Getting Back to Living Fully With
the Help of Healing Touch - Denise

I am not a stranger to cancer as I have a genetic type of cancer called Lynches that affects mostly the intestinal tract. My cancers started developing in my 40’s. Fortunately, I was cancer-free for 20 years, when despite careful screening, cancer once again reared its ugly head.

I was stunned, saddened, confused as to what to do. The cancer progressed to stage 4 in quite a short time. Surgery was out, so immunotherapy was my best option. During the treatments I would meet regularly with my oncologist to check in both physically and mentally. I was feeling scared and unsure of myself, so she recommended that I try Healing Touch energy therapy.

I contacted Healing Partners of the Central Coast (HPCC) and was paired with a Provider. And so, my journey began. The eight Healing Touch sessions changed my life. Healing Touch gave me tools to relax when I was feeling anxious or stressed. Healing Touch helped me to be calm, centered and hopeful. I felt like an active participant in my treatment program; not just a bystander. I was able to truly relax and no longer feel afraid of this cancer. Healing Touch gave me so much support and hope I wanted to share with other cancer patients.

My training to be a Healing Touch Provider started shortly after my eight free sessions ended. I was thrilled when I could give, not only receive, this wonderful gift to other people. Now several years into the program, I am also a mentor to new Healing Touch Providers. I am not cancer-free, but through the Healing Touch Program and community I feel uplifted and hopeful. I am living my best life with joy and peace.

- Denise Powers, Volunteer Healing Touch Provider and New Recruit Mentor

Approximately 40%
of our current HT Providers
were once HT Participants.

The HT sessions meant so much to them that they learned Healing Touch and became HT Providers so they could help others coping with the challenges of cancer.

The early days of my cancer diagnosis felt like a crisis of body, mind and spirit - the confusion and fear were paramount and I often didn’t know how to feel. My old boundaries dissolved and I felt like I fell down the cancer funnel into a different world ...

I was offered Healing Touch early on and just said “yes!”, not knowing what it was. During these sessions, tears flowed, beliefs morphed, and I broke open to the unknown with a new sense of self.  My fear lessened. My oncologist noticed that I had a better attitude and healed faster than most of her patients. I knew if I survived, I wanted to be a part of passing this healing possibilities to other cancer patients, especially in early diagnosis.

Eventually I completed Healing Touch training in Monterey. I now volunteer as a Healing Touch Provider at Pacific Cancer Care. There is an indescribable bond as a survivor with my clients. Together we practice a deeper sense of inner calm and give our bodies a chance to heal on multiple levels. What a gift to ​receive and now give!

— Diane Dobronte
HT Recipient and HT Provider

I can honestly say that the diagnosis of cancer was a huge blessing in my life. Healing Partners introduced me into the world of energy healing, both as a receiver and then as a provider. That began the inward journey of self realization and transformation for me. I am forever grateful for the Healing Touch community and the light ignited within me!

— Natalie Killick
HT Recipient and HT Provider

The Healing Partners program has been a silver lining for our cancer patients. This program has given them an outlet to help deal with the stress and anxiety of a cancer diagnosis.  This weekly hour to focus on their own energy and healing has been so powerful. I have definitely noticed those in the program have less side effects to chemotherapy and more energy!

— Dr. Nancy Rubin
Oncologist, Pacific Cancer Care

HT Recipient & Spouse Caregiver: Lee’s Story

As a recipient of Healing Touch, being both a patient and then a caregiver, I could not believe what a gift I received. How I felt before and after the session is hard to describe. I was skeptical that the pain and stress could be corrected by the rebalancing of the body’s energy leaving me with an overall feeling of almost being normal. I am now a believer in Healing Touch.

— Lee Wolfer
Caregiver and HT Recipient

It was uplifting and extremely relaxing to have the experience of a Healing Touch session performed via FaceTime during COVID-19. I wasn’t sure that it would work if it wasn’t done in person but the energy therapy was very effective. I would highly recommend Healing Touch to anyone who would like to experience energetic healing and relaxation.

—Ann Bispo
Chemical Dependence Liaison, Montage Health