"By doing one learns; with study one refines; 

through dreaming one creates; in loving one fulfills -

such is the secret art of tending to the sacred garden of our soul."

                                                                  Don Oscar Miro-Quesada

"A Shamanic Re-Membering of Universal Humanity"

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 November 30, 2012 = $ 3,800.00

The HTWF Designated Fund for HTPA is used to support Special Interest Outreach Projects like HT Service to the Military and Disaster Response.

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.

We are happy to announce that HTPA has added a new Member Category:  

On-Going Member

Be sure to share this new Benefit with your peers, students

& friends - Referrals bring Rewards!!

 
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 now we've made being an HTPA member simple with an On-Going Membership Plan.  

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. 

ENCOURAGE YOUR PEERS, STUDENTS AND FRIENDS TO JOIN: With HTPA Membership you become part of our larger Community - advancing the worldwide work of Healing Touch and energy practice. Through this Community you contribute to the expansion of your profession by creating a larger pool of practitioner power, thought, energy and forward growth. Member support strengthens the Voice of the Healing Touch Community; increases awareness of Healing Touch practice; makes it possible to expand member benefits and more.

TOGETHER, We are the Heart of Healing Touch!  

Click here to Join or Renew and/or for more information about the many Benefits HTPA Membership offers.

We would love to share your news, accomplishments, activities, events - please send to [email protected] , along with your photo. Our Newsletter goes out Quarterly - March, June, Sept, and Dec.

10/9/12: Tim McConville, HTCP/I and Dawn Warnaca, HTCP/I began apprenticing with Janna Moll, HTCP/I, MSN, CMT for the 9 week Mentor Training Course.

10/19/12: Cynthia Hutchison, DNSc, RN, MSN, HTCP/I reported that she was interviewed by Jane Hart, MD for an article to be published this December in Alternative and Complementary Therapies - keep posted for the Link to that article.

10/21/12: Deb Russell, RN, OCN, HTCP had an article published in her local Sunday Capital Gazette - in their magazine called Style. Deb is a nurse navigator for breast cancer patients at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. The article  spoke of the many ways she supports their breast cancer patients including offering Healing Touch. They wrote a good deal about this, including an information block in the article. E access is  www.capitalgazette.com/capital_style (article on nurse navigator). You can contact Deb for more information by emailing her:[email protected].

10/26/12: Susan Russell HTCP/I was lead volunteer facilitating the Stand Down for Homeless Veterans at the Dallas VA Hospital. They had 11 HTPA Community Connections Volunteers and gave HT sessions to 49 vets and support staff. The volunteers had HTPA ComCon Tshirts on. The VA social work dept/ Homeless Coordinator, Tammy Wood, had received such great feedback after last year's event that they gave us our own room. ALL 49 recipients got off our tables with smiles on their faces... even those who were skeptical at first. A hand-full of the Volunteers are now contacting the Planetree Coordinator at the Dallas VA with a plan to go regularly to volunteer for the Vets and staff. For more information e-mail [email protected].

10/31/12: Jennifer Hewat BS, RN, OCN, HTCP had an opportunity to speak about her practice, Wholistic Healthcare, and HT to 3rd and 4th year medical students at Grand Rounds last week! They are a perfect group to inform as they are already on the Alternative / Complementary healing page! (We've asked Jennifer to write an article about this experience - look for it in the next HTPA Newsletter coming in March 2013) - if you would like to contact her you can e-mail [email protected] or visit www.wholistichealthcare.net/.

11/8 - 12/12: Nanette Sagastume , HTCP was lead volunteer for HT Sessions provided for her husband's Vietnam Veterans of Second Battalion First Marines - Reunion which took place in San Diego, California. Volunteers gave more than seventy-five sessions during shifts of four and five hours over several days. Several came for sessions every day. Some had significant and dramatic results; others fell into a relaxed sleep. Thanks to all the loving volunteers, Healing Touch was a success at the Marine reunion. I will be looking for volunteers next November in Washington DC! See a more detailed account below.  For more information e-mail [email protected].

