Therapeutic Touch Healees
Online Registration is available until June 10. After this date, please contact Cordy Anderson directly at 541.870.5627 or ttinfo@indralaya.org for possible late registrations.
Mentorship Week: June 16-22 (Saturday dinner – Friday breakfast)
The Inner Journey Week: June 24-30 (Sunday dinner – Saturday breakfast)
Healees/Patients are invited to apply to either week.
Therapeutic Touch was first offered at Camp Indralaya in 1977. Since that time, this healing technique has become increasingly accepted in hospitals and clinics throughout North America and around the world, and a substantial base of formal and clinical research has been developed documenting its efficacy. TT has proven to be effective in a variety of applications and, perhaps more importantly, has played a significant role in broadening the array of acceptable healing modalities available to healthcare professionals and lay persons. The purpose of the TT Mentorship and the “Continuing Explorations” programs is to deepen the skill of the TT practitioners.
For over 30 years, healees/patients have been an integral part of the Therapeutic Touch programs at Indralaya. A supportive and educational group process is designed specifically for those attending either of the June TT programs as healees/patients. In addition to daily Therapeutic Touch sessions, the healee program will include some of the following: yoga, relaxation training, music therapy tools, group discussion, and time for rest, all in a relaxed and restorative environment. Healees may apply to attend either or both weeks.
The healee treatment schedule for Mentorship is during the afternoon (meditation starts at 1:30 pm) and the treatment schedule for the “Continuing Explorations” program takes place during the morning after a group meditation at 9:30 am. Lunch is available for Island participants for $9.
For additional information or an application, please call Cordy at 541-870-5627(email: ttinfo@indralaya.org)
Activities and Experiences for Healees Healees can apply for either TT program benefiting equally from either program and often reporting an increased sense of relaxation and well-being. We recommend participating in our daily comprehensive healee program to promote and deepen your healing process.
Depending on how much you want to participate, the healee program is about 3-4 hours long each day. The healee daily program sequence consists of: 1) Group meditation (optional) as a way to relax which can increase the benefits from the TT treatments; 2) Daily Therapeutic Touch treatments from experienced therapists who are furthering their own study and skills; 3) Rest or nap which is highly recommended to deepen the treatment process; 4) A healee support group to discuss the TT treatment and illness-related experiences; and 5) Optional experiences that may include: yoga, relaxation/breath training, stress reduction education, music and art activities and exercises exploring illness and health in creating a more integrated sense of self.
Patient Support Facilitators: Facilitators for patient groups have both Therapeutic Touch and qualified counseling experience. They are very familiar with camp life and will be on site during the programs.
Mentorship Facilitator:
Mary Leslie, MSA, RCSW, has been attending Indralaya for TT and related programs for fifteen years. Mary served as a Mentor in 2000 and 2002. She has facilitated the patient support group at the Mentorship Program in four previous years. As a Registered Clinical Social Worker, Mary provides counseling in private practice in Burnaby, British Columbia, near Vancouver. Working with groups and individuals with health issues has been a lifelong passion for her. Mary integrates her energy focus and spiritual perspective in her counseling practice.
Inner Journey Facilitators:
Sally Blumental-McGannon, RN, MFT Sally’s crazy TT journey began in 1976 with Dee Krieger. The next year her relationship with Dora Kunz began, as both teacher and ultimately friend until Dora’s death in 1999. A psychotherapist in Santa Cruz, California, Sally works with the transgender community, HIV, cancer support, and grief and loss. She also teaches TT theory to grad students in psychology. Sally has been coming to Indralaya for over 30 years.
Barbara Sardarov, ACSW, from Seattle, has extensive experience with helping people, facing a variety of challenges and situations, to find peace and healing. She is skilled in both group and individual counseling and has worked in a variety of settings in her career. A relative newcomer to TT, Barbara has fallen in love with this “so-called invisible” side of healing. This is Barbara’s second season as Healee Facilitator.
Please complete the online registration form. Once your registration has been received, you will be sent a confirmation and application form. You will be notified of your final acceptance into the program once your application has been submitted and reviewed.
If you prefer to send the registration form to us via mail or fax, download and print the Registration Form 
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