Thank you for visiting Heaven Within.  On this site, I have provided an overview of the effective healing methods of Healing Touch along with information regarding my Scope of Practice, Code of Ethics and commitment to overall professionalism. 

Healing Touch methods are precise, practical, and non-invasive.  Using these methods, I am able to integrate body, mind and Spirit during each healing session.  During the sessions, please note that the client is fully clothed.

Healing Touch can enhance your own self-care, physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being.  In my private practice, I respect and value my clients' own practices and spiritual beliefs.  Clear and professional boundaries are maintained.  

What is Healing Touch?

Healing Touch is a hands-on "energy therapy" that uses gentle hand techniques intended to help align the client’s energy field to promote wellness and accelerate healing of the body, mind, and Spirit. 

The Healing Touch program has been taught since 1989 to more than 100,000 participants worldwide and in over 32 countries.  The program (originally known as Colorado Center for Healing Touch) was developed by Janet Mentgen, RN, BSN, HNC, CHTP/I as a medically based energy therapy training program for nurses.  Healing Touch is widely respected and increasingly accepted and is considered one of the leading energy medicine programs in the world.  

Many hospitals are embracing Healing Touch.  Some are working to make Healing Touch a regular part of patient's treatments.  In fact, now some hospitals hire practitioners specifically to administer Healing Touch. Healing Touch is utilized in hospice, elder care, babies and children.

Healing Touch is based on the belief that human beings are comprised of fields of energy. As a Healing Touch Certified Practitioner,  I use techniques learned such as Chakra Connection, Mind Clearing, and Pain Drain to restore balance and harmony to a client’s energy system.  Our bodies have a mechanical component, but also an emotional and energy component.

Energy medicine helps your body become more effective in adapting to a world that is fast-paced, full of stresses and pollution.  Discover your own self-healing abilities, attune to the energies that impact your health and learn to manage those energies for staying vital and healthy.

If you would like to contact me,  please send an email to shirley@heavenwithin.net.    Healing Touch sessions can be scheduled at my private practice through evening or weekend appointments, when requested.  I am located 10 minutes from Albany, New York. 

It is my vision that each of my clients will create their own practice of self-healing that includes balancing and maintaining self-wellness through the pursuit of their own healing journey.  It would be my honor to assist you on your personal healing journey.