Originally published in Energy Magazine: The official Publication of the Healing Touch Program August Issue.   We Made Conference  by Margaret Nies, photo by Cathy Anderson August 2010As I sat at dinner, having been thanked once again for all my hard work, I wanted to shout out “WE made conference.”

WE                      

We the team behind the scenes

We, the participants

We, the hotel staff

We, the vendors

We, who couldn’t make it this year but spread the light of Healing Touch everyday and held us in their thoughts and hearts

We – all of us together made this conference – AND because of ALL of us, it was a wonderful success.

I watched as the Healing Touch Community came together to share, learn and celebrate with openness in their hearts. Three organizations, Healing Touch Program, Healing Touch for Animals and Institute for Spiritual Healing and Aromatherapy joined their endeavors to share the light of Healing Touch as one joyous point of light for four days. We laughed, talked, grew, sang and danced. We blessed those who came to share their knowledge and they in turn blessed us with their wisdom; giving and receiving – a cycle completed again and again over this time together. We held those who could not be with us close in our hearts, honoring them.

As a community we actively demonstrated the principles of Healing Touch, spreading caring, healing, joy and light to each other and beyond our body to the hotel staff. The hotel staff served us and we applauded their excellence, touching their lives as they touched ours. We spent time supporting those who came to provide us with delectable treats for our bodies (self-care) and minds and gifts for ourselves and those we love.

This conference renewed the flame within us all – the flame of joy. As we packed to leave for home, we carried this flame back into our families, workplaces and communities. We left behind an imprint of joy on each of those we touched in our travels and time together.

WE, all of us together, created this joyous experience. This flame of joy lives within each of us and is expressed in each next moment of our lives. Individually we carry it until we come together once again.