New Class: Balance Your Chakras! Starts September 23 at 6:00 PM  - See Registration Page for Information

 New Class " What is the Human Energy System" .  Watch the Country Cupboard Calendar for the next class.

See note below regarding the Level One Healing Touch Class, and Introduction to Healing Touch classes.

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Dana Spates is a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner.  She became certified in Healing Touch in 2005, and in 2008 whe was certified as a Healing Touch Instructor.   She has a practice in the Paynesville MN area, and practices out of her home office as well as at the Country Cupboard Wellness Center.  Dana is also now offering Level one Healing Touch classes at Country Cupboard Wellness Center as well as other locations.   Dana has been working in the field of energy for the past seven years and has also been trained in Three Heart Balancing and Integrated Energy Therapy.  A one hour session of Healing Touch with Dana is $60.00  To set up an appointment call 320-266-5476. 

Dana also teaches an " Introduction to Healing Touch" class that is just that.  It introduces you to the practice of Healing Touch and enables you the chance to experience feeling your own energy as well as that of other people.   In this class you can also learn helpful techniques to relieve pain and aid reduction of stress.  If you would be interested in hosting an Introduction to Healing Touch class you can contact Dana at dspates@mchsi.com .

Healing Touch is help for the Mind, body and Spirit.  It is a type of alternative healing using hands-on and energy based techniques to balance and align the human energy field.  Body, mind, emotion and spirit are touched through this therapeutic process, and each individual is empowered to participate fully in his or her healing journey.  Healing Touch works with your energy field to support your natural ability to heal.  It is safe for all ages and works in harmony with standard medical care.

Some of the common uses for Healing Touch are:

• Reduce Stress
• Calm anxiety and depression
• Decrease pain
• Strengthen the immune system
• Enhance recovery from surgery
• Complement care for neck and back problems.
• Support cancer care
• Create a sense of well-being
• Easing acute and chonic conditions

All healing is basically self-healing.  A physician can set two bone fragments in place, but the body itself finally heals the split; the physician simply directed and facilitated the process.  Healing Touch is a different and often complementary mode of facilitating the process but functions from an energy perspective rather than only a physical one.  The Healing Touch Practitioner realigns the energy flow, reactivating the mind/body/spirit connection to eliminate blockages to self-healing

Healing Touch Level one  Contact Dana at dspates@mchsi.com for details

Alexandria, MN October 22-23, 2010

St. Joseph, MN October 8-10, 2010

Hutchinson, MN  October 16-17, 2010

Pine River, MN  November 6-7, 2010 Brochure on Registration forms page

Paynesville, MN  September 25-26,2010  Brochure on Registration forms page

St. Catherine's University October 2-3, 2010 contact Janet Dahlem 651-690-7758

This is the first class in the Healing Touch Certificate progam and offers CE's to Nurses and Massage Therapists, but is open to all who have an interest in Energy Practices.  For informationon what is included in the class go to the Healing Touch International website listed below.  If you would like a brochure for this class email Dana at dspates@mchsi.com.

Introduction to HealingTouch

September 21, 2010 Ridgewater College, Hutchinson, MN 

Alexandria Technical College, Alexandria, MN  September 28, 2010

This is a good class for anyone who would is interested in Healing Touch, but would like to find out more about the program before committing to the Level one Class.   We will discuss the program of Healing Touch, the history of energy, experiment with sensing energy with our own hands, and learn some simple techniques to relieve pain and reduce stress.  Contact Dana at dspates@mchsi.com for more information on either class.

To find out more about Healing Touch you can visit www.healingtouchinternational.org

To read more about Healing Touch in the News you can go to www.healingtouchnews.com

To read more about Healing Touch Research you can go to www.HealingTouchInternationalResearch.org.