11/9/12: Susan Russell HTCP/I was lead volunteer facilitating the Stand Down for Homeless Veterans at the American GI Forum in San Antonio, Texas. She states, we worked on 9-10 people, not all Vets because of the Haven for Hope residents that showed up (HfH is an enclave for homeless that includes all agencies they be in need of... first of its kind in the US). For more information e-mail [email protected].

11/15/12: Walle Adams-Gerdts, RN, BA, HTCP/I Congratulations!!! for accomplishing Level 2 Advancement. And we hear that Healing Touch requests from administrators up and down your state of Delaware have emerged - YEA!! To get more details e-mail [email protected].

November: Wanda Barboza, HTCP (since October 1998) - sent something to shout about in her own words:

This may not seem to some as "something to shout about," but to me it IS. I recently took the HT Proficiency Exam. At my age, disliking the idea of taking tests, and feeling a bit out-of-touch, I was not enthused about taking this necessary exam. However, my belief in and respect for HT along with my knowing that this test is a paradigm shift for this complementary therapy gave me confidence and a sense of pride as I contemplated the journey and progress of the Healing Touch Program, and my own. Setting my own nervousness aside, I boldly set about finding a proctor, registering for the test and preparing myself. To prepare myself, I reviewed the Level 1 through 5 workbooks, reviewed the exam study guide from HTP and reread the Healing Touch Guidebook by Dorothea Hover-Kramer. Doing this test preparation, turned out to be a joyous reconnection with HT for me. As I reviewed the material, a simultaneous review of my learning, experiences and growth took place in the background of my mind and heart. The many ways in which I now understand, appreciate and connect with "the work" was made as new. Truly, there are many blessings that come with the prompting from dear Janet Mentgen to just "do the work." My bottom line message that I want to express to whomever may read this is....if you have been thinking about taking the test, but hesitate for any reason, know that you will be rewarded and made joyous in the long run for having done so. In Love & Light

Healing Warriors Program (HWP) is a new 501(c)(3) non-profit organization launched by three Healing Touch Practitioners, Shelley Poland, Jane Trexler and Ana Yelen. The mission of Healing Warriors Program is to advance individual wellbeing for Veterans and their families through complementary care services and education. Phase 1 of services is anticipated in early 2013. The main emphasis of the program is on pain management therapies with education and tools for self and family care. To find out more or get involved, Ana Yelen offers, "We are just starting our program and our wish list is long! We need massage tables, uniform smocks for our practitioners, donations and volunteers. The best way to stay in touch with our progress is to join our mailing list for our quarterly progress reports. Email us at [email protected] and we'd love it if you like our Facebook page!"

Healing Touch Certified Instructors

Sally Gehlert, Victoria Stewart, Carol Wille

Healing Touch Certified Practitioners

Bonnie Bailey, Laurie Bell, Barbara Bourque, Kathy Briner, Marlene Burke,Jill Connolly, Christine DiPaolo, Jennifer Fournier, Judi Gustafson,Kathryn Hamilton Wang, Ruth Hoffman, Karolyn Howard, Denise Hulst, Kathryn Ksander,Denise Leeds, Sylvia Lippmann, Candy Lockeby, Frances Malone, Mary Miller, Patricia Miller-Grosz, Katy Reynolds-Boyce, Ellie Stewart, Stephen Sutton, Doris Thomasson, Linda Tsampis, Mary Wine

Nancy Lester, RN, BSPA, LMT, HN-BC, HTCP/I, QM, Ethics Committee Chair

Jerry Becker, CAE, HTCP/I, Ethics Committee Vice-Chair

Melinda Graham, RN, CPIMI, CIMI, HTCP, Ethics Committee Secretary

Cynthia Hutchison, DNSc, RN, MSN, HTCP/I

Jean Pruett, D.Min., LPC, NCC, FBPPC, HTCP/I, QM (new member)

Monica Nebauer, RN, PHD, HTCP/I

Nancy Fabro, LPN, HTCP/I, QM (former Chair)

It is up to each and every practitioner to understand the Code of Ethics and Scope of Practice and to report any ethical issue. The committee is here to serve you. We are available for informal consultation if you are not sure about an issue. Click here to visit the Ethics page of the HTP website for the Ethics Policy and Procedure, including how to resolve an issue, file a complaint, frequently asked questions, and much more.

