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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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Summary | |
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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 | |