hand-mediated energetic healing (HMEH, HMEH approaches, HMEH traditions, hand-mediated healing modalities): Group of healing methods characterized by the principle that the practitioner's hands are agents of the transfer or interchange of energy.

Hand-mediated energetic healing encompasses acupressure, external qigong (Qigong therapy), Healing Touch, Jin Shin Jyutsu, Polarity (Polarity Therapy), reflexology, Reiki, shiatsu massage, Therapeutic Touch, and Touch for Health.

(See also: Hand-mediated energetic healing, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

paranormal healing: Field of metaphysical health-related practices.

It encompasses absent healing, Bach flower therapy, Bioplasmic healing, channeling, faith healing, the laying on of hands, LeShan psychic training, magnetic healing, psychic dentistry, psychic healing, psychic surgery, psychosynthesis, remote diagnosis, Seicho-No-Ie, self-healing, shamanism, the Simonton method, spirit healing, spirit surgery, spiritual healing, and Therapeutic Touch.

(See also: Paranormal healing, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

contact healing (laying on of hands): Healing by touching a person with the hands or palms.

According to its theory, a healthy person has vital energy to spare, which is transmittable into sick persons. Contact healing is at least 15,000 years old. Usually, the healer places his hands, palms down, on the top of the patient's head or on the shoulders or waist.

Some proponents use the expressions laying on of hands and touch therapy interchangeably. The former expression may also refer specifically to the act of laying hands on a person's head to confer a spiritual blessing, as in Christian rites of confirmation and ordination (see: Healing)

(See also: Contact healing, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

vibrational medicine (energetic medicine, energetics medicine, energy medicine, subtle-energy medicine, vibrational healing, vibrational therapies): Healing philosophy whose main tenet is that humans are dynamic energy systems (body/mind/spirit complexes) and reflect evolutionary patterns of soul growth.

Its principles include the following:

(a)   Health and illness originate in subtle energy systems.

(b)  These systems coordinate the life-force and the physical body.

(c)   Emotions, spirituality, and nutritional and environmental factors affect the subtle energy systems.

Vibrational medicine embraces acupuncture, aromatherapy, Bach flower therapy, chakra rebalancing, channeling, color breathing, color therapy, crystal healing, absent healing, Electroacupuncture According to Voll (EAV), etheric touch, flower essence therapy, homeopathy, Kirlian photography, laserpuncture, the laying on of hands, meridian therapy, mesmerism, moxibustion, orthomolecular medicine, Past-life Regression, Polarity Therapy, psychic healing, psychic surgery, radionics, the Simonton method, sonopuncture, Toning, Transcendental Meditation, and Therapeutic Touch.

The expressions energy healing, energy work, and energetic healing work appear synonymous with vibrational medicine.

(See also: Vibrational medicine, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Energy: Therapeutic Touch

Therapeutic touch is a method that claims to assist the natural healing process by redirecting and rebalancing the energy fields within the body.

A practitioner places his or her hands on or close to the body of the patient and redistributes the patient's energy or transmits his or her own energy as appropriate. Stories of the use of touch as a healing method can be found in the Bible, in Greek mythology and Eastern philosophy, in Native American myths, and in the "royal touch" of the kings in medieval Europe. Therapeutic touch was developed and named in 1972 by Dolores Krieger, a nursing professor at New York University.

Therapeutic Touch (TT) is currently taught worldwide to anyone who is interested in learning the technique. As of 1998, an estimated 100,000 people around the world have been trained in Therapeutic Touch, 43,000 of those persons are health care professionals, many of whom use Therapeutic Touch in conjunction with traditional medicine, as well as osteopathic, chiropractic, naturopathic, and homeopathic therapies (The Gale Encyclopedia of Complementary Medicine). http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/g2603/0001/2603000124/p1/article.jhtml

(See also: Therapeutic Touch, Alternative Health, Holistic Health, Body Mind and Soul)

BOWAN THERAPEUTIC TOUCH: Light touch used in certain sequences appears to release energy blockages. Probably based on the Chinese concept of CHI, Chapman’s reflexes and other healing techniques, this system is being shown to work although it is not yet fully understood.

(See also: BOWAN THERAPEUTIC TOUCH, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

AQUA TOUCH: A whole body treatment given in water which has been developed by Patricia Morrell. See also Reflex Touch.

(See also: AQUA TOUCH, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Therapeutic touch:

a healing modality that involves touching with the conscious intent to help or heal. The practitioner moves the hands through a recipient's energy field for the purpose of:

assessment and treatment of energy field imbalance.

(See also: Therapeutic touch, Alternative Medicine, Body Mind and Soul)

Touch therapy:

broad range of techniques in which the practitioner uses the hands on or near the patient's body to assist the individual toward optimal function.

(See also: Touch therapy, Alternative Medicine, Body Mind and Soul)

REFLEX TOUCH: This is a development associated with Patricia Morrell who achieved success with her methods of diagnosis and light touch (Morrell Reflexology) which have been further refined.

(See also: REFLEX TOUCH, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

TRAUMA TOUCH THERAPY

Trauma touch therapy was developed to address the needs of clients affected by trauma and abuse, including sexual and emotional abuse or battering and the trauma of war, surgery, or criminal violence.