HTPA THANKS YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HELP

SECURE HTP's HIGH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS.

  The Shift Network                                   Humanity's Team  

www.theshiftnetwork.com                 http://www.humanitysteam.org/

 HeartMath's Global Coherence Initiative

 

          Peace Begins with Me  
http://www.peacewithinisworldpeace.com

The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation                          One Billion Oms 

     http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/                      http://www.onebillionoms.com/

Let us know if you have favorite websites you'd like to share 

send to [email protected].

Community Connections has expanded the list of Local HTPA Chapters as the Chapters are growing rapidly. We are strengthening and connecting our Communities. To see if there is an HTPA Chapter in your area or to learn how to create one, please click here.

If you have a local HT event you want to share, visit the EVENTS page to find the Event Form to have your event posted. Be sure to indicate if you are looking for volunteers to provide Healing Touch.

DO apply to the Community Connections Volunteer Bank - there is no commitment for a specific service project when you apply, but when your application is approved it makes you eligible to choose to participate when a project is offered that you would like to be part of. Click here to visit Community Connections website to fill out an application and/or learn more.

Community Connections Volunteers Thinking Creatively

When Susan Russell, HTCP/I was organizing the two Stand Downs mentioned above (under Members in Action), she got the idea of actually wearing an advertisement to identify with whom the Volunteers doing Healing Touch were aligned. After brainstorming with us a bit about graphics and text, Susan boldly went forward to have T-shirts made for all the participating volunteers. Now you can expect that T-shirts, Vests and Aprons will be appearing at all events where Community Connections Volunteers are generously sharing the "work." Here are photos to show how creative Susan became. THANKS for your creative Vision Susan!! 

Brandi Nelson, HTP, CHLC, CECP, CYT has organized a huge Healers Network using her creative thinking. Here is a recap of how she started this Network and how she turned it into an HTPA Chapter. After receiving guidance during meditation one day, I put an invitation out on Facebook for a monthly networking meeting for Holistic Practitioners and Lightworkers. I made reservations at our local Olive Garden in their private room. During our first meeting we had 21 attendees. In September our attendee count grew to 37 and in October we had 45. At the October meeting I announced I had changed the title of our group to Northern Colorado Healing Touch Professional Association Chapter for Holistic Practitioners and Light Workers. We had to change our venue in November to accommodate our growth. We had 37 people at the November luncheon. We will be posting Brandi's full recap of her Northern Colorado HTPA Chapter - look for it soon on the Community Connections website under Local HTPA Chapter Activities.

While Nanette Sagastume , HTCP was facilitating the HT sessions for the Viet Nam Marine's Reunion described above in Members in Action, she met an amazing creative volunteer. Here is Nanette's description of the meeting: "I emailed a request for volunteers for this year's reunion location (San Diego) to Healing Touch Program; this was forwarded as "blind copy" to practitioners and instructors in that geographic area. A similar request was placed on the HTPA website's Community Connections "Events" page. There were more than a dozen responses. One responder, Feion George, was unable to volunteer but offered to have her new ministry, His Love Covers Me Blanket Ministries, make one hundred and fifty lap blankets as a gesture of thanks to these Vietnam veterans-a big hit with attendees.  In this photo you can see one of the Blanket's Feion's ministry made."

GREAT "WORK" DONE BY ALL!!

HTPA Business Support PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES

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

Professional Development Series

Responsibilities Come with Creating Healing Relationships

Interview with Dorothea Hover-Kramer, EdD, RN, D.CEP

Dorothea is a consummate professional in the field of Energy Medicine and Energy Psychology. She is not only recognized for being a Founding Elder of Healing Touch, she co-founded ACEP (Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology) and has become a sought after adviser for guidance on professional standards in the broader field of energy practice. Dorothea says that because Energy Medicine is a completely new field of practice, the professional standards are still in development. Last year Dorothea released her latest book on the subject titled, Creating Healing Relationships: Professional Standards for Energy Therapy Practitioners.

This is an open invitation to all who aspire to be the best professional in their field and in their business practice.

