following information in
detail:
Receive a copy of Healing Touch International, Inc Research Survey

How to conduct Healing Touch research
Receive the Healthcare Integration Booklet
Bibliography
Other resources
Dr. Diane Wardell is available for consultation with individuals or organizations that are planning to
conduct Healing Touch research. She can be reached at Diane.Wardell@uth.tmc.edu or by phone at
713-500-2056.
Specific benefits of Healing Touch:
Healing Touch may be used with people of all ages and in all stages of health and healing. Animal
and plants are also receptive to HT.
Acceleration of wound healing

Relief of pain
Increased relaxation
Reduced need for pain medication
Reduction of anxiety and stress
Prevention of illness
Enhancement of spiritual development
Aid in preparation for and follow-up after medical treatments and procedures
Increased energy/relief for chronic fatigue
Support for the dying process
Compliments traditional approaches to health and healing
Referrals to physicians and other licensed health workers are expected
Healing Touch Program is derived from a variety of sources

Healing Touch is a compendium of techniques used with permission from:
Roslyn Bruyere Janet Mentgen

Barbara Brennan Brugh Joy
Reverend Rudy Noel Reverend Scudder
An Anonymous Healer
Healing Touch is a philosophy, a way of caring, a sacred healing art
Healing Touch is
An energy based therapeutic approach to healing
Uses touch to influence the energy system affecting physical, mental, emotional, spiritual
health and healing
The goal of Healing Touch is to restore wholeness through harmony and balance in the
energy system, which places the client in a position to self-heal.
Historical and Cultural Perspectives in Healing
What does healing mean?
The word heal comes from the Anglo-Saxon word haelan. Haelan comes from the word hal.
Hal means whole. Haelan means to make whole.
Heal is defined asi:

1. to make sound, well, or healthy again; restore to health
2. to cure or get rid of (a disease); restore (a wound, sore, etc) to a healthy condition.
3. to free from grief, troubles, evil, etc.
4. (a) to remedy or get rid of (grief, troubles, etc.); (b) to make up (a breach, differences, etc.);
reconcile.
In the definition above heal is a word used to apply to more than just the physical aspect of healing.
It is encompasses the emotional, mental and spiritual health, too. It is used for the person as a
whole.
This whole or wholeness is the basis of the concept of holism. Holism is the view that the organic
integrative whole is greater than the sum of its parts. When applied to health, holistic health
becomes the full connection to the entirety of our being, the whole of our body and our place on this
living-breathing earth. Our body, our emotions, our mind and our spirit are in balance. We are
whole.
In our culture, healing is often thought of as curing. While curing and healing are synonyms to each
other, the root word of cure is care. And from this the definition of cure is as followsii:
1. a healing; the act of healing; restoration to health

2. a remedy; that which makes one well
3. a system or method of medical treatment.
4. the care of souls, spiritual charge, curacy.
Unfortunately, cure has also become, culturally, a word imbued with the cessation of all symptoms
and a return to original health. While that is sometimes the case it isnt always the end result.
In Healing Touch our intention is for the restoration of balance and harmony within the energy
system. Healing Touch works with the meridians, energy centers and energy fields of our human
energy system. This human energy system of ours affects all levels of health: physical, emotional,
mental and spiritual. In other words, it works with the whole of the person. Working holistically,
the energy system returns to harmony and balance and that places the client in a position to self heal.
Healing perspectives
In every culture and in every medical tradition before ours,
healing was accomplished by moving energy. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi (1960)
The Hungarian physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937.
He is credited with discovering vitamin C.
Everything is energy. We live in a sea of energy. Energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be
changed from one form to another. This is the first law of thermodynamics. Energy is the ability to
bring about change and/or to do work. Energy is always in motion, moving and flowing. Where
energy is restrained and obstructed, discomfort and dis-ease occurs.
Healing Touch stands in the footprints of many who have come before. This work is not new age
but very old age. HT is rooted in a history of observation and exploration by many different people,
naturalists and scientists throughout time.
1. A brief and not comprehensive history of subtle energy awareness
Egypt and Chaldea rock carvingsiii Petro glyphs: priests, shamans, holy people
Egypt, India, Tibet, China & Oral traditions, Myths, Stories
Americasiv
American Indiansv Shaman, Medicine person, Healer, Paco
50,0000 B,C.E. Egyptiansvi From Tehuty, or the Greek name Hermes,
wrote of Egyptian priesthood. They kept an
oral tradition. Each chakra associated with
different elements and its viewpoint i.e. life
is fire, water etc.
1. Fire 2. Water, 3. Air, 4. Earth, 5. Ether
6. Radium 7. Magnetum vii
15,000 B.C.E. American Indiansviii 1. Snake 2. Fish 3. Bird or Fowl 4.
Mammal 5th Man 6th Man steps into
collective/spiritual (meaning all spirits living
and dead) 7th Kachina the living symbol of
Universal Spirit
9,000 B.C.E. Persian prophet Zarathustra ix In the Vendidad describes aura, chakra, man
as whole.
15,000 B.C.E. Pyreneesx Cave wall drawings of hands on healing
approx.
xi
5,000 years old Written history of information begins
approx.
1,500 B.C.E. Ebers Papyrusxii Medical papyri of ancient Egypt. Describes
hand methods for medical usage and more
800-400 B.C.E. Upanishads Ancient Sanskrit texts, Hindu scriptures
1000-300 Bible references in both old and new Sources of Intercession to Healingxiii
B.C.E. testaments God (No Intercession)
50-95 A.D. Jesus
Paul
Peter
Peter and John
Categories of Treatments Usedxiv
During Intercession
Application of Substance
Prayer Alone
Touching
Verbal Instruction
500 to 300 Greece: Asklepian Temple Healing temples where Greeks used
B.C.E. therapeutic touch, cleansing, purification,
diet and more
69-96 A.D. Roman Emperor Vespasian Roman historian Tacitus states Emperor did
hands on healing
117-138 A.D. Roman Emperor Hadrian Historical references to his gift of healing.
995- 1000 A.D. King Olaf The King was a reluctant healer as written in
the The Heimskringla, A History of the
Norse Kings By Snorri Sturluson, Samuel
Laing, Rasmus Bjrn Anderson
1873-1906 Teresa Urrea Mexico
1877-1968 Pio of Pietrelcina Italy
Historical References to a Universal Energy Field by Barbara Brennanxv
Time Place/Person Name of Energy Properties Attributed to It

5,000 B.C.E. India Prana The basic source of all life
3,000 B.C.E. China ChI Present in all matter

