Healing Touch:
What to expect from your first session with our Healing Touch Practitioner, Nancy Gray:

• You will be asked to complete an intake form summarizing your health history including physical, emotional, mental and spiritual, aspects of your life as they relate to why you are seeking Healing Touch treatments.  You and your healing touch practitioner will go over the form together to set mutual goals for the treatment session. You will also be asked to sign a consent for Healing Touch Sessions/Client Privacy Rights Form.
• While experiencing the treatment you will be lying on a massage table fully clothed, except for your shoes.  You are encouraged to loosen or remove any constricting apparel (i.e. belts, watches and the like).  Pillows for under head/and or knees are provided for comfort, as are blankets if needed.  The treatment itself usually lasts 30 to 60 minutes. 
• The Healing Touch practitioner will start with an energetic assessment using a pendulum and a hand scan to assess your energy system for areas of imbalance or compromise.  This, along with your history, assists her to choose Healing Touch techniques appropriate for your needs.  This may include light physical touch and sweeping hand motions above your body.
• During the actual treatment you can close your eyes, open your eyes, ask questions, give feedback to sensations felt, sleep or shift as needed for comfort.  A client usually experiences the relaxation response during the session.
• Time is provided post treatment to discuss client and practitioner observations.

This is your session.  Always feel free  to ask any questions at any time.  Enjoy.

 

Tips for Summer health:

• Awaken earlier in the morning, rest at midday and go to bed later in the evening.
• Stay hydrated: Keep a pitcher of water with lemon and cucumber slices in it to sip throughout the day.
• Add pungent flavors to your diet such as peppermint, sweet basil, fennel, dill, parsley and chive.
• Eat in moderation and avoid dairy and heavy, greasy fried foods.
• Introduce more foods that have cool yin properties to counteract the yang heat of summer.  These foods can clear heat, reduce toxins and generate fluids.  This helps your body regulate it's temperature and protect you during the long hot summer days.  These include:  watermelon, cantaloupe, lemon, orange, peach, apricot, fish, seafood, sprouts, broccoli, spinach, snowpeas, asparagus, cucumber and corn.
• Refrain from anger, keeping calm and even tempered.

For more information on staying healthy with Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, check out our website here

Facts About

Reiki (Ray-Key) :

• The literal definition of the word Reiki is "Universal Life Force Energy".  Reiki is a method of healing based on the application of this energy. 
• With its origins in Japan, it is the most widely known form of energy healing.
• Although Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion.  Those of any belief will benefit.
• The true source of Reiki energy is within the individual.  This does not mean we are using our personal energy when we do Reiki, but that the energy is coming from a transcendental part of ourselves that is connected to an infinite supply of healing energy.
• In a standard treatment, the client will relax on a massage table, fully clothed.  The treatment lasts approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• The energy encourages one to let go of tension, anxiety, fear and other negative feelings.  A state of peace and greater well-being may be experienced.  Some may drift off to near sleep, or feel like they are floating
• The energy flows from the practitioners hands into the client with a series of hand positions on or near the client's body.  These include positions around the head and shoulders, the stomach, the feet and other areas as needed.  Each position being held for approximately 3 to 10 minutes.
• Majority of clients feel stress reduction and a general improvement in one's physical and psychological condition after their Reiki session.
• Reiki has been found to have a positive effect on many forms of illness and negative conditions.  Minor issues, such as, headaches, colds, flu and mild anxiety, as well as serious illnesses like heart disease, cancer, leukemia, the negative effects of chemotherapy, post operative pain and depression. 
• Reiki energy works in harmony with all forms of healing, including medication, surgery, psychological care and of course any other method of alternative or holistic care.
• Reiki energy has also been shown to increase a person's vibration, thereby releasing toxins into the blood stream to be filtered by the liver and kidneys and removed by waste.  Be sure to drink plenty of water following the session to aid in this cleansing of the body.  It is all part of the healing process.

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