| View Larger Image | From the Heart Through the Hands: The Power of Touch in Caregiving | Paperbackby Dawn Nelson (Author)
| List Price: | $25.95 | |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Findhorn Press | | Edition: | Second editionth Edition | | Page Count: | 192 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 28, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 330,960th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
This revised and updated edition presents a combination of practical advice, true stories, and invaluable information for those who want to increase their ability to communicate more consciously and effectively through touch. The physical and psychosocial benefits of skilled touch for the confined, elderly, and ill are elucidated, providing the reader with a greater understanding of how to use touch as a tool to communicate with individuals living with Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. Massage-therapy students, doctors, nurses, nursing home and extended care facility workers, chaplains, social workers, grief counselors, and all volunteer and family caregivers will benefit from this physical, emotional, and spiritual guide to hands-on comfort and healing. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 6 reviews)
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From the Heart through the Hands by David E. Dowdy (Bakersfield, California USA)  5 Stars
October 23, 2009
I was looking for a book that would work as a possible text book in my teaching of 'Touch Therapy for the Terminally Ill' and this book far exceeded my expectations. This is such a fine tuned scope of care and requires very deep and insightful teaching tools...well...after the first few pages my smile was larger than life. This was a reccommended book by Amazon to me and without thier suggestion I might never have come upon this gem. This is so worth the read for everyone!!!!
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wise and inspiring by Anne Elise Hagen-Pendleton (Brooklyn, NY) 5 Stars
July 05, 2008
This is a simply amazing book. It is wise and very inspiring. The main message I took away was that you don't have to be a licensed CMT to give healing through the touch: just connect with the person to whom you are giving touch, and keep your heart open. It addresses the ever increasing elderly population's needs for touch, and offers real solutions for healing and service. I felt like I imbibed Ms. Nelson's many years of spiritual practice through the pages, and as a result felt healed by proxy. I am more confident in my skills as a healer as a result of this book ( I am a yoga teacher). I will apply what I have learned about touching with presence and openness to my work as well as my life. Plus, my husband is really loving the benefits of my reading this book already, as I practice on him. Thanks to the author. A much-needed book.
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Must read for practitioners and caregivers by Stephan J. Betz (CA) 5 Stars
April 06, 2008
Dawn Nelson's authentic teaching and in-depth expertise result from touching and healing hundreds of patients. Her special blend of personal experience and professional mastery makes this book a must read for practitioners and caregivers. Stephan Betz, Certified Group Psychotherapist
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Not to be missed by Robert T. Parker (Walnut, CA) 5 Stars
March 07, 2008
This beautiful book captures the soul of touch. In my work as a massage therapist with hospice and elderly patients, I return to it again and again. It's the book I show others who may be interested. But more than this; it deepens my practice with all clients; and in its resonance with
the very best of me, enriches all my relationships.
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A must-read for caregivers by J. Tatum 5 Stars
February 01, 2008
Dawn Nelson is not only a dedicated, loving care provider, teacher, and founder of COMPASSIONATE TOUCH®, but also an excellent writer. Her books and teaching affirm my own experience as a hospice massage therapist by emphasizing the "care" in caregiving. She encourages us to allow our hearts to open and be really present with the people we touch. By involving the heart in our work, we can make deeper connections and see beyond the person's illness or disability. I have learned so much from Dawn's writings and teaching. This book will inform, but more importantly, it will inspire.
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