Our Annual HTPA Membership Meeting Took Place on June 21, 2012.

For the 2nd year we held our annual HTPA membership meeting virtually to give as many of our worldwide members as possible the opportunity to join in the meeting "live" from the comfort of their own home. No cost to travel out of town.

We invite you to listen to the recording of the meeting. Hear what HTPA has accomplished over the past year with your help; as we enter into our 5th growth year, what is planned for the near future and what HTPA has on its agenda for the next year and beyond.

We rolled out our launch of Community Connections - the Volunteer Service avenue for the Healing Touch Community. You will hear all about it on the recording. To listen to the meeting and to see the slides CLICK HERE.

All who attended the meeting were eligible for the drawing of a free membership renewal or a membership to give away. Congrats go to Barb Litchfield as she was the winner of the drawing.

We invite you to share in the excitement and joy of our growth. Each Quarter we will give an update of Membership, Liability Insurance Subscribers and Donations to our HTWF Designated HTPA Fund. YOU make it possible for us to continue to grow and make a difference Worldwide.

Funds Raised through HTWF as of

August 1, 2012 = $ 2,156.00

To learn more about this Fund and how to donate please go to HTWF Designated Fund for HTPA. We look forward to growing this Fund with your help- when making a donation be sure to indicate that you are donating to the HTWF Designated Fund for HTPA.

It is our pleasure to bring you the 2012 HTPA Annual Update Report. HTPA is growing stronger each year not only in numbers but also in Member participation. We continue to offer opportunities for all Members to have a Voice - we listen and take suggestions seriously. This year our focus is on Volunteer Service - offering our Membership more avenues to bring Healing Touch locally, nationally and worldwide through our Community Connections and Local HTPA Chapters. All in the HT Community are invited to join the Community Connections Volunteer Bank. Read the Annual Report for a full description about our year past, what we're doing currently and what we have on the Horizon. 

The HTPA Annual Report can be viewed as a booklet or by a  standard PDF which also allows you to print your choice of pages.

Announcing a New Member Category - On-Going Membership

We have opened up a new membership category that will allow members to pay for their membership on a monthly recurring payment of only $10 per month.

• We know that many of our students and practitioners would L♥VE to be a member of Healing Touch Professional Association (HTPA)
• We know they want to be part of the exciting things HTPA is involved in and they know that their dollars will help to spread Healing Touch around the world.  
• We know that our members benefit from the support that HTPA offers to help grow their profession and expand their local Healing Touch Community.
• We know that it is sometimes hard to come up with the membership dues at the time you would like to join.

....so we thought we could make being an HTPA member simple with an On-Going Membership Plan.

Frequently Asked Questions & Answers

Q: Who can join HTPA using the On-Going Member Plan?

A: Open to any US or International resident that would like to join HTPA using a monthly recurring payment for only $10 per month. (Requires payment by credit card or debit card.)

Q: Any additional requirement or restrictions?

A: On-Going Membership requires that you are a member for at least 6 months. If you choose to cancel your membership before your 6 month period is completed, you will be billed for the remaining months. After your 6 month period you can cancel at anytime. On-going members that also subscribe to HTPA's Liability Insurance benefit must remain a member while their insurance is active.

Q: What will be my member expiration date?

A: On-Going members will not have a set expiration date, but rather will be a member for an indefinite period or until you cancel your membership. You will receive an On-Going Membership card that will display this member category without an expiration date.

Q; Do I receive all the same benefits as an Annual Member?

A: Yes

Q: How do I sign up and pay for an On-Going Membership Plan?

A: You can join three ways:

• On-Line through the HTPA website.
• By Mail or Fax with a printed application (follow this link to download the application, http://www.htprofessionalassociation.com/content_assets/forms/application.pdf )
• Or you can call the HTPA office and they will take your registration over the phone - (210) 497-5529 Central Time Zone.

