Carol Kinney: A Legacy of Light

One of the many requirements for becoming a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner is a year-long mentorship with an experienced Practitioner. In 2000, that mentor also had to be a nurse. This mentoring process becomes a deep and uniquely special ongoing relationship. My Mentor was Carol Kinney, who made her transition from this world on June 8th, 2024.

Carol gave me so much time, encouragement, and healing in that first year. She was completely dedicated to the work and bringing healing to our medical culture and the world. Every time I give a healing, her teachings keep the session grounded and are a part of the sacred space I hold.

She took her first class with Healing Touch Founder Janet Mentgen in 1990 and was instrumental in the program’s early days and development. Carol was passionate about the work and taught hundreds of classes. She mentored many HT Practitioners in our community and around the world.

I could go on and on about Carol’s accomplishments and the other healing modalities she practiced and she taught, but for now, I will share with you her quote from The Magic Of Our Connections:

Those of us who have been in HT know we are here for the long haul. We are here to do this very important work we have come to love, we are here to keep our connections with colleagues and clients we have come to admire. We have come to rely on our HT communities that so beautifully support us, and on the members who are constantly co-creating more avenues for HT by spreading their creativity and integrating HT into the many facets of their lives. We have established incredible connections through this very heart-centered work. Healing Touch is the glue that bonds us together.

Carol’s obituary is here:

https://obituaries.neptune-society.com/obituaries/sacramento-ca/carolyn-kinney-11853871

Her Celebration of Life will be Saturday, September 14th, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the East Recreation Center, 7902 Oakmont Drive, Santa Rosa, CA, 95409. It is in the Oakmont retirement community.

If you are coiming, please RSVP to me, jerilawson@mac.com, so I can compile a list of attendees from of HT community for Carol’s partner of 49 years, Gail Turk.

I will be there to honor Carol, her huge legacy of light and celebrate all that she has given this world.

Thanks to Carol Kinney, Jeri Lawson has a full-time healing practice in Oakland, California. She is available Monday through Friday for Healing Touch, Reiki, and Clarity Breathwork. 

510-601-9632   jerilawson@mac.com