Yin and yang
500 B.C.E. Greece: Pythagoras Vital energy Perceived as a luminous body that
could produce cures
1500s Europe: Paracelsus Illiaster Vital force and vital matter; healing;
spiritual work
1600s Gottfried Monads Centers of force containing their
Wilhelm von Leibnitz own wellspring of motion
1700s Franz Anton Mesmer Magnetic fluid Could chard animate and inanimate
objects; hypnosis; influence at a
distance
1800s Wilhelm von Odic force Comparison to electromagnetic field
Reichenbach
Twentieth-Century Observers of the Human Energy Field by Barbara Brennanxvi
Date Person Observed Properties Found
1911 Walter Kilner Aura Used colored screens and filters to see 3
Human Atmosphere layers of the aura; correlated auric
configuration to disease
1940 George De La Emanations Developed radionics instruments to detect
Warr radiation from living tissues; used it for
diagnosis and healing from a distance
1930-50 Wilhelm Reich Orgone Develop a mode of psychotherapy utilizing
the orgone energy in the human body;
studied energy in nature and built
instruments to detect and accumulate orgone
1930-60 Harold Burr and Life field (LF) LF directs organization of an organism;
F.S.C. Northrup developed idea of circadian rhythms
1950s L.J. Ravitz Thought field (TF) TF interfered with LF to produce
psychosomatic symptoms
1970-89 Robert Becker Electromagnetic Measured direct current control systems on
field the human body; correlated results with
health and disease; developed methods to
enhance bone growth with electrical current
1970-80s John Pierrakos, HEF [human energy Correlated clinical energy field observations
Richard Dobrin, field] with emotional response; low-light-level
and Barbara darkroom measurements correlated to hamn
Brennan presence
1970s David Frost, HEF Laser bending with HEF
Barbara Brennan
and Karen Gestla
1970-90 Hiroshi ChI Electrically measured the acupuncture
Motoyama meridians; used for treatment and diagnosis
of disease
1970-90 Victor Inyushin Bioplasma HEF has a bioplasma composed of free ions;
fifth state of matter; balance of positive and
negative ions = health
1970-90 Valerie Hunt Biofield Electronically measured the frequency and
location of the biofield on human subjects;
correlated results with aura results
1960-90 Andria Puharich Life-enhancing field Measured life-enhancing alternating
magnetic fields (8 Hz) from healers hands;
found that higher or lower frequencies are
detrimental to life.
1980-90 Robert Beck Schumann waves Correlated healers magnetic pulses with
pulsations of the earths magnetic field, the
Schumann waves
1980-90 John Zimmerman Brain waves Showed that healers brains go into right/left
synchronization in alpha, as do patients
Science, quantum physics and Healing Touch
Looking through the lens of quantum physics, the Western worldview of energy continues to change.
The days of seeing the world as a solid object are over. Sensing the smallest particles of energy and
the electromagnetic nature of life is here.
Beginning in the 19th century with James Clerk Maxwells discovery of magnetic properties to Max
Plancks (the founder of quantum physics) observations, the world we actually live in is not solid but
spacious and composed of atoms, electrical particles and more. When Albert Einstein put forth his
Theory of Relativity, quantum physics took another leap forward. Our nature of reality became a
reality that is inseparable from the whole. Space, time and the very structure of universe are a whole
and inseparable from its parts. Today, Quantum theory continues to evolve and grow different
branches such as quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, quantum gravity, and quantum optics.
Healing Touch falls, scientifically, into quantum field theory. This is the branch of quantum physics
that is concerned with the theory of electromagnetic fields. The energy of our human body is
electro-magnetic in nature. This is a scientific fact. We are pure energy and our human energy
system is in dynamic energetic interplay. Through using the techniques in Healing Touch, we are
working with these electro-magnetic fields we naturally, organically restore balance and harmony to
the energy system and consequently help the body to self-heal.
The History of Healing Touch
The Healing Touch Certificate Program was developed by Janet Mentgen, RN, BSN (1938-2005)
during her nursing career. Over the last 25 years of her life she was committed to studying,
practicing, and teaching energy therapies. Healing Touch developed from her study and experience
with other healers and her own practice and teaching through courses she offered in nursing
continuing education in a Denver community college in the 1980s. Her healing practice helped her
understand and implement the energy techniques and provided the basis for the self-care emphasis
within the curriculum.
In 1988, Janet was honored as the holistic nurse of the year by the American Holistic Nurses
Association (AHNA) for her outstanding work in teaching touch therapies and for its impact on
individuals and community. AHNAs efforts to bring energy therapies within their organizational
framework created an opportunity for Janet and others to offer Healing Touch in Memphis,
Tennessee, and in Gainesville, Florida as a pilot project in 1989. Due to its success, Healing Touch
became a certificate program of the AHNA in 1990 with 25 programs offered across the USA in that
first year. Colorado Center for Healing Touch, Janet's for-profit business, was established as a
provider of Healing Touch classes.
AHNA began offering certification for Healing Touch practitioners and instructors in 1993. In 1996
due to its tremendous growth and diversity of the practitioners, Healing Touch International, Inc., a
non-profit educational organization, was formed to administer the certification program while also
providing community and continuing education, and promoting Healing Touch research and health
care integration. AHNA continued to support Healing Touch by providing endorsement for the
Healing Touch Certificate Program.
Healing Touch International, as the professional membership organization, has as its mission to
spread healing and light worldwide through the heart-centered practice and teaching of Healing
Touch. There are over 2000 members of HTI with over 200 certified instructors and nearly 2000
Certified Healing Touch Practitioners.
In July 1997 Healing Touch International Foundation, Inc. was also established to receive and
distribute funds to assist, encourage and advance the philosophy, objectives, and techniques of
Healing Touch therapy and other energy based healing therapies.
Healing Touch continues to expand worldwide and is now currently taught throughout the United
States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Sweden, The Netherlands, Germany,
Romania, India, South Africa, Trinidad, Italy, and South America. Over 50,000 individuals have
taken Healing Touch classes. Classes are offered through independent instructors and businesses,
universities, and health care facilities. New areas are continually opening and requests are being
received from the international community to continue to offer programs. Healing Touch is in
harmony with people from all walks of life.
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Healing Touch historical overview:
Grew out of the nursing practice of Janet Mentgen, RN, BSN
1989 pilot program at the University of Tennessee and Gainsville, FL
1990 HT Program sponsored by the American Holistic Burses Association (AHNA)
1993-1996 American Holistic Nurses Association certification program
1994 Energy Field Disturbance nursing diagnosis approved by North American Nursing
Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
1996 Healing Touch International Certification
2003 billing Code for Healing Touch CBCAE
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Prerequisites for using Healing Touch
There are prerequisites before using Healing Touch. The primary requirement is connecting with
that place of compassion for others and standing in this integrity. The inherent respect of the unity
of all life, its wholeness and accepting others as who they are is expected.
Additionally:
Being in fairly good health
Willing to discipline oneself
Letting go of expectation and outcome
Being open in mind and heart
Being motivated to help others. Strong desire to alleviate suffering
Having the intention for the highest good to assist and help
Healer Preparation
The healer must prepare his/herself in order to facilitate a healing experience. The steps of healer
preparation are centering, attuning and grounding. Healer preparation places a healer in the highest
condition to assist another with their healing journey.
Healer preparation takes place before all Healing Touch interventions.
Centering:
Centering is holding a mindful place within of being present, connected within and open. The goal
of centering is to let go of the ego in order to connect more consciously and deeply with the inner
self and engaging with a Higher power. Centering causes the healer to be fully present and open to
another and their process.
The ability to center is practiced even outside of healing work. A daily meditative practice is a way
to enhance and deepen the centering ability.
This ability to center is essential for a healer. Centering is focus and concentration. It is the ability
to hold intention and focus through the mind, heart and hands throughout the entire process.
Centering is learned and strengthened through practice. A skilled healing practitioner can pause for
a moment and be centered immediately.
Centering processxvii:
Stand behind or alongside the client.
Breathe deeply.
Gently close your eyes and go inside
Notice your breathing. It should be even and relaxed.
With each exhale, release tension, worry and thoughts.
With each inhale, take in calming energy, replenishing the self.
Take deep and cleansing breaths.
Continue the pattern until you are fully present and focused.
Feel grounded in this moment
Attuning
Attuning brings into agreement and harmony the healers centered energy system with the clients
energy system. The healer attunes first to a Higher power and sets the intention for the session.
Once done, the healer attunes with the client.
Intention is the key ingredient in attuning. Intention is the intent to be a calm, focused
conduit for the universal life force energy and to direct it to the energy system of the healee.
Intention is not an emotion or a personal desire but a much deeper force that mobilizes and
focuses our whole being, our mind, body, heart and spirit, to carry out a specific purpose.
Attuning with the client is initiated through either physical touch or, if the client does not
wish to be touched, a few inches off the body. Through attuning the healer and client enter
into the healing relationship.
Intention process:
Feeling centered and attune with compassion and Higher power
Go deeper within
Breathe
State silently I set the intention for the highest and greatest good for this session. Feel free
to modify this according to what feels right.
Feel grounded in the moment.
Attuning process:
Ask the client for permission to do Healing Touch.
Ask the client for permission to touch.
Place hands lightly on the shoulders or a few inches off the body.
Hold position until healer notices a harmonizing.
Grounding
Grounding assists both the healer and client to be in the present moment and feel connected to the
earth. Grounding occurs:
for the healer after the healer has set intention
for the healer and client at the completion of the Healing Touch session.
There are many ways to ground. Begin with touching and holding the feet, and then have the client
participate that brings them back into the present moment. Suggestions are have client feel their feet
meet the ground and sense solidity, call the clients name, have client notice the sounds of the room,
stretch their fingers, toes and bodies.
Grounding process:
Healer touches and holds feet of client.
Healer mentally and energetically releases the both healer and clients energy fields.
Healing Touch Level 1 Techniques
Healing Touch techniques are also called Healing Touch interventions
Full body techniques
1. Basic Healing Touch Sequence (HT Student Notebook, p. 27)
2. Magnetic Clearing 2:1 (Hover-Kramer Pg.130)
3. Chakra Connection 2:1 (Joy Pg. 269-275, HT Student Notebook, p.)
4. Chakra Connection 1:1, Self sequence (Joy Pg. 269-275, HT Student Notebook, p.))
5. Chakra Spread (Hover-Kramer Pg. 131-133)
6. Scudder technique (HT Student Notebook, p. 31)
Localized, specific techniques
7. Mind Clearing (Hover-Kramer Pg. 137-143)
Pain management techniques (Hover-Kramer Pg.135-137, 143, 149)

8. Laser
9. Ultrasound
10. Pain Drain
11. Pain Ridge
12. Wound sealing
Headache techniques (Hover-Kramer Pg. 158-159)

13. Tension, sinus and migraine
Basic Healing Touch Sequence
Description:
The basic Healing Touch sequence is a process used in the Healing Touch
program to influence the human energy field. The basic Healing Touch
sequence comes from Janet Mentgens experience of over 20 years of working
with the human energy system and study of Alice Baileys work and other
healers.
Indications:
Promote relaxation
Relieve pain
Promote restoration of the body
Decrease anxiety, tension and stress
Accelerate wound healing
Promote a sense of well-being
General Information:
The basic Healing Touch sequence is used to clear, energize and balance the
energy field, affecting physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health and
healing.
This is a beginning sequence in the Healing Touch program that can be sued
as a basic treatment for all ages and all conditions.
The basic Healing Touch sequence can be done on a local area related to a
symptom / finding or on the whole body.
A localized session can be five to ten minutes where a basic Healing Touch
session is usually twenty minutes or longer.
Procedure for the Basic Healing Touch Sequence:

The procedure for the basic Healing Touch sequence consists of the following
seven steps:
1. Intake
2. Healer Preparation
3. Pre Treatment Energetic Assessment
4. Healing Touch Intervention
5. Post Treatment Energetic Assessment
6. Ground & Release
7. Evaluation & Feedback
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1. Intake
Definition
Identify the clients reason for coming.

