 "I surrender to the flow of spirit through me. My every step is guided through spirit who leads me towards what I must do and know."
~ Energy Magazine Calendar March 2015
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Dear 
Welcome to the March 2015 issue of the Healing Touch Community News.
Community News is our way to keep in touch and to help you stay informed. It is your way to see what is going on in Healing Touch in your area and around the world. March has been a very busy month in the Healing Touch Office, and that is reflected by the great diversity of topics presented in this issue of the Community News.
Presence is an important quality to me and I'd like to invite you to consider it with me for a few moments. I like to think of presence as a goal to that can be reached, a state of being so fully present that your energy and attention are fully focused on where you are and what you are doing. A person with presence has an intensity of focus that allows them to interact on a deeper level, be more involved, and be more fulfilled. When they go somewhere they show up! We have all experienced people like this, and even felt times when we had that presence ourselves.
I'd like you to consider that your presence is something you can develop and improve, if desired. One method of achieving a high level of presence is to eliminate distractions. One of the best ways, I have found, to do this is to schedule those other distractions. Distractions may be things you are concerned with that may suddenly flash across your mind in the middle of a conversation. Schedule a time to work on these things. That way, when you are devoting your attention to one specific action, these items can wait a little more patiently for your attention, and you are free to achieve the level of focus that will allow you to have the kind of presence that people notice.
Allowing yourself to be fully present, allows you to live in a more deliberate way. You begin to choose your thoughts on a new level, and you may be perceived as more attentive, more alert, and you may even find that your insight and confidence grows from achieving a greater level of focus. A simple practice to help improve your presence is to participate in activities that allow you to bring your full focus into that activity.
Have fun with it, be present, show up, and see what happens!
One great place to practice your presence is at Healing Touch gatherings. There are regional conferences and gatherings coming up in April in San Diego CA, Cincinnati OH, and in Nanaimo BC Canada. These are a great opportunity to reconnect with your community, practice your presence and they are an important part of keeping you and your peers enthused and active!
The Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation will be present the San Diego and Cincinnati conferences. You can demonstrate your presence with them through your donations to help support their silent auctions. Remember that the foundation is there to help build the acceptance of Healing Touch in the world. They are our champions and need our support.
HTPA Business Interview this month features Karen Drucker sharing her wisdom on how to Stay Inspired and in Business! Karen is simply one of the most gifted people I have met in terms of using her love of music, along with her incredible spirit, to share her message about the power of our thoughts words and actions, and to invigorate the spirit of life in each of us. She is a great example or someone with presence. A message from Karen Drucker on how to stay inspired is sure to be incredible. It is 9pm Eastern on April 9th, 2015 and as always FREE for HTPA members!
Congratulations to all the new HTCP's that have earned their certification this month! It is a lot of work and you deserve the recognition.
Liability Insurance
Liability Insurance renewals are due for all HTPA EMPI insurance. If you have not renewed for the 2015-2016 policy year, now is the time to do it. This is one of those items to schedule or just do so it is out of the way and not interrupting your focus!
 There are a couple of National level news items. First there is a new Bill in the US House of Representatives called the Expanding Care for Veterans Act. This bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan to expand the scope of VA's research and education on, and delivery and integration of, complementary and alternative medicine services. This is an important step and it is a good chance to show your Representatives and the members of the Subcommittee on Health that you feel it is important. Remember you have a representative government, but they can only represent you when they know what your opinion is, and a letter from a voter is more powerful than a dollar from a lobbyist. Currently the bill has been referred to the Committee on Veteran's Affairs, Subcommittee on Health. It's members are...
Republican
Dan Benishek, MI, Chairman
Gus M. Bilirakis, FL
David P. Roe, TN
Tim Huelskamp, KS
Mike Coffman, CO
Brad R. Wenstrup, OH
Ralph Lee Abraham, LA
Democrat
Mark Takano, CA
Raul Ruiz, CA
Ann M. Kuster, NH
Beto O'Rourke, TX
They need to hear from us. Let them know how you feel that Healing Touch can support Veterans.
The next item on the National Level is that NCCAM is now NCCIH! The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has been officially changed to National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Read more about it in this issue.
That should be enough to keep you busy! I know it is keeping me busy, but I love the work and I love the people.
Be sure to keep checking the HTP website and Community News as more events are scheduled and added all the time!