If you are already a member of HTPA, we sincerely thank you for your membership support. If you are a lapsed member or have never been an HTPA member, we invite you to join. With your member support we strengthen the Voice of the Healing Touch Community; increase awareness of Healing Touch practice; are able to expand member benefits and more.

With your HTPA Membership you become part of our larger Community - advancing the worldwide work of Healing Touch. Through this Community you contribute to the expansion of your profession by creating a larger pool of practitioner power, thought, energy and forward growth.   

Click here to become an HTPA member today.

On our HTPA website we have the Heading - Members Making News, in our quarterly Newsletters we will be sharing member's accomplishments under this new Heading - Members in Action:

July 6: Karen Chin, HTCP/I became Chair/President of the HT Worldwide Foundation. Thank you Karen for accepting this important position.

July 13 - 15: Carole Sarian, HTCP organized the Healing Touch Volunteers for the San Diego Stand Down. It was reported that there were 50 HT Volunteers and that there were approx. 3,000 homeless Vets that received multiple services at the Stand Down. GREAT WORK Carole and all who volunteered.

August 1-5: Worldwide Healing Touch Conference in San Antonio

Dawn Warnaca, HTCP/I took a leap into unfamiliar territory to be the MC for the Conference. To everyone's surprise, including Dawn's, she's a natural entertainer and

Tina Devoe, Kathy Layte, Beth Wright, Walle Adams-Gerdts

not only kept us in stitches but also kept us on time.

Tina Devoe, HTCP/I and Walle Adams-Gerdts, HTCP/I did a fabulous job of designing and executing the Opening and Closing Ceremonies as well as all the other entertainment segments.

Charles Kelsoe, HTCP and Matt Courtney manned the audio/visual equipment.

Sue Walker, HTCP oversaw the many volunteers that made all go so smoothly.

Stephanie Greenfield and Margaret Nies were the overall Conference Planners.  

Roberta Davis Lewis, HTCP organized both the Silent and "Live" Auction at the Worldwide Healing Touch Conference during which over $13,000 was raised for the Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation. Many HTPA members assisted Roberta before and during the Conference.

Anne Boyd, HTCP/I Jane Hightower, HTCP/I and Jeannette Nienaber, HTCP generously donated to HTWF 100% of their proceeds from their Readings and Healing Sessions at Conference.

August: Bethlyn Gerard, HTCP was published in the AHNA Beginnings Magazine. Her article, Healthcare Reform Begins with Caring for Ourselves will soon be added to our HTPA E-sources.

August: Rumi Hashimoto, HTCP/I and Katrina Shibata, HTP Apprentice provided a free Healing Touch Clinic at Fukushima Medical University in Japan. The staff at Fukushima Medical University Medical Center has been working tirelessly since the earthquake/tsunami of last March. They will receive a free Healing Touch session at the first volunteer Healing Touch Clinic in Japan. Students of Healing Touch from the United States and all across Japan will volunteer their time to provide free sessions.

On-going: Nina Lockwood, HTCP/I offers Free Guided Healing Meditation on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 8:30 pm Eastern for 30 minutes (Sept 16, Oct 21, Nov 18, Dec 16). To join in, call 605-475-4000 and enter the access code 224960#. For more information or to listen to recorded calls, visit Nina's website www.ninalockwood.com.

If you are a Member in Action or know of one - please let us know by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

It is a 2012 Focus of HTPA to develop closer relationships with organizations that we already have joined with but now to be more collaborative, increasing our Voice together in main stream, strengthening our mutual goals and sharing resources.

We are joining HeartMath's Global Coherence Initiative (GCI) and will soon establish our HTPA Care Room. 

Free Membership is Available to All through HTPA.

During the HeartMath presentation at the recent Worldwide Healing Touch Conference in San Antonio, Rollin McCraty introduced us to their Global Coherence Initiative (GCI) which is "a science-based, co-creative project to unite people in heart-focused care and intention, to facilitate the shift in global consciousness from instability and discord to balance, cooperation and enduring peace." Rollin is the Global Coherence Monitoring System project coordinator. Membership in the GCI is Free and HTPA will soon provide access to GCI membership on our website. Presently there are 46,056 members. We'll see if we can significantly increase that number.