Do join us for an enlightening and inspirational discussion.

Click here to register. 

HTPA Business Support PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES

"LET'S DISCUSS THE RELAXATION RESPONSE"

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 9pm - 10:15pm Eastern

with Sharon Robbins, RN, HN-BC, CCHt, HTCP

Whether you're aware of it or not, when you practice Healing Touch or other energy-based techniques you are most likely eliciting THE RELAXATION RESPONSE within yourself and within your client. Since this (theory) is yet to be proven scientifically, we can only hypothesize that this is true but when you review the facts of what comprises The Relaxation Response, it's pretty likely you will come to this same conclusion.

The Relaxation Response as proven, defined and documented by Herbert Benson, MD in his 1975 first edition book of the same name, just might give you the explanation you've been looking for to understand and language what it is that you are doing when you practice Healing Touch and/or other Energy Medicine techniques. 

A focus of our discussion will be just what we might read between the lines - what liberties can we take to expand on what Herbert Benson has proven..? How does this fit with our Healing Touch and energy practice? How can we use this proven RESPONSE and apply it to our "work"? We will also discuss Dr. Benson's research of the Placebo Effect and how his findings benefit and support our practice.

This is sure to be a great discussion - join us to learn but also join us to share what your insights are about how your practice fits with The Relaxation Response - defined by Benson as "an inducible, physiologic state of quietude providing us with the ability to heal and rejuvenate our bodies." This could be the beginning of a new direction for your own personal health and for your practice.   

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

As Energy Medicine and Energy Practice continues to rapidly grow, so does the need to adhere to existing high professional standards and keep informed of (even participate in) developing new standards for our "new" field of care.

Naturally, along with this growth comes practitioner exposure. The likelihood of having a claim brought against any practitioner of Healing Touch is slim to none but just the possibility can cause discomfort and worry. To avoid unrest and concern, there are easy low-cost and necessary steps you can take.

To help guide us in these matters, we have hired Midge Murphy, JD and Professional Liability Risk Management Consultant for per diem consultation if needed but also to write articles to explain further why and how we need to protect ourselves and our clients. The first article authored for us by Midge was published in the Nov/Dec 2012 Energy Magazine titled: Legal Issues in the Practice of Energy Therapies: Reduce Your Potential Liability & Empower Your Practice with Essential Risk Management Strategies.

In her article, Midge discusses how to safeguard your practice and has included a number of important Risk Strategies to follow. She has also included the reasoning for carrying Liability Insurance Click here to learn more about our Liability Insurance Program. Midge describes why an Informed Consent that is unique to your practice and training is necessary rather than using a pre-prepared Consent or someone else's Consent Form. Midge goes even further to explain why adding a Liability Waiver to your Informed Consent is the best way to prevent a frivolous suit and she gives language for how to discuss this with your clients. To read the complete article Click Here.

On the last "Live" Healing Touch Practice Chat, Monday 11/27/12, we extended our call with a short but lively discussion about the need to have an open discussion about how to language what Healing Touch is and what we are doing when we give a Healing Touch session. Despite following the advice (for some it's over years) of the importance of developing your "elevator speech," many seem to still become tongue tied when asked what it is we do when we practice Healing Touch &/or Energy Medicine in general. Is this purely a language problem or is this a deeper seated issue within our own belief system?

There are many of us who still have difficulty with some pretty basic principles of doing business and supporting ourselves financially and part of that is being able to explain what we do no matter what environment we are in but also being able to express in an empowered, confident manner how much we charge for our "work". On previous Professional Development Business Support Calls there have been other lively open discussions about what HT practitioners should (could) charge for their sessions. Setting aside the dollar and cents' issue, the more important deeper issue is addressing the guilt that some carry when money is attached to their healing "work."

Bottom Line: we have a lot of inner feelings to share and journey through about how we explain what we do; what it means to "make a living" doing what we love to do and how to accomplish that goal. Join us for the January 8, 2013 HTPA Business Support Call and the Jan. 29, 2013 "Live" Chat, when we will explore uncovering these deeper feelings and see if we can support each other to move beyond our hang-ups and limiting beliefs.