American Holistic Nurse Assoc. ???

[Guest guest]

Hi Caroline,

Hey....Your an R.N. too? I am very much interested in the

American Holistic Nurse Asociation. I tried to check out their

website, but it is under construction. I would like to learn more

about them, and perhaps join. I'm afraid that I would be one of

those people you described in a previous post to me....one who

learns...but is *afraid* to act upon her new knowlege for fear of

ridicule..... I would have to learn how to deal with that. I have

many healing touch books, but have never actually tried it on

*anyone*. I know I have a *sense* with my patients, and can often

know if they are in pain or discomfort without any verbalization,

outward expression, or change in vital signs..... as well as other

things I've *known* then the patient verbalized to me later. I don't

know if this would help with healing touch, but it seems something

that I have always been drawn to (but am chicken). If you have any

suggestions how I can get more info on American Holistic Nurse

Association, please post it. I know my Hospital would quite likely

be interested in a presentation on this topic also.

 

Thanks, Diane

[Guest guest]

Hi Diane:

 

Yep, I'm a nurse, all right <LOL> Third generation maternal line, licensed and

registered!

 

If you send me your address offlist, I can mail you an AHNA brochure, I've got

them aplenty. I am the past Massachusetts coordinator and continue to serve as

a networker in New England to promote holism.

 

The AHNA website, which is http://www.ahna.org (and it *is* being reconstructed)

has an email address on it... you can also use that to contact the main office

for information. In order to expedite it, write " Attention KEYE " in the subject

line, she is the gal in charge of registration info. And tell her I sent you

;-)

 

A bit of humor regarding fear of ridicule when reaching into uncharted

territory... when I started doing energy work, I had been working as a nurse

for about seven years already, and though I had the typical experiences of

" knowing " " feeling " " sensing " " intuiting " (whatever you choose to call it) with

my patients, it all fell into the wives-tale category with the powers that be.

As you must know, almost all professions have their superstitions. In a

hospital, there are many... the full moon brings out the crazies, more babies

are born, more old ladies fall and break a hip... people die " in threes " ... etc.

 

Well, I was nervous for several reasons with energy work. Not only was it

uncharted territory for me, but I was a night charge nurse, supervising a

typically superstitious night crew, and didn't want to disturb my persona of

leadership with the idea that I was a crackpot ;-) My father was also a well

respected member of the community, a Baptist minister and a psychologist. So, I

started my work with the folks that felt " safest " to me... at home with animals,

plants and friends, at work with infants, the comatose and the senile <LOL> With

good results I was emboldened, and after a while found that people were

referencing me for assistance with troublesome patients. I also found that

centering myself and unruffling a person's arm made an IV stick a lot simpler,

so I got a rep as a good IV starter. My HT buddy and I did some inservices, and

interest grew. It was slow, but we were braver. Eventually we didn't care if

some people saw us as crackpots; others knew what we were about. Remember that

Delores Kreiger's students at NYU were called " Kreiger's Crazies " for doing TT

with the patients!

 

So be as intrepid as you can within the framework you are in. If you find it no

longer fits you (as hospital nursing eventually did not fit me anymore) then be

brave and find out what does. I think the worst thing that can happen is that

we are so afraid of what others think of us that we do not do what our souls

tell us we are destined for; that we are so tied up with our ego and our image

that our potential withers away from lack of exercise. Use your gifts proudly!

 

And I'd also like to encourage you to find a class in energy work. As a

beginner and a nurse, I would suggest Healing Touch or Therapeutic Touch,

because they are framed more for healthcare professionals, but if they are not

available, then go for something like Reiki or other hands-on healing

techniques. Being able to learn in a classroom will give you the opportunity to

exchange and experience the work and make it easier for you to make that step

from book to practice. If you could tell me where you are located, I could

probably help you find someone who could inservice at your hospital on holistic

topics or even provide a weekend class in energy based therapy with enough lead

time.

 

sassraven wrote:

 

> Hi Caroline,

> Hey....Your an R.N. too? I am very much interested in the

> American Holistic Nurse Asociation. I tried to check out their

> website, but it is under construction. I would like to learn more

> about them, and perhaps join. I'm afraid that I would be one of

> those people you described in a previous post to me....one who

> learns...but is *afraid* to act upon her new knowlege for fear of

> ridicule..... I would have to learn how to deal with that. I have

> many healing touch books, but have never actually tried it on

> *anyone*. I know I have a *sense* with my patients, and can often

> know if they are in pain or discomfort without any verbalization,

> outward expression, or change in vital signs..... as well as other

> things I've *known* then the patient verbalized to me later. I don't

> know if this would help with healing touch, but it seems something

> that I have always been drawn to (but am chicken). If you have any

> suggestions how I can get more info on American Holistic Nurse

> Association, please post it. I know my Hospital would quite likely

> be interested in a presentation on this topic also.

>

> Thanks, Diane

>

 

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Blessings,

Crow

" Look for Rainbows in the Darkness "

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Rev. Caroline Gutierrez Abreu, BS, RN, CHTP/I, CRMT, CH

AIM: CaroCrow

http://www.geocities.com/nrgbalance

 

" We see things not as they are but as we are. " The Talmud

 

" In the end, don't you think a prophet is more important than a politician? " Cat

Stevens

 

" We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we

created them. " Albert Einstein