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Healing Touch Reduces Pain

A therapist provides Healing Touch therapy to a relaxed client lying on a treatment table, illustrating alternative pain relief methods.

When I envision a better and more compassionate world, I see energy work in hospitals, clinics, and dental offices.

I see a Healing Touch Practitioner offering a few minutes of calming touch before a stressful procedure to reduce anxiety.

I see patients requiring less pain medication with a post-surgery healing session.

I realize this may sound idealistic.

But consider the practical side. Anxious patients are harder to treat, recover more slowly, and are less satisfied with their care. Anything that eases fear, encourages relaxation, and helps people feel genuinely cared for can lighten the load on medical systems already stretched thin.

Last week I had a client scheduled for a single-incision laparoscopic surgery to remove his gallbladder. I was asked to do a healing session the day before to reduce the anxiety. It ended up being a distance healing. He was very relaxed after the session.

Note here: I am finding distance healing incredibly effective.

He also needed only ONE Tylenol after the procedure and ZERO pain medication, even though they gave him a large bottle of opioids to take home. While this was my first pre-surgery gallbladder healing, and I have nothing to compare this to, I thought this outcome was pretty great.

Compassion and cost-effectiveness do point in the same direction; what once seemed idealistic begins to look like simple good sense.

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

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Reflections On Writing and Healing

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It’s been a while since I last wrote here. Probably the longest gap since I started this blog in 2011. Life and work have been wonderfully busy, but I’ve missed this process of finding the words to reflect on my healing experiences.

These last few months have been quite remarkable in many ways. I am continuously amazed at our human capacity to heal, grow, and evolve.

Last Sunday, I also attended the Life Force Intelligence Healing workshop with Jane Hightower. There were about eight or nine of us in a beautiful hand-built Berkeley residence for the whole day. The workshop was incredible; I know this is material I’ll be studying and working with from now on. It is so much fun to be with people who are excited about energy work, consciousness, and healing.

Have a fantastic weekend!

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

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Jane Hightower Workshops: October 9th, 10th and 11th, 2026 In The Bay Area!

The Healing Touch Community is bringing Jane Hightower to the Bay Area!

Below is a description of classes Jane Hightower will be teaching in the San Francisco area in October 2026. 

Stone Empowerment For Self-Care Friday, 10/9/26
Past Life Exploration Saturday, 10/10/2026
Life Force Intelligence Healing Sunday, 10/11/26 2026

The cost of each class is $200. 
Attend 2 of them for $370 (a savings of $30)
Attend all three for $550 (a savings of $50)
 
A registration fee of $100 or payment in full is due at the time of registration.  Refunds are available through September 25th—no refunds after 9/25/2026. Emergency situations will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

There are no prerequisites required for these classes. Please share with interested friends and family. Early registration will ensure you a place, as class sizes may vary.

Preregistration for all classes is required. Register at
https://mindandbodymethod.com/janehightowerclasses/
 
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STONE EMPOWERMENT FOR SELF-CARE 
Friday, October 9, 2026
Hillcrest Congregational Church,
404 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA
 
This is a one-day, 7-hour class based on the book Stone Empowerment: A Resource for Both the Beginner and the Adept, which familiarizes participants with the healing properties of stones and how to use them for healing and health. It is for anyone who would like to work with stones in healing ways. 
We will:
learn how to cleanse, charge, and program stones
make stone essences
find out the base color with which to match stones
practice communicating with stones
and do other activities including learning how to incorporate stones into other interests such as astrology, the medicine wheel, tarot, and more. 
We will discuss how to incorporate stones in energy work sessions, but you don’t have to be an energy worker to enjoy and learn from the class. The focus will be self-care, but energy practitioners will find ways to use the healing power of stones with clients.
 
$200 includes book & personal chakra stones
(If you already have my Stone Empowerment book, deduct $25)
 
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PAST LIFE EXPLORATION Using the Past Life Crystal Grid
 
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Hillcrest Congregational Church,
404 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA
 
This is a one-day, 7-hour class. 
Have you experienced déjà vu or had dreams of living in a different time and place?   Have you met people you swear you knew before? Are you interested in exploring the concept of reincarnation and possibly your own past lives?
 