Rollin also told us about how GCI members around the world gather in a special place on the GCI Web site for synchronized heart coherence sessions. They do this either individually or together in Global Care Rooms. The Global Care Room has three daily sessions during which participants focus heart care and compassion on a situation or issue somewhere on Earth. Wherever there is a need such as a natural disaster, war, poverty or other states of incoherence, GCI broadcasts an alert for a special Care Focus. Members send love and compassion to these areas of focus. HTPA is in the process of working with HeartMath to establish our own designated Global Care Room. As soon as this is set we will send out an announcement.

With the launch of our HTPA Community Connections, we have many Local HTPA Chapters in development. The list of the current Chapters and their Lead Contact is now posted on the Community Connections  website. You can join in a Chapter; network; have fun with them; expand and add strength to your Community. If you would like to create a Local HTPA Chapter you will find the steps to get started also on the Community Connections website or you can e-mail us at  [email protected] for more information.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 ~ 9:00 PM Eastern  

"Voice for HOPE - Healers of Planet Earth - What, Why and How?"  Interview with Denise Lewis Premschak, CEO of Voice for HOPE

HTPA has made a commitment to become more closely aligned with the organizations that we have established relationships with in the past so that we can strengthen our ties, build more rapport, exchange useful information, utilize our databases to help each other inform our members and the general public about who we are and what we do, take more advantage of each others resources and specifically create a louder Voice for our HT Community.  Voice for HOPE is one such organization that has the values, commitment, determination and high professional standards similar to HTPA. At the recent 2012 HT Worldwide Conference in San Antonio, Denise joined us and gave a 4 minute introduction to HOPE but we have so much more to share, learn and talk about which we intend to do during this Interview.

"The Mission of Voice for HOPE is to advance the well-being of humanity by ensuring that producers, practitioners, and consumers of complementary, alternative and integrative health and wellness services and products have meaningful participation in the development of public policy, through educating policy makers and the general public and promoting the rights of individual consumers and their families to information, access, redress and choice."

Denise will tell us more about just what the Goals of HOPE are; what they are doing to secure "freedom to choose your path to wellness" and how we can participate. To be a socially involved business/private practice professional you need to be informed about how to protect your right to practice and then be empowered to accurately inform your clients. This Interview will give you the information you need to do that.

"It is imperative that all consumers and practitioners of integrative and complementary services unite and speak out! Policymakers are currently engaged in crucial debates on health care finance and reform." Denise will inform us as to how we can get involved. She will even guide us to tips on how to write an effective letter to Congress and where to find their e-mail addresses

YOU can Be a Voice for HOPE - to become a HOPE Partner/Member is Free but there are also many other Partner/Member Levels to consider if you would like to support their efforts to protect "freedom" of healthcare choice and/or attend a HOPE on the HILL Training (the training will be explained during the interview but you can visit their website for more information now at www.VoiceforHope.org). Please join us for this opportunity to learn and ask questions about how you can get involved in helping to inform your local, state and national policy makers about our practice and its benefits.  Click here to register.

Acknowledgement: All quotes used above were taken directly from the Voice for HOPE website.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 ~ 9:00 PM Eastern  

"Consistently & Creatively Marketing Yourself for a Thriving Practice"

Interview with Lauri Pointer, HTCP/I

If you want to hear tips and commonsense advice from someone who DOES have a "thriving practice," then you must attend our October Interview. Lauri has not only built the means to support herself, (a single mom), and her two children (now both in college) but she also LOVES what she does and shares her enthusiasm for Healing Touch as she shares her business success stories.

Lauri said that she has had her website re-done and LOVES IT - even saying that "it was worth every penny to have it done." She also said that she has started a new business Facebook page that she is having fun with so we are sure to learn just why these pieces are important to your business growth.