Obtain permission for receiving healing work
2. Healer Preparation
Definition
In order to facilitate a healing experience, the healer must prepare. The healer starts
with centering and attuning, which places the healer in the highest condition to assist
another with their healing journey.
Centering
Centering Definition
Centering is being fully present, connected within, focused and open to guidance.
The goal in centering is for the practitioner to clear the ego in order to connect more
deeply with the inner self, connect to a Higher Power, be fully present and be open to
another. An on-going meditation practice enhances and deepens centering.
An experienced healer only needs to pause a moment and centering becomes almost
automatic.
Centering process
Stand behind or alongside the client.

Breathe deeply.
Gently close your eyes and go inside
Notice your breathing. It should be even and relaxed.
With each exhale, release tension, worry and thoughts.
With each inhale, take in calming energy, replenishing the self.
Take deep and cleansing breaths.
Continue the pattern until you are fully present and focused.
Attuning
Definition and Process
It is important to attune to your client and set the intention for the healing for the
clients highest good. Attuning to the client is a process of entering relationship with
a client is a process of entering relationship with a client through physical touch.
This can be done by placing the hands on the shoulders.
3. Pre Treatment Energetic Assessment

Hand Scan
Definition Hand Scan is a gentle movement of the hands scanning or covering the
body to determine differences in the energy field. The sensations during the scanning
may be: vibrating, tingling, quieting, blocking, denseness, flowing, feelings of pain,
pressure, pulsation, temperature differences. All of these can be clues to a problem.
Goal The goal is to assess the energy field and identify differences and flow.
Use Hand Scan is used to determine the condition of the energy field prior, during
and after any energy interventions.
Procedure Starting at the head scan for differences using the palms of the hands.
The hands are close to the body, moving continuously and slowly through the field.
After scanning the head, neck and shoulders, move to the side and continue scanning
down the front of the body, arms, legs and back.
Scan the edge of the entire field by stepping away six to eight feet until outside the
person energy field and slowly move forward until you find the edge of the field.
Notice any differences: in the shape of the field, absence in any area, fullness, surges
and depressions. Identify areas that may be described as leaks, tears, bracing,
blocking, withdrawing, shielding, compacting, density, warmth, pain, coolness or
icing. Label these areas with words and draw them on a human figure.
4. Healing Touch Intervention
Magnetic Passes
Definition
Magnetic passes clear congestion or density from the field.
1. Hands in motion
Procedure
Both hands are placed one to six inches above the skin or clothing in the energy field.
The hands are held open with the palms facing the body, brushing down or down and
away, with one hand followed by another. The hands move from head to toe down
and away from the body using either short of long connecting strokes in a graceful
sweeping motion. Move the hands completely off the body far enough for pain and
congestion to drop away.
Moving the hands away from the body may be exaggerated as needed especially if the
energy or pain feels stuck. It may be done over a specific part of the field or over the
entire body from above the site of injury to pain to well below it.
2. Hands still
Procedure
Rest the hands on the body in the area of concern. The hands may be in front and
back, next to each other or around a joint. Hold in place for a period of time to
initiate flow or absorb or release energy. Keep the hands in place until a change is
noted, such as fullness or warmth indicating the energy has shifted, resulting in
balance or energy flow.

After the work is completed reassess the field to determine the effect of the
intervention. Observe changes in the client. The energy clues are subtle. These
could be: blocked areas flow, hot areas cool, pulsations begin, throbbing stops, pain
intensifies and then releases, or pain quietly subsides.
6. Ground & release

Grounding assists the client to be in the present moment and connected to the earth.
Ways to do this include: touching and holding the feet, calling the persons name or
having them stretch fingers and toes.
Mentally and energetically release from the clients energy field.
7. Evaluation & Feedback

Evaluate the clients experience. Note any changes in relaxation, breathing, muscle
tension, and skin color.
Ask for the clients feedback.
Scudder Technique
Definition
The Scudder Technique is a light touch energy technique that is gentle and calming to give and
receive. It alters the stagnant energy that accumulates, thereby promoting energy flow and
relaxation.
Source
This technique was taught to Sharon Scandrett-Hibdon by the Reverend John Scudder from Illinois.
Goal
The purpose of the Scudder Technique is to promote relaxation and alter energy flow throughout the
whole body.
Use
It is used to smooth energy lines and remove stagnant energy from areas that tend to accumulate, i.e.,
the joints, palms, suprasternal notch, hips, feet and shoulders. It is excellent to use for joint
problems, such as arthritis, for broken bones, after concentrated work periods where one is in the
same position for extended periods of time and while traveling, and for general stress release.
Procedure
The client sits in a chair with shoes and socks removed. The healer stands behind the chair. Using
light touch, follow the procedure outlined. Repeat each step three times.
1. Use both hands and brush the clients brow.
2. Instruct the client to close eyes and lightly brush across the eyes.
3. Going from the top of the head, brush down, around the ears and give a light tug on the
ear lobes.
4. Starting at the chin, brush the jaw and up behind the ear.
5. Move to the clients left side. Support the clients arm. Brush from the shoulder to the
inside of the elbow.
6. Brush from the elbow to the palm of the hand.
7. Massage the palm and fingers
8. Grasp each finger with your fingers and lightly pull down the fingers removing
excessive energy.
9. Remove energy from the suprasternal notch.
10. Lightly brush down the sternum to waist and over to the left side where you are working
on.
11. Brush from the hip joint to the back of the knee.
12. Brush from the knee to the inner arch of the foot.
13. Massage the foot and toes.
14. Grasp each toe with the fingers and lightly tug to remove excess energy.
15. Move to the right side and repeat steps 5-14
16. Move to the back. Using the side of the hand, lightly break up energy on the shoulders
by tapping, and brush off.
17. Ask the client to bend forward. Lightly brush the back beginning at the coccyx and on
either side of the spine, continue to the neck, then brush across the shoulders.
The Human Energy System
The Energy Tracts (Meridians)
The energy tracts or meridians are well-defined circuits of energies that run through our body like
rivers. These circuits are called meridians. All meridians make up a network of highways and they
are all interconnected. They are the most physically accessible aspect of our energy system.
There are12 main circuits of energy - 6 Yin or earths force & 6 Yang or heavens force. Usually
referred as pairs. These are main channels where essential storage of Ki exists. These are the
classical 12.
The main circuits are:
Yin meridians Yang meridians

Heart Small Intestine
Lung Large Intestine
Liver Gallbladder
Kidney Bladder
Spleen/Pancreas Stomach
Heart Governor Triple Heater (warmer)
The energy field (also known as bio-energy field, biofield or aura)

There are 7 layers to bio-energetic field: Each layer appears different and has its own function.
Each layer is associated with a chakra i.e. first layer = root, second layer = spleen etcetera.
Each layer is nested into each other like nesting glasses. Each layer vibrates as sound moving up the
sound scale in higher frequencies.
Healing Touch Level One works with the first four layers.
1st layer Etheric Field

o 1 to 2 inches off the body.
o It is the bodys physical double.
o Perceived as light blue grey lines of light.
2nd layer Emotional field

o 1 to 3 inches off the body.
o It is the lower emotional level of feelings and emotional patterns.
o Perceived as clouds of rainbow color.
3rd layer Mental field is 3 to 8 inches off the body.

o It is the thought processes, mental ideas, and personal beliefs.
o Perceived as yellow lines of light.
4th through 7th layers.