We will have a morning discussion about reincarnation and our opinions, experiences, and possibilities surrounding past lives. Then the afternoon will consist of using the past life crystal grid to tap into past life experiences.
Some believe they get information on actual past lives with this process; others that the stories they get are parables that help explain what is going on in their lives at this time and can help solve problems. Either way, the information can be interesting, exciting,  and most helpful.
Come for a day of sharing and exploration using your own Past Life Crystal Grid. 
You will take your own grid home for future use.
Cost is $200 and includes your own Crystal Grid to take home.
 
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LIFE FORCE INTELLIGENCE HEALING (LFIH) 
 
Sunday, October 11, 2026
 
Held in a private home in Berkley. Address to be given upon registration.
 
This is a one-day, 7-hour class.
This class is ESSENTIAL to healers for their own health and protection!
 
Life Force Healing is a deceptively simple-to-do modality developed by Dr. Donald Engelhardt, my friend from 1971. LFIH works through the Central Life Force 
Intelligence (CLFI) that drives us from a cellular level on a day-to-day basis. You will learn how the CLFI can be damaged, causing it to send less healthy messages to the cells, and how to heal it.  LFIH also rids one of any possible extraneous energies (possessors) who should not be present and prevents recurrences of possession for the rest of this lifetime. 
This is most important to healers who tend to pick these up from clients or draw them by being the brightest light around. This form of healing dovetails very well with other forms of healing or as a stand-alone healing.

The class is mainly didactic, and the actual technique is simple to perform. What it does and how it does it, however, is most complex, and the depth of your understanding is essential to determining your power in performing it. 
Cost is $200                                                                                                                                                                                                     Dr. Donald J. Engelhardt – Founder
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Laurie Ratto is the Class Coordinator
(510) 381-3191  laurie@mindandbodymethod.com


Jane Hightower, BA, HTCP, HTCI-R 
473 Creekwalk Circle, Martinez, GA 30907
H 706-860-9537 C 706-830-1959  heahtur@gmail.com

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Regan Forston Speaks About Life Between Lives August 4th, 2026

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One of the most profound spiritual and energetic experiences of my life was a Life Between Lives session with Regan Forston in 2023.

I can’t tell you how excited I am that he will be talking about his life and work at the next Healing Touch Zoom meeting.

You are invited. Just click the link below at 6:30 on Tuesday, August 4th, 2026, and join our meeting.

Here is the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82732503140

“Life Between Lives”  is the state between incarnations, known as the inter-life, where one exists as a pure energy being. It is a profound hypnotic guided process that facilitates the recollection of the afterlife experience, reuniting individuals with their true selves and guiding beings. Regan has an office in Ross, California, as well as San Francisco, Sacramento, and several places in the Los Angeles area.  

Regan has generously offered a FREE link to the eBook version of his books, 3 Hours 33 Minutes in Heaven and his latest book, Reincarnation is Real, to EVERYONE who attends on August 4th. All you have to do is send him your email after the meeting.

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

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Back To The Blog: Stepping Out Of My Comfort Zone

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Since starting this healing blog, I don’t think I’ve ever gone this long without writing a post.

February marked a turning point, and since then, my schedule has been packed. Business is thriving, but I’ve missed the rhythm of sharing my thoughts on healing and energy.

One realization I would like to share is how mainstream my work now feels. I find this somewhat hysterical and quite positive. I have always felt like being an Energetic Practitioner was ‘out there,’ and I had to present myself and my business in a grounded, professional manner.

A few weeks ago, I attended the New Living Expo as I have for many decades. I have discovered so much at this event over the decades: new energy modalities, books, spiritual practices, music, health products, remarkable healers, and healing schools. This yearly event has always enriched my healing practice.

This year, my partner and I got a room at the hotel, and I spent three days feeling like the most conservative person in the room.

There were panel discussions on Ascension (a favorite topic of mine), Channeling, Extraterrestrial Civilizations, and Astrology. The first panel I attended was Ancient Civilizations, which was perfect because it featured recent, irrefutable, tangible archeology discoveries that hooked me right in. There were talks on Microdosing as a Spiritual practice, many Light Language activations, and a Sound Healing Sanctuary staffed by diverse practitioners offering sessions throughout the three days.

I experienced many Light Language practitioners, and I could feel the energetic transmissions. There is something very real and powerful there.

