Past Symposiums
3rd Annual Regional Symposium
On Sunday April 26, 2009, Healing Touch California presented their 3rd Annual Regional Symposium,“Expanding the Light of Healing Connection“ at the Holiday Inn – Santa Barbara/Goleta to Unite & Connect with other HT Practitioners, Network, Expand and Energize Our “Work” and Learn New Energy Medicine Information.
On Saturday, April 25, we opened our “Nurturing Room”, beautifully put together by Beth Jahncke, Candace MacNair and Nina Zimmer. The ‘private dining room’ was transformed with roses, candles & a privacy screen along with StarEssence donated aromatic and clearing room mists. The result was an ambience of beauty, scent and relaxation for Healing Touch sessions. Many HT practitioners came straight to the room after driving for several hours, to become calm, peaceful and relaxed. It was a complete success!
On Saturday evening we had our popular ‘social hour’ gathering at the hotel to greet our old friends and meet new ones; share in a powerful pinning ceremony of our newest Certified Practitioners by Carol Kinney and Claramae Weber and then to enjoy an optional no-host Dinner in the Holiday Inn dining room. We were also entertained by an impromptu piano concert by Theresa Foster!
Sunday’s day-long program featured outstanding speakers from our Healing Touch Community: Anne Day BSN, MA, CMT, HN-BC, CHTP/I who spoke eloquently on “Creating Sacred Community – Living Healing Touch” followed by Barb Kelly, RN, CHTP & Carol Maleki, CHTP discussing “The Nuts and Bolts of Bringing HT to Patients in Your Healthcare Community“. During our Mediterranean themed lunch we had Presentations with Q&A on “HT in the Community” followed by a chance for all to share their perspective about current practitioner practice in small breakout group discussions.
The breakout group discussions were so popular at last year’s Symposium that not only was it brought back this year but also lengthened to give us all more time to share. In addition, we had an open meeting led by Sharon Robbins to discuss the future of Healing Touch California. Sharon also extended an invitation for one of our community to ‘step forward’ and take the lead on the Symposium Planning Committee. In closing we all joined in our Circle of Light for a blessing ceremony.
As usual, we had an eclectic, interesting vendor exhibit area with many returning vendors: Davis Lewis Orchards, Rhinehart’s Pyramids along with HT California, HTP, HTI and ISHA. We had two new vendors: Paradise Found Gift & Bookstore and StarEssence elixirs & mists, both of whom added excitement, creativity & uplifting energy to our Symposium.
For information about exhibiting as a vendor next year please e-mail info@healingtouchcalifornia.com attn: Candace MacNair
We encourage all HT professionals and students to join us and take an active role in the continual evolution of our wonderful Healing Touch Community. Please visit www.HealingTouchCalifornia.com to learn about and/or register for the 4th Annual Regional Symposium, to be held April 24-25, 2010 at the Town & Country Resort (http://towncountry.com) in San Diego, CA.
2nd Annual Regional Symposium
Our HT California 2nd Annual Regional Symposium was held April 27, 2008 in San Jose, CA to Connect and Unite HT practitioners in Northern California. Again, like our 1st Symposium, it was a HUGE success.
At our “Networking” Social/Dinner Saturday, we enjoyed ourselves catching up with old friends; meeting new practitioners and all enjoyed the Pinning Ceremony of our newest Certified Practitioners led by Carol Kinney and Claramae Weber. Our Sunday Program featured two extraordinary women working in the field of energy medicine, Vicki Slater, RN, Ph.D,. HNC, CHTP/I who explained the “Physics” of Energy Healing and Anodea Judith, Ph.D., who shared her new spectacular visual presentation about the heart as integrator of mind & body – supporting her life work - “Choosing Love for our Future.”
Our Experiential Breakout-out Group Discussion of “Current Perspective on Your HT Practice” focusing on challenges/stumbling blocks and setting intentions and objectives was so helpful and enjoyed that we will repeat this part of our program at our 2009 Symposium and will actually expand the time for it.
Thanks to the hard work of all of our Committee members, all of our vendors, the beautiful grounds of the Holiday Inn, the wonderful staff there and the Community we are building our event was fantastic and we look forward to our 3rd Symposium in 2009.
1st Annual Regional Symposium
HEALING TOUCH CALIFORNIA, a network for practitioners of Healing Touch, is delighted to announce that our 1st Annual Regional Symposium on April 29, 2007 - held in San Diego, was a HUGE success! Comments and evaluations from the attendees confirm that our goals to unite and connect HT practitioners; network; energize and expand our “work” and offer new energy medicine information were definitely met. In addition, we rekindled a spirit of community with California Healing Touch practitioners.
Everyone expressed their deep appreciation for the opportunity to be together. Maybe it is simply that we benefit from and enjoy being with our HT family because the resounding request is that we do this again next year (2008).
We have a deep “Thank You” for our Keynote speakers, Dr. Valerie Hunt and Dr. Mimi Guarneri, who were a big part of our fabulous experience. Dr. Hunt (gorgeous, vibrant and passionate in her 90s!) taught us her Bioscalar Technique and encouraged us to teach our patients, clients, family and friends how to do it on themselves and with each other. We practiced the technique while Dr. Hunt guided us and many experienced immediate benefit. She also shared that she will be producing a TV program on her own website that will educate the public about bio-fields and energy medicine. Dr. Guarneri went beyond the information she presented at our 2006 HTI conference to include very specific lifestyle guidelines for healthy heart living. Many who were not able to be at that HTI conference expressed how great it was to hear her at our Symposium.
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