Our vision at Healing Touch Program is, "Inspiring and Empowering Humanity to achieve Holistic Health, Healing and Well Being." We ask you to see if this resonates with you, and join us in inspiring and empowering humanity, and always remember that our vision is to inspire and empower you as well!
 Thank you for being part of this phenomenal and important work!
Lisa Gordon,
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The View from my row in the HTPA garden-
By Dawn Warnaca, HTCP/I Acting Executive Director  Mom, my everyday hero
My mother is aging rapidly. Her hearing is going, and her stamina is not what it used to be. Nearing eighty, she is still living on her own; her challenges include cooking healthy, sleeping when the rest of the world does, and frankly how to deal with the boredom of what she sometimes views as an unnecessary life.
She recently decided it was time to clear out some clutter. Mind you she started with the fake flowers in her garden and really hasn't gotten much further. Over the years these flowers had faded, and were no longer the splash of winter color she so enjoyed. These made their way easily into a recycle bin, but what to do with the three pink flamingos that had also dotted her high rise-inclining backyard that were still in "perfect condition"?
At first, she considered just tossing them into the recycle bin as well, but then, on a routine outing to the grocery store, just a few miles from her house, she noticed a lonely pair of flamingos - "all by themselves", right there in plain view in the front yard, and another plan of action started to form. Yes, you perhaps have guessed the rest of the story. Over the next few of weeks, Mom scouted, schemed, loaded the little flock and finally got nerve enough to implement a nighttime raid. Traipsing back and forth across public access sidewalk and onto the private lawn created its own adrenalin rush, as thoughts of getting caught by sprinkler systems, light motion detectors, or police lights ran through her head. Rather than any kind of robbery, my mother instead increased the flock size, instantly hatching three additional members into the small flock of bright pink flamingos in the yard of a complete stranger!
Mom told me this story, even as it was unfolding over the last few weeks. She now finds extra excuses to take her routine shopping trips - slowly cruising the neighborhood for flamingo sightings. Mother is long time member of a writers group. She told me if she were going to write this story, she call it "I've got to get a life". I decided to scoop her story, and I call it: Mom, my everyday hero!
Who is your everyday hero(s)? I had a client this morning, (I'll call her Cindy) I see her as an everyday hero. Cindy is an everyday person, for sure. She is not famous, brilliant, or even glamorous. Yet, Cindy is a gardener. It is this simple, consistent, passion that inspires me. Last year, because of Cindy, I planted the first successful garden of my career here on the farm. Jennifer at the HTP office is another everyday hero, she can make me laugh even through electronic communication and I'm inspired to do the same for others.
Look around you, your everyday world, look for who makes you laugh, thoughtful, grateful...look for inspiration - and particularly inspiration that motivates you to an ACTION that you have been longing to make.
BUSINESS TIP for March: Look at your calendar, set up a consistent day, time and space for a new client. Say it is going to be Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:30am. Highlight the time in your calendar, and write next to the time: NC (New Client). Let it sit for a couple of days, and if that NC does not call in the next 24 hours, then you call! Call friends, family, acquaintances; call them all asking to fill this one space in your calendar. Ask them to help you find the right person for the right space/time.
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Reminder!
Please join us at our next Chat on:
Monday April 27, 2015
6 pm Pacific / 7 pm Mountain / 8 pm Central / 9 pm Eastern
our opening topic will be: Spring has arrived! How will you grow? Join us!
This is an open forum conference call for all levels of Healing Touch students and practitioners. This call is a SAFE place to ask questions about anything to do with your Energy Work practice. I will open the call with a discussion on: The difference between Ultra Sound and Laser techniques
 All are welcome to join
By phone: Call (425) 440-5100 and use access code 546360#
Or click here to join the online webcast
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New Bill Introduced - Voice your Opinion
| New Bill Introduced for Expanding Care for Veterans Act - includes complementary and alternative medicine services.
Bill Summary
1/21/2015--Introduced.
Expanding Care for Veterans Act
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan to expand the scope of VA's research and education on, and delivery and integration of, complementary and alternative medicine services.
Requires the Secretary to carry out, through VA's Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, a three-year program to: (1) assess the feasibility and advisability of integrating the delivery of complementary and alternative medicine services selected by the Secretary with other VA health care services for veterans, and (2) identify and resolve barriers to providing such services and integrating them with other VA health services.