This year, the Expo was organized by Neil Gaur, Founder of Portal to Ascension. He did a fantastic job, although I am sure there will be a few more food trucks there next year. From the New Living website:

“Neil is a philosopher, historian, researcher and spoken word artist. He presents his research on the ancient wisdom and future science of sound, vibration & frequency; as well as in depth explorations into ancient civilizations, archeological discoveries, space anomalies.”

There is so much to say about this event. Top of my list is how positive it was. Everyone was so happy to be there. There was a sense that everything ‘negative’ that has been happening in the world has always been there, and that it is only now being revealed. This is because a huge shift is coming to our consciousness and the world.

I want to believe this, I want to be a part of it, but I have to say I was still looking around for the Kool-Aid. Most of this was outside my reality paradigm, and it will take some time to settle.

I feel different, though. Something shifted those three days. Previously, I might have hesitated to write about such experiences without a solid, concrete opinion. Instead, I am sharing this unfolding journey.

One thing I know for sure. I will be going back next year.

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

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Healing Touch Sessions To Support Spiritual Awakening

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Healing Touch is a powerful tool for spiritual and personal development. Several of my clients are currently undergoing spiritual awakenings, openings, and deep transformations.

Healing Touch supports each person differently depending on their process and journey.

Sometimes healings help people stay grounded as they integrate new energy or shifts that arise in day-to-day life.

Profound breakthroughs often occur during sessions because healing allows you to relax physically, emotionally, and mentally. Balancing your nervous system is a direct way to open your inner world, reconnect with your higher wisdom, and even experience your thoughts as separate from your true self.

A Healing Touch session can create space for new insights, clarity, and a deeper understanding of who you are and what is possible.

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

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Healing Touch: After the Dentist

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Going to the dentist feels routine, right? We fit appointments in between work meetings and grocery runs like it’s no big deal.

But on a primal level, having someone work inside your mouth can be stressful for your body and nervous system. Even when you trust your dentist completely, your body may still feel threatened. Old childhood dental memories can resurface, and you can feel extra emotional after a simple cleaning.

A Healing Touch session can help reset the nervous system and restore a sense of calm. It’s a beautiful post-dentist modality—and a reminder that these are moments when we need to be especially kind to ourselves.

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

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Healing Touch Quarterly Meeting 2/3/2026: A Taste Of Focusing

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My healing community has four meetings a year. Everyone who is interested in energy, healing, and living their best life is welcome. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026, from 6:30 to 8 pm on Zoom. Here is the Zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82732503140. You can just show up.

I am thrilled to have Ann Weiser Cornell, Ph.D., as our guest speaker. She is an author, educator, and worldwide authority on Focusing, the self-inquiry psychotherapeutic technique developed by Eugene Gendlin. 

Focusing helps you access your body’s intuitive wisdom, called the “felt sense,” to gain new insights, resolve problems, and foster healing by connecting with unclear inner bodily awareness of a situation. With these easy-to-understand steps, you can change the way thoughts and emotions are held in your body. The process is simple and profound, and truly life-changing. Really.

Here is a link to her FREE 5-day Course: https://focusingresources.com/learning/get-bigger-than-whats-bugging-you

Focusing Resources – Inner Relationship Focusing

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

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Healing: Feeling So Much Better

I have not written anything personal in a while. I try to keep these posts as uplifting as possible, yet much is happening in the world that is not so positive.

A cozy bedroom with a massage table, a blue pillow on the table, and a large window showing green foliage outside. A wooden desk and chairs are visible in the background, along with soft curtains filtering sunlight.

For me, the Holidays were pretty wonderful. Connecting with family was extra special this year. Yet, the world news around the New Year hit me hard.

I doubled down on my self-care, and I am doing all the things to stay balanced and grounded. I make sure I eat well, exercise, meditate, and don’t overbook my schedule. I also, of course, continue receiving my monthly Healing and Breathwork sessions.

The day I was going to receive my Healing Touch session last week, I felt pretty good. On the drive over, I thought I was doing quite well. Yet after the session, I felt so much better.

My body felt better – I was so relaxed and grounded. My mind felt clear, and during the drive home, I became excited by a new creative project. I am still feeling the peace from that session.

I am so grateful for energy work.

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

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Music For Healing

I haven’t shared a music recommendation in a long time.

Here is one of my favorites. Duduk music. It is the most soulful and emotionally evocative music I have found.

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