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| Introduction | |
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| How to Use this Book | |
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| History, Research, and Background of Healing Touch | |
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| The Development of Healing Touch as a Major Force in Energy-Oriented Healing Practices | |
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| Ten Year Celebration: Healing Touch International Conference, 2000 | |
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| Beginnings of HT and Differentiation from Other Energy Healing Modalities | |
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| Evolution of the HT Course | |
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| Evolution of HT Organization and Certification | |
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| Emphasis on Practitioner Development | |
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| Summary | |
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| Concepts of Healing in Human History | |
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| Definitions of Healing | |
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| Differentiation between Healing and Curing | |
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| Documentations of Energy Healing | |
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| Beliefs About Illness and Healing | |
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| The Use of Electromagnetics | |
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| Energy Utilization in Medicine | |
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| The Endogenous Healing Process: A Model of Healing | |
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| Endogenous Healing Compared with Established Symptom Response Patterns | |
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| Summary | |
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| Research Related to Healing Touch (HT) | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Limitations of Quantitative Data | |
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| Healing Touch International, Inc. (HTI) | |
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| Overview of HT Research Topics | |
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| Implications of HT Research | |
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| Need for Ongoing Research | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Human Energy System | |
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| Toward an Understanding of the Scientific Bases of Healing Touch | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Mechanisms of Healing Touch: What is Surmised | |
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| The Power Behind Healing Touch: Consciousness | |
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| Summary | |
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| Identified Aspects of the Human Energy System | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Scientific Developments | |
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| The Chakras | |
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| The Meridians | |
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| The Biofield | |
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| Practical Applications | |
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| The Chakras and Their Functions | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Chakras | |
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| Location and Function of the Chakras | |
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| Relationship of the Chakras to the Biofield | |
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| Chakra Meditation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Assessing and Identifying Patterns in the Biofield and Chakras | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Identifying Patterns in the Biofield | |
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| Assessing the Biofield and Chakras | |
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| Physical Problems as Patterns in the Biofield | |
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| Emotional Issues in the Biofield | |
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| Summary | |
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| Basic Applications for Healing Interventions | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Therapeutic Touch | |
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| Basic Processes | |
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| Summary | |
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| Healing Touch Interventions | |
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| Full Body Techniques | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Full Body Techniques | |
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| Summary | |
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| Localized and Specific Techniques | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Specific Techniques | |
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| Summary | |
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| Specific Interventions for Identified Problems | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Techniques for Identified Problems | |
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| Pre- and Postoperative Techniques | |
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| Medical Procedures | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Clinical Practice of Healing Touch | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Healer | |
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| Creating a Healing Environment | |
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| Healing Touch Sessions | |
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| The Healing Touch Practitioner | |
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| Summary | |
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| Healing Touch Practice as a Complement to other Helping Modalities | |
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| Bridges with Medical and Clinical Settings | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Toward and Integrative Medicine | |
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| Healing Touch as a Complementary Approach | |
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| Documentation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Interfaces with Somatic Therapies | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Body-Related Therapies | |
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| Healing Touch as a Complement to Somatic Therapies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Interrelationships with Psychotherapy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Healing Touch and Psychotherapy | |
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| Healing Touch as a Complement to Psychotherapy | |
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| Implications for Family Therapy | |
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| The Advent of Comprehensive Energy Psychology | |
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| Summary | |
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| Self-Care of the Practitioner | |
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| New Developments in Healing Touch: Expansion of Resources for Practitioners | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Advanced Energetic Interventions | |
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| Building Communication Skills | |
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| Enhancing Practitioner Resources | |
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| Healing Touch for Animals | |
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| Healing Touch Spiritual Ministry Program | |
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| Summary | |
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| Healing Touch for the Caregiver | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Need for Self-Care | |
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| Essentials of Energy-Oriented Self-Care | |
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| Healing Touch for Self-Care | |
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| Limitations of Self-Healing | |
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| Summary | |
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| Self-Development of the Healing Touch Practitioner | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Inner Journey to Becoming a Healing Touch Practitioner | |
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| Personal Development Techniques | |
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| Opening to the Transpersonal Perspective | |
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| Summary | |
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| Conclusion-Opening to the Next Decade of Headling Touch | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Continuing Expansion of Complementary Modalities | |
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| Increasing Studies of Consciousness and Energy | |
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| Acceptance of Spirituality as Central to Healing | |
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| Ongoing Explorations | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Resources for Further Information | |
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| Sample Informed Consent | |
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| Sample Intake Sheet | |
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| Index | |