Touch, Presence and Healing - An Introduction to Energy and Touch
Jim Gilkeson BA, CMT, CST
Jim is a creative bodywork therapist, teacher of energy healing, and the
author of A Pilgrim in Your Body: Energy Healing and Spiritual Process
Energy Healing: A Pathway to Inner Growth (Marlowe & Co.), which the
"Father of bio-feedback," Elmer Green, Ph.D., called "the best book
I've seen on this subject." (iUniverse) and a former brother in a
semi-monastic spiritual order, Jim was a co-founder of the Institute for
Healing Studies. In his private healing practice, Jim combines subtle
energy therapy with cranio-sacral work and therapeutic massage.
His background in meditation and spiritual practice and his love for
experiential learning have made him keenly attentive to the
developmental and initiatory dimensions of bodywork and energy healing.
His teaching style is warm, personal and fun, reflecting his passion for
inspiring participants to find their unique qualities and callings, as
well as for teaching solid principles and practices of energy healing.
Touch, Presence and Healing - An Introduction to Energy and Touch with Jim Gilkeson
18 CE's, $375
Touchwork: Integrating energy work into massage with other touch therapies.
This is an intro to practitioners to want to integrate energy practices into massage.
Topics will include:
Working at the cusp of structure and energy
The physical body as a "handle" on physical, emotional and psycho-spiritual processes
A non-modality-bound approach to energetic bodywork
The development from bodyworker to healer Recurring psycho-spiritual themes in energetic work and their application in energy-active bodywork