Therapeutic Touch Awareness Week

NEWS RELEASE
ALDONA MITRIKAS, THERAPEUTIC TOUCH PRACTITIONER
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Therapeutic Touch is a holistic, evidence-based therapy that incorporates the intentional and compassionate use of universal energy to promote balance and well being. 

Practitioners are trained to use their hands to assess and re-balance the energy field around the recipient.  A session may be about 20 minutes, followed by a 20 minute period of rest. 

This time of deep relaxation allows the body to heal on many levels some of which include the reduction of stress and anxiety, pain management and improved sleep.

"I Care 150", from May 6 to May 12, has been designated as a week of promotion of Therapeutic Touch. During this time, I will be offering information sessions to interested people here in my new home of Toronto. 

However, having been a resident of Wawa and Sault Ste Marie for many years, I know that there are talented and caring people in these communities as well as other towns along the north shore who offer Therapeutic Touch to their family, pets and friends. (At this time, I would like to voice special appreciation of Marg Saarela of Sault Ste. Marie. Her talent in Therapeutic Touch and her unique insight provided health benefits to clients in that community for many years.)

It is my intention to continue to support people in the north by travelling to your communities and offering a workshop entitled The Healing Journey Continues: Deepening Our Understanding of Reflective Practice and Therapeutic Touch. 

I am inviting the Therapeutic Practitioners of the north to enhance their skills and connect with like-minded people by participating in this day of professional development. Please contact me through the website of TTNO or [email protected].  

Also, please be aware that TTNO offers wonderful opportunities for connecting and learning at their annual conference. This year, the conference is in King City on October 26 to 28. For further information you can search under 'Events' at www.therapeutictouchontario.org.

Therapeutic Touch has been a beautiful part of my life for more than 20 years. It has helped me with self-care while I was a counsellor. I have witnessed time and time again the benefits it has brought to so many others. It is said, and I truly believe, that this modality is profoundly simple and simply profound.

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