The Power of Touch

Davis, Phyllis

ISBN 10: 0937611913 / ISBN 13: 9780937611913

Published by Hay House Inc, 1990

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Synopsis:

Discusses touch as a form of communication on the most basic level, examines the role of touch in infant health, sexual satisfaction, and general well-being, and explores how touch can improve relationships and help heal the body

From the Back Cover: "Science is revealing that the power of touch triggers changes in the