Now is the perfect time to learn Therapeutic Touch®
for yourself and others.
Therapeutic Touch is a gentle form of energy healing which touches a person at all levels of their being – physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. It can be easily learned and have a profound effect providing comfort and relief to those who receive it. It’s your turn to learn this amazing healing modality.
This course will take place over two 8 hour virtual Zoom sessions. The sessions will include practice, feedback and the opportunity to apply your Therapeutic Touch® learning.
Date – November 1 and 15, 2025
Time – 9:00-5:00 EST
Cost – $185.00 CAD
Classes will be limited so register early.
Email Alison at adcooke141@gmail.com to register and hold your place. Payment will be received later when we’re certain we have enough registrants to run the workshop.
Objectives:
- Learn the history, theory and research for Therapeutic Touch
- Understand the concepts of compassion, centering, and grounding in TT
- Learn how to clear and rebalance the human energy field
- Practice giving and receiving a TT session with supervision
- Develop a practice of self-care and reflection
- Gain confidence in your ability to provide Therapeutic Touch® for yourself and others
Instructors
Alison Cooke, BSA (Hon.), BEd, RT, QTTT
Alison Cooke, BSA (Hon), BEd, has been practicing and teaching Therapeutic Touch® (TT) for more than 30 years. Alison is the co-author, with Crystal Hawk, of Be Your Own Healer: Self-Care with Therapeutic Touch. This book provides a step by step way to learn to give yourself Therapeutic Touch. Crystal and Alison hope to bring TT to the world with this program through the accompanying YouTube channel. In her practice, Alison works for the Stirling Manor long term care facility, providing Therapeutic Touch as part of their Life Enrichment Program. She is also on the pastoral care team for Eastminster United Church, supporting her fellow parishioners in their grief, through surgery and in palliative care settings. Alison facilitates the TTNO Virtual Branch meeting monthly on Zoom. She is qualified to teach Foundations of Therapeutic Touch and the Transpersonal Nature of Therapeutic Touch with the TTNO and the TTIA. Alison’s passion is to bring TT to as many people as she can!!
Paula Neilson, BA, RT, QTTT
Paula has been active in Therapeutic Touch® for more than twenty years and is a Recognized Practitioner and Teacher with the Therapeutic Touch International Association and the Therapeutic Touch Network of Ontario. Over the years, she has provided TT sessions to hundreds of people and has taught healthcare practitioners, long-term care professionals, volunteers, and interested people this gentle energy healing technique to help themselves and others heal. Since the pandemic, she has been facilitating the East End Toronto Branch via Zoom, and also added an in-person TT Branch for practice. Paula teaches Foundations and the Transpersonal Nature of Therapeutic Touch. For the past seven years, she has been teaching Therapeutic Touch for Self-Care on a weekly basis to members of Better Living Health and Community Services in Toronto. In the Fall of 2023, she began teaching at Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto.
Now is the perfect time to learn Therapeutic Touch®
for yourself and others.
Therapeutic Touch is a gentle form of energy healing which touches a person at all levels of their being – physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. It can be easily learned and have a profound effect providing comfort and relief to those who receive it. It’s your turn to learn this amazing healing modality.
This course will take place over two 8 hour virtual Zoom sessions. The sessions will include practice, feedback and the opportunity to apply your Therapeutic Touch® learning.
Date – November 1 and 15, 2025
Time – 9:00-5:00 EST
Cost – $185.00 CAD
Classes will be limited so register early.
Email Alison at adcooke141@gmail.com to register and hold your place. Payment will be received later when we’re certain we have enough registrants to run the workshop.
Objectives:
- Learn the history, theory and research for Therapeutic Touch
- Understand the concepts of compassion, centering, and grounding in TT
- Learn how to clear and rebalance the human energy field
- Practice giving and receiving a TT session with supervision
- Develop a practice of self-care and reflection
- Gain confidence in your ability to provide Therapeutic Touch® for yourself and others
Instructors
Alison Cooke, BSA (Hon.), BEd, RT, QTTT
Alison Cooke, BSA (Hon), BEd, has been practicing and teaching Therapeutic Touch® (TT) for more than 30 years. Alison is the co-author, with Crystal Hawk, of Be Your Own Healer: Self-Care with Therapeutic Touch. This book provides a step by step way to learn to give yourself Therapeutic Touch. Crystal and Alison hope to bring TT to the world with this program through the accompanying YouTube channel. In her practice, Alison works for the Stirling Manor long term care facility, providing Therapeutic Touch as part of their Life Enrichment Program. She is also on the pastoral care team for Eastminster United Church, supporting her fellow parishioners in their grief, through surgery and in palliative care settings. Alison facilitates the TTNO Virtual Branch meeting monthly on Zoom. She is qualified to teach Foundations of Therapeutic Touch and the Transpersonal Nature of Therapeutic Touch with the TTNO and the TTIA. Alison’s passion is to bring TT to as many people as she can!!
Paula Neilson, BA, RT, QTTT
Paula has been active in Therapeutic Touch® for more than twenty years and is a Recognized Practitioner and Teacher with the Therapeutic Touch International Association and the Therapeutic Touch Network of Ontario. Over the years, she has provided TT sessions to hundreds of people and has taught healthcare practitioners, long-term care professionals, volunteers, and interested people this gentle energy healing technique to help themselves and others heal. Since the pandemic, she has been facilitating the East End Toronto Branch via Zoom, and also added an in-person TT Branch for practice. Paula teaches Foundations and the Transpersonal Nature of Therapeutic Touch. For the past seven years, she has been teaching Therapeutic Touch for Self-Care on a weekly basis to members of Better Living Health and Community Services in Toronto. In the Fall of 2023, she began teaching at Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto.