Healing Touch for Health & Well-being Sheila Judd, MA, CHTP/I Today s Presentation What is Healing Touch? Benefits of Healing Touch History of Healing Touch Energy System Overview Experience Energy Implementation Ideas Research & Resources Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 1
What is Healing Touch? Energy based therapeutic approach to healing Uses touch to influence the energy system Impacts physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health Restores balance and harmony to the energy system to help a person self-heal. Benefits of Healing Touch Physical and mental relaxation Reduction of stress and anxiety Faster wound healing and fracture healing Pain relief Improves sleep Assists individuals before and after surgery Supports the dying process Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 2
What does a Healing Touch Session look like? Patient/client fully clothed Practitioner may use light touch on or near the body Person receiving Healing Touch may notice: Temperature changes, feeling enlivened, calmed, deeply connected to self and others, peaceful, comforted, empowered The Practitioner as Healing Environment Centered Balanced Present Calm Caring Compassionate Integrity Respectful Aware of Subtle Energy Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 3
HTI Healing Touch Certificate Program A Continuing Education (CE) Program Standardized curriculum worldwide Certification program (5 education levels) Endorsed by American Holistic Nursing Association CEs provided through AHNA and NCBTMB HealingBeyondBorders.org Rooted in Nursing Process and Practice Classified by the National Institutes of Health as a biofield therapy and nursing intervention, Healing Touch may be used to address the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA-1) diagnosis of Imbalanced Energy Field. Judy Bowers, a nurse at University Hospital, practices Healing Touch, an energy therapy, on nurse Elizabeth Wabnitz. Credit: University of Cincinnati Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 4
Sample of Research St. Joseph s Hospital St. Paul Scripps Hospital - San Diego Healing Beyond Borders Research Publications www.healingbeyondborders.org Energy System Aura (energy field) Chakras (energy centers) Meridians (energy channels) Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 5
Energy Field (Aura) Energy Centers (Chakras) Crown Brow Throat Heart Solar Plexus Sacral Root Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 6
Energy Channels in Body (Meridians): Acupuncturists use points along these channels Experience Energy Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 7
Framework for a Healing Touch Session Practitioner Preparation Assessment Problem Identification Mutual Goals Planning Healing Touch Intervention(s) Post assessment Ground and Release Evaluation Healing Touch Activity Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 8
Healing Touch in Hospitals and Care Facilities Woodwinds Hospital Abbott Northwestern Hospital Mercy & Unity Hospital Fairview Hospital CentraCare Golden Living Nursing Homes Benedictine Health System Care Facilities Fairview Redwing SEM Home Plus many more local and nation-wide Implementing Healing Touch Direct resident/patient care Spiritual Care Directors and staff Physical Therapy/Occupation Therapy Social Workers Hospice/Palliative Care Wellness/Activities staff Volunteer staff Self-care Families/Caregivers Partnership with churches and extended Community/Healthfair Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 9
Offering Healing Touch in Your Organization How to get started Identify what you want to do What s your goal of Integrative Health/ Healing Touch Align Integrative Health goals to strategic goals of organization/involve leadership Decide which Integrative Health modalities (Healing Touch) to implement and where Train staff on specific Integrative Modality And provide additional training and practice sessions to develop confidence and skills to implement What s needed for Implementation Build Awareness of Integrative Health with entire facility (even staff not officially trained in the therapy at this time) Continue on-going commitment of leadership and staff Identify Champion(s) of Integrative Health at each facility and corporate Develop procedures and policies Including documentation/charting of Healing Touch Develop implementation plan Train staff on implementation/ documentation Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 10
What s needed for Implementation Develop communication plan for staff and residents/families Educate residents and caregivers What is it? What are the benefits? Design flyer/share in newsletter/email Assessment and measurement of success Documentation forms for each session Track results, share stories/testimonials Create culture of whole person healing Sustainability of healing modalities/ Celebrate Success Resources for More Info www.healingbeyondborders.org Healing Touch: Enhancing Life through Energy Therapy by Diane Wardell, Sue Kagel and Lisa Anselme Hands of Light by Barbara Brennan Light Emerging by Barbara Brennan Joy s Way by Brugh Joy, MD True Balance by Sonia Choquette Wheels of Light by Rosalyn Bruyere Anatomy of the Spirit by Carolyn Myss Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 11
Research Healing Beyond Borders https://www.healingbeyondborders.org/ National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health http://nccam.nih.gov/ Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine https://www.aihm.org/about/publicationsresearch/ Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine http://www.imconsortium.org/ Healing Touch Classes Visit Healing Beyond Borders website: http://healingbeyondborders.org/index.php/f ind-healing-touch?st=sclass Courses1-5 listed here. Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 12
Foundations of Healing Touch Course 1 Friday and Saturday, May 4 & 5 Normandale Community College, Integrative Health Education Center Register online: www.normandale.edu/ce/classes 952-358-8343 Sheila Judd 612-669-4206 Sheilakjudd@gmail.com Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 13
Sheila Judd Bio Integrative Health Instructor and Consultant Certified Healing Touch Practitioner/Instructor Qigong Master Healer and Certified Instructor Authorized Quick Pulse (Energy Healing) Practitioner Former Director of Integrative Health & Healing Programs at Anoka-Ramsey Community College BA and MA from the University of St. Thomas Sheila Judd sheilakjudd@gmail.com 14