Healing Partners Adapts t0 the Changes Of Our Times
Embracing Change During COVID &
Current Challenges
Our newly launched nonprofit is responding thoughtfully and nimbly to the COVID pandemic by:
1) Pivoting to offer remote/virtual sessions so we can continue supporting our Cancer patients.
Prior to COVID, our Healing Touch sessions have always been offered in person. Yet, as the pandemic developed, we quickly realized that ensuring the safety of our clients and providers would necessitate changing our treatment protocol. In order to follow the social distancing guidelines recommended by the CDC we immediately adapted by offering Remote Healing Touch sessions, a pivot that has been embraced by many of our clients.
Remote Healing Touch sessions, also referred to as distant or non local, are conducted very similar to our live sessions. Remote sessions allow for recipients to receive Healing Touch sessions from the comfort and safety of their own home while the practitioner works from their office, making it more accessible and convenient during these times. If you are interested in reading more about remote work the National Institute of Health has a research article, Distant Healing Intention Therapies: An Overview of the Scientific Evidence.
2) Expanding our services to include two new groups: the caregivers of our cancer patients and the much appreciated healthcare workers in our community!
Caregivers: In our work with cancer patients we also see the loving caregivers by their side. Caring for someone who is sick, taking on new responsibilities, and worrying about the future can cause extra stress and anxiety. We quickly realized we had an opportunity to support cancer patient caregivers with Healing Touch too! Our Caregivers Initiative has been enthusiastically received! We now have guidelines in place and are offering Healing Touch to caregivers of our current cancer patient recipients. Caregiver fatigue is real, and we are so excited to offer this new support to meet the need!
Healthcare workers: Thank You Healthcare Workers! We know of the added stress and anxiety our healthcare workers are facing during these times and we choose to support and uplift them! We felt a need to recognize and thank our courageous healthcare workers for all they are doing to keep us safe during the pandemic. Knowing our service would also be immensely beneficial for those on the front-line in the healthcare arena, we reached out to several local hospitals and other healthcare organizations to offer Healing Touch to their stressed and overworked staff members. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive!
3) Committing to keep our services at no cost to our participants.
Times are difficult for so many of us, the pandemic has led to job and income losses and financial hardships so we recognize the importance of keeping our services free, now more than ever!
Our volunteer providers are deeply grateful for this opportunity to serve our community in this most fundamental way. They take pride in knowing that each and every session benefits their clients by reducing stress, promoting wellness, and bringing about a renewed sense of well-being.
We are absolutely committed to continue providing these heart-centered services at no cost to our clients, with the goal of fostering resiliency and well-being in these troubling times. Help us keep this support free to our cancer patients, caregivers and healthcare workers by making a donation today!
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