Therapeutic touch is based on the belief that the subtle manipulation of the body’s energetic biofield can promote well-being and healing. Research suggests that it may offer some benefits, but most ...

FOLKS WE TALKED TO SAY IT WORKS. >> USE A LITTLE FRANKINCENSE. MINDY: BARBARA JACKSON IS A BREAST-CANCER PATIENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ESTATE JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER. THIS IS PART OF HER ...

Therapeutic touch massage (TTM) is a form of energy healing. There is limited research supporting the efficacy of this alternative practice. Several ancient healing philosophies regard the universe as ...

Its been five years of touch starvation. I’ll probably have some more years of it. I’m not handling this well. Lisbeth continued, “I feel like I’m dying from touch starvation, y’all. I don’t get hugs.

The Indigenous Mexican village where I began my work was a small crossroads of the expatriate world, a gathering place for the wounded who sought refuge from the past and bargained for forgiveness ...

Are massage or touch therapies beneficial to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease? Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo once said, “To touch is to give life.” Scientists and studies have long found ...