Mariko Tsunoda, Executive of a long-term care facility, Naomi Ide and Etsuko Makita, Physiotherapists at the same facility, and Mayumi Kobayashi, Supervisor of a Rehabilitation Centre and First Response Operation took the 12 hour flight from Tokyo to Toronto to take Therapeutic Touch Level 1 and Level 2 with Julia von Flotow, TTRT, April 8 – 10, … [Read more...]
THERAPEUTIC TOUCH IS A LIFE SKILL
Therapeutic TouchTM as a body of knowledge and practice has numerous benefits for both the recipient and the practitioner. Stress is widely recognized as one of the leading causes of illness and accidents in the home and the workplace. There is a direct connection between the demands placed upon one's life and the physical and mental health of the … [Read more...]
Benefits of Therapeutic Touch™ for Healthcare Professionals
Florence Nightingale knew the body to have its own innate intelligence and that the systems of the body are interrelated, functioning separately while at the same time, as a whole. She said “Nature alone cures, all we need do is create an environment for nature to do its work”. Therapeutic Touch assists the process of natural restoration, using a … [Read more...]