o Intuitive or spiritual field up to 2 feet off the body.
o Place where our higher purpose, goals, and relationship to the Divine is reflected.
The Energy centers (Chakras)
The auric system (chakra system) is the repository of every thought and feeling ever experienced by
a human being in his or her life and living. There is a specific and immediate correspondence
between thought and feeling and the auric system.
There have been and continue to be many books written about the chakra system. Below is a basic
overview of the seven (7) chakras defined through location, physical area of influence, basic
psychological function and color frequency.
Location Physical area Major Color Sound

psychological frequency frequency
function
Root Physical support of body: Hips, Survival, safety, Red "Oh"
Coccyx, legs, feet vitality, pleasure, as in 'Om'
Base of spine pain
Sacral, Lower abdomen, reproductive Feeling and Orange "Ooo"
2 inches system, pelvis and emotional center, as in 'cool'
aprox. organs/bones/muscles within this social, partnership
below area arena and creativity
umbilicus
Solar Plexus Upper abdomen and Personal power Yellow "Haa"
organs/bones/muscles within this thinking, self-esteem, as in 'ha'
area achieving energy
Heart Heart, circulatory system, entire Unconditional love Spring green "Ah"
chest, thymus, center, caring, as in 'father'
organs/bones/muscles within this forgiveness
area
Throat Throat, thyroid, parathyroid, Expressing, creating, Sky, "E"
hypothalamus and bones/muscles speaking truth turquoise blue as in 'seed'
within this area
Brow Entire head and contents plus Seeing clearly, Indigo "Mmm"
Middle of nervous system higher vision, as in 'mmm,
forehead intuition mmm, good'
Crown Pineal gland, entire muscular, Being, connection to White, "Nng"
Top of head, skeletal system and skin Oneness, higher lavender, as in 'sing',
fontanel power, spiritual purple, be very
center gold/silver nasal
Chakra mantra exercise:
Root: I Am Heart: Loving

Sacral: Feeling Throat: Expressing
Solar Plexus: Confidence Brow: My vision
The Chakra Connection
The Chakra Connection technique was developed by Dr. W. Brugh Joy and can be found in his book
Joy's Way: A Map for the Transformational Journey on pages 269-275.
Definition:
The Chakra Connection is a full body technique that opens, balances, and connects all major chakras
and a few minor chakras so that the flow of subtle energy is unencumbered and enhanced.
Goal:
The Chakra Connection was created by Dr. Brugh Joy to balance, open and connect the energy
centers and support enhanced energy flow in the human body.
Use:
The Chakra Connection can be used as a stand-alone technique or in combination with other
techniques. It is one of the foundational techniques of Healing Touch.
Technique:
The main technique is the Chakra Connection done with one healer on one person. Because of it's
effectiveness, two variations of Chakra Connection have arisen since the original technique.
The 3 versions of the Chakra Connection are:

One on one: One healer on one person as Dr. W. Brugh Joy originally wrote in his book
Two on one: Two healers on one person
Doing it for one's self as a form of self care
Please note for all versions of Chakra Connection:

Each position is held for a minimum of 30 seconds.
Feel the subtle energy between the chakras has having balanced
inducing a fluid flow before moving onto the next step.
Chakra Connection, One on One sequence
By W. Brugh Joy, M.D., from his book Joy's Way: A Map for the Transformational Journey, pages
269-275. Published 1979, Jeremy P. Tarcher, Penguin Putnam, Inc. New York, NY.
One on One sequence:
Note:
Stand on the right side of the person.
When the flow feels free and unencumbered, the next connection can be made.
The chakra connections are made in this sequence:

1. The subjects' right foot to right knee: with operator's right hand over subject's right foot, left
hand over subject's right knee.
2. Right knee to right hip: with operator's right hand over subject's right knee, left hand over right
hip.
3. Left foot to left knee: right hand over left foot, left hand over left knee.
4. Left knee to left hip: right hand over left knee, left hand over left hip.
5. Right hip to left hip: right hand over left hip, left hand over right hip.
6. Root chakra to lower-abdomen chakra; left hand over lower abdomen, right hand over
root.
7. Lower abdomen to solar plexus: right hand over lower abdomen, left hand over solar plexus.
8. Solar plexus to spleen: left hand over solar plexus, right hand over spleen.
9. Solar plexus to heart; right hand over solar plexus, left hand over heart.
10 Heart to mid-chest: left hand over midchest, right hand over heart.
11. Right hand to right elbow; right hand over right wrist, left hand over right elbow.
12. Right elbow to right shoulder: right hand over right elbow, left hand over right shoulder.
13. Left hand to left elbow; right hand over left wrist, left hand over left elbow.
14. Left elbow to left shoulder: right hand over left elbow, left hand over left shoulder.
15. Right shoulder to left shoulder; right hand over left shoulder, left hand over right shoulder.
16. Midchest to throat: left hand over throat, right hand over mid-chest.
17. Throat to forehead; right hand over throat. left hand over forehead.
18. Forehead to crown: right hand over forehead, left hand over crown.
19. Crown to transpersonal point; right hand over crown, left hand, palm side directed towards the
transpersonal point.
When making the root-to-crown connection, the energy flow should feel unobstructed between the
operator's right and left hands.
Excerpted from Joy's Way: A Map for the Transformational Journey, p. 269-270 by Dr.
Brugh Joy. Copyright W. Brugh Joy, 1979. All Rights Reserved.
Chakra Connection, Two on One sequence:
Chakra Connection by Dr. Brugh Joy
Two on One sequence paraphrased by Lucrezia Mangione
Note: There are slight differences in the Chakra Connection, Two on One sequence from the Chakra
Connection, One on One sequence:
No connection is made between the high heart and spleen minor chakras.
No connection is made between the crown chakra and transpersonal point.
The Chakra Connection stops at the crown chakra.
The last step of this two on one variation of the Chakra Connection is "a gentle sweep". The
pace of this sweep is gentle and quick about 5-10 seconds. Keep in mind the movement is
centered, smooth and fluid. It is done in synchrony together with your partner.
Two on One Sequence:

1. Both healers stand at foot of person.
2. Healers stand face-to-face, palm-to-palm. Attune first with each other, then with healee.
3. Move to each side of person and each healer places a hand over subject's foot and the other
hand over subject's knee.
4. Before moving to next position, check non-verbally with partner for the balance of energy.
5. Each healer's lower hand goes to knee, upper hand goes to hip
7. Both healers leave their hand on hip. One healer moves their other hand to root chakra and
one healer moves their other hand to second chakra. Together you are connecting, balancing
and opening flow in both minor chakras of hips, the root and sacral chakras.
9. Both healers leave their hand on the root and sacral respectively. The healer whose hand is
on root places other hand on solar plexus chakra. The healer whose hand is on sacral places
other hand on heart chakra. Together you are both connecting, balancing and opening flow
in the four major chakras of root, sacral, solar plexus and heart energy centers.
11. Each healer gently moves hands to person's arm nearest them. Lower hand upon wrist, upper
hand on elbow.
13. Each healer's lower hand moves to elbow and upper hand moves to shoulder.
15. Both healers leave their hand on shoulder. One healer moves their other hand to heart
chakra and one healer moves their other hand to throat chakra. Together you are both
connecting, balancing and opening flow in both minor chakras of the shoulders, the heart and
throat chakras.
17. Both healers leave their hand on the heart and throat respectively. The healer whose hand is
on heart places other hand on brow chakra. The healer whose hand is on throat places other
hand on crown chakra. Together you are connecting, balancing and opening flow in the four
major chakras of heart, throat, brow and crown energy centers.
19. Complete the chakra connection with a gentle sweep of the entire energy field from head to
toe. To sweep: both healers place and line up their hands side by side above the crown
chakra in the energy field then sweep the field down and off the feet.
Chakra Connection, Self sequence
Chakra Connection by Dr. Brugh Joy.
Self sequence paraphrased by Lucrezia Mangione
Note: The self-chakra connection is typically done in a sitting position though it can be done
standing or lying down. It is identical to the Chakra connection, One on One with the exception, of
course, of doing it on and for you for self-love, self-care and well-being.
Self sequence:
1. Hold foot and knee by placing one hand over or on foot, other hand over or on knee.
2. Hold knee and hip by moving lower hand to knee and upper hand to hip.
3. Go to your other leg and repeat steps 1 and 2: Hold foot and knee by placing one hand over
or on foot, other hand over or on knee.
4. Hold knee and hip by moving lower hand to knee and upper hand to hip.
5. Hold both your hips.
6. Hold root and sacral chakras by moving one hand to root and other hand to sacral
7. Connect sacral and solar plexus chakras by moving lower hand from root to your sacral and
move upper hand from sacral to solar plexus.
8. Connect solar plexus chakra and spleen minor chakra by keeping your hand upon solar
plexus and moving other hand from sacral to spleen minor chakra. This minor chakra is
located directly over the spleen organ.
9. Connect solar plexus and heart chakras by moving hand on the solar plexus up to the heart
chakra and slide your other hand from the spleen minor chakra over to the solar plexus.
10. Connect heart and high heart chakras by moving hand on the heart chakra up 2-3 inches to
the high heart chakra and slide your other hand from the solar plexus chakra to the heart.
11. Your arms are next. Using both hands hold each wrist.
12. Then, using both hands, hold each elbow.
13. Then, using both hands, hold each shoulder (like hugging yourself).
14. Connect high heart minor chakra and throat chakra by moving and placing hand on the high
heart minor chakra and the throat chakra.
15. Connect throat and brow chakras by moving hand on the throat up to the brow chakra and
slide other hand from the high heart minor chakra up to the throat chakra.
16. Connect brow and crown chakras by moving hand on the brow up to the crown chakra and
slide other hand from the throat chakra up to brow chakra.
17. Connect crown and transpersonal point by moving and flipping hand on the crown palm up
and raising hand 6-18 inches above crown chakra to connect to transpersonal point and move
other hand from the brow chakra up to the crown chakra.
18. Drop arms gently into lap and rest in the energy flowing more freely within your system.
The Chakra Connection hand positions
Excerpted from Joy's Way: A Map for the Transformational Journey, p. 269-270 by Dr. Brugh Joy.
Copyright W. Brugh Joy, 1979. All Rights Reserved.
The next steps: Applying what youve learned and Self-Care
1. Practice daily self care: balance your energy system with Chakra Connection, Self sequence,
p. 37. See pages 40-41 for further suggestions.
2. Practice Groups: meet with monthly practice groups
3. Get together with fellow students: gather with your fellow students and do an exchange
4. Practice on loved ones: friends, family, animals and plants
5. Read books and videos
6. Follow your yearning for learning
Self Care
156 Ways to Feel Better by Lucrezia Mangione
Meditate Take a bath

