Intrapsychic Touchä is an Energetic
Healing Technique serendipitously discovered by me ten years ago. Originally intended as
an application of both Therapeutic Touch (TT) Energy Medicine, and Reiki, integrated with
Gestalt ("whole") Therapy, what emerged instead was this powerful healing
modality.
TT, a modern interpretation of the
ancient "laying on of hands", has already been taught to hundreds of thousands
of people worldwide, and is now officially recognized as "Energy Medicine" by
the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCAM), a component of the
National Institute of Health (NIH). Of the complementary modalities available, it is the
one most scientifically researched and studied.
Originally, while working with a private
client, I began having profound, albeit initially incredulous, experiences. Receiving
visual imagery while working, these were always subsequently validated with more than a
hundred clients, without suggestion. Consistent re-occurrence, then easy adaptation by
many of my students, has led me to finally accept, and now share, its validity. This
latter fact is what is most significant, in that this simple and structured technique is
both easily learned and replicated.
In a world
wrought with human emotional suffering, and widespread physical disease, I believe a world
of peace, of emotional peace, is possible. Pain, in and of itself, is a language that
speaks. Its innate wisdom should be acknowledged, and respected. My experiences with
Intrapsychic Touch have helped me to realize that unresolved trauma is a manifestation of
the "woe of the ages". Always seeking express-ion and resolution, it is,
therefore, also transmitted transgenerationally.
Professionals in the mental health arena have
long sought a means for the facilitated release of repressed memories and emotions.
Intrapsychic Touch accomplishes this. Validating the well-established
mind-body-emotion-spirit connection, it futher proves that while memories may not be
consciously accessible, the body always remembers. IPT allows the body "to be seen
and heard".
Therefore, I feel it is both my moral and ethical obligation to share my
discovery, and this innovative technique. It is no longer necessary for one to spend years
in private therapy before the emergence of repressed memories occurs. Nor, does one have
to re-visit the "eye of the storm" in order to be healed. It is indeed true that
we each have the ability to heal ourselves and each other. All we have to do is notice, to
open our eyes, to care. By doing so, we "see" what needs to be healed, even if
the recipient does not. Hence, our "eyes think".
Using Caring and Intentionality, and always
with either unconscious or conscious permission of the recipient, the Healer encounters
the emotional, physical, and spiritual energy realm of the Healee, non-invasively, and
with minimal touch. What is most important is that we, as Healers, act purely as
Instruments. This is not about our individual egos. Rather, we act as conduits for the
Universal Healing energy, the Creative Life Force, the Pure Intelligence that has always
been there for us.
The practitioner, acting as both a
Gestalt "Silent Witness", and conduit for Universal Healing Energy, facilitates
the release of unconscious repressed memories, including transgenerational trauma-based
experiencves, held and stored in the body. This gentle process does not re-traumatize the
client, and, indeed, no emotional discomfort is even experienced. Instead, through
grounding, energy first manifested is ultimately transmuted, then released. Positive lived
experiences then reinforce, and are used to facilitate one's innate healing potential.
Hence, the phenomenological and existential aspects of this technique. A process that
occurs naturally, energy and imagery are not intentionally directed by the Healer. The
individual is left, ultimately, more whole, energized, and open to the healing Source that
is available to each and every one of us.
In formal five-hour experiential
workshops, while integrating the principles and practice of both Gestalt Therapy and
Energy Healing, participants learn this simple, therapeutic, non-invasive body-oriented
technique, called "Intrapsychic Touch". Of course, individual sessions are also
available.
Intrapsychic Touch is simply a logical
next step in the evolution of human potential and healing. Moreover, I view it as a
revolution in healing, bringing us full-circle, back to our ancient heritage. It is
ancient healing for the new millennium, with profound ramifications. Our call for help has
not gone unheeded. It is Quantum Healing, at its best. Ancient Healers showed us the
way...
I believe the world, now ready, can
follow...
Catherine Monetti, MA, RN
For anecdotal examples, refer to the
"links" on this
web page.
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