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Click here to view photos of the 2012 Worldwide
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Letter from the Program Director
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Dear HT Community,
Happy New Year! I would like to start out this newsletter's first 2013 message with an inspirational and thought provoking invitation. As always, I hope that you are feeling inspired to go deeper, wider and higher into your Healing Touch education, practice and self care. To many of us, taking more classes and earning certificates and professional credentials are an enjoyable and important part of inner growth. While I do encourage those avenues, most importantly I advocate another kind of inner knowledge and growth that anyone can do and which does not require class attendance, books, certificates or tuition. Instead, it involves using whatever knowledge you have and applying it to three daily practices: providing blessings, expressing gratitude and dedicating your life to the good of all. One of my favorite esoteric authors, the late Omraam Mikha�l A�vanhov, gave a wonderful message about this in a brief meditation:
"Contrary to a widespread opinion, spiritual work only requires a little knowledge, so long, of course, as that knowledge concerns what is essential... Every truth is like
a seed we sow and from which a whole tree will start to grow. Read more.
 May this year find us all more open-hearted and providing more and more blessings, expressions of gratitude and dedication to Spirit!
Program Director, Healing Touch Program
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2nd Annual Healing Touch Midwestern Regional Conference
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 April 5 - 6, 2013 ~ Chicago, IL
Conference Theme: Healing Touch: A Place to Grow
Purpose: To gather in community to celebrate our continuing growth as Healing Touch Practitioners at a time in history when our gifts can transform the world.
Keynote Speakers: Ann Cathcart, Dorothea Hover-Kramer and Kathy Kelley
Location: Hyatt Regency Schaumburg
Click here for registration and more information.
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Healing Touch Instructor Gathering and Rocky Mountain Regional Conference
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Rocky Mountain Regional Conference ~ August 23 - 24, 2013
Annual Instructor Gathering ~ August 25, 2013
Denver, Colorado
Updates will be added soon to the Regional Conference website.
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Additional Regional Conferences - Save the Date
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Eastern Regional Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 14-15 (proposed)
Pacific Northwest Regional Conference, Seattle, WA, October 4-5 (proposed)
Southwestern/California Regional Conference, Long Beach, CA, November 8-9 (proposed)
Once the hotels are finalized for these conferences the dates will be final. Visit the Regional Conference website regularly for updates.
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Newly Certified Practitioners and Instructors
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 Congratulations to the following outstanding individuals on achieving certification!Healing Touch Certified Practitioners
Ann Peck, Carol McDaniel, Carolyn Oden, Cynthia Louis, Holli Brown, Holly Beall, Irene Bigot, Jennelle Berg, Katie Gerhard, Kriss Ham, Linda Connealy, Linda Rose Silwedel, Lois Kelley, Maria Rog, Maureen Swanson, Maureen Reed, Meg Haggerty, Michele Anderson, Mytzi Rudolph, Paige Lennox, Paula Schlauch, Siri Tilling, Susan Ackerman, Vicki Bryce
Healing Touch Certified Instructor: Carmel McCormack
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HTWF Valentine Fundraising Raffle
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Big News from the HTWF Fundraising Committee!
Announcing a Valentine Raffle via the HTWF Website: Janet Mentgen's lovable companion with an assortment of delicious chocolates in a keepsake box to be raffled on February 14th, 2013.
This Teddy bear sat in Janet's office to keep her company while she did her work. The bear was donated by Gail Watanabe from an HTP conference where she bid on it and paid $180. There are very few items left from from Janet's estate so a treasure like this is valuable. Watch for Bear Raffle details on the HTWF website soon!
HTWF aspires to raise $60,000 in donations to give back to our community in research and outreach grants. Another way to support the Foundation is to donate $10, $15, $25 or any amount per month, automatically, so we can meet our goal to share the blessings of Healing Touch, the Leader in Energy Medicine. Details are on the HTWF website.
