Therapeutic Touch Awareness Week 2026
Celebrating 10 Years. Going Worldwide!

JOIN US MAY 6-13, 2026

Therapeutic Touch Awareness Week (TT Awareness Week) is an annual Canada-wide event to promote awareness of Therapeutic Touch. We celebrate and strengthen our involvement in our communities, while also seeking to develop new community connections.

The TT Awareness Week Task Group works every year to update our resources, sharing them as widely and in as many ways as possible.  They also organize workshops that bring members together to engage with one another about issues/topics concerning community presentations.

Last year was deemed another very successful year and we are grateful to the Task Group for their ongoing commitment and hard work.

Check out the outreach activities scheduled for Therapeutic Touch Awareness Week 2025: Outreach Event Listing for TT Awareness Week 2025

Join us for our 2026 webinar "Just One: You Can Make a Difference."

You won’t want to miss our webinar on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 7:00 – 8:45 pm EST, “Just One: You Can Make a Difference.” During this webinar you’ll be hearing from some guests outside of Ontario who have done some interesting outreach activities. They’ll get you thinking of new possibilities.

We’ll also show you where to find our resources on the website and share a few more key resources to help you feel comfortable about “going beyond your comfort zone”. We guarantee that at the end of the workshop you’ll be fired up and ready to do an outreach activity in your community. Register now and share this with your TT friends. Webinar Registration Form TT Awareness Week 2026 - Just One: You Can Make a Difference

Here's How We Did in 2025. Let's Start Thinking about 2026!

  • Attendees – 266+
  • Therapeutic Touch practitioners –100+
  • In-person sessions offered (plus family members) – 493+
  • Distant Therapeutic Touch sessions to family/friends/facilities– incalculable
  • Previous Community Partners – 25
  • New Community Partners – 7
  • How we connected: Facebook, Display boards posted in libraries & community digital boards displaying banners, PowerPoint used for presentations

Click here to register your TT Awareness Week outreach activity for 2026.

Learn More About Therapeutic Touch

Therapeutic Touch is an evidence-based complementary therapy that enhances existing treatment methods, integrating body, emotion, mind, and spirit. TT is currently available in more than thirty Healthcare Institutions across Ontario, and offered in more than twenty hospices.  Fact Sheet - Facilities where Therapeutic Touch is provided [February 2025] .

Click here  to learn more. Therapeutic Touch can be used effectively for self-care.

Therapeutic Touch is backed by a large body of research. Click here to learn more.

The TTNO has many Informative documents that will help you learn more about TT.
00 Therapeutic Touch in Integrative Medicine [Updated Feb. 2026]
00 Research and Therapeutic Touch [Updated Feb. 2026]
00 Health Promotion, Self-Care & Benefits of TT [Updated Feb 2026]
00 Holistic Health Care and General Information about TT [updated Feb. 2026]
00 What Can Therapeutic Touch Do for Me? [Handout updated 2026]

We invite you to book a Therapeutic Touch information session for your group. Contact the TTNO office.

Common effects of Therapeutic Touch

Research and clinical experience have shown its effectiveness in:

  • promoting a relaxation response.
  • reducing anxiety & stress.
  • managing pain.
  • improving sleep.
  • facilitating the body's natural healing process.
  • fostering a sense of well-being.