Dolores Krieger and Dora KunzQualified therapeutic touch practitionerPractice1970sFritz KunzHealerPractitionerModalityINNER WORKBOOKPractitionersGelderTaughtTTIAComplementaryHealPrinciplesRelaxation1992NursingNurseProvenFieldAnxietyMassageAncientMedicalSessionPainWorksResearchEffectTherapyPatientsOriginMemberPresidentStudyPhysicalCanadaLight touchBenefitsClientBalanceOrderSkillsCare
Dolores Krieger and Dora Kunz3
- The healing method, the "Therapeutic Touch" conceived by Dolores Krieger and Dora Kunz in the early 1970s using the "human energy field" was tested in 1996 by Emily Rosa. (wikipedia.org)
- My practice began over 30 years ago with study of Therapeutic Touch (with Dolores Krieger and Dora Kunz), Reiki and Healing Touch. (junebluespruce.com)
- Cheryl who studied under Dolores Krieger and Dora Kunz, the originators of Therapeutic Touch, has been practicing Therapeutic Touch since the 1980's. (myhealingconnection.com)
Qualified therapeutic touch practitioner3
- Because of the large amount of evidence that supports a relaxation response and stimulation of the body's immune response in recipients of therapeutic touch, I decided to pursue certification as a qualified therapeutic touch practitioner. (excelsior.edu)
- She is a Recognized Therapeutic Touch Practitioner and Teacher in B.C. and holds and an equivalent designation, Qualified Therapeutic Touch Practitioner and Teacher in the international organization, TTIA. (myhealingconnection.com)
- also the criteria for each level of learning and practice of TT, as well as the requirements to be recognized as a Qualified therapeutic Touch Practitioner (QTTP) and later as a qualified teacher (QTTT). (therapeutictouch.org)
Practice11
- The practice sees therapeutic touch as the way to restore the unity of body, mind, and spirit. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- A colleague encouraged me to explore alternative therapies to support my nursing practice and I discovered therapeutic touch. (excelsior.edu)
- While my initial intention for pursuing therapeutic touch certification was to create a more holistic nursing care for my patients, I have discovered an unexpected self-fulfillment in its practice. (excelsior.edu)
- My practice in therapeutic touch has also reinforced the need for self-care in nursing. (excelsior.edu)
- I am enjoying this new avenue of professional learning as I progress with the practice of therapeutic touch. (excelsior.edu)
- I will conduct my practice of Therapeutic Touch® in accordance with the generally accepted principles of Therapeutic Touch as developed by Dolores Krieger, PhD, RN, and Dora Kunz, and the Curriculum and Guidelines for Teaching Therapeutic Touch of The Therapeutic Touch Network of Ontario (TTNO). (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- I will not hold the TTNO responsible for any consequences resulting from my practice of Therapeutic Touch. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- Cheryl is offering Therapeutic Touch sessions, courses, and practice groups both in person and via Zoom. (myhealingconnection.com)
- The Association was created by Dr. Dolores Krieger (professor emerita of the University of New York) and Dora Kunz, medical clairvoyant and former President of the Theosophical Society in America, to give professionals in health care the resources to develop their practice. (therapeutictouch.org)
- Krieger D. Accepting Your Power to Heal: The Personal Practice of Therapeutic Touch. (jamanetwork.com)
- The Science of Unitary Human Beings and theory-based practice: Therapeutic Touch. (jamanetwork.com)
1970s2
- Established in the late 1970s by Dolores Krieger, PhD, RN, and the late Dora Kunz, therapeutic touch promotes many aspects of healing for individuals. (excelsior.edu)
- Therapeutic Touch was developed in the early 1970s by Dolores Krieger, PhD, RN, professor emeritus of Nursing at New York University, and Dora Kunz, a gifted, naturally clairvoyant healer. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
Fritz Kunz1
- Through Leadbeater she met Fritz Kunz, who used to accompany Leadbeater on his travels. (wikipedia.org)
Healer3
- Dora Kunz née Theodora Sophia van Gelder (April 28, 1904 - August 25, 1999) was a Dutch-American writer, psychic, alternative healer, occultist and leader in the Theosophical Society in America. (wikipedia.org)
- It was developed in the early 1970's by Dolores Krieger, Ph.D., R.N., then a Professor of Nursing at New York University, and her mentor, the late Dora Kunz, a well-respected 'natural' healer. (goe.ac)
- Dora van Gelder Kunz (1904 -1999) was a Dutch writer and healer. (allaboutheaven.org)
Practitioner3
- During a healing touch session, a practitioner moves their hands above the recipient's body. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- What does the practitioner do during a Therapeutic Touch session? (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- She developed and taught a Therapeutic Touch Practitioner Certificate Program at Langara College in Vancouver and now teaches Therapeutic Touch through Delta Continuing Education in North Delta and other interested groups. (myhealingconnection.com)
