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The Healing Touch Program concept of “Therapeutic presence.”  Since I completed Level 4, I was recently presented with an opportunity to acknowledge therapeutic presence in the most unlikely circumstance.  

During my working day at my job in the supermarket I was serving customers at the register as per usual. I suddenly realised that the customers at the end of my register were trying to get my attention. I looked down and saw a lady on the floor and she was clearly having a seizure. 

Alerting the manager to call an ambulance I rushed to her aid and knelt by her side. I was immediately filled with deep humility and as I listened with my heart I allowed my intuition to guide me. I placed my hands on her body while asking for divine help. I was feeling an overwhelming sense of calm and simply stayed with the lady. As I trusted the energy to do its work her seizure stopped and her breathing changed. I was feeling a deep sense of peace and compassion for this person who was so exposed in her vulnerability. Once the ambulance came I was able to return to my job at the register.  As I disconnected with the lady I asked that she be assisted further and there in the row of customers was a lady who was wearing a name tag which read “critical care nurse.” Not being a nurse myself I was overcome with a feeling of gratitude and asked her to assist us with the lady on the floor.

It was an unexpected emergency which had occurred, at the same time I understood that because I was able to connect with heart-centeredness I knew what to do to assist this lady until help arrived. Yes, I could not ask for her permission yet I could set my intention to be respectful and compassionate while staying centred and attuned. Also what I realised was that I was able to simply continue with my shift without feeling overcome with the trauma of the experience since I was able to set my intention to become grounded and disconnect from the experience. I became aware of how much I have learnt in my time practicing Healing Touch and therefore able to respond with a non-judgmental attitude. In fact, I see how I am becoming one with the practice of being a therapeutic presence, not only with a client in a formal session, also in the most unexpected situation.