Healing Touch is effective at reducing the long-term effects of chronic stress on the body, and as well as minimizing the impact of stressful events like medical procedures or treatment for severe diseases.

Stress has both positive and negative effects on the human system.  A certain amount of stress is needed to encourage change and to move one forward with daily challenges.  However, prolonged stress creates a “wearing down” of the body’s defenses.  This can lead to changes in the immune system; increased risk of illness and delays in the way the body heals.

Healing Touch has been used in a variety of studies concerned with reducing stress.  For instance, in studies done on students, Healing Touch was found to have a positive effect on reducing stress.

Healing Touch has also been found to reduce the levels of stress in individuals that are experiencing stressful events like invasive medical procedures or treatment for severe diseases.  In one study that looked at individuals with a chronic disease, participants reported a decrease in their stress after receiving weekly Healing Touch sessions.

A common report after receiving a Healing Touch session is one of deep relaxation and a sense of peacefulness.  This has been reported in a number of patient satisfaction surveys and in practice by both practitioners and their clients. In our stressful lives, having the opportunity to come to a place of peace and rest is beneficial.

If you or a loved one are suffering the debilitating effects of stress, contact Nanette to discuss how Healing Touch could benefit you.

For more information on this and other Healing Touch research studies, please go to http://www.healingtouchresearch.com/.

it can be a reminder that you need to take care of some aspect of your life that is creating a “pain in your neck”.

All pain is relative to the person experiencing it.  Even when the same painful procedure is done, different people often experience the pain in very different ways.  The experience is dependent on a number of factors and includes such things as previous experience with pain and individual body chemistry and structure.  There is even a difference in pain perception between sexes.  Using energy therapies like Healing Touch can influence a person’s response to pain in the many ways in which it is interpreted by the body.  These include the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of being.

Numerous Healing Touch studies have been conducted that show its ability to decrease both acute and chronic pain.  In fact, some of the most compelling responses to Healing Touch work are found with pain relief in hospital settings. In research studies, effects are often compared to other treatments. For example, in a study comparing non-invasive Healing Touch treatments to chiropractic care for back pain Healing Touch was found to be just as effective.  In another study of chronic and severe pain resulting from a spinal cord injury, patients who received Healing Touch treatments reported decreased pain more than  those patients who received progressive muscle relaxation.  Healing Touch has also been found to reduce and relieve headache pain.

There are many techniques within Healing Touch that are specific for dealing with pain which can be very effective.  Often the sooner these techniques are used the more effective they can be.  There are no contraindications for using Healing Touch to relieve pain and it can be valuable in supplementing conventional approaches or using when other approaches are not successful.

To learn more about how Healing Touch can help reduce or eliminate your pain, contact Nanette for more about the many effective techniques available.

For more information on this and other Healing Touch research studies, please go to http://www.healingtouchresearch.com/.

Since some combat deployments have been for twelve, fifteen, and sometimes even eighteen months, the constant worry or a loved one begins to take a toll on the bodies of military families. Our adrenal glands are designed to supply hormones (principally adrenalin  and cortisol) to help us deal with brief occasions of danger. These hormones sharpen our mind and our reflexes in order to act quickly to avert a driving accident, for instance. Once the danger has passed, the hormones drop down to normal levels.

However, when one is constantly in fear and anxiety, these stress hormones continue to be released. The ongoing exposure to these hormones begins to damage the body’s organs and immune system, which in turn invites chronic disorders such as heart disease, memory impairment, obesity, and sleep disorders among others. Healing Touch is a valuable holistic tool to intervene in this cascade of reactions.

Energetically, unusual stress causes an alteration in the energy field. When a Healing Touch practitioner assesses a client’s energy field, she may identify a disturbance in the  field over areas of the body most affected by severe or chronic stress. For instance, she may notice a disturbance over the area where the adrenal glands are located (reflecting the over-activity of stress hormone production), the stomach (where the client may be experiencing his stress), or the head (if he is experiencing stress headaches).

The Healing Touch practitioner can clear and balance these areas and enhance the flow through  the energy centers of the body. She then may add additional techniques to address the areas of a client’s symptoms, as well as provide techniques that enhance a relaxation response. I found that receiving Healing Touch during my son’s deployment nurtured and calmed me, the benefit of a single session sometimes lasting for weeks. As a holistic approach, Healing Touch works gently, without the use of medication and, better, it can help heal body, mind, and spirit. It is a wonderful option for maintaining the health and spirits of military families.

Nanette Sagastume

The diagnosis of cancer often brings feelings of fear, anxiety, and loss.  The treatment phase of the disease focuses on the destruction of cancer cells which often can impact healthy tissue as well.  Healing Touch is able to provide a supportive environment for the person undergoing treatment.

Numerous studies of Healing Touch used in the treatment of cancer show it can help to decrease some of the side effects of treatment and improve overall quality of life.  In one study, women receiving radiation treatment for gynecological and breast cancer who also received Healing Touch treatments demonstrated better quality of life with significant differences in vitality, pain, and physical functioning.

