The most powerful anti-depressant there is, is touch, if used responsibly. As a massage therapist, the focus of my practice is to address the problems created in our lives by various stressors and specifically the problems of touch abuse. I stand firmly in the conviction that alternative healers and body workers of all modalities must find ways to antidote these problems. We have at our disposal an opportunity to model a new and powerful quantum paradigm of healing which I would like to see disseminated into the world. This paradigm addresses a new way of thinking about our reality--not just in healthcare--but in life.

"Energy medicine is a holistic philosophy that teaches, 'I am responsible for the creation of my health. I therefore participated, at some level, in the creation of this illness. I can participatein healing this illness by healing myself, which means simultaneously healing my emotional, psychological, physical and spiritual being." --Carolyn Myss, Ph.D. states in her book, Anatomy of the Spirit,

For me to be with him and help him go through this treatment I needed to change my perception of the treatment and the entire process...In fact, I needed to change my belief system about the disease in general.

After five days of being in the hospital recovering from surgery, my son finally went home. With time, more tests were required, but they all proved to be negative. The cancer was very much contained and the PET test, bone marrow, CT scan and others indicated no more signs of cancer. I was relieved, but now this young man needed to go through Chemo - therapy.