Go for a walk Watch the sun rise
Watch the sun set Really look at a flower
Notice your breath and breathing Massage your temples
Eat a piece of chocolate, slowly savor it Fall into a smile
Focus on your breath and breathe Breathe fully, deeply
Rub your feet Pet your animal friend(s)
Hug a tree Read a book
Take a walk Sing a song
Hum a tuneless tune Tone Om
Take a nap Listen to sounds of nature
Watch the stars/stargaze Take a hike
Hug yourself Compliment your self
Think of someone who loves you deeply Dance
Remember the last happy memory you had & feel it Send your love to Mother Earth
Say thank you to your parent or guardian Pick out your favorite colors where you are
Move your body in any way it wants to. Massage your face
Play your favorite music Call a friend
Stretch. Do yoga. Play an instrument
Make a funny face or a few, for that matter. Lie on the grass
Massage your head Watch the clouds go by
Get something accomplished Watch a good movie
Take a drive to no place in particular Drink a cup of herbal tea
Look at someone smile Ride a bike
Look through a photo album Flex your toes
Watch leaves on a tree move Bird watch
Compliment someone Give yourself a manicure
Make a healthy drink Think a positive thought
Draw something, anything Visit http://www.dailypuppy.com
Do a random act of kindness Make silly sounds
Bend, stretch and touch your toes Be still
Try something new Feel the wind on your face
Read a comic book Write a note or email to a loved one
Go outside and notice the nature Wash your face slowly
Call an friend Visit http://CuteOverload.com
Scream or vocalize very loudly Water the plants in your home or office
Give yourself a pedicure Give yourself a foot massage
Give yourself a hand massage Take a soothing shower
Take a hot bath Be in nature
Inspire a smile Compliment a friend
Scribble Smile
Compliment a stranger Pick a flower
Touch some grass with your hands and really feel it Feel the rain dropping on your face
Feel the sun on your skin Groom yourself
Open a book at random Close your eyes
Take a nap Tell a joke
Take the time to look at a flower Stare at a tree
Make a funny face or two Turn your cell phone off
Do nothing Walk backwards
Turn your computer off Whistle
Jump up and down Do jumping jacks
Hop around Do some deep knee bends
Do push-ups Say your name backwards
Make a list of 5 things that make you feel good Light a candle, watch the flame
Write with your non-dominant hand Send love to a country in need
Send love to a friend in need Send love to a family member in need
Send love to the earth Offer your hand in help
Send love to an animal friend in need Shout Yay! Yippee!
Touch your skin and notice Ask for help
Yawn Take one day at a time
What do you see when you close your eyes? Do one thing at a time
Laugh at yourself Apologize for a mistake
Look out the window and gaze See the bigger picture
Forgive Make love
Trust yourself Start a gratitude or appreciation journal
Write a poem Make coffee break a meditation break
Make coffee break and exercise break Count your blessings and make a list!
Make coffe break a yoga break Play with your pet
Cry Reduce your caffeine intake
Get a good nights sleep Forgive yourself
Reduce your sugar intake Smell a flower
Forgive others Learn to say no
Take a different route to work Rub your belly
Listen to the birds & wildlife Shout Jai-Ho!
Move to that place of stillness and peace where you are one with all that is
Throw away your to do list. Dont worry, you can always start a new one.
Whats one skill or talent you know you have? Ponder that.
Futz around your house for a bit, an hour or two
Delete all the emails in your inbox without reading them
Think of your favorite color and imagine yourself as that color- immersed
Express and vocalize sounds even if its nonsensical
Inhale, puff out your cheeks, hold your breath and exhale
Healing Touch International, Inc. is a non-profit certification, education, and membership
organization that serves Healing Touch providers, instructors, and the general public. The
organization, established in 1996, certifies Healing Touch Practitioners and Instructors, coordinates
Healing Touch research, assists integration of Healing Touch into healthcare settings, and promotes
the work of Healing Touch around the world.
The organization was established in 1996 by Healing Touch founder Janet Mentgen, a nurse who
wanted to bring greater healing and well-being to her patients. Healing Touch is endorsed by the
American Holistic Nurses Association and is taught in universities, medical and nursing schools and
other settings internationally.
VISION
Spread Healing, Light and Love, restoring wholeness on Earth.
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to spread healing and light worldwide through the heart-centered practice and
teaching of Healing Touch. It is fulfilled by this non-profit membership and educational organization
which:
Administers the Certification process for Healing Touch Practitioners and Instructors
Sets international standards of practice and international code of ethics for practitioners and
instructors
Supports Healing Touch Practitioners and Instructors as they develop, practice and serve
communities worldwide
Promotes and provides resources in health care integration and research in Healing Touch
Provides opportunities for promotion of and education about Healing Touch.
Approved: 1996, Revised: 12/2006, HTI Board of Directors (c)1996 Healing Touch International, Inc. All Rights Reserved
BELIEFS
To reach this vision, the following beliefs serve as the foundation of this organization:
HTI is:
International certification
International standards of practice and code of ethics
Continuing education
Healing Touch research
Healing Care Integration Assistance
International certification after completing intense multi-level study and application process.
Over 75,000 participants in 11 years
As an international organization, we value the role of providing certification for Healing Touch
Practitioners and Instructors around the world. Certification is an extremely important process of
quality assurance for those practicing Healing Touch and to the public who desire assurance of the
competency of the persons practicing and teaching Healing Touch.
Certification sets Standards of Practice and then provides a measure to discern whether or not a
practitioner meets that standard. The Standards of Practice include a predefined level of skills and
knowledge, which embodies the principles and theoretical constructs of the Healing Touch Program.
As health care delivery continues to evolve, we believe that complementary healing modalities will
be included as viable, cost-effective medicine. To meet this belief, Healing Touch International, Inc.
is committed to research and documentation of the impact of Healing Touch on the client
specifically, the practitioner, and the health care system generally.
With the evolution of managed care in the health care field, the modalities selected for insurance
reimbursement will come under close scrutiny. The Healing Touch Program has established itself in
the health care community as a highly ethical, credible program.
This program has been proven to train highly skilled practitioners who have committed to a rigorous
course of study to complete the practitioner level of education. Those who complete certification
have "gone the extra mile" to measure up to an International Standard of Credentialing and Code of
Ethics.
Credentialing is an essential and accepted part of managed care participation now and in the future.
The role of Healing Touch International, Inc. is to be recognized as the official body to ensure to the
public that this level of practice and instruction is achieved.
Healing Touch International, Inc. is the professional non-profit organization for Healing Touch. We
set standards for practice, administer certification, coordinate research & health care integration, &
provide educational opportunities.
HTI Certification of Healing Touch Practitioners (CHTPs) and Instructors (CHTIs) is widely recognized in energy therapy training and among our
professional colleagues. This certification has been continuously in place and unchanged for the past 15 years, first through AHNA and then
through HTI.
The American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA), a professional nursing organization, has provided endorsement of the HTI Healing Touch
Certificate Program since 1997. Having met predetermined criteria for endorsement, this recognition by AHNA provides recognition, value and
credibility to HTIs Certificate Program in Healing Touch.
Research on Healing Touch brings credibility to Healing Touch while expanding our knowledge base about this work. HTI's Research Director
provides consultation for those conducting research on Healing Touch, and HTI publishes a summary of research on our website, along with
booklet that provides more detailed information on formal Healing Touch studies and their outcomes.
Integrating HT into healthcare systems is an ongoing priority for HTI. HTIs Health Care Consultant provides holistic consultations for HT
practitioners, health care professionals and administrators wishing to introduce HT into the health care system. HTI also publishes a Health Care
Integration booklet that summarizes models of integration and adjunct information necessary for this implementation.
International Development: HTI supports the development of Healing Touch around the world by encouraging and promoting service programs
and projects, through scholarship of international conference attendees, and providing an international development committee forum for dialogue.
Instructor and Practitioner Development: Ongoing education is available for HTI Instructors and Practitioners through the annual conference,
HTI newsletter, and HTI website. Instructors also benefit from updates and education provided at the annual instructor meeting.
Annual HTI Conference: Healing Touch providers from around the world gather to connect with one another, to learn, and to be inspired.
Conference presenters are leaders in energy therapies, medicine, consciousness, and other fields, and bring deep wisdom and the latest
information on trends and developments that relate to Healing Touch.
Promotional materials: HTI develops and makes available materials to promote your business including a practitioner brochure, press releases,
a Power Point presentation, bumper stickers, and HT day materials.
Community Outreach: HTI has exhibit displays at national conferences, and advocates for Healing Touch worldwide, while maintaining the
website www.HealingTouchInternational.org, a resource for information on Healing Touch and the professional window to the world.
Healing Touch International is the trademark of Healing Touch International, Inc.

