Diana Czekalski • Cindy Palajac • Laurie Ratto • Franny Harcey

MODULE 1

The Practitioner's Journey: Real Lessons from Building a Healing Touch Practice
+ Live Q&A

Every Healing Touch practice has its own unique story. Building a meaningful practice isn't just about learning techniques—it's about discovering your own path, building confidence, attracting clients, navigating challenges, and creating a practice that is both fulfilling and sustainable.

In this candid panel discussion, five experienced practitioners share the real stories behind their journeys—what worked, what didn't, the lessons they learned along the way, and the experiences that shaped the practices they have today.

You'll discover:

• Practical strategies for attracting clients, building trust, and growing a Healing Touch practice in a way that feels authentic. 
• Honest insights into overcoming challenges, developing confidence, and creating a practice that is both meaningful and sustainable. 
• Real-world experiences and lessons learned from practitioners whose unique journeys demonstrate that there is no single path to success. 

Whether you're just beginning your Healing Touch journey or looking to strengthen an established practice, you'll leave with practical ideas, renewed confidence, and a deeper appreciation that there are many ways to build a thriving Healing Touch practice—and that your own unique journey is part of what makes your practice meaningful.

Angelika Niedling

MODULE 2

The Grounded Intuitive: How to Hear, Feel, and Trust Your Inner Wisdom
+ Live Q&A

A thriving Healing Touch practice isn’t built on one-time sessions — it’s built on meaningful, lasting relationships. In this session, Cindy shares three simple techniques that help you attract clients, deepen trust, and turn satisfied clients into lifelong advocates.

You’ll learn how to prepare your own energy before sessions, create a sacred and memorable client experience, and weave in simple yet powerful practices that inspire clients to return, refer, and rave about your work.

You will:

• Discover how to prepare your energy and mindset so clients feel safe, connected, and cared for from the start
• Learn practical ways to nurture client relationships — from intentional scheduling to heartfelt follow-ups.
• Explore strategies to transform clients into referral magnets who help your practice grow with ease.

This session will give you both the inspiration and the tools to attract loyal, long-term clients while staying authentic to your healing practice.

Carolyn Pitts

MODULE 3

Tapping into Tapping

Discover a simple yet powerful technique for reducing stress, easing anxiety, and supporting emotional well-being. In this interactive session, Carolyn Pitts introduces the Trauma Tapping Technique (TTT), an easy-to-learn approach that combines acupressure with self-care practices to help regulate the nervous system. Once considered a fringe therapy, tapping is now widely used in both clinical and everyday settings, and TTT is simple enough for adults and children alike. 

In this session, you'll learn how to:

• Understand the evolution of tapping and why it has become an effective tool for stress reduction. 
• Practice the Trauma Tapping Technique to address both acute and ongoing anxiety. 
• Teach TTT to clients, family members, and children as an empowering self-care practice between Healing Touch sessions. 

You'll leave with a practical technique you can immediately incorporate into your own self-care and confidently share with clients to enhance their healing journey.

Rita Kluny

MODULE 4

Healing Touch for Babies

Discover how Healing Touch can support the earliest stages of life through gentle, intentional techniques designed for newborns, infants, and their families. Drawing on more than 50 years of experience caring for babies—including decades as a Neonatal Intensive Care nurse and over 30 years as a Healing Touch practitioner—Rita Kluny shares practical approaches that foster bonding, support healthy development, and nurture the unique energetic needs of infants. 

In this session, you'll learn how to:

• Adapt Healing Touch techniques safely and effectively for newborns and young infants. 
• Understand the unique characteristics of the infant energy field and how it differs from adults. 
• Support bonding, coherence, and well-being for mothers and babies through compassionate, energy-based care. 

Whether you work in healthcare, private practice, or simply wish to support families in your community, you'll leave with practical tools and greater confidence to integrate Healing Touch for Babies into your practice.

JoAnne Veith • Jeannette Nienaber • Stacy Noel •
Denise Frer • Karen O'Dell

MODULE 5

Healing Touch Research:
What Practitioners Need to Know + Live Q&A

Research is helping shape the future of Healing Touch—but what does that mean for everyday practitioners? In this engaging panel discussion, experienced researchers and Healing Touch leaders explore how research is strengthening the profession and, more importantly, how practitioners can confidently use evidence to support their work, communicate with clients and healthcare professionals, and advance the field.

