Touch
Touch is defined as the skilled contact of hands with the body, applied with intelligence, control and purpose. Touch has no movement. Touch is basic simple and powerful. 

Touch therapy
Practitioners of touch therapy ideally learn to hold a high vibration in their hands and match the differing frequency level of the healer and patient. With the effective techniques the practitioner can learn to hold the extra ordinary vibration, influence the person in need of healing to match the practitioners vibration. When done correctly, the healer does not get drained, rather she feels emotional uplifted as a result of the process. 

How touch therapy works:
Running energy involves the use of specific breathing and body awareness exercises to raise one's vibration. This energy is called ''prana'', chi or ki. When the body receives the high vibration it responds in whatever way it chooses, in order to accelerate the healing process. In order to accomplish this healing must first begin on a quantum or subatonic level and works it way through the rest of body. From the DNA to the molecules cells, tissue, organs and even the position of bones. They all respond to the powerful vibration as expressed through the life force energy that comes through the hands.

Improve blood circulation
When the muscles are overworked, waste products such as lactic acid can accumulate causing soreness, stiffness and even spasms. Touch therapy improves circulation, which increases the blood flow, bringing fresh oxygen to the body tissues. It can also help in the elimination of waste products, speed healing after injury and enhance recovery from diseases. 

Massage
Massage can be used to promote general well being and enhance self esteem, while boosting the circulatory and immune system to benefit blood pressure, circulation, muscle tone, digestion and skin tone. 

Massage technique
It has been incorporated into many health systems and different massage techniques have been developed and integrated into various complementary therapies.

Advantages of touch therapy
There are many advantages of touch therapy, especially if done by the right person in the right manner. Touch therapy, stimulates the nerves, blood vessels, glands, cell exchange and other tissue processes. Blood and lymph vessels are emptied and fresh blood drawn into the parts. It leads to heat production of the muscles and increases the size and firmness of muscle tissue. 

Painful joints
Enlarged, stiffened and painful joints return to normal when the surrounding muscles are kneaded. Muscles are encouraged to relax when they are twisted, compressed and manipulated. 

Shoulder pain
Shoulder pain, back pain or neck pain all can be relieved in less than ten minutes as each person has the ability to hold the resonance so high, that can allow the bones to spontaneously glide back into alignment even with a light touch.

Passive touch
Lightly touching the part being focused upon with one or more fingers, the whole hand or both hands. The weight of the passive touch is less than the weight of your hands and the hands should not be moving.

Pressure touch
It is the same as passive touch except that more than the weight of the hand is used.

Friction
In this technique, the hand (or part of it ) is moved over the surface with varying amounts of pressure.

Kneading
It involves grasping the tissues or compressing them against the underlying bony surfaces. There are many types of kneading that can be alternated for variety.

Fulling
This is a pinching movement that acts exclusively upon the skin and loose tissue underlying it. The skin is simultaneously compressed between the thumb and finger and lifted from the underlying bone or muscles, being released at the moment when the steam is greatest.

Petrissage
This is usually what people think of when you speak of ''kneading''. The tissue is grasped by the palmar surface of the hands opposing the closed fingers. The tissue is than lifted, twisted and released.

Wringing
This procedure is executed by grasping the limb with the two hands placed on the opposite sides and than twisting the tissue so the two hands come together in the center.

Palmar
The movement is executed either with the heel of the hand or the whole palmar surface. the hand is placed over the tissue with a considerable amount of pressure and than the hand turns to meet the resistance of the underlying tissue.

Fist
Used on the area between the shoulder blades and on the buttocks. It consists of compression of the deep tissues by the knuckles of the closed fist in conjunction with a slight rotation of the wrist.

Digital
In digital kneading only the ends of the fingers or thumbs are employed. The tissues are rubbed and pressed against the underlying bony surfaces. It is very useful in massage of small areas such as the hands, with intricate spaces such as along the spine.