Contents are copyrighted 1997 by Healing Touch International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Scope of Practice Statement

Spreading Healing Light Worldwide
Purpose:
This Scope of Practice statement defines four levels of Healing Touch Practice
Defined Levels of Practice:

I. Student of Healing Touch: has at the minimum completed a Level I course taught by a Certified
Healing Touch Instructor and is actively participating in the Healing Touch educational program.
II. Healing Touch Practitioner Apprentice: has completed Level 4 and is participating in a minimum
one-year mentorship process with a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner.
III. Healing Touch Practitioner: has completed the 120 contact hour preparation coursework within
Levels 1through 5 and has received a Certificate of Completion issued by the Healing Touch
Program Director.
IV. Certified Healing Touch Practitioner: is a Healing Touch Practitioner who, in addition to
completing the program, met the certification criteria and was approved by the Healing Touch
International Inc. Certification Board.
Healing Touch Educational Program Description:

The Healing Touch curriculum is designed as a multi-level continuing education program. As a
continuing education model, it builds upon an individual's previous foundational health care
professional preparation.
Each level includes both didactic and experiential learning in which participants use specific healing
interventions. The program of study is carefully sequenced in five levels of instruction: Levels 1,2,
3, 4, and 5. Certificates of attendance with approved continuing education credits are issued at the
completion of
The Healing Touch student undergoes a rigorous and comprehensive program that includes 120
hours of standardized curriculum with Certified Healing Touch Instructors. After completion of
Level 4, the student begins a minimum one-year mentorship with a Certified Healing Touch
Practitioner and documents a minimum of 100 Healing Touch sessions. The Healing Touch program
places emphasis on self-care and development of the student. In addition, the student participates in
an extensive reading program as well as a wide variety of complementary therapies.
Healing Touch Certification Process:
Prior to 1996, certification was provided by the American Holistic Nurses' Association. Healing
Touch International Inc.'s Certification Board has provided certification since 1996.
Description of Healing Touch International:

Healing Touch International is a non-profit educational corporation established in March 1996. It
provides the following programs and services: Certification as a Healing Touch Practitioner Healing
Touch Research Certification as a Healing Touch Instructor Hospital Nurse Consultant Program
(Health Care International Directory of Certified Practitioners Integration) and Instructors Annual
International Conference International Standards of Practice/Code of Special Interest Groups Ethics
for Healing Touch Practitioners Continuing Education International Scope of Practice Statement
Leadership and Support for countries developing Active Ethics Committee
Healing Touch programs .
Legal Basis for Healing Touch Practice:

The legal basis for Healing Touch practice is the same as for manual and biofield interventions. The
legal basis for practice is inherent under the auspices of the professional preparation of the
practitioner who adds Healing Touch to his/her foundational discipline. The individual's professional
discipline, educational preparation, and credentials provide the legal parameters for the practice of
Healing Touch. This holds true for any manual and biofield therapy.
Approved: 1/18/2000
Updated: 11/25/2005
1996 Healing Touch International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Code of Ethics/ Standards of Practice
for Healing Touch
Spreading Healing Light
Worldwide
Practitioner Purpose: The following Code of Ethics/Standards of Practice guide the energetic and
holistic practice of Healing Touch.
Definition: Healing Touch is an energy therapy in which practitioners use their hands to enhance
and balance the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of their clients.
Goal: The goal in Healing Touch is to restore harmony and balance in the energy system,
facilitating the clients self healing process.
CODE/STANDARD 1: Scope of Practice

Healing Touch practitioners integrate and practice Healing Touch within the scope of their
education, training, current licensing and credentialing. They represent themselves to the public in
accordance with their credentials and practice within the guidelines of Healing Touch Internationals
Scope of Practice statement.
CODE/STANDARD 2: Collaborative Care

Healing Touch is a holistic therapy that is complementary to conventional health care and is used in
collaboration with other approaches to health and healing. Healing Touch practitioners must know
the limits of their professional competence. Health/ medical conditions are to be followed by health
care professionals. Referrals are made to appropriate health care professionals as needed.
CODE/STANDARD 3: Self Development

Healing Touch practitioners work from a theoretical and practical knowledge base of Healing Touch.
They integrate self care practices to enhance their own physical, emotional, mental and spiritual
well-being. They maintain a commitment to ongoing learning and self growth.
CODE/STANDARD 4: Equality and Acceptance

The practitioner and client are equal partners in the process of healing. Honoring individual
autonomy, growth and self empowerment, clients will be respected and valued at all times regardless
of race, creed, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or health condition. The Healing Touch
practitioner respects the individual spiritual beliefs and practices of the client. Healing Touch does
not promote a particular spiritual practice.
CODE/STANDARD 5: Communication and Education

Information given to the client is individualized according to the expressed need, context and
personal situation. The explanation about the treatment is conveyed at the level of the clients
understanding. Healing Touch practitioners act as a resource for appropriate education materials that
can support the ongoing self care of clients.
CODE/STANDARD 6: Healing Touch Process
The Healing Touch practitioner obtains essential health information, an energy assessment, and sets
mutual goals. Appropriate interventions are applied, the energy system is reassessed, and client
feedback is obtained. This process serves as the foundation for understanding the health/healing
needs of the client and promoting client safety.
Healing Touch is offered only for the benefit of the client, with intention for his or her highest good.
The Healing Touch practitioner acts with the commitment to Do No Harm.
CODE/STANDARD 8: Creating a Healing Environment

Healing Touch practitioners provide a safe, welcoming, supportive and comfortable environment
that is conducive to healing. The client is empowered to give feedback, modify or discontinue the
session at any time. Safe and clear professional boundaries are maintained. Permission for hands-on
touch is obtained. Touch is non-sexual and non-aggressive and respects the clients boundaries. The
client is clothed except in professional therapy contexts involving physical or medical interventions
requiring disrobing, in which case appropriate draping is provided.
CODE/STANDARD 9: Principle of Healing

Healing Touch practitioners recognize and honor the clients unique self healing process. The
individual is acknowledged as a complex being, who is part of a social system, and is interactive
with and is acted upon by their internal and external environments.
CODE/STANDARD 10: Confidentiality

Client confidentiality is protected at all times. Treatment findings are documented appropriately
specific to the practitioners background and setting. Client records are secured in such a way as to
protect privacy and be in compliance with professional and legislative regulations. Client written
permission must be obtained prior to release of or reporting of any record or information.
CODE/STANDARD 11: Quality Care

Healing Touch practitioners maintain a commitment to a high standard of quality care. The
practitioner obtains supervision and consultation as needed from Certified Healing Touch
Practitioners and other qualified professionals.
CODE/STANDARD 12: Professional Responsibility

Healing Touch practitioners represent Healing Touch to the public in a professional manner by
exercising good judgment, practicing with integrity and adhering to this HTI Code of
Ethics/Standards of Practice.
Standards of Practice Approved: 6/1996

Code of Ethics Approved: 6/1996
Code of Ethics Revised: 2001
Standards/Code of Ethics Combined/Approved: 12/2006
Healing Touch International, Inc. Board of Directors
1996 Healing Touch International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Vision and Mission Statement

