My name is Paula Neilson and I first learned Therapeutic Touch® in 2002.  Because all my extended family were living in different parts of Canada, I was motivated to learn distant TT almost immediately after taking Level 1. Feedback from family and friends gave me confidence in my ability to pick up cues in the field at a distance and gave me assurance that something was happening. They felt relaxed, less pain, and slept and felt better. Over the years I have given distant TT sessions to countless family members, friends, friends of friends and people I have never met. It never ceases to amaze me how easy and profound it is to connect with someone across the miles to offer the comfort and healing of Therapeutic Touch.

One memorable distant TT story for me happened with my mother.  During the last week of her life, she had two unsuccessful pacemaker implant surgeries, and was going in for a third attempt.  Since she was in a Calgary (Alberta) hospital, I decided to give her distant TT.  I first imagined a soft white light filling the operating room and surrounding my mother, her doctors and nurses. I connected with my mother energetically heart-to-heart and began TT.  I noticed something unusual. My mother appeared to be out of her body.  I saw light shifting and leaping above her. It was very beautiful. I asked her what she was doing.  “I’m doing the jig,” she said.  I watched this dancing light with amazement and responded by saying, “Don’t get too used to it. I’d like you to stay a little longer.” But I could see how freeing this was for her.  Although the surgery was a “success”, she died the next morning. It was comforting for me to know that she felt free and happy leaving her body. It was also comforting that I could connect energetically with her during her final hours and offer love and support with Therapeutic Touch. How could I ever be attached to outcome when I saw how joyous Mom looked. TT is a gift for everyone.