Modality5
- Therapeutic touch is an evidence-based healing modality that is grounded in the assumption that all humans have energy fields that extend beyond their physical body. (excelsior.edu)
- Therapeutic Touch is a contemporary healing modality drawn from ancient practices and developed by Dora Kunz and Dolores Krieger. (massageliabilityinsurancegroup.com)
- Therapeutic Touch is an energy-based healing modality. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- Therapeutic Touch is accepted as an evidence-based modality since each possible outcome that is reported about it has been proven in research. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- In fact, Therapeutic Touch has more research documentation than any other healing modality being used today. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
INNER WORKBOOK2
- TD'un uygulandığı tüm sağlık kurumlarının ve öğretildiği okulların listesi, DOLORES KRIEGER PH.D.R.N tarafından yazılan THERAPEUTIC TOUCH INNER WORKBOOK kitabında bulunabilinir. (therapeutictouch.org)
- Krieger D. Therapeutic Touch Inner Workbook. (jamanetwork.com)
Practitioners5
- According to Therapeutic Touch International Association, therapeutic touch practitioners use four phases during a session, which include centering (and setting an intention), assessment (holding hands over the recipient's body to assess the human energy field), rebalancing (moving energy through the field based off the assessment cues), and reassessment (to ensure the energy field is flowing). (excelsior.edu)
- Therapeutic Touch practitioners are educated to modify a person's energy field when disease or illness obstructs or depletes their flow of energy. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- Therapeutic Touch practitioners help to restore the flow of energy in the field and move it toward wholeness and health. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- Psycho immunologic effects of Therapeutic Touch on practitioners and recently bereaved recipients: a pilot study. (jamanetwork.com)
- The Lifestyle Changes of Selected Therapeutic Touch Practitioners: An Oral History [dissertation]. (jamanetwork.com)
Gelder2
- Dora van Gelder was born at a sugar cane plantation named Krebet near Djombang city on East Java in the Dutch East Indies. (wikipedia.org)
- Dora van Gelder was born at a Dutch camp called Tjeweng located about five kilometers south of Djombang city situated in the Dutch East Indies, which at that time was a Dutch colony and today is known as Java. (allaboutheaven.org)
Taught3
- Therapeutic Touch has grown in popularity and is now taught and practiced throughout the world, including numerous universities and colleges in Canada and in the United States. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- That came about because Dr. Krieger, a former professor of nursing at NYU, taught Therapeutic Touch to her students. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- Therapeutic Touch has been taught and practiced in Spain since 1992. (therapeutictouch.org)
TTIA4
- Cheryl is also a member of Therapeutic Touch International Association (TTIA). (myhealingconnection.com)
- Apreciadas/os compañeras/os, bienvenidas a la web de Therapeutic Touch International Association (TTIA). (therapeutictouch.org)
- Representante de España en la asociación y actualmente Embajador Internacional de TTIA. (therapeutictouch.org)
- Dear colleagues, welcome to the website of Therapeutic Touch International Association (Tacto Terapéutico) (TTIA). (therapeutictouch.org)
Complementary2
- Therapeutic touch massage is a type of complementary and alternative energy therapy. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- This article assesses the quality and outcomes of research into forms of complementary and alternative medicine: intercessory prayer, therapeutic touch, Reiki, Johrei and other forms of spiritual or distant healing. (spr.ac.uk)
Heal2
- Kunz claims that devas are intimately connected with a vital energy, transmitting force to preserve and heal the Earth. (wikipedia.org)
- Based on the belief that the body can heal itself, Therapeutic Touch is a method of helping a person to mobilize their own natural healing abilities. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
Principles2
- According to the principles of therapeutic touch, people with a good health status have a balanced energy field. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- anma/amma is strictly physical manipulation massage (based on ancient touch principles like acupressure, massage, and reflexology). (nhpcanada.org)
Relaxation5
