Week 16 - Therapeutic Touch in Energy Therapy

Therapeutic touch

1. ModuleVI
Energy Therapy
Therapeutic touch
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
PHARCARE 3

2. UNIT OUTCOMES
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At the end of this unit, the students are expected to:
◉Understand the history of therapeutic touch.
◉Identify the different energy healing techniques.
◉Enumerate the advantages of therapeutic touch.

3. UNIT OUTLINE
◉Therapeutic Touch
◉History of Therapeutic touch
◉Energy Healing Techniques
◉Advantages of Therapeutic Touch
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4. THERAPEUTIC TOUCH

5. History of Therapeutic Touch
•The existence of this "life force energy"
has been verified by Kirlian photography.
•Kirlian photography is a technique that
allows the etheric energy patterns around
living things to be photographed.
•It was pioneered by Semyon Kirlian, a
Russian researcher in the1940's.
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6. Standarized in 1970s
•Therapeutic Touch is a contemporary
interpretation of several ancient laying-
on-of-hands healing practices. Delores
Krieger, PhD, RN, professor emeritus
of Nursing at New York University, and
Dora Kunz, a gifted energy healer,
developed and standardized the
technique in the 1970s. This
standardization facilitates research and
evaluation of treatment effects.
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7. History of Energy Healing
Master MikaoUsui
Reiki
Dolores Krieger
Therapeutic Touch
Master ChoaKokSui
PranicHealing
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8. ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES
CymatictherapyorCymatherapyItisbasedontheassumptionthathumancells,organs,andtissueshaveeachanaturalresonantfrequencywhichchangeswhenperturbedbyillness.
Cymatictherapistsapplydifferentaudiblefrequenciesandcombinationsofsoundwaveswhichtheyclaimentrainmalfunctioningcomponentsbacktotheirhealthyvibratorystateandpromotenaturalhealing.
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9. ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES
TherapeuticTouch
ØItisanenergytherapywhichpractitioners
claimpromoteshealingandreducespain
andanxiety.
ØPractitionersoftherapeutictouchstate
thatbyplacingtheirhandson,ornear,a
patient,theyareabletodetectand
manipulatethepatient'senergyfield.

10. ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES
AccordingtoDoloresKrieger,practitioners
saythattherapeutictouchhasrootsin
ancienthealingpractices,suchasthelaying
onofhands,althoughithasnoconnection
withreligionorwithfaithhealing.

11. ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES
EsotericHealing
•Itbringsthearrestoftheillenergythatis
causingtheillWill.
•ItistheWillor,rangeofchoicesthatone
makes,thatneedstobehealed,ifwhatlaysat
handisaconditionthatneedshealing.
•Itwasfirstpublishedinthe1950sandwas
initiallyinspiredbyDjwhalKhulandAliceBailey.

12. ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES
Qigong
•pronounced"chee-gung",literally
"lifeenergycultivation“.
•Itisapracticeofaligningbreath,
movement,andawarenessfor
exercise,healing,andmeditation.

13. ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES
•WithrootsinChinesemedicine,martialarts,
andphilosophy,qigongistraditionallyviewed
asapracticetocultivateandbalanceqi(chi)
orwhathasbeentranslatedas"intrinsiclife
energy".

14. ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES
Reiki
•Itisaspiritualpracticedevelopedin1922by
JapaneseBuddhistMikaoUsui,whichsince
hasbeenadaptedbyvariousteachersof
varyingtraditions.

15. ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES
Reikiisanancientlaying-onof
handshealingtechniquethat
usesthelifeforceenergyto
heal,balancingthesubtle
energieswithinourbodies.

16. ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES
•Therearetwomain
branchesofReiki,
commonlyreferredto
asTraditionalJapanese
ReikiandWesternReiki.

17. ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES
PranicHealing
•Itisahighlyevolvedand
testedsystemofenergy
medicinedevelopedby
GrandMasterChoaKokSui
thatutilizespranatobalance,
harmonizeandtransformthe
body'senergyprocesses.

18. ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES
•PranicHealingisasimple
yetpowerful&effective
systemofno-touchenergy
healing.

19. ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES
CrystalHealing•Itisapseudoscientificalternativemedicinetechniquethatemploysstonesandcrystalsashealingtools.
•Thepractitionerplacescrystalsondifferentpartsofthebody,oftencorrespondingtochakras,orplacescrystalsaroundthebodyinanattempttoconstructan"energygrid",whichispurportedtosurroundtheclientwithhealingenergy.

20. ENERGY HEALING TECHNIQUES
Acupuncture•ItisanalternativemedicinemethodologyoriginatinginancientChinathattreatspatientsbymanipulatingthin,solidneedlesthathavebeeninsertedintoacupuncturepointsintheskin.
•AccordingtoTraditionalChinesemedicine,stimulatingthesepointscancorrectimbalancesintheflowofqithroughchannelsknownasmeridians.

21. Advantages
•Simple technique to learn.
•It is simply passed on through a series of
instructions or initiations.
•No major side effects
•The trainer increases the awareness of
the individual's own abilities to channel
universal life force energy much the
same as turning a radio from am to fm.
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22. Therapeutic touch
is considered a
biofield energy
therapy
•Therapeutic Touchis categorized
as a biofield energy therapy by
theNational Center for
Complementary and Integrative
Health(NCCIH). Biofield therapies
are techniques that intend to
affect energy fields that surround
and penetrate the human body.
NCCIH notes that, although
scientists are studying these
phenomena, the existence of such
fields has not yet been definitively
proven.
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23. Therapeutic touch Complements
conventional
care
•Therapeutic Touch is not a
substitute for medical treatment.
• It does complement conventional
medical care and supports the
person's body to be in the best
condition to heal. Therapeutic
Touch is beneficial with other
therapies, such as acupressure,
massage,imagery, biofeedback,
and psychotherapy.
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24. VIDEO LINKS
◉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkXbUvU9HuI
(What is Therapeutic Touch?)
◉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duPnQFiVasQ
(What is Reiki?)
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25. REFERENCES:
◉https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/therapeutic-
touch(RetrievedfromUniversityofMinnesota)
◉https://therapeutictouch.org/what-is-tt/(Retrieved
fromTherapeutictouchInternationalAssociation)
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26. Thanks!
ANY QUESTIONS?
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