Christine B. Stewart, RN, MSN, CCRN, CHTP/I is a Certified Critical Care Nurse with over twelve years of experience. Christine is a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner, Certified Healing Touch Instructor, Certified Stress Management Instructor, Center for Mind-Body Medicine group facilitator, and nursing career coach. Christine has been providing Healing Touch to patients and clients since 2008, and is passionate about sharing this healing modality with care providers and patients. Christine's aim is to have Healing Touch available to every hospital staff member, healing arts practitioner, patient, and resident in Northern California as a means to empower others to help themselves heal. Her creative spirit infuses her courses and energizes participants to share this powerful practice.

Instructor since 2000, now teaching Levels 1 - 5 in Hawaii and Japan.  I bring a passion and heart energy to each class and student as we engage in this work together.  My background includes over 40 years of nursing, in clinical and management roles in the hosital, community and hospice settings.  Most recently, I am the Advanced Care Planning Coordinator for a 550 bed medical center, Queens Health Care in Honolulu.  Hosting converstions with patients and their families about end of life wishes taps the skills I have gained as CHTP - healing presence and engaging the 4 attributes of the heart.

Bonnie is the Director of Organiztaional Experience for Central PEninsula Hospital and in addition to her responsibilities as the experience officer, she oversees the Healing Touch program  and is a Level 1 Instructor.  She has been nationally certified as a practitioner since 2001 and shares her passion and knowledge about Healing Touch at the national level through her affiliation with the International Planetree Alliance.  

“Marty” Margaret Downey, MS, Ph.D., RN, AHN-BC, CHTP/I has a spiritual, heart centered passion for holistic nursing, health and Healing Touch. A former critical care nurse and Emeritus Associate Professor/Adjunct faculty at Boise State University School of Nursing, she has taught nursing for 28 years, integrating Holistic Nursing & Complementary therapies. Marty is a certified Advanced-Holistic Nurse (AHN-BC), Certified Healing Touch Practitioner Instructor (CHTP/I). Teaching Holistic Nursing, stress management, guided imagery, with elements of Holistic Health Coaching. She is a nurse mentor at St. Luke’s Health System Research Fellowship Center for Nursing Excellence- supporting research on Healing Touch, guided imagery, aromatherapy and reflexology. And, faculty for the American Holistic Nurses' Association Integrative Healing Arts Program (AHNA-IHAP) certificate course in Holistic Nursing, She has a private Healing Touch practice and is deeply dedicated to Healing Touch service.

Suzanne is a Certified Healing Touch Practitoner and Instructor who began her training at the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, CA.  She has a Bachelor's in Microbiology from University of California, San Diego and also works as a certified person in food safety.  Suzanne has over twenty years' of teaching experience. She has taught in the areas of wellness, management, marketing, scientific research and scuba diving.  Suzanne has been a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor for UCSD Recreation since 1994.  Suzanne's personal experience helped her realize how important the mind-body connection is to complete wellness and her own self-care.  Teaching Healing Touch allows her to share her insights and experiences to help others find a balanced path to health and healing.

Graduate of Grace-New Haven School of Nursing, Yale Medical Center, New Haven, CT.  Professional career has included acute care, long term care, administration, licensed Vermont teacher in Health Careers and Human Services, and as the nursing profession advanced a search for what was missing.  Completed 2 levels of reflexology before finding Healing Touch.  Certified Healing Touch Practitioner 2008 and Certified Healing Touch Instructor Levels 1 & 2 starting in 2012.  Guides a practice group in Lamoille County and serves as a mentor to Healing Touch Apprentices preparing for the practitioner level and certification.

Dana is the owner of Holistic Health Options. Through her business she supports body, mind and spirit through Healing Touch, Yoga, Thai Yoga Bodywork, and Ayurveda.  She is a member of Healing Beyond Borders and is Certified as a Healing Touch Practitioner as well as Instructor of Level one, two and three.

Dana offers Healing Touch therapy and classes in her studio in Paynesville and also offers level one and two in Bemidji MN, Marshall MN, and St. Joseph MN. Dana is willing to travel to teach level one, two and three where ever there is interest and students can be gathered.  

Dorothy has been an Emergency Room Physician since 1977. She began her energy training in 1999, practicing Healing Touch in both Mason City and Clear Lake, IA since 2004. She became a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner in January 2004 and became a Level I Instructor in January 2010. She is now teaching in the Omaha, Nebraska area.

Mary O’Neill, RN, CHTP, CHTI

Mary is a Registered Nurse, Certified Healing Touch Practitioner and Instructor in private practice in St. Louis since 1998.  She is also on staff at Mercy South Hospital providing HT to patients in the Cancer Center.  She is a member of Healing Beyond Borders and Healing Touch St. Louis.  Offering her skills in leadership and service, she has recently completed a seven year term on the Board of Directors.  From 2010-2013, she served as President of the Board of Healing Touch International, now Healing Beyond Borders.  Mary is an experienced and inspiring presenter on Healing Touch, spirituality, wellness and self-care.  She teaches Levels 1-5 of the HTI Healing Touch Certificate Program.

Are You Ready to Transform the Way You Support Healing?
Imagine having a tool that seamlessly integrates with your current skills and empowers you to bring calm, balance, and resilience to those you care for—whether at the bedside, in a counseling chair, on a massage table, or within your own family. Healing Touch offers a profound yet practical way to enhance well-being, foster connection, and unlock deeper healing for patients, clients, and yourself.

At Hello Energy Healing, I specialize in helping individuals and healthcare organizations integrate Healing Touch into their personal and professional lives. Through dynamic, experiential training, I’ll guide you in mastering this evidence-based energy therapy, enabling you to:

• Reduce stress in patients, clients, and yourself.
• Alleviate compassion fatigue and burnout, fostering resilience and retention in healthcare teams.
• Cultivate your own self-care practices for sustained energy, clarity, and presence.

Why Choose Healing Touch with Lucrezia Mangione?
As a founding member of Healing Beyond Borders and a Healing Touch Certified Practitioner and Instructor, I bring over 20 years of experience in energy-based practices. I’ve co-created and implemented Healing Touch programs at major healthcare systems, including Sibley Hospital, in Washington, DC and Inova Health Systems, in Northern Virginia where I trained over 10% of their nursing workforce between 2012 and 2019. Inova's program supported nurses (and a few+ MDs, therapists, and chaplains), helped reduce compassion fatigue, improve staff well-being, and enhance a nurse's options in support of their excellent patient care.

My teaching approach is designed to meet you where you are. Whether you’re a healthcare professional looking to integrate holistic practices into patient or client care or an individual eager to expand your self-care toolkit, you'll be empowered with practical skills, clear guidance, and a compassionate, experiential approach to learning.

Who Benefits from Learning Healing Touch?

• Healthcare professionals seeking to integrate holistic practices to support stress and anxiety reduction in their workplace.
• Therapists, counselors, energy healers, massage therapists and energy-curious persons ready to expand their healing skill set.
• Caregivers and individuals passionate about supporting healing in their homes and communities.

With Healing Touch, you’ll gain more than a set of techniques—you’ll discover a powerful way to improve health, well-being, and connection for yourself and those you serve. Together, let’s create environments where healing can thrive.

Ready to Begin?
Let’s start your journey toward mastering Healing Touch and transforming the way you bring care and compassion into the world.