Requires such program to be conducted, at not fewer than 15 VA medical centers, by integrating the provision of complementary and alternative medicine services with other VA health care services provided to veterans who have a mental health condition, experience chronic pain, or have a chronic condition. Requires veterans' participation to be voluntary.
Directs the Secretary to contract with a qualified independent entity for comprehensive studies of the barriers encountered by veterans in receiving, and by administrators and clinicians in providing, complementary and alternative medicine services through VA. Provides for the conduct of such studies through surveys of veterans and VA administrators and clinicians.
Requires the Secretary to carry out a three-year program awarding grants to public or private nonprofit entities to assess the feasibility and advisability of using wellness programs to complement the provision of mental health care to veterans and family members who are eligible for readjustment counseling from VA.
To support the bill go to - https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/114/hr444#
To check on the progress of the bill to to - https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/444/all-actions
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National Health Institute - New Name
|  NIH complementary and integrative health agency gets new name!
The National Institutes of Health agency with primary responsibility for research on promising health approaches that already are in use by the American public has a new name-the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH).
The revision from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) was mandated as part of the omnibus budget measure signed by President Obama.
Surveys have found that the use of alternative medicine-unproven practices used in place of conventional medicine-is rare. Integrative health care, defined as a comprehensive, often interdisciplinary approach to treatment, prevention and health promotion that brings together complementary and conventional therapies, is more common. The use of an integrative approach to health and wellness has grown within care settings across the United States, including hospitals, hospices, and military health facilities.
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"Since its establishment 16 years ago, the center has funded thousands of important research projects. Without this work, the American public would lack vital information on the safety and effectiveness of many practices and products that are widely used and readily available," said NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. "This change by Congress reflects the importance of studying the approaches to health and wellness that the public is using, often without the benefit of rigorous scientific study." "The intent of an integrative approach is to enhance overall health status, prevent disease, and alleviate debilitating symptoms such as pain and chemotherapy-induced nausea, among others. However, the scientific foundation for many complementary approaches is still being built," said Josephine P. Briggs, M.D., Director of NCCIH. "The mission of NCCIH will remain unchanged. We will continue to focus on the study of the usefulness and safety of complementary and integrative interventions, and provide the public with research-based information to guide health care decision making."
The name change is in keeping with the center's pre-existing congressional mandate and is aligned with the strategic plan guiding the center's research priorities and public education activities. Public comments on a revised name were invited in May and June 2014 and indicated overall support for the change. The center's research priorities include the study of complementary approaches-such as spinal manipulation, meditation, and massage-to manage pain and other symptoms that are not always well-addressed by conventional treatments.
The center's research also encourages self-care methods that support healthier lifestyles and uncovers potential usefulness and safety issues of natural products. The practices and products studied by the center are prioritized by four guiding principles: scientific promise, amenability to be studied using the highest quality research methods, use by the American public, and the potential impact on public health.
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Achieving the Goal of Certification
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Healing Touch Certification is proud of all of our newly Certified
Healing Touch Certified Practitioners (HTCP)!
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Congratulations to the March 2015 new HTCPs
Mark Costa
Eleanor Lanier
Mary Ann Lesterdiedrick
Susan MacDonald
Debra Simon
Victoria Simpson-Cassady
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All of our HTCP Practitioners have met the requirements and qualifications and are
officially awarded Board Certified Credential HTCP which is accredited by the
National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
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Healing Touch Program has successfully achieved our ANCC accreditation renewal for another four years!
HTP is the only continuing education program in the field of
energy medicine to hold, not only ONE, but TWO, national accreditations: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and
the National Commission for Credentialing Agendies (NCCA).
Thank you to all that make this accreditation possible!
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Healing Touch Insurance Initiative Committee Update
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HTPA Insurance Initiative Committee Report
By Holli Brown, Co-Chair
We'd like to announce the successful submission of our application for a National Provider Identifier number (NPI#) to the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC). A big thank you to Gail Cox and Margaret Nies for completing this application. It is our first big step towards 3rd party reimbursement! Please refer to the last and current Energy Magazine articles about the NPI # process for more details. You can find links on our webpage found at: http://www.htprofessionalassociation.com/insurance-initiative-committee
The National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) is a voluntary organization that was created to develop a standardized data set for use by the non-institutional health care community to transmit claim and encounter information to and from all third-party payers. It is chaired by the American Medical Association (AMA), with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a critical partner. The committee is a diverse group of health care industry stakeholders representing providers, payers, designated standards maintenance organizations, public health organizations, and vendors. For more information see their website at www.nucc.orgSecond big news is that we welcome Chris Gordon to our committee. He will be leading the effort to complete our CPT Code application (Current Procedural Terminology). His experience and leadership are a welcome addition to our efforts. Thank you Healing Touch Program for your continued support of our mission.
