Here is an excerpt from my book "The Journey of the D's" -

"From the day of my first Healing Touch session, I was caught up in a whirl-wind of learning and healing which was beyond what I had ever known AND a world I had always known. My Christian retreats, near death experiences, disaster affinity, family love, relationships, close personal loss, and health issues all provided me with encounters that in some way, shape or form resembled a portion of the Healing Touch experience.

"Patti (my practitioner) had trepidation about my experiences, or more accurately that others hearing of my Healing Touch sessions would have extraordinary expectations. I often muted my story to them, so they would not be anxious about paralleling the same journey, but also so they would experience only what was meant for them.

"Some energy clients will experience only deep relaxation, others sleep and realize a benefit later, and others have "out of body" experiences . For each, the experience has its own meaning, its own vision (if any), its own feeling. There was one common report from every person I ever talked to after a Healing Touch session - a sense of relaxation. The degree of relaxation was different for each, but the sensation was always the same. Treasure that moment, it is the moment that will make your life worth living.

"Relaxation is really what it is all about. Athletes know the key to gains are actually the rest period. Lifting great weights or running long distances is part of the process, but the feeding and resting is where the gains are made. Muscles rebuild when they are no longer stressed. For one taking a test, a good night's sleep is just as important as the hours of study. So too, it is with our hearts and our faith. It is during the Healing Touch session that our entire being can receive a welcome break from the hectic lives we lead.

"Throughout my time with Healing Touch, I left the cares of the world outside the sacred space of my healing. I cannot remember a time where I thought of reports, deadlines, marital woes, sibling issues or time sheets within a session. This was my key to healing. Funny thing is - I never set out to do this. Patti's original instruction took me there. She told me to breathe in white light, and breathe out everything I did not need in a gray breath. "What the heck does that mean?" I remember thinking. I just did it in deep breaths as she asked. She also told me to go to a special place - that was easy; my life has been blessed with wonderful experiences around the globe. I only had to refer back to my time in the Caribbean, or Europe, or Asia, or the Persian Gulf, the mountains of the West, or the lakes of Canada. Once she got me breathing deeply, and my imagination took me back to my memories the rest was easy. Thinking of these places and the positive affect they had had on me, left little time or energy to think of anything else. As you'll see, except for the sailboat, I left it all far behind and moved on to places I've only imagined before.

"So as you read of my "time on the table", know that it was my experience and my life - yours may not be the same. But should you travel this same road, accept it, watch it, and embrace it - for you will be rewarded tenfold. Try never to force the relaxation, or the vision. The visions and experience weakened when I tried to use my analytical mind. The more relaxed I became the more intense the vision. The only intent one should have is to receive. An open heart, mind, and soul will help you to realize true benefit from Healing Touch."