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Special Situations

Well-trained healing partners will adapt the sequence to fit the situation. Here are some examples of when the normal table sequence cannot be followed.

  1. When the physical condition of the client requires that the work be done in a chair.
  2. When doing healings on a bed, either in the client’s home or hospital or nursing facility.

In both situations, healing partners will follow the sequence as well as they can within the limitations of the situation. The love and intention you put into the healing experience will more than compensate for any awkwardness or break in the flow. It is important for both partners be in close communication with each other.

  1. Another situation that requires adaptability and creativity is when a young child is brought in by parents. If the child is apprehensive and clings to the parents, attempting to place the child not the table would not be wise. The child may feel more secure being held by the parent while the healing takes place, and if a reclining chair is available, the sequence may be followed quite well. Or the parent can lie on the table with the young child or baby laying on them while the healing is taking place.

It is important to remember is that whatever are the special needs of the situation, The Pilgrimage Integrative Healing Process should be adapted so as to bring as much comfort, relaxation and healing as the client will permit. Doing the best you can, with caring, prayer and focused attention, is your gift to the client. God will take care of the rest.

Healing in Chair
One Partner, One Client
  1. Relaxation Exercise
  2. Centering: Hold the client’s hand and say prayer connecting partner and client.
  3. Head and Feet: Hold arches of feet, followed by cradling of head (take time with each position, not to be rushed).
  4. Clearing process: (unruffling) at least five times. Spread fingers apart in a relaxed raking motion, (fingers facing client). Use long continuous raking motion over the body staying above the head, moving down the center of the body the feet and off the body. Movement should be in a smooth continuous motion, uninterrupted.
  5. Crossover Movements: Lower hand under arch opposite foot and upper hand holding client’s hands nearest you. Lower hand to other foot and upper hand to client’s hand.
  6. Upper hand to client’s shoulder nearest you and lower hand to client’s opposite hip. Upper hand on clients other shoulder and lower hand on hip near you.
  7. Arm/Leg Brush: If client is small and thin, place one hand on each shoulder, brush both arms and hands 3 times. Then brush hips, legs and feet 3 times. (Important not to lean over onto client when using both hands)

Optional approach: Using both hands on shoulder nearest you, brush arms, hands 3 times. Then brush nearest hip, leg, foot 3 times. Go to opposite side of client and repeat the process.

  1. Connecting Movements: Stand on right side of client. Lower hand on right ankle and upper hand on right knee. Lower hand to knee and upper hand to hip.
  2. Lower hand to left ankle and upper hand to left knee. Lower hand to knee and hand to hip.
  3. Upper hand to right hip (nearest you) and other hand to opposite hip.
  4. Lower hand above base of spine (root is where legs part), upper hand at sacral area (located below naval). From here on, hands may be placed lightly on the body- except the throat or breast.
  5. Lower hand to solar plexus (located above the navel), upper hand to spleen (left side of abdomen). (Note: hand on spleen instead of “sandwich position” used with 2 partners.)
  6. Upper hand to heart region and lower hand to solar plexus.
  7. Moving to arm near you, lower hand to wrist and upper hand to elbow. Lower hand to elbow, upper hand to shoulder. Reaching over client repeat these steps. If this is too awkward, keep one hand on shoulder and walk around to the other side of client and repeat wrist, elbow, shoulder.

Optional approach: Keeping one hand on shoulder, place other hand on opposite shoulder.

High heart (lower hand) to throat (upper hand over throat or behind throat).

Throat (lower hand) to forehead (upper hand).

Forehead (lower hand) to crown (upper hand).

Crown (lower hand) to transpersonal space (upper hand palm side directed towards transpersonal space).

  1. Area of Special Concern: If indicated (through the client request or intuitive feeling) place hands above or on specific area of concern.
  2. Smoothing Process: Repeat 3 times (same as clearing process, see above).
  3. Amplified Crown: Hold hands curved above client’s head, fingers about 3 inches above the brow.
  4. Head and Feet: Cradle head lightly and go to feet and hold for grounding.
  5. Ending Prayer: Hold hand. Prayer of praise/thank you. Back rub and water.

Client in Chair

  1. Guided relaxation.
  2. Get yourself centered. Connect to your “source” and your healing partner.
  3. Connecting prayer: “Create in this space at this time a circle of love, light and healing between _______, _______ and _______.” Lower hand holds client’s hand, upper hand holds partner’s over clients’ heart.
  4. Say the Prayer of Intention.
  5. Leader cradles head. Follower holds bottom of arches of the feet- palm to arch, unless uncomfortable for client or healer- then just place hands on top of feet.
  6. Unruffle energy field 5-7 times (clearing process done slowly using “fingers of light image”). (beginning at mid back level and going over head)
  7. Crossover arch of opposite foot and upper hand holding Hand on healer’s side, palm to palm. (Both partners kneeling)
  8. Move lower hand to opposite hip and upper hand to shoulder on healer’s side.
  9. Shoulder sandwich, on hand on top, other underneath the shoulder.
  10. Brush arms 3 times and then legs 3 times. (end brushing by sandwiching the hands and feet). Shake hands off at end of each brush. (kneeling)
  11. Hold ankle and knee. Move to knee and side of hip.
  12. Keeping upper hand on hip, lower hand over area representing the coccyx and pelvic area. (kneeling)
  13. Slide lower hand under the waist, upper hand on top of lower ribcage to create the “sandwich” position (kneeling).
  14. Lower hand moves to wrist and upper hand to elbow. (kneeling)
  15. Lower hand moves to elbow and upper hand under shoulder. (standing)
  16. Upper hand remains under shoulder, lower hand on shoulder (shoulder sandwich).
  17. Leader moves lower hand over pelvis, upper hand over solar plexus; Follower moves lower hand over sacral area, upper hand over heart.
  18. Leader moves lower hand over crown (top of head), upper hand extended to receive healing from source. Follower moves lower hand over throat, upper hand over brow.
  19. Smoothing process- three times. Purpose is to seal and bless the healing that has just been completed.
  • Crown spread (leader, standing), Follower hands over feet, kneeling, not touching).
  1. Head Cradle- Leader holds head as in beginning, Follower holds feet
  2. Honoring Energy Field- Arms open to embrace client’s energy field, creating a cocoon of love and light.
  3. Namaste to Partner
  • Closing with short invocation/prayer of gratitude.
  1. Back rub and grounding.