VISION
Spread Healing, Light and Love, restoring wholeness on Earth.
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to spread healing and light worldwide through the heart-centered practice and
teaching of Healing Touch. It is fulfilled by this non-profit membership and educational
organization which:
Administers the Certification process for Healing Touch practitioners and instructors
Sets international standards of practice and international code of ethics for practitioners and
instructors
Supports Healing Touch practitioners and instructors as they develop, practice and serve
communities worldwide
Promotes and provides resources in health care integration and research in Healing Touch
Provides opportunities for promotion of and education about Healing Touch
Approved: 1996
Revised: 12/2006
HTI Board of Directors
1996 Healing Touch International, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Membership Application

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$100 ($35 USD for members of an Affiliated Country Organization)
Includes reduced fees on classes, conference, professional marketing materials, free website listing
for CHTPs including your photo, free website listing for CHTIs including your photo and classes,
free newsletter subscription and email updates, and reduced fees on research and health care booklets.
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The contact information I would like posted is provided below, including my signature.
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Membership Benefits
Reduced tuition on Healing Touch Certificate Program courses

Reduced fees on professional marketing materials
Reduced tuition on Annual Healing Touch International Conference & Instructor Meeting
Savings on HTI Research Survey and Health Care Integration booklets
Free Healing Touch Newsletter Subscription
$75 discount on Practitioner and Instructor certification and renewal fees
Savings on Healing Touch marketing brochures and other marketing items
Free website listing for CHTPs including your photo. (Non members pay $55)
Free website listing for CHTIs including your photo and classes (Non members pay $55)
Your Membership Supports Global Activities
HTI Certification of Healing Touch Practitioners (CHTPs) and Instructors (CHTIs) is widely
recognized in energy therapy training and among our professional colleagues. This certification has
been continuously in place and unchanged for the past 15 years, first through AHNA and then
through HTI.
The American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA), a professional nursing organization, has
provided endorsement of the HTI Healing Touch Certificate Program since 1997. Having met
predetermined criteria for endorsement, this recognition by AHNA provides recognition, value and
credibility to HTIs Certificate Program in Healing Touch.
Research on Healing Touch brings credibility to Healing Touch while expanding our knowledge base
about this work. HTI's Research Director provides consultation for those conducting research on
Healing Touch, and HTI publishes a summary of research on our website, along with booklet that
provides more detailed information on formal Healing Touch studies and their outcomes.
Integrating HT into healthcare systems is an ongoing priority for HTI. HTIs Health Care
Consultant provides holistic consultations for HT practitioners, health care professionals and
administrators wishing to introduce HT into the health care system. HTI also publishes a Health Care
Integration booklet that summarizes models of integration and adjunct information necessary for this
implementation.
International Development: HTI supports the development of Healing Touch around the world by
encouraging and promoting service programs and projects, through scholarship of international
conference attendees, and providing an international development committee forum for dialogue.
Instructor and Practitioner Development: Ongoing education is available for HTI Instructors and
Practitioners through the annual conference, HTI newsletter, and HTI website. Instructors also
benefit from updates and education provided at the annual instructor meeting.
Annual HTI Conference: Healing Touch providers from around the world gather to connect with
one another, to learn, and to be inspired. Conference presenters are leaders in energy therapies,
medicine, consciousness, and other fields, and bring deep wisdom and the latest information on trends
and developments that relate to Healing Touch.
Promotional materials: HTI develops and makes available materials to promote your business
including a practitioner brochure, press releases, a Power Point presentation, bumper stickers, and HT
day materials.
Community Outreach: HTI has exhibit displays at national conferences, and advocates for Healing
Touch worldwide, while maintaining the website www.HealingTouchInternational.org, a resource for
information on Healing Touch and the professional window to the world.
Appendix
Resources:
Healing Touch International, Inc. www.HealingTouchInternational.org
445 Union Blvd, Ste 105, Lakewood, CO 80228
Phone: 303-989-7982 Fax: 303-980-868
Staff Email:
Lisa Anselme: Executive Director/Health Care Integration Coordinator HTIhosp@aol.com
Cathy Nunemaker: Membership Services HTImember@aol.com
Joyce Ramsaur: Administration & Certification Services HTIheal@aol.com
Sandy Priester: Public Relations Outreach@HealingTouchInternational.org
Diane Wardell: Research Director Diane.Wardell@uth.tmc.edu
Lucrezia Mangione www.HandcrafteHealth.net

Lucrezia Mangione, BA, CMT, CHTP/I 802-578-3700
serving Washington, D.C., Greater DC & New England
Handcrafted Health, llc, hhservice@handcraftedhealth.net
Washington, D.C. www.handcraftedhealth.net
American Holistic Nurses Association www.Ahna.org

AHNA (800) 278-2462
323 N. San Francisco St. Suite 201 (928) 526-2196
Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (928) 526-2752 (fax
info@ahna.org
The International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine
www.Issseem.org
The International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine (ISSSEEM) is an international
non-profit interdisciplinary organization dedicated to exploring and applying subtle energies as they relate to the
experience of consciousness, healing, and human potential. Founded in 1989
ISSSEEM Central Office Voice: 303-425-4625

11005 Ralston Road, Suite 210 Fax: 303-425-4685
Arvada, CO 80004
The Institute of Noetic Sciences www.Noetic.org

We are a nonprofit membership organization located in Northern California that conducts and sponsors leading-
edge research into the potentials and powers of consciousnessincluding perceptions, beliefs, attention,
intention, and intuition. The Institute explores phenomena that do not necessarily fit conventional scientific
models, while maintaining a commitment to scientific rigor.
Institute of Noetic Sciences Voice: 707-775-3500

101 San Antonio Road Fax: 707-781-7420
Petaluma, CA 94952 USA
Book List for Healing Touch Students from Healing Touch International
Healing Touch Certificate Program Course Work
Hands of Light (Brennan)
Healing Touch: A Guidebook for Practitioners, 2"d Edition (Hover-Kramer)
Joys Way (Joy)
White Shadow (Wardell)
Anatomy Coloring Book (Elson)
Energy Medicine/Holism
Anatomy of Spirit (Myss)
Creation of Health (Myss)
Creative Energies (Hover-Kramer)
Eastern Body Western Mind (Judith)
Energetic Approaches to Emotional Healing (Hover-kramer)
Energy Anatomy (cassette) (Myss)
Energy Medicine: A Scientific Basis (Oshmari)
Esoteric Healing (Bailey) Holistic Nursing (Dossey)
Holistic Nursing Curriculum (Dossey)
Light Emerging (Brennan) Pendulum Power (Nielsen/Polansky)
Spiritual Alchemy: How to Transform Your Life (Page)
The Heart's Code (Pearsall)
The Power of the Mind to Heal (Borysenko)
Vibrational Medicine (Gerber)
Wheels of Life (Judith)
Wheels of Light (Bruyere)
Why People Don't Heal (cassette) (Myss)
Additional Books for Continuing Study:
Caring Science as Sacred Science (Watson)
Energetic Approaches to Emotional Healing (Hover-Kramer, Shames)
Hands of Life: Use Your Bodies Own Energy Medicine (Motz)
Invisible Helper's (Leadbeater)
The Energetics of Healing (video) (Myss)
Quantum Physics
Body Electric (Becker)
Dancing WuLi Masters (Zukav)
Energy Medicine in Therapeutics and Human Performance (Oschman)
The Field (McTaggart)
The Intention Experiment (McTaggart)
Molecules of Emotion (Pert)
Quantum Healing (Chopra)
Quantum Reality (Herbert)
The Holographic Universe (Talbot)
The New Physics of Healing (Chopra)
Spiritual Development
Called into Healing (Smith)
Fire in the Heart (Markides)
Healing From the Heart (R. Graham) Healing Words (Dossey)
Homage to the Sun (Markides)
New Dimensions in Healing ( Saraycarian)
Sacred Mirrors (Grey)
Seat of the Soul (Zukav)
Spiritual Madness (cassette) (Myss)
"The Chakra's (Leadbeater)
The Chakra's and the Human Energy Field (Karagulla, Kunz)
The Gift of Change: Spiritual Guidance for Living Your Best Life (Williamson)
The Magas Strovolos (Markides)
The Healing Light (Sanford)
Uncommon Touch .(Harpur)
"'Walking a Sacred Path (Artress)
Wherever You Go There You Are (Kabat-Zinn)
Care of the Soul (Moore)
Love and Survival (D. Omish)
Miracles Mindfulness (Hahn)
Serving Humanity (Bailey)
The Gifts of Spirit (Sanford)
The Healing Power of Prayer (Meehan)
Personal/Professional Development
A Return to Love: Reflections of Principles of a "Course in Miracles" (Williamson)
Bodymind Workbook (Shapiro)
Born to Serve: The Evolution of the Soul Though Service (Trout)
Business Mastery (Sohnen-Moe)
Creating Affluence (Chopra)
Creative Imagery in Nursing (Shames)
Heal Your Body (Hay)
Healers on Healing (Carlson)
Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling (Dyer)
Mentoring (Hang)
Nurse as Healer (Keegan)
Right Rhythmic Living (Etheridge)
The Extraordinary Power of Ordinary Things (Dossey)
The Heart Speaks (Guarneri)
The Medicine Woman's Guide to Being in Business for Yourself (Bridges)
The Power of Intention (Dyer)
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Covey)
Wishcraft (Sher)
You Can Heal Your Life (Hay)
Excuse Me: Your Life is Waiting: Astonishing Power of Feelings (Grabhorn)
Nanda Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classifications
(North American Nursing Diagnosis Association)
Principle Centered Leadership (Covey)
Spiritual Economics (Butterworth)
The Path of Love (Chopra)
Your Sixth Sense: Unlocking the Power of Your Intuition (Naperstek)
Caring Science as Sacred Science (Watson)
Energetic Approaches to Emotional Healing (Hover-Kramer, Shames)
Hands of Life: Use Your Bodies Own Energy Medicine (Motz)
Invisible Helpers (Leadbetter)
The Energetics of Healing (video Myss)
Journaling
Artist's Way
Journal to the Self (Adams)
Journal to the Soul (Offner)
Life's Companion Journal (Baldwin)
Nurses Meditative Journal
The Creative Journal (Capacchione) Journaling Continued
The Power. of Your Other Hand (Capacchione)
The Well Being Journal (Capacchione)
Visual Joumaling (Ganim/Fox)
Writing Down the Bones (Goldberg)
Ethics
Creating a Professional, Safe, and Enduring Practice (Benjamin)
Creating Right Relationships: A Practical Guide to Ethics in Energy Therapies (Hover-Kramer)
Energy Therapies (Hover-Kramer)
Ethics for a New Millenium (Dalai Lama)
The Ethics of Touch: The Hands-on Practitioner's Guide to The Ethics of Caring (Taylor)
Updates to Healing Touch: A Guidebook For Practitioners, 2nd Ed.
Changes have been made to a few terms used to describe techniques in the Healing Touch International (HTI)
Healing Touch certificate program. The required book, Healing Touch: A Guidebook For Practitioners, 2nd
Edition by Dorothea Hover-Kramer published by Delmar Thomson Learning, does not reflect these changes yet.
Below is a list of these changes. All new terms have replaced old terms throughout this book.
Chapter 8 Basic Applications

