Quantum Touch®
Background: Where does this technique come from?
Definition: Modern healing technique. Practitioner uses specialized breathing techniques to gather energy, and hold energy at the highest possible frequency. She then places palms on either side of the part of client’s body which is in need of healing, and allows healing energy to flow. Client’s energy resonates with practitioner’s energy, returning to a healthy vibration.
Source: Quantum Touch: The Power of Healing by
Richard Gordon.
Origin of Method / History: Richard Gordon learned technique from a healer named Bob Rasmusson and developed it further. Gordon also had a background in polarity therapy.
Finding out More: www.quantumtouch.com has more information on Quantum Touch, including schedules of lectures and workshops by Richard Gordon and others.
Theory: What is energy? What is energy healing?
What energy is being worked with? Life-force energy. “Life-force energy is the animating current of life operating with a level of intelligence.” (Gordon, 21) “Love is the universal vibration that allows people to transfer healing energy from one to another.” (Gordon, 17)
Energy centers/pathways: 7 chakras, similar to Myss, plus 5 additional chakras. Practitioner can run energy through specific chakras to boost healing, further enhance that by visualizing associated color.
What is illness? Not specifically addressed, although he does state: “Emotional issues that are unresolved block the healing vibrations or cause the disease state to return.” (Gordon, 69)
What is the mechanism for healing? Resonance. “When two systems are oscillating at different frequencies, there is an impelling force called resonance that causes the two to transfer energy from one to another. When two similarly tuned systems vibrate at different frequencies, there is another aspect of this energy transfer called entrainment, which causes them to line up and to vibrate at the same frequency.” (Gordon, 10)
“Practitioners learn through breath and meditation techniques to raise the vibration of their hands to a very high frequency. When they place their hands in proximity to someone else who is in pain, their client’s body… will resonate and entrain to the practitioner’s hands.” (Gordon, 17)
Role of practitioner: “…practitioner holds the highest vibration they can, which becomes the dominant frequency. [Practitioner provides] the resonant energy to allow others to heal themselves.” (Gordon, 18)
Role of person receiving healing: “[Their] innate body intelligence… will do whatever the body deems useful to cause healing to occur.” (Gordon, 18)
Who can heal? Training? Anyone can heal. Anyone can learn QT easily and quickly from the book or from instructors at workshops. To become a certified practitioner, must complete a workshop, then a) document 60 hours of QT practice, b) attend a second workshop at half price, and c) come up with three original “insights” about QT and its applications.
Practitioners learn to run energy, and learn breathing techniques, then practice frequently. Running Energy: Visualize energy running “from your feet, up through your legs, up your torso, down [the sides of] your head, and out your arms into your hands.” “Feel those sensations as strongly as you can.” (Gordon, 38)
Breathing techniques: Deep abdominal breathing. 2-6 Method: Take a quick deep breath, breathing in as much air as you can in two seconds. Exhale slowly for 6 seconds. 1-4: As above, but one second for the in-breath, and four for exhale. There are additional patterns, but the vital part is to do the breathing techniques 100% of the time you are doing a quantum touch healing. This keeps practitioner’s energy vibration at the highest frequency possible, and prevents him from resonating with the client’s lower vibration. The breathing moves the energy through the body quickly and effectively.
Practice: How does a healing session work for this technique?
Beginning a session/During a session: Use body sweeps to pull in energy. Use breathing techniques throughout; connect breath with energy. Remember your intention to assist another in healing. Choose to feel love and gratitude. Hold a positive expectation for the session.
Assessment: The “where does it hurt” technique. Ask client where it hurts, have him point to it, or have him place your hands in the right location. Practitioner “sandwiches” the painful place between his hands, so it lies between his palms where the energy is strongest. Hands should be relaxed, no pressure in the touch.
Process: Practitioner does breathing techniques, using intention to raise frequency as high as possible, and run energy out of his hands on the exhale. “You may leave hands in one position for ten, twenty, forty minutes, or even an hour.” (Gordon, 49) When the sensation in practitioner’s hands diminishes, he moves on to another place. Chasing the pain: Sometimes the client’s pain will shift as you work. Ask them to let you know when it shifts so that you can move your hands there.
What does client feel: Some don’t feel anything. “Some feel energy as hot, cold, or tingling sensations.” (Gordon, 65)
Ending a session: When client reports that “pain is gone or greatly diminished, it’s usually a good indication that the that the job is done for now.” (Gordon, 49) Gordon does not describe any process for re-grounding your energy at the end. (Author’s note: At the workshop, when we stopped one healing session, I found the energy was still running through my hands with a sensation strong enough to be quite distracting. It is possible this is because the session was interrupted by the class structure rather than allowed to run its full course.)
Uses: When is this Technique useful?
Duration / Frequency of Treatment: Process may only take a few minutes to create significant positive change for the client. May take an hour or more. Sessions can be repeated at desired intervals and frequency until health is restored.
What do practitioners say it is useful for: Anything. Especially good at re-aligning bones; back and neck problems. May also shrink cancerous tumors. Good for headaches, eye problems, TMJ, sinus problems, carpal tunnel, emotional issues, and general pain relief.
Contraindications: None. You cannot harm someone by running too much energy. If one part of the body “gets more energy than it needs, it sends the overflow of energy to some other part of the body that needs it more… you cannot harm this person because this energy is only balancing. When balance has been obtained, energy will cease to flow or it will just pass through.” (Gordon, 73)
Studies done: No formal studies. One in progress.
Other uses: Can be used for distant healing. Can be combined with almost any other healing modality to “boost” its power.
Spiritual Component: “For those who operate
with a spiritual belief system, it only makes things better if you ask for help
from whomever or whatever you believe can help.” (Gordon, 83)
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