Please keep all your positive and abundant wishes flowing for our efforts in achieving our goals .... they are helping!
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It's That Time of Year Again - Insurance Renewal!
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We are pleased to announce that you can now renew your Professional and General Liability insurance for your practice for the April 2015-2016 policy year. The policy's coverage and premium cost remain the same as last year's.
This year we are excited about our NEW online "Express Renewal" application. The online application allows us to process your renewal faster as well as provides a more secure way to pay. You will have the option to pay by credit card or by check.
Policy holders - Your current insurance policy will expire on April 1, 2015.
In order to maintain continuous coverage your insurance premium must be received no later than March 31, 2015. If your renewal is received after that date, you could have a gap in coverage.
The links to renew your insurance are also available on the HTPA website.
We sincerely thank you for choosing HTPA for your insurance provider. We hope you agree that we have been successful in providing you valuable benefits at an affordable price.
We look forward to another year of providing for your insurance needs.
If you don't have insurance for your Healing Touch Practice...
Click here and go to the Free Mastering Risk Management Video course and learn what you need to do to protect your clients and yourself!
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HTPA Professional Development "Live" Interview
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April HTPA Practitioner and Business Support
"Live" Interview
Thursday, April 9, 2015 9pm Eastern
Staying Inspired and in Business
 with Karen Drucker
Facilitated by Dawn Warnaca, HTCP/I
Call times are 6pm PST, 7pm MST, 8pm CST, 9pm EST
Join us for an interview with Karen Drucker! Her music has been consistently inspiring across the country at HTP regional and the Worldwide Conference. Come and listen to her as I ask her about her business plan, and how she keeps inspired to do the work she was called to do.
The call will start promptly and last 1 hour and 15 minutes To review the details of this call go here:
 Karen Drucker Bio: Very few people can say that they have been a singing mermaid, a singing casket, and was literally "elevator music" when she was hired to sing and play piano in a moving elevator. Meet Karen Drucker.
Karen has recorded 15 CDs of her original inspirational music, and is the author of an inspirational book, "Let Go of the Shore: Stories and Songs That Set the SpiritFree." Among her many accomplishments, she has been a professional comedienne, led her own band for corporate events, and has been the music director of New Thought Churches, as well as music director and " music weaver" for many spiritual conferences and retreats. Karen has been honored with an Honorary Doctorate of Music for her work within the Religious Science Community, and a "Grace Note" award for her work within the Unity Movement.
In following her passion, Karen sings, speaks and leads workshops at women's retreats, mind-body & health conferences, and various churches around the country, as well as working with authors like Joan Borysenko, Alan Cohen, and many others.
Karen Drucker has been called "a master of communicating presence and spirituality through music." She loves making music, making a difference, and touching hearts.
Please join us for this HTPA Interview call on April 9th.
We look forward to having you join us!
Free for HTPA Members and $15 for non-members.
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HTWF Updates
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Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation Updates
Please support our 3rd Annual Cincinnati race
- Come join in the fun, run or walk!
- Share the event with friends!
- Buy a T-shirt!
- Get involved - volunteer!
- Collect pledges to WIN $100! (All are eligible to participate)
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The Regionals are Coming!!  HTWF would love to see you at: Healing Touch California Symposium
San Diego, CA April 18 & 19, 2015
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OKI Regional Healing Touch Conference
Cincinnati, OH April 25, 2015
We are looking for your exciting donation items for our silent auctions and raffle! We would appreciate your looking through your treasure box of crystals, precious gems, jewelry, scarves, essential oils, Janet Mentgen relics etc... for your donation to help raise funds for Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation.