HTWF Annual Board Meeting
The HTWF Board will convene for the Annual Meeting at Camp Allen, near Houston, TX on February 20-23, 2013. We have a full agenda of reports, reviewing and planning for the future, especially a fundraising goal of $60,000 for this calendar year.
- If you have ideas to share, items for auctions or raffles or money to donate, we WELCOME them!
- If you have time and interest to work on a Foundation committee, WE WELCOME YOU!
Board member's contact information is on the HTWF website.
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HTWF New Year Update
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To All our Healing Touch Friends and Colleagues,
 Welcome to the New Year! 2013 promises to be exciting for all involved in Healing Touch and the Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation. In 2012, the Foundation granted $18,000 for research and service projects. Visit the website htwfoundation.org for more information. The bar is raised for 2013! We already have received two grant applications that need immediate funding. Aparna Bhutta desires to travel from Nepal to the U.S. to progress to Level 3 instructor. Funds from the Janet Mentgen Vision Fund support this. There is also one to benefit a project using Healing Touch with rescued horses. Funds from the Animal Fund would be used for this grant. Here is an opportunity to see your tax-deductible donations put to service - spreading Healing Touch worldwide and to hurting animals. Please help!
Blessings for a prosperous, healthy, and loving year from your colleagues in healing.
The Trustees for Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation,
Ann Cathcart, Karen Chin, Roberta Davis-Lewis, Tina Devoe, Nancy Lavergne, Candy Lockeby, Lisa Mentgen-Gordon, Bonnie Morrow, Norm Morrow, Sharon Robbins, Connie Silva, Victoria Stewart
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HTPA February Business Support "LIVE" Interview
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HTPA Business Support PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES
"LET'S DISCUSS THE RELAXATION RESPONSE"
Tuesday, February 12, 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.
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HTPA Monthly "Let's Chat" Support Call
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Monday, January 28, 2013 at 9:00pm Eastern time
"How to Describe What You Do When Practicing Healing Touch"
All are welcome to join - no registration necessary
By phone: Call 210-515-4837 and use access code 546360#
Or click here to join the online webcast
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The Healing Presence
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 By Victoria Stewart, HTCP/I, HTACP
I have been a Healing Touch Certified Practitioner for 10 years and have a full-time practice out of my home in Oxford, PA. I would like to tell a story of an event I attended, what happened, and what dawned on me in retrospect.
Oxford, PA is a very small rural town. There are many Amish farms mixed in with communities of people. I have lived here for 7 years and really enjoy the peacefulness and spaciousness and lots of wild life. Two years ago I decided to join the Oxford Chamber of Commerce so I could showcase my business and rub elbows.
This past year a Super Wal-Mart and a few strip stores popped up in Oxford. There are also a few more banks in that shopping area. I decided to respond to an open house that one of the newly opened banks was holding. When I arrived, I did not know anyone there. The hosts had name tags for people who had registered. I picked my name tag up and noticed that it not only had my name on the tag but it also had my professional title on it, Energy Therapy Specialist. Read more.
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Nurses Retreat
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Healing, Renewing and Re-Creating Through the "Reflective Process"
Presented by Sharon Murane, RN, HNB-BC, HTCP
February 21-24, 2013 at Questhaven Retreat, Escondido, CA
 Experience rest, presence and connection through nature, sound, song, ceremony and drumming. Together we will co-create an environment to nurture and support your creativity through "The Mandala Process". Developing personal awareness and engaging in Self-Care is a basic tenant of Holistic Nursing. We are called to identify, preserve, protect and enhance who we are and what we value as holistic nurses.
Donation of $300 includes all meals, lodging and materials. Approved by CA BRN Provider #70 for 10 Contact Hours.
Contact: Sharon Murnane at 619-723-2025 or [email protected].
