Professional Development Day 2025

We are pleased to announce the 2025 TTNO Professional Development Day - HOLDING SPACE IN THERAPEUTIC TOUCH®. It will be presented on Zoom by some teachers and in person by others. Please contact your local teacher and watch the calendar of events to find out if the Professional Development Day will be offered in your area. Check out the events calendar to find all scheduled Professional Development Days.

The purpose of this day is:

    • To increase our understanding of holding space
    • To explore the use of holding space during a Therapeutic Touch (TT) session
    • To reflect on the importance of holding space in our everyday life

Some of us have a solid understanding of what we call ‘Holding Space’, while others may be hearing this term for the first time.  This day includes meditations, activities and exercises have been carefully crafted to flow together allowing participants to maximize their understanding and internalize the concept of holding space.

If you have any questions about the day, please contact Patricia Tamosetis at 613-625-2277 ([email protected]) or Nancy Hall at 519-938-7759 ([email protected]) or Dale Cimolai at 519-452-4293 ([email protected]).

As facilitator, If you wish to receive a hard copy of this Professional Development Day please contact the TTNO office. Note that you will be required to pay for shipping costs.

About Professional Development Days

Professional Development Days are a wonderful opportunity to share new learning and experiences, to review and affirm what we already know and to share joyful and meaningful interactions on a topic of interest and relevance to all TT practitioners. They provide an opportunity to connect with friends, meet new members of our Therapeutic Touch community, learn new ideas and skills both for our inner growth and to enhance our practice of TT, and to have fun together.

Professional Development Days are open to all Therapeutic Touch practitioners – that is, anyone who has taken a Level One workshop. Taught as designed, the Professional Development Day fulfills the educational requirement for maintaining status as a Recognized Practitioner with the TTNO. The Professional Development Day may also count for a maximum of eight hours of the additional hours of continued studies for achieving Recognized Practitioner status.

Some comments from the 2025 Professional Development Day

The best part of the day was all the opportunities for dialogue in small groups and large groups.

I will reflect on how to enhance my practice by integrating holding space when giving sessions and for being a much more effective listener.

The concept of "holding space" is familiar to me however the day yesterday filled the action of "holding space" with new words and ideas.

A great mix of listening, engagement, and open discussion.

A well thought out day.  I loved the way you used Heather's image of the bowl - simplifying it and having the participants decide what they wanted to add to their bowl. It became a powerful tool for them to use during the practicum.

Really enjoyed the qigong and will start doing this at the start of my day.  The choice of meditations was great.  I especially liked the meditation in the afternoon.

The whole day was inviting and informative.

Pausing is important, it helps to get one grounded.

Request for Hosting a Professional Development Day

Professional Development Days are hosted by Recognized Teachers. However, if there is no Professional Development Day being presented in your area and you would like to host one, please contact the TTNO office and a Recognized Teacher will be located to facilitate your day.

Please include with the request, your Professional Development Day location and date, and your contact information (phone number and mailing address).

To find scheduled 2025 Professional Development Days, please go to the TTNO Calendar of Events or the Workshop Quick List page.