Focused on empowering the client, this technique combines therapeutic movement and breathwork with psychotherapeutic elements to bring body and mind together in holistic healing. The pace of therapy is determined individually according to the client’s need. Relearning touch from a healthy perspective is a major focus of the therapy.

The trauma touch training program was developed in 1993 at the Colorado School of Healing Arts.

(See also: TRAUMA TOUCH THERAPY, Alternative Health, Massage, Bodywork, Body Mind and Soul)

TURAYA TOUCH SYSTEM

With Turaya Touch, using the body’s system of light energy, practitioners place their hands on various parts of the client’s head, back, shoulders, and abdomen.

This technique brings about a feeling of deep relaxation as it releases the energy blocks causing mental and physical distress. Turaya also unlocks creative potential at the cellular level.

(See also: TURAYA TOUCH SYSTEM, Alternative Health, Massage, Bodywork, Body Mind and Soul)

THERAPEUTIC TOUCH

Developed through the collaboration of a nursing professor and a spiritual healer, Therapeutic Touch is based on ancient energy healing methods.

Practitioners, primarily nurses, are trained to feel or sense energy imbalances in the client and to use “laying on” of hands to disperse blocks and channel healing forces to the client’s body.

The therapist uses a light touch or holds the hand above the body, with the client generally seated. Meditation is used by the therapist to center herself and strengthen her connection to the client’s energy system.

Therapeutic Touch has been applied in an assortment of medical situations, including the care of premature infants and emergency room patients. It is known to induce a state of relaxation within minutes.

Therapeutic Touch is considered safe because of its gentle, noninvasive approach. Developers of this technique affirm that everyone has the potential to heal with Therapeutic Touch and may be taught the methodology in one day.

(See also: THERAPEUTIC TOUCH, Alternative Health, Massage, Bodywork, Body Mind and Soul)

TOUCH FOR HEALTH

Developed by chiropractor John Thie, Touch for Health combines methods and techniques that include acupuncture principles, acupressure, muscle testing, massage, and dietary guidelines.

The method of treatment requires a second person who performs muscle testing. This determines which muscles are strong or weak, indicating if a physical problem or organ malfunction exists. Once weak muscles are determined, a variety of methods are used as part of a muscle strengthening program. Such techniques include finger pressure on neuro-vascular holding points on the head and pressure on the acupressure holding points.

After the muscles have been strengthened, Touch for Health theory states that energy then flows through the body, improving vitality and ability to maintain good health. See kinesiology.

(See also: TOUCH FOR HEALTH, Alternative Health, Massage, Bodywork, Body Mind and Soul)

Therapeutic Touch: Based on the idea that energy extends beyond the skin into a field surrounding and interpenetrating the body. This therapy aims to re-establish proper energy flow, which allows the body’s innate healing abilities to take over. This technique is used increasingly by nurses to help relieve pain and stress, for example.

(See also: Therapeutic Touch, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

QUANTUM-TOUCH

This hands-on healing method offers spontaneous adjusting of proper alignment of the body. Principles behind Quantum-Touch involve resonance, intention, attention, breath, and innate body intelligence.

Using various breathing techniques and meditations, a light touch is applied to activate the body’s own healing process.

(See also: QUANTUM-TOUCH, Alternative Health, Massage, Bodywork, Body Mind and Soul)

Therapeutic touch , Laying-on-of-hands, Reiki ,  :

Placing of the hands of the healer upon the person to be cured with the intent of spiritual energetic healing.

(See also: Therapeutic touch, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Therapeutic Touch: Therapeutic Touch, a specific method of healing touch developed by Dolores Krieger, is taught in many nursing colleges throughout the United States. Used for relaxation and reducing anxiety, Therapeutic Touch is based on the assumption that a human energy field extends slightly beyond the skin.

(See also: Therapeutic Touch, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Touch for Health: Dr. John F. Thie developed this version of applied kinesiology (see above) in the 1970s. Touch for Health attempts to balance the body’s energy by applying gentle pressure to contracted muscles.

(See also: Touch for Health, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Therapeutic Touch and Related Practices:

Numerous other practices have evolved over the years to promote or maintain the balance of vital energy fields in the body. Examples of these modalities include Therapeutic Touch, healing touch, Reiki, Johrei, vortex healing, and polarity therapy. All these modalities involve movement of the practitioner’s hands over the patient’s body to become attuned to the condition of the patient, with the idea that by so doing, the practitioner is able to strengthen and reorient the patient’s energies.

(See also: Therapeutic Touchs, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Therapeutic Touch

is similar to Healing Touch, but in Therapeutic Touch no physical contact is involved. Since the human energy field extends outwards beyond the skin, the assessment and clearing of any imbalances and/or blockages is accomplished by moving the hands just above the skin.

The intention of the practitioner to heal or to reduce pain generates a directed energy into the patient's field. Developed by Delores Krieger, Ph.D., RN, and by Dora Hunt at New York University's Division of Nursing; derived from the 'laying on of hands' tradition.

(See also: Therapeutic Touch, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)