In another study Healing Touch was compared with massage therapy and “presence” during cancer treatment.  Healing Touch was found to significantly reduce levels of pain and mood disturbance and resulted in less fatigue overall.  Yet another study found that Healing Touch therapy significantly improved fatigue and nausea, while improving levels of distress and pain in those undergoing cancer treatments.

Cancer patients receiving Healing Touch during cancer treatment often report that it provides a sense of caring, a way of connecting, and enables them to open to trust.  They also reported that Healing Touch was a process by which they saw themselves as whole and having a sense of well-being.

Similarly, patient satisfaction surveys for those receiving Healing Touch during treatment demonstrated improved relaxation, improved sense of control, positive change in energy, improved sense of well-being, decreased pain, and decreased side effects of cancer treatments.

If you or a loved one are suffering from the fatigue, nausea and pain that accompanies cancer treatment, contact me so we can discuss how Healing Touch could benefit you.

For more information on this and other Healing Touch research studies, please go to http://www.healingtouchresearch.com/.

Healing Touch is useful for any condition of body, mind, and spirit. In her practice, Heart to Heart Connection in Chico, Nanette Sagastume  employs a variety of Healing Touch techniques that are very helpful in reducing  pain of any sort, including that of headache and back and neck pain, the most frequent pain complaints. Because of its gentle minimal touch, Healing Touch is ideally suited to the unique pain of fibromyalgia.

Nanette has used Healing Touch to help clients recover more quickly from surgery. She has even used Healing Touch to soothe clients who were in their last hours of life.

Additional techniques  to calm and clear the mind are helpful to those experiencing chronic and acute anxiety, as well as depression and post-traumatic stress. Nanette has a particular affection for military families and, using Healing Touch, has helped many cope with the anxiety of their loved one’s deployment.

Refer to the testimonial page on the website for some client comments.  Contact Nanette for a free consultation to see how Healing Touch can benefit you: 530-521-0429.

Benefits of Healing Touch:

When asked about the power of Healing Touch, Nanette Sagastume relates a short story:

I was able to help a woman  suffering from severe neck pain for years. Despite five surgeries on her neck,  the pain was typically an “8″ out of “10″ on the pain scale. She warned, “It’s never any better than a seven. ” Since she lived more than 100 miles away,  this twenty-minute session at a health fair would be my only opportunity to help her. I and another Healing Touch practitioner teamed up, doing several simple Healing Touch techniques for pain and energy-clearing. When the session was over, the woman opened her eyes and  exclaimed, “That is amazing! I feel so much better. Right now the pain is at a “5″.   It hasn’t been  that for years!”

Scientific studies and medical research have shown many benefits of Healing Touch, including:

• Pain relief or decrease in pain level
• Acceleration of Post-operative recovery
• Symptom relief during or after chemotherapy
• Development or deepening of a spiritual connection
• Decreased agitation in those with dementia [calming of those with dementia]
• Decrease depression
• Decrease anxiety
• Improved quality of life
• Assistance with the dying process (relaxation, peace, acceptance)
• Improved mood
• Decreased stress
• Improved mobility after surgery
• Decreased use of pain medications post-operatively
• Decreased negative effects of trauma/chronic pain/ and post traumatic stress
• Improved symptoms in auto-immune disorders
• Support for withdrawal from substance abuse
• Immune system strengthening and support

Healing Touch is:

• NON INVASIVE – Healing Touch is done without the use of invasive procedures such as injections, inserting tubes, medication or surgery.
• EFFECTIVE – Research has shown that Healing Touch facilitates the relaxation response and enhances the healing process.
• NON TOXIC – Medications can cause side effects and must be monitored. Healing Touch restores balance and harmony to our natural biofield without the use of pharmaceuticals.
• ECONOMICAL – Healing touch does not require the use of equipment or substances and can be done in any setting.

When you are injured,  ill or under stress, the natural flow of energy between the energy centers of your body can become congested. Since we are integrated beings, mind, body, emotion and spirit, the congested flow of energy negatively impacts both the way you feel and your body’s ability to heal.

Welcome to my website, I specialize in bringing relief to the lives of others.  I use gentle, light or near-body touch to clear, balance, energize and support the human energy system to unleash your body’s own natural restorative powers.

I help people who have pain, disease, and stress to help heal themselves and to restore balance in their lives.  Often my clients have found Healing Touch has helped where other therapies have failed.

Healing Touch is a wonderful, heart centered approach that works along side your traditional medical treatments so you can live a fuller, healthier life.

Healing Touch Certified Practitioners can be found across the country and they include doctors, nurses and anyone who cares for the total health and well being of others.

Let me help you live your life to it’s fullest. Call today for an appointment.

Healing Touch is a non-invasive technique where the practitioner works with you to clear, energize, and balance your energy fields. This caring, heart centered practice can improve your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and healing. During a Healing Touch session, the practitioner and client come together energetically to facilitate the client’s health and healing.

Healing Touch is an excellent complementary therapy and works side by side with traditional medical treatments. This is why people practicing Healing Touch often include physicians and nurses. All Healing Touch Certified Practitioners have undergone a specialized training curriculum and certification program.

Call Nanette to explore how Healing Touch can reduce your stress, pain and help you live your live to the fullest.