The three Guelph Branches participated in the annual Transformational Wellness Fair in Guelph on April 29th, 2017. There were over 25 holistic practitioners participating and we felt very privileged to be among them. It was a very well attended successful event. We had the opportunity of providing about 27 Therapeutic Touch Sessions throughout the day and introducing the community to Therapeutic Touch.
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The TTNO Claremont Branch [at left] was able to participate in the spirit of the Therapeutic Touch Awareness for Canada 150 on May 18. It was a little later in May but worked best for our hosts. We met with the Seniors' group at the Claremont Community Centre right in the village [see photo on right]. The afternoon began with a potluck luncheon...delicious of course. It was really interesting to chat with the members, finding out that this group seemed to encompass not just Claremont but the surrounding areas of Pickering, Uxbridge and many other communities nearby. Following lunch Marilyn
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Annefrances, one of our TTNO members brings this report: Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office (TNO) is a multicultural, multi-service agency providing a wide range of community services since 1985. Services are provided through its three offices in the Flemingdon and Thorncliffe Park areas of East York. I was invited to facilitate some self-care session s for the Care Givers in Transition Program. Eighteen live-in caregivers who take care of families, children and the elderly were all very keen to attend the two July sessions. They responded very quickly to both experiencing and clearing their own fields. One person who could not 'feel' the field, expressed
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Four members of the TTNO Brampton Branch participated in the Humber Hospital Wellness Day Fair on April 25th. This expert Therapeutic Touch team's demonstration of TT with free 10 minute treatments generated so much interest there they were then asked to return to the Nursing Week Fair on May 12th. During both these days there was a flurry of interest and activity. They were told it was the favorite booth. Along with providing treatments the group imparted information and encouraged many to look into taking a Level 1 workshop. Both days were very busy for us. Jennifer states, "It was
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The Whitby TTNO Branch has developed a community partnership with the Huntington Society of Canada Durham Region Group through presentations at their support group and offering TT sessions at the Durham Region Walk to Cure Huntington Disease. Huntington Disease (HD) is a genetic neurological disorder which affects an individual’s emotional, cognitive and physical status. Currently this progressive disease is incurable. On April 25, 2016 the Whitby Branch was invited to present Therapeutic Touch to the Huntington Society of Canada - Family Services Resource Centre Directors' meeting. There were 16 social workers in attendance from BC (1), AB (2), SK
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The three Guelph Branches participated in the annual Transformational Wellness Fair in Guelph on April 29th, 2017. There were over 25 holistic practitioners participating and we felt very privileged to be among them. It was a very well attended successful event. We had the opportunity of providing about 27 Therapeutic Touch Sessions throughout the day and introducing the community to Therapeutic Touch.
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On March 28 Crystal Hawk gave a talk on “TT for Self-Care” to the Al Green Sculpture Studio where she had been a member for 15 years. This was an early CARE150 Therapeutic Touch Awareness week event since she will be in Vancouver presenting at the BC TT Network Conference during that week. Eighteen members attended including several retired medical personnel, a doctor, a dentist and two nurses. Each of those attending received a 6-page information TT book explaining the modality. The members took part in some exercises to learn unruffling and its uses, energized cotton, and saw a demonstration
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On Monday, March 6, Alison Cooke, RT, presented the first of a four part series on Self-Care with Therapeutic Touch to a group of caregivers with the Heart of Hastings Hospice. The series will continue with monthly sessions to teach them to use simple techniques from Therapeutic Touch to bring peace and calm into their difficult life journey. The Heart of Hastings hospice provides patients and their families with supportive, compassionate care within their own homes, in nursing or retirement homes, and also at their Residential Hospice located in Madoc. They serve the Municipalities of Centre Hastings, Marmora and Lake, Tweed,
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On Feb. 22, 2017 The Whitby TTNO Branch gave a presentation to about 15 members of the Huntington Society of Canada- Durham Support Group. Four members of the Whitby Branch attended. Our presentation included a brief introduction to Therapeutic Touch through the KoKreative DVD and a discussion focussing on its role in integrative medicine. Afterward a demonstration was given with short Therapeutic Touch sessions offered to all interested participants. “After the treatments many people said they felt more calm, relaxed and happier. Positivity is something we can all use more of, so thank you for that.” One lady felt improvement
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The Whitby branch visited the Wellness and Parents Group at the Oshawa location of Carea Community Health Centre on Thursday February 2. The majority of women had attended one of our previous presentations so only a brief talk was needed. A guided meditation was followed by Therapeutic Touch sessions for each of the women. The women felt grateful to be heard, listened to, and taken care of. Two women felt improvement with headaches. One woman with anxiety felt relaxed and comforted after her session.
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