- A 2016 study in Cancer Nursing compared the effects of healing touch and relaxation therapy on people undergoing stem cell transplants. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- The authors conclude that the participants tolerated healing touch better than relaxation therapy. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- For many years, Dora dealt with new methods in healing, particularly therapeutic touch, which she co-developed in 1972 with Dr. Dolores Krieger, a nursing professor at New York University, which is said to promote healing, relaxation and lessen pain. (wikipedia.org)
- Research has shown that Therapeutic Touch is useful in reducing pain, improving wound healing, aiding relaxation, and easing the dying process. (massageliabilityinsurancegroup.com)
- Research and clinical experience have shown that Therapeutic Touch is effective in promoting a relaxation response, reducing anxiety & stress, managing pain, improving sleep, facilitating the body's natural healing process, and fostering a sense of well-being. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
19921
- Therapeutic Touch se ha enseñado y practicado en España desde 1992. (therapeutictouch.org)
Nursing4
- (Heidt, P. ''Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Anxiety Level of Hospitalized Patients, ''Nursing Research 30 (1981), 42, 49) Terapötik Dokunuş fiziksel gevşemeyi arttırmada etkili olduğuna göre, bunun fiziksel gerginlikle çoğu zaman birlikte beliren endişe halini azaltmada da etkili olacağı düşünülmüş ve uygulamadan önce ve sonra hastaların endişe düzeyleri standart bir kişisel değerlendirme formunda karşılaştırılmış ve her iki deney de benzer sonuçlar elde edilmiştir. (therapeutictouch.org)
- Although both Krieger and Kunz believed that this ability to project healing is a natural human ability, TT was first conceived as an extension of professional nursing care. (goe.ac)
- Bogulawski M. The use of Therapeutic Touch in nursing. (jamanetwork.com)
- Mersmann CA. Therapeutic Touch and Milk Let Down in Mothers of Non-nursing Preterm Infants [dissertation]. (jamanetwork.com)
Nurse1
- Jarboux D. Nurse knows Therapeutic Touch "works. (jamanetwork.com)
Proven1
- Researchers are exploring whether therapeutic touch has any proven benefits. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Field5
- The Therapeutic Touch treatment restores order and harmony to the client's field. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- Cheryl performs individual sessions, teaches, and has conducted research in the field of Therapeutic Touch. (myhealingconnection.com)
- Dora could 'see' illnesses in great detail in a patient using the energy field of the person. (allaboutheaven.org)
- There was no 'diagnosis' because Dora/Diane was not a doctor, but she described in great detail everything she saw wrong with the energy field of the patient. (allaboutheaven.org)
- The child's perception of the human energy field using Therapeutic Touch. (jamanetwork.com)
Anxiety4
- Anecdotal reports suggest that therapeutic touch may reduce anxiety. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Krieger D. Therapeutic Touch during childbirth preparation by the Lamaze method and its relation to marital satisfaction and state anxiety of the married couple. (jamanetwork.com)
- Effect of Therapeutic Touch on anxiety level of hospitalized patients. (jamanetwork.com)
- An Investigation of the Effects of Therapeutic Touch Done Without Physical Contact on State Anxiety of Hospitalized Cardiovascular Patients [dissertation]. (jamanetwork.com)
Massage2
- What is therapeutic touch massage? (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Therapeutic touch massage (TTM) is a form of energy healing. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Ancient1
- Therapeutic touch, stated Kunz, has its origin from ancient Yogic texts written in Sanskrit, which describe it as a pranic healing method. (wikipedia.org)
Medical2
- Kunz philanthropically directed her clairvoyance towards helping physicians in complicated medical cases, in particular aiding in diagnoses through her capability of seeing the effects of diseases in the aura of the patients. (wikipedia.org)
- citation needed] At age nine Rosa conceived and executed a scientific study[citation needed] of therapeutic touch which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1998. (wikipedia.org)
Session9