Since Lauri is also a Certified Journal to the Self Instructor, she says she has established social media presence with her journal writing prompts. For all who are interested in writing and journaling this will be a great opportunity to ask questions and learn from a pro.

Lauri has had her practice/business for many years and is consistently offering her clients and potential clients value when she markets. She uses a newsletter in which she offers different coupons to promote products in her small waiting room holistic store; she sends birthday postcards and more.

Lauri's passion for her "work" and enthusiasm for keeping her business fresh and inviting will not only inspire you but is sure to help you grow your business. You will learn why she feels it is so important that you feel good about everything you put out there. Here are some more of her thoughts: "In this age of technology and social networking we have easy opportunities to reach people, share our gifts, and establish a thriving Healing Touch practice. Consumers are watching for consistency and longevity in the way you reach out to them. They want to make sure you are not a "fly by night" practitioner before they establish a relationship with you for their energy healing needs. We will take a look at creative ways to offer something of value to your audience each time you reach out with technology. There are places that make sense in business to cut corners financially and places where it is wise to invest. Let's explore together how to increase your opportunities to share your unique gifts in the world in a way that feels natural and flowing. With a few simple steps, and some consistency and creativity, you will become a magnet for your highest good clients to flow to you with effortless ease."

We invite you to join us for an informative, FUN interview!  Click here to register. 

NO Time to Volunteer? There's an alternative for YOU:

You can help bring Healing Touch Volunteer Services worldwide by donating to the HTWF Fund for HTPA.

Contributions to the HTWF Fund for HTPA, enables HTPA's Community Connections to expand opportunities for active participation in Special Interest Projects like Disaster Preparedness Training and Disaster Response. With these funds HTPA will be able to help send Disaster Relief prepared HT practitioners to local, national and worldwide disaster events.  

Contributions also support our on-going efforts to offer Healing Touch Service to the Military and their families.

We Provide Volunteer Service to Local and Worldwide Communities

Donations to the HTWF Fund for HTPA are tax deductible, as allowed by law. It is now possible to set up an automatic monthly donation. If you don't have time to volunteer this is a great way to help spread Healing Touch Service.

Click here to learn more about the Fund.   

With the change in our Liability Insurance carrier which took place on April 1, 2012, came a new directive for all Subscribers to add a Liability Waiver to their Informed Consent Form. Although the use of a Liability Waiver was unfamiliar to us, we have learned that this is now standard practice by insurance carriers and in fact is an added professional protection. To date, we are having on-going discussions with Midge Murphy, JD, Professional Liability Risk Management Consultant and Dorothea Hover-Kramer, author of "Creating Healing Relationships, Professional Standards for Energy Therapy Practitioners" which includes chapters on Professional Responsibility, Liability Insurance and Ethics. We continue to consult with other experts in this field. Both Midge and Dorothea have agreed to write articles for us and we are in the process of developing Policy around this issue. We will be sending all Liability Insurance Subscribers a full explanation of this new Policy.

Click here to learn more.

Quarterly Business Discussion - Private Practice Development

By request from many of our members who aspire to create business practices that can bring an income to sustain a modest lifestyle, HTPA held a teleconference discussion August 14th about what's working and what's not."

HTPA is committed to support and help all who want to make a living or volunteer doing what they love to do - Healing Touch and/or other Energy Medicine modalities. We had a lively call and heard from many who are on the path to business success.

One of the noticeable advances in our Community since a similar call was held a year ago, is the rise in comfort level most have with the thought of actually earning a substantial living. It appears that the healer's issue of struggling with the concept of being paid is starting to dissipate.

Suggestions for business success shared on the call are the importance of having a business coach; discover subconscious beliefs that are keeping you from succeeding; write yourself a check every day; find your niche and narrow your marketing to that niche; continue to discuss this topic on the HTPA Forum/Message Board.

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Is 3rd Party Reimbursement on the Way Out?

This was a Business Column piece in the May/June 2012 Energy Magazine and a continuation of this discussion can be found in the Sept/Oct 2012 Energy Magazine .