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at the same time it communicates caring, builds trust and provides
reassurance. The evidence is all around us…
Instinctively, most of us reach out to take the hand of a hurting friend,
put a comforting arm around a sick or frightened child, or lay a
calming hand on the shoulder of someone who is upset, anxious or in
emotional distress.
Touching where it hurts is our most innate response to pain. We
naturally seek relief from our own pain through touch, and our
compassion for others guides us to offer solace to them in the same
way.
Today as in times long past, the “laying on of hands” is practiced by
many of the world’s great religions as a sacred rite, used to invoke
physical or spiritual healing, confer a blessing, or ordain authority.
Through the power of touch, these holy ceremonies create a deep
and meaningful union of body and soul.
Watch a mother soothing her crying child by holding her and stroking
her hair. Or notice how a sympathetic embrace can help console
another’s sorrow. Intuitively, you see that supportive physical contact
goes hand in hand with physical and emotional well-being.
Through the skilled application of kinetic bodywork and massage, you,
too, can experience the healing power of therapeutic touch.