The Bedford Sunshine Room

The following services are being offered to people who have been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness and to their caregivers.  These services are provided free of charge by trained volunteers.

Therapeutic Touch - Therapeutic touch, or TT, is a noninvasive method of healing derived from an ancient laying-on of hands technique.  In TT, the practitioner alters the patient’s energy field through a transfer of energy from the hands of the practitioner to the patient.  The major effects of TT are relaxation, pain reduction, accelerated healing, and alleviation of emotional systems.  Studies have shown that TT has a beneficial effect on the blood, as it has the ability to raise hemoglobin values.  It also affects brain waves to induce a relaxed state.  TT can induce the relaxation response often within five minutes. 

Therapeutic Touch is being offered on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 2 – 4 pm.  Please call the office for availability or more information.

Reiki – Reiki energy therapy was founded by Mikao Usui in Japan in the 1920s. It is a healing practice that helps us balance on every level – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and even social – regardless of our age or state of health.  Treatments are generally given through light touch.  They typically bring rapid stress reduction and peace of mind, which leads to relief from pain and anxiety/fear.  Reiki energy therapy does not attack disease.  Rather, it supports our well-being and strengthens our body’s natural ability to heal itself. 

Reiki is being offered on the 4th Thursday of every month from 2 – 4:15 pm.  Please call the office for availability or more information.