Energy Healing

Therapeutic Touch (T.T.) and Healing Touch (H.T.) are energy based approaches to healing. With very little body contact, the TT/HT practitioner attunes to – and works with – the human energy fields that surround the physical body in order to release energy blocks or fill in energy voids. The practitioner and client become connected in the flow of the same energy field which is part of the Universal Energy Field. In other cultures, the Universal Energy Field is referred to as prana, ch´i or qi´, or reiki. The Universal Energy Field permeates all space, connecting all animate and inanimate objects to each other. It flows from one object to another, and its density varies inversely with the distance from its source.

In contrast to the more traditional belief that illness starts within the body, Therapeutic Touch and Healing Touch view physical symptoms as manifestations of pre-existing imbalances or blocks in the human energy field. In other words, a disruption in the human energy system eventually leads to disease. “Dis”-ease may manifest itself in many ways, including: a headache, low back pain, joint pain, hypertension, open wounds and decubiti, fractures and strains, burns, irritable bowel, heart arrythmias, shortness of breath, diabetes, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, anxiety, and grief from loss. These energy disturbances can also distort our perceptions, dampen our feelings, and thus interfere with our ability to experience life more fully.

Developed by health care professionals, and used by nurses in hospitals, clinics, and in the hospice setting, Therapeutic Touch and Healing Touch are designed to restore harmony and balance in the system to support self-healing. Studies have shown that people who have received TT and HT report a decrease in anxiety and pain, feel rested, and are more able to cope with daily stress. Thus, Therapeutic Touch and Healing Touch help to facilitate the body’s natural healing processes – not only physically but also emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

Energy Healing is practiced by Connie Barber, RN. Please call the Center at 518 689-2244 to make an appointment with Connie Barber.