You'll discover:

• How current Healing Touch and biofield research can strengthen your confidence, credibility, and professional practice. 
• Practical ways to find, understand, and apply research without needing a research background. 
• Simple ways every practitioner can contribute to the future of Healing Touch through outcome tracking, case reports, professional practice, and research initiatives. 

Whether you're new to Healing Touch or an experienced practitioner, you'll leave with practical resources, greater confidence in discussing research, and a clearer understanding of how evidence can support both your own practice and the continued growth of the Healing Touch profession.

Bonnie Thompson

MODULE 6

The Science of Safety: Practical Applications of Polyvagal Theory in a Healing Practice

Healing begins with safety. In this practical and engaging presentation, Bonnie Thompson explores how polyvagal theory can strengthen your Healing Touch practice by helping clients feel safe, connected, and more receptive to healing. Through real-world examples and experiential learning, you'll discover how understanding the nervous system can deepen therapeutic relationships and improve healing outcomes. 

In this session, you'll learn how to:

• Recognize the three primary nervous system states in yourself and your clients. 
• Use simple polyvagal-informed strategies to create greater trust, regulation, and safety during Healing Touch sessions. 
• Apply practical tools—including embodied scanning, voice, and client choice—to support nervous system regulation. 

You'll leave with a deeper understanding of how nervous system regulation enhances Healing Touch and practical techniques you can begin using immediately with clients and in your own self-care. 

Liz Wilcox

MODULE 7

Three Fresh Steps to Building Email Subscribers

Your email list can become one of the most valuable tools for growing a sustainable Healing Touch practice. In this fun, practical session, email marketing expert Liz Wilcox shares three simple strategies for attracting subscribers, building authentic relationships, and turning interested prospects into loyal clients—all while staying true to your unique voice. 

In this session, you'll learn how to:

• Build an email list that attracts the right people to your Healing Touch practice. 
• Create welcome emails, newsletters, and promotional emails that feel authentic—not salesy. 
• Stay connected with potential clients and nurture lasting relationships that support practice growth. 

Whether you're just getting started or looking to strengthen your marketing efforts, you'll leave with actionable strategies you can implement immediately to build your audience and confidently grow your practice.

Debra Reis

MODULE 8

Healing Touch in Action:
5-Minute Practices for Real-World Care

Healing Touch doesn't have to be limited to hour-long sessions to make a meaningful impact. In this practical, experiential presentation, Debra Reis shares simple Healing Touch–based practices that can be integrated into healthcare, workplace, and community settings in five minutes or less. Drawing on more than 35 years of clinical and leadership experience, Deb demonstrates how grounding, presence, energetic awareness, and brief interventions can reduce stress, build resilience, and strengthen connection in everyday interactions. 

In this session, you'll learn how to:

• Incorporate brief Healing Touch practices into real-world settings without disrupting your workflow. 
• Use simple grounding and energetic techniques to support regulation and resilience. 
• Confidently introduce Healing Touch in healthcare, workplace, and community environments. 

You'll leave with practical tools you can begin using immediately to enhance client care, strengthen your therapeutic presence, and bring healing into everyday moments.

At the heart of this conference is something deeper than lectures or slides.

We gather to reconnect with our calling, renew our confidence, and remember why this work matters.
Healing Touch has always been more than a modality - it is a movement of heart, energy, and hope.

Even though the live event has passed, the spirit of those two days lives on in every session, meditation,
discussion, and shared moment. As you explore the on-demand replays, you’ll feel the connection,
the encouragement, and the sense of belonging that made this gathering so special.

This experience is about more than learning techniques. It’s about standing together in
community - sharing wisdom, releasing what no longer serves us, and remembering we
never need to walk this path alone.

You’ll gain tools for your practice, but also something even more meaningful:
the strength of belonging, the encouragement of peers who truly understand your journey,
and the inspiration to move forward with clarity and courage.

This is why we gather - to remember who we are, to trust what we’re capable of,
and to feel how powerful we become when we rise together. ♥

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