Therapeutic Touch Professional Associates
Therapeutic Touch Professional Associates (TTPA) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. TTPA is a satellite chapter of Therapeutic Touch International Association (TTIA). TTIA establishes the guidelines for the teaching and practice of Krieger and Kunz Therapeutic Touch
Our goals are:
- To promote the excellence of the practice of the Krieger/Kunz model in the Puget Sound region.
- To provide an information link for the clinical practice of Therapeutic Touch.
- To contribute to the development and sharing of research on Therapeutic Touch.
TTPA provides the following services:
- TTPA Scheduled classes: We offer local classes whenever there are enough interested students. Contact us if you are interested in a local class. We will put you on a list with others who are interested. You may also find classes offered in June at beautiful Indralaya retreat center on Orcas Island www.indralaya.org and on the TTIA calendar at https://therapeutictouch.org/events/ for classes on Zoom and in person in the United States, Canada and Europe.
- Practice Groups: 2nd Monday of the month on Zoom, 7:00 pm Pacific Time, all levels welcome. We start with meditation, then discuss a book or article on Therapeutic Touch, then we break out and exchange TT treatments. Bellingham in-person practice group is offered on the 1st Monday of the month at 10:00 am. Contact us for information.
- Healing Group: TTPA has an active distant healing group. Contact us if you have a healing request.
Scholarships
TTPA Board
Other Therapeutic Touch Organizations
Therapeutic Touch International Association (TTIA) sets standards for practice, offers webinars and conferences on TT and has a calendar of events and list of practitioners. TTIA also keeps a database of research projects on Therapeutic Touch. www.therapeutictouch.org.
Northwest Therapeutic Touch Institute based in Eugene, Oregon offers classes, workshops, and TT sessions www.nwtti.org.
British Columbia Therapeutic Touch Network Society offers classes, workshops, practicums, and conferences on TT. www.bctherapeutictouch.com
What is Therapeutic Touch?
Therapeutic Touch involves conscious intent on the part of the practitioner to help promote balance, rhythm and energy. Practitioners move their hands about two to four inches away from the body while a person is seated or lying down for a treatment. Assessment of the energies allows practitioners to more effectively individualize the treatment.
It is believed that a person's own healing potential may be enhanced by this elegant and graceful process. The most commonly reported effects are relaxation and a profound sense of well-being.
Therapeutic Touch helps ...
- reduce anxiety
- reduce pain
- enhance relaxation response
- decrease diastolic blood pressure
- facilitate wound healing
When did Therapeutic Touch begin?
Therapeutic Touch was founded within nursing science in 1972 by Dolores Krieger, PhD, RN, Professor of Nursing, Emerita, New York University, and Dora Kunz. It is based on the belief that a human being is a complex system of energies; disease may occur when there is congestion, depletion, and/or imbalance of energy. A Therapeutic Touch treatment is administered with the intent to help a person re-pattern energy to facilitate healing. Research continues in major medical centers and universities. No guarantee of results can be made. Therapeutic Touch may be used as an adjunct to other health care practices.