- Always individualized, a Therapeutic Touch session usually does not exceed 40 minutes. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- The Therapeutic Touch session ends with a rest period of 20 minutes or more, during which time the body's natural healing mechanisms respond to the client's altered and rebalanced energy flow, and the client's own healing momentum continues. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- What will I feel during a Therapeutic Touch session? (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- As responses to a Therapeutic Touch® session vary, there is no 'right' way to experience it. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- Many of those receiving Therapeutic Touch fall asleep during the session. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- Everyone feels different effects of a Therapeutic Touch session. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- If you ask someone who has just experienced a Therapeutic Touch session, they are likely to say they feel more relaxed, are experiencing less pain, and are generally more comfortable. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- Unless directly involved in the Therapeutic Touch session, I will not take another person with me to a session. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- In any Therapeutic Touch session, I will maintain the highest integrity, keeping the interest of the client foremost, and I will conduct all sessions in a manner that upholds the reputation of Therapeutic Touch throughout the world. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
Pain2
- Bogulawski M. Therapeutic Touch: a facilitator of pain relief. (jamanetwork.com)
- Effects of Therapeutic Touch on Perception of Pain and Physiological Measurements From Tension Headache in Adults: A Pilot Study [master's thesis]. (jamanetwork.com)
Works2
- I don't understand how Therapeutic Touch works. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- She works at her home office in Langley, B.C. (an easy drive from Vancouver) where she does Therapeutic Touch ® sessions. (myhealingconnection.com)
Research1
- Therapeutic Touch: Healing Through Human Energy Fields: Theory and Research [videotapes and study guide]. (jamanetwork.com)
Effect2
- Furthermore, a 2022 study in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care found that therapeutic touch had a positive effect on the spiritual well-being and sleep quality of 73 people receiving palliative care in a hospital setting. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- The effect of non-contact Therapeutic Touch on the healing rate of full thickness dermal wounds. (jamanetwork.com)
Therapy2
- Healing touch therapy is similar to therapeutic touch. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Therapeutic Touch ® is a holistic, evidence-based therapy that incorporates the intentional and compassionate use of universal energy to promote balance and well-being. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
Patients1
- As you will see from the observations, Dr Karagulla made absolutely certain that Dora was genuine by including a number of tests where neither she nor Dora knew the illnesses of the patients in advance, but Dora/Diane was asked to describe the image she saw of the patient. (allaboutheaven.org)
Origin1
- What is the origin of Therapeutic Touch? (therapeutictouchontario.org)
Member1
- A founding member of the BC Therapeutic Touch Network Society, she has served on the Board of Directors in many capacities including Treasurer, Co-Chair of the Education Committee, President, and Past President. (myhealingconnection.com)
President2
- In 1975 Kunz became president of the Theosophical Society in America. (wikipedia.org)
- Cheryl has also served as President of Therapeutic Touch Networks of Canada (TTNC) and continues to be actively involved in subcommittees. (myhealingconnection.com)
Study1
- The Effects of Therapeutic Touch on Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting: A Pilot Study [master's thesis]. (jamanetwork.com)
Physical2
- TTM may or may not involve physical touch. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Depending on the preference of the client, Therapeutic Touch can be done with no physical touching, or with light touch on the shoulders, arms and legs. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
Canada1
- Therapeutic Touch is a registered trademark in Canada. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
Light touch1
- Chiappone J. The Light Touch: An Easy Guide to Hands-on Healing. (jamanetwork.com)
Benefits1
- What are the benefits of Therapeutic Touch? (therapeutictouchontario.org)
Client3
- Before Therapeutic Touch sessions, I will make clear to the client any fees that I will charge for my service. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- I acknowledge that Therapeutic Touch may increase the rapport between the client and myself. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
- I will not use Therapeutic Touch as a basis for psychotherapy, spiritual, or other counselling, unless I have the training and qualifications to do so, as well as permission from the client. (therapeutictouchontario.org)
Balance1
- Therapeutic Touch is used to balance and promote the flow of human energy. (massageliabilityinsurancegroup.com)
Order1
- One of those people was Dora - called Diana in Dr Karagulla's book in order to protect her anonymity. (allaboutheaven.org)
Skills1
- Where did Dora get her skills? (allaboutheaven.org)
Care1
- Therapeutic touch has provided me with an opportunity to develop a more comprehensive approach to patient care. (excelsior.edu)