Therapeutic Touch Workshops

Basic  Therapeutic Touch

March 26-28, 2010 (2 day)
Therapeutic Touch (TT) is a contemporary healing modality which evolved from the process of laying-on of hands. Based on the assumptions that human beings are complex fields of energy and that the ability to enhance healing in others is a natural human potential, Therapeutic Touch is used to balance and promote the flow of human energy. This introductory workshop, open to all, will explain the basic concepts of TT. Participants will have ample opportunities to learn and practice the basic Therapeutic Touch techniques. Instructors have been approved by Dr. Dolores Krieger.
Facilitator will be Carolyn Kay Wheeler. 
Program Fee: $210 inclusive.
 
Basic  Intensive on Therapeutic Touch

May 28-31, 2010 (3 day)
 and October 8-11, 2010 (3 day)
Therapeutic Touch (TT) is a contemporary healing modality which evolved from the process of laying-on of hands. Based on the assumptions that human beings are complex fields of energy and that the ability to enhance healing in others is a natural human potential, Therapeutic Touch is used to balance and promote the flow of human energy. This introductory workshop, open to all, will explain the basic concepts of TT. Participants will have ample opportunities to learn and practice the basic Therapeutic Touch techniques. Instructors presenting this program have been approved by Dr. Dolores Krieger.
Facilitator will be Cheri Brady (May) and  Diane May (October)
Program Fee: $90 plus room and board.
Intermediate Intensive on TT
 

May 28-31 and October 8-11, 2010
Therapeutic Touch, a mode of healing and helping, is a contemporary interpretation of ancient practices. Therapeutic Touch, originally founded by Dora Kunz and Dr. Dolores Krieger, is taught in colleges around the world and has built a substantial base of formal and clinical research. Instruction, discussion, and practice will be led by a team of qualified teachers. The faculty student ratio will allow for personal attention. The atmosphere at Pumpkin Hollow is conducive to healing as well as learning. This course is open to those who have taken the Basic Therapeutic Touch Workshop at Pumpkin Hollow or who have taken at least one full day TT workshop with instruction and practice in the Krieger-Kunz Method. Instructors presenting this program have been approved by Dr. Dolores Krieger.
Facilitator will be Cheri Brady (May) Diane May (October)

Program Fee: $90 plus room and board.
FOR ABOVE WORKSHOPS:  Click on Registration and Information on the PHRC homepage.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS: 
This continuing nursing education activity has been approved by the New York State Nurses Association's Council on Continuing Education, which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Credential Centers Commissions on Accreditation.
INVITATIONAL WORKSHOPS 
on Therapeutic Touch
Therapeutic Touch Invitational Mentorship Program

July 16-21, 2010 (5 days: Fri dinner to Wed lunch)
Do you want to take your Therapeutic Touch practice to the next level?
Do you want to receive individual attention from an experienced TT mentor?
The Mentorship Program can do that for you!
Participants have said the program is "rewarding, meaningful and powerful."
Developed within a context that implies the mentorship reflects and draws out of each of us our own beauty, strength and wisdom, this TT Invitational Mentorship Program is designed to meet the full range of personal and professional needs that may arise for the participant. This Program has been developed to serve TT practitioners at ALL LEVELS OF EXPERTISE.
Perhaps you would like to gain more confidence in offering TT, learn more about the nuts and bolts of starting a private practice, or further develop your teaching and mentoring skills. Program contect is individualized on the basis of your applications and interests. The learning/teaching environment is a cooperative venture between mentors and students.
Our creative and accomplished faculty has extensive experience in the clinical practice, teaching, mentoring and /or research of the TT process. You will be engaged in TT sessions, centering practice, lectures/seminars, small group discussions, role-playing, one-on-one interview with your mentor and exercises to enhance your awareness of energy flow.
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the New York
State Nurses Association's Council on Continuing Education, which is
accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the
American Credential Centers Commissions on Accreditation.
Prerequisites: This program is open to those who have taken at least a 12 hour Basic TT course as well as to those with extensive TT experience. (TT practitioners of 25 years have participated as students in this Mentorship Program to be supported in the further development of their individual goals with TT.) Participants will benefit from a study with a seasoned TT Mentor, selected by and under the leadership of Shirley Spear Begley, the Program Director (see bio below). Mentors will be matched with students based upon their applications.


Participants will be accepted by application only. Applications are due by May 1, 2010. After that date please contact the Pumpkin Hollow office for further instructions.
Applications for the TT Invitational Mentorship Program can be downloaded from this website (go to Programs link on the home page and then to Invitational Mentorship Program).
There will be NO postal mailing of applications unless requested. If you have no Internet access please contact Pumpkin Hollow Retreat Center to request an application to be sent by mail.
Fee for Program: $485,  and $395 for tenters 
(includes Room & Board/Program fees)
Shirley Spear Begley, RN, BFA, HNC, NCTMB, CCHT,  QTTT,Director
Dolores Krieger, PhD, RN, Founding Director

For several years, Shirley has worked directly in conjunction with Dr. Dolores Krieger, developing the annual TT Invitational Mentorship Program. Shirley was formerly a mentor, became the program coordinator and was then selected by Dr. Krieger as the Program's Director. A TTIA Qualified TT Teacher, Shirley has practiced TT for 27 years. She is the Executive Director of Integrated Health Care Systems, a holistic nursing consultation and education organization based in St. Petersburg, FL. and has an active private practice. Shirley also works with Suncoast Hospice.

A national lecturer on TT, guided imagery and holistic nursing, Shirley also leads healing retreats for healthcare professionals, teaches seminars and on-going bi-weekly mentorship courses. Her Long Distance TT Mentorship Program meets quarterly in Florida, and is attended by practitioners from around the country and internationally. Shirley assists her students to utilize TT in all clinical settings. She encourages her students to deepen their awareness by combining a knowledgeable foundation of TT with trusting one's personal experience. Her primary approach to TT is based on the importance of centering and the development of compassion.

37th Annual Advanced Therapeutic Touch Workshop

July 23-28, 2010 (5 days: Fri dinner to Wed lunch)
This program, for experienced TT teachers and therapists, has been updated to include new techniques and implications for TT in light of new technologies, pharmaceuticals, genetic engineering, modes of communication; health policies and proposed legislation; questions of ethics and philosophic considerations; emerging applications of TT; current TT researches and their implications; work with other-than-human intelligences; awareness of inner self; TT and the dying process; TT and psychospiritual crisis; preparation for transpersonal interactions, and other program specific topics. This workshop is open to those who have previously attended a Basic and Intermediate level Therapeutic Touch Workshop and have three years‚ experience in the practice and/or teaching of Therapeutic Touch.  

Contact Hours available.  

All applications will be reviewed by Diane May, Director and Evy Cugelman, Facilitator. Acceptance for the above workshop will be limited to those who are health professionals or lay persons involved in health-related activities, such as hospice volunteers. Dr. Dolores Krieger PhD RN oversees all Advanced Programs. Dr. Krieger has selected Diane May, RN as Director and Evy Cugelman, RN, as Facilitator.
Room and Board/Program fees):
$485 and 395 for tenters
You must submit an application in order to be considered for this program. Applications are due by May 1, 2010. Applications can be filled out online or downloaded from our website: go to Programs/Advanced Invitational/program fee information. There will be NO postal mailing unless requested.