Website: www.mandalaheartwisdom.com
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The Body Selectric Class
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How the Body Moves from Fight, Flight and Freeze Back to Flow
Date: Saturday, April 13 & Sunday, April 14, 2013
Time: 9am - 5:30pm (both days)
Instructor: Kathy Allan, RN, HN-BC, HTCP/HTCI, SEP
Tuition: $325 early bird before March 22 and $350 after March 22
Location: Loveland, CO
War, natural disasters, auto accidents, abuse and even medical procedures are just a few of the things that can cause people to get stuck in the freeze of post-traumatic stress. Fortunately, everyone has the capacity to move from fight, flight or freeze back into the flow of life. This workshop offers an in-depth experiential understanding of how the body/mind automatically selects the right responses when it perceives safety, danger or life-threat.
Participants will learn how to interrupt the traumatic stress continuum with greater ease in order to create safety and restore balance in themselves, their families and their clients. They will be prepared to work more confidently and effectively with people traumatized from a variety of causes and will feel more comfortable when doing various trauma release techniques.
Space is limited so register early!
Registration and Information: Sue Walker, 970-282-0050, [email protected]
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VOICE FOR HOPE Events
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 Three unique and synergistic Hope on the Hill happenings in Washington D.C.
HOPE on the Hill - Citizen Healer Training & prearranged meetings in your Congressional Member's office. Washington D.C., February 6 - 8, 2013. HEALTH on the Hill - Technology, Healing, Education - FAIR Washington D.C., February 8, 2013, Noon to 5pm.A healer exchange and opportunity to inform other Hill attendees about your product or service. Exhibit or attend.  Capitol Wellness ExpoWashington D.C., February 7, 2013, 10am to 5:30pm.Diverse Perspectives on Wellness Practices and Policy Issues sponsored by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and District HOPE Builders. The Expo features District and Global practitioners and innovators. Speakers include Jim Turner, Dr. James Oschman, Sallyanne Payton, Bruce McBarnette, Wayne Miller and Diane Miller. Healers Of Planet Earth have a Voice in the health care reform policy dialogue and, through Voice for HOPE, are turning up the volume on that voice. The world is aching for people to speak up . . . HOPE encourages and empowers just that. Details for all of these events can be found at HOPE PROGRAMS.
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Healing Touch Association of Canada 2013 Conference
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All great masters are constantly learning and adding to their knowledge. They never tire of learning more about their subject; this is why they are the masters. HTP continuously offers the opportunity to increase your knowledge of Healing Touch.
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Healing Touch Advanced Practice 1 & 2 Classes
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HT Advanced Practice 2 - March 9, 2013
Location: Boulder Inn, 770 28th Street, Boulder, CO
Instructor: Cynthia Hutchison, DNSc, RN, HTCP/I
Coordinator: Deb O'Sheerin, 303-447-3264
Tuition: $189 for Level 1 or 2, or just $349 for both
CE contact hours: Each class is 9 hours
Prerequisite: HT Level 3
Students who have completed the first three levels of the Healing Touch Program are eligible to take together, or separately, the two part Advanced Practice series. Advanced Practice 1 is designed to deepen and broaden their energy healing skills while learning new methods including concepts of sacred geometry. Advanced Practice 2 introduces an energetic approach to working with trauma called the Trauma Release Technique. This powerful sequence and method provides relief to clients who are experiencing long term effects from one or more previous traumatic events.
Click here for more information on the classes.
Click here to register online, or call the HTP office at 210-497-5529.
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Mentor Training Class Available in April
| Length: 9 consecutive weeks, 2 hours per week plus homework of 1-2 hours per week
Dates: Tuesdays, Beginning April 2 through May 28, 2013
Two Sessions are offered:
Mornings - 9am Pacific Time with Dawn Warnaca, HTCP/I
Evenings - 4pm Pacific Time with Tim McConville, HTCP/I
Tuition: $475
CE contact hours: 27
Prerequisite: Healing Touch Certified Practitioner
Click here for more information on the class.
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Healing Touch Classes
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