You Don’t Need to Believe, Just Be Curious - Powerful Insight for Every New Healer with Cindy Palajac
What if you didn’t have to believe in energy healing…
What if you simply had to be curious?
In Episode 4 of The Energy Healing Podcast: Exploring Stories, Science & Practice, host Leila Briggs sits down with Cindy Palajac, a longtime Healing Touch Instructor, mentor, and energetic educator whose passion for teaching has helped guide countless students—from brand-new beginners to future instructors.
Cindy shares how Healing Touch first found her in 1993, when a friend experienced a powerful pregnancy success story using Healing Touch techniques. What began as “a fun weekend” quickly became a life-changing awakening. Cindy not only learned to meditate for the first time—she experienced grounded confidence in public speaking, unexpected intuitive development, and a profound spiritual moment of connection that confirmed the unseen world is real.
From there, Cindy’s journey evolved into a full-time Healing Touch career built on experiential learning, sacred space, and mentorship. Together, Leila and Cindy explore what it truly takes to grow as a healer—and why the most important thing you can bring to the path isn’t certainty… it’s openness.
This is an uplifting conversation about teaching, mentoring, confidence, curiosity, and the beautiful truth that growth doesn’t require perfection—only practice.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
- Why curiosity matters more than “belief” when learning energy healing
- Cindy’s first experience with Healing Touch—and how it changed her life
- How meditation, grounding, and heart-centered presence create confidence
- The power of experiential learning: feeling the work instead of just hearing about it
- Why mentorship is about inner growth (fear, confidence, money mindset, self-talk)
- How to build a Healing Touch practice slowly and sustainably
- Why healing isn’t a straight line—and how to stay steady through the hills and valleys
- What new teachers and mentors need most: structure, ritual, and encouragement
⏱ Episode Chapters & Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction: Meet Cindy Palajac & why her voice matters
01:30 – How Healing Touch found Cindy in 1993
02:10 – A friend’s story: pregnancy after miscarriages + chakra connection
02:40 – “A fun weekend” that changed everything
03:00 – Learning to meditate (and falling asleep at first!)
03:30 – Hands Still technique + overcoming nervousness / digestive stress
04:10 – A powerful spiritual moment: receiving a message from her father
05:00 – “I was hooked”: coordinating the next workshop and committing fully
06:00 – From skepticism to sensing energy: left brain learning to rest
07:00 – Building a practice gradually: part-time to full-time
08:20 – Fitness, teaching, and carving new pathways
09:00 – Early resistance to change: adding music to fitness classes
10:00 – Teaching Healing Touch: why experiential learning works
11:30 – “You don’t need to believe—just be curious”
13:00 – Favorite levels to teach and why each one matters
16:30 – Mentorship: the inner work behind becoming a practitioner
18:30 – Fear, self-doubt, and the real obstacles to growth
20:00 – Supporting students through life changes with grace
22:00 – Advice for new healers vs seasoned practitioners
24:00 – Teaching as ritual: opening, middle, closing
26:00 – Mentoring skills: time management, habits, and breaking it down
29:00 – Closing: confidence, community, and choosing curiosity
About Our Guest: Cindy Palajac
Cindy Palajac, Hon. B.A., Dip. Adult Ed., HTCI loves learning anything and everything about Energy Healing. It brings her great joy to share it with everyone from beginners to instructors. She discovered Healing Touch in 1993 and was immediately inspired to complete all levels of training. She became a Certified Practitioner in 1999 and an Instructor in 2002.
Cindy enthusiastically teaches all five levels of the Healing Touch Program and mentors new instructors. In her full-time practice, she facilitates classes, offers one-on-one healing sessions, and creates heart-centered, sacred spaces for learning.
She lives in London, ON, with her husband Tom and their golden retriever, Misha. Being a mom to three adult children and grandmother to five, Cindy has many interests beyond her thriving Healing Touch business.
About Your Host: Leila Briggs
Leila Briggs is the host of The Energy Healing Podcast: Exploring Stories, Practices & Science, presented by the Healing Touch Program. A Healing Touch Certified Practitioner since 2015, Leila brings a lifetime of intuitive experience into grounded, heart-centered conversations about energy healing, healing spaces, and lived spiritual practice.
Her work focuses on creating safe, ethical, and supportive spaces for both individuals and families—especially those raising intuitive children. Leila is currently studying to become a Healing Touch Mentor, offers intuitive sessions by appointment, and has been featured on A Mother’s Intuition podcast.
About This Podcast
The Energy Healing Podcast is where science meets the heart—sharing real stories, expert insights, and practical tools to help you explore Healing Touch and energy medicine in everyday life.
If you’re seeking healing, learning to heal, or simply curious about energy, you’re in the right place.
Disclaimer: The information contained on this video is provided only as general information and for educational purposes only. It does not offer medical advice and is not intended to be a substitute or replacement for qualified medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please take responsibility for your own health!
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