For donation information - Please contact : HTCA - Nancy Stephens - nancyhealingtouch@yahoo.com OKI - Nancy Lavergne - cincinancy@cinci.rr.com
The Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1997 by the Healing Touch Program founder, Janet L. Mentgen, RN, BSN, HNC, HTCP/I. Our mission is to receive and distribute funds to assist, encourage and advance the philosophy, objectives and techniques of Healing Touch. Funding is available!!! Please consider applying for a Research, Education, or Service grant. Click here for Grant Information.
Please email us at htwfoundation@aol.com if you have an item to donate for an upcoming raffle. We are always seeking new products or services that will excite our community.
Thank you so much for your continued support.
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March/April 2015- Energy Magazine
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 Featured in this month's Energy Magazine:
March is here. The daylight continues to steadily increase each day and spring is just around the corner. All things outdoors are responding. Plants are taking advantage of this renewed energy, sap is starting to flow in their "veins," greening up, and budding. In my little corner of the country, birth is happening - calves and lambs are "on the ground" and growing fast. Birds are nesting. New life is everywhere. I love this time of year.
The March/April issue is once again fully packed with wonderful columns and articles. Donna Eden shares her wealth of experience in Energy Medicine instruction. Many of our readers are instructors, some formal and some informal. Some of you teach in a classroom, others of you teach your clients. I would venture that many of you share some sort of instruction regarding self-care on a routine basis. This article has tips for all.
Cyndi Dale wrote a longer piece for this issue that you won't want to miss. There are insights on the healing powers of sound offered by David Gibson, business insights from Nancy Murphy, Karen Drucker writes about how she came to her musical career and the power of our thoughts and words, and Penny Burdick shares a powerful mind clearing technique.
As nature paints the world with new color, Tina Devoe provides inspiration about translating what we see and experience in our lives into our journaling through watercolor. So let us follow her lead and pick up our pens, pencils and paints.
Energy surrounds us. Through sound, color and nature it permeates our lives. I hope this issue provides you much inspiration for the days ahead.
Happy Reading! 
Energy Magazine is a free, on-line bi-monthly publication, providing information about energy medicine. Energy Magazine offers articles and monthly columns, written by leaders in the field, that relate to energy medicine modalities, research, disease, healing, developing a business and much more.
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Transformational Healing Radio Show Hosted by Bonnie Morrow, HTCP/I
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Congratulations to Dr. Bonnie Morrow, HTCP/I
for her new radio show
With Cynthia Hutchison, Healing Touch Program Educational Director
Bonnie's new radio show will initially focus on Energy Medicine and provide you with an understanding of available techniques for hands-on-healing. This information will help you move toward your health vision. We will discuss both the business and science of dealing with energy fields, chakras and the medical community. Specialists in various energy practices will be interviewed to provide their perspective. Listen for Transformational Healing, broadcasting live every Thursday at 11 AM Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness Channel.
Click on the photo or link above to learn more.
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Upcoming 2015 California Symposium
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Save the Date: April 18 & 19, 2014
9th Annual Regional Symposium
The Art & Science of Healing Touch
Kona Kai Resort
 Saturday April 18th - Pre Symposium with four outstanding optional workshops on self care and growing your practice, free HT-Sessions, Networking Hour and Pinning Ceremony (Up to 6 CEs).
Sunday April 19th - Two uplifting keynote speakers will deliver experiential presentations to take your heart and practice to higher vibrations. (5CEs)
All week-end long - Plenty of free time for visiting with friends , making new connections, enjoying exhibits, and basking in the beachfront ambiance.
Want to know more? Please visit http://www.healingtouchcalifornia.com/2015-symposium.html
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Healing Touch Association of Canada 2015 Conference
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SUBJECT:
2015 HTAC Conference discounted rates available on March 13th, 2015
Check the conference website for updates:
conference.htac-jm.org
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Upcoming AHNA News
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AHNA's 35th Annual Conference
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We're getting back to our ROOTS in Branson, MO.
Come get GROUNDED IN HOLISTIC NURSING!
Learn how to utilize holism in your daily practice.
Industry Leading Exhibitors
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Back Chakra Activation Workshop
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What others are saying about this workshop:
"I have used the Back Chakra Activation techniques a number of times with different clients and it has been with amazing results." J.B.
"I loved everything Franny taught in this workshop. The techniques were great and I will absolutely continue to integrate and use them on myself and my clients. I would recommend to all energy practitioners." J. A
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