Pages 111-112: Unruffling or Smoothing the Field
Old term: Unruffling or Smoothing the Field
New term: Hands in Motion used to clear, smooth and release
Pages 112-113: Modulation of Energy or Modulating Energy

Old term: Modulation of Energy or Modulating Energy
New term: Hands still (Note: Hands in Motion and Hands still are jointly referred to as Magnetic Passes)
Chapter 9 Full Body Techniques

Page 130: Magnetic Unruffle (a Level 1 technique)
Old term: Magnetic Unruffle (a Level 1 technique)
New term: Magnetic Clearing
Page 133: Etheric Unruffle

Old term: Etheric Unruffle
New term: Etheric Template Clearing (a Level 3 technique)
Chapter 12 Clinical practice

Page 166: Steps in Healing Touch session
Old term: Steps in Healing Touch session
New term: Basic Healing Touch Sequence (BHTS):
BHTS is: Intake, Preparation, Pre-treatment Energetic Assessment, Interventions, Post-treatment Energetic
Assessment, Ground and Release, Evaluation and Feedback.
Note: Refer to Basic Healing Touch Sequence handout for full description of technique.
Resources
Page 243: Colorado Center for Healing Touch (CCHT)
Change: CCHT is no longer affiliated with the
AHNA endorsed HTI Healing Touch Certificate Program.
Page 244: Certification, Item #1

Changed from Levels 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, & 3B to Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Note: Certifications requirements are updated every 3 years. Current certification package is on the HTI website:
www.healingtouchinternational.org
Index
Page 250:
Old term: Etheric Unruffle, 130
New term: Etheric Template Clearing, 130
Page 252:
Old term: Magnetic Unruffle, 130-131, 151, 157, 227
New term: Magnetic Clearing, 130-131, 151, 157, 227
Healing Touch Session Documentation for students
Client ________________________________ Date____/_____/_____Session # ______
Session Length ______Last Treatment ____/_____/_____
1. Intake/Update Pre-treatment energetic assessment: draw/write findings

P.E.M.S./Health issues/Problem statement(s)
Physical 0 5 10
Emotional 0 5 10
Mental 0 5 10
Spiritual 0 5 10
2. Practitioner Preparation
3. Pre-treatment energetic assessment:

Pendule Hand scan Field
Mutual Goals / Interventions for Healing
4. H.T. Interventions / Treatment
Post Treatment Energetic Assessment: draw/write findings
6. Ground and release
7. Evaluation and Feedback
Physical 0 5 10
Emotional 0 5 10
Mental 0 5 10
Spiritual 0 5 10
Modified standard documentation form by Lucrezia Mangione & Kathleen Scacciaferro

for HTI HT students. Feel free to copy this form.
Notes:
Notes:
i
Websters New Universal Unabridged Dictionary, Second Edition, copyright 1983. p. 836.
ii
Ibid, p. 446.
iii
Therapeutic Touch, Dolores Kreiger, p. 15
iv
Ibid, p.15
v
Wheels of Light: A Study of the Chakras, Vol., Rosalyn Bruyere, Bon Productions, California
1991
vi
Ibid
vii
Wheels of Light, Rosalyn Bruyere
viii
Ibid
ix
Ibid
x
Kreiger, p.15
xi
Ibid, p. 15
xii
Bruyere
xiii
A listing of biblical references to healing that may be useful as bibliotherapy to the empowerment
of rehabilitation clients Journal of Rehabilitation, July-Sept, 1993 by E. Keith Byrd, P. Diane
Byrd, p. 4.
xiv
Ibid, p.4.
xv
Light Emerging, Barbara Brennan, p. 16
xvi
Ibid., p. 17
xvii
Centering process is from the Basic Healing Touch Sequence

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The Healing Touch Vision

Spreading Healing, Light and Love, restoring wholeness on Earth

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This is dedicated to the healers of the earth:

Required text books for Healing Touch:

Healing Touch: A Guidebook for Practitioners, 2nd Edition

Joys Way: A Map for the Transformational Journey

Healing Touch Level 1 Student Notebook

Continuing Education Statement:

Healing Touch International is approved by the following organizations:

Level 1 Course Content

Level 1 Course Materials

HTI Healing Touch Certificate Program 11-07

Applications of Healing Touch

Specific benefits of Healing Touch

Acceleration of wound healing Relief of pain

Certification as a Healing Touch Practitioner

Healing Touch Certificate Program * Healing Touch International, Inc.

Healing Touch Curriculum

Level 2 Course Content

Healing Touch Certificate Program * Healing Touch International, Inc.

Level 4 & 5 Overview

Healing Touch Certificate Program * Healing Touch International, Inc.

Healing Touch Certificate Program * Healing Touch International, Inc.

Healing Touch Certificate Program * Healing Touch International, Inc.

Receive a copy of Healing Touch International, Inc Research Survey

Acceleration of wound healing

Healing Touch Program is derived from a variety of sources

Roslyn Bruyere Janet Mentgen

Healing Touch is a philosophy, a way of caring, a sacred healing art

An energy based therapeutic approach to healing

What does healing mean?

Heal is defined asi:

1. a healing; the act of healing; restoration to health

1. A brief and not comprehensive history of subtle energy awareness

Historical References to a Universal Energy Field by Barbara Brennanxv

Time Place/Person Name of Energy Properties Attributed to It

3,000 B.C.E. China ChI Present in all matter

1997-2008 Healing Touch International, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Grew out of the nursing practice of Janet Mentgen, RN, BSN

1989 pilot program at the University of Tennessee and Gainsville, FL

1990 HT Program sponsored by the American Holistic Burses Association (AHNA)

1993-1996 American Holistic Nurses Association certification program

Diagnosis Association (NANDA)

1996 Healing Touch International Certification

2003 billing Code for Healing Touch CBCAE

1997-2008 Healing Touch International, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Healer preparation takes place before all Healing Touch interventions.

Full body techniques

1. Basic Healing Touch Sequence (HT Student Notebook, p. 27)

2. Magnetic Clearing 2:1 (Hover-Kramer Pg.130)

3. Chakra Connection 2:1 (Joy Pg. 269-275, HT Student Notebook, p.)

5. Chakra Spread (Hover-Kramer Pg. 131-133)

6. Scudder technique (HT Student Notebook, p. 31)

Localized, specific techniques