Omayra Acevedo, Peak to Peak. “People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is ‘you’re safe with me’ – that’s intimacy.”
– Taylor Jenkins Reid
As an introvert and someone who has always been somewhat unable to truly connect with another individual, I’ve always been more than okay on my own. As a matter of fact, I’ve always preferred it. Until recently, when I realized that my heart is changing and in the process is exposing me to the power of intimacy. For several weeks, I’ve been experiencing emotions I have never felt before. This was leaving me in a whirlwind of confusion, over reasoning and even anxiety. I spent several hours speaking to a friend about my emotions and that’s when I first heard about Healing Touch.
Healing Touch is an energy, or bio field, therapy approach which enhances health and curing. Hands on or near body techniques are used to clear, balance, expand and energize the Human Energy System. It is not intended to replace traditional medicine. The goal is to restore balance and harmony to energy fields to facilitate physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being. Yes, please!
I have had acupuncture done in the past and it was wonderful. In my mind, healing touch would have the same affect on me as acupuncture did. Boy, was I wrong! They both offer great benefits, but the approach is completely different. It is that difference that made healing touch stand out for me. However, it wasn’t just the practice. It was Rosanne herself. The passion she possesses for her gift radiates through her hands as she guides you into a state of better being – without saying a word!
After my first session with Rosanne, I couldn’t help but ask her a plethora of questions. How did she know this was her calling? What is healing touch exactly? Why did she choose to pursue it? In the most angelic, warm and tender voice she said, “Healing involves all types of modalities, including Western medicine. I began my search to offer accredited and proven professional alternatives to those who are not receiving desired benefits from traditional sources. I have always felt that I possessed a gift. It is the gift of touch. It is one of my love languages. The gift to move energy through me, not from me. My careers were propellers that groomed me to finding my true passion through touch.”
How beautiful is that?! Rosanne is a registered nurse, hair dresser and a healing touch practitioner. To me, she is a true healer. She really cares about the way you’re feeling, why you’re feeling it and everything in between. There are studies that show how touch is a form of safety, trust and helps with cardiovascular stress. It has even been known to improve the function of your immune system. Take all of these benefits and add a human filled with passion to help others. The sum of it all is enormous, in my humble opinion of course.
Amongst the changes in my heart and now a regular healing touch client, I am feeling like a brand-new me. If in my twenties someone would have told me that we all possess some form of great power, I would have smiled, offered my respect and went on with my life wondering what in tarnation they were talking about. Not today. Today, thanks to healers like Rosanne, not only do I believe in the power of touch, but how truly life-changing it truly is.
For more information contact Rosanne Reid at 720.955.7743 or https://mountainspirithealingtouch.com/.
(Originally published in the June 25, 2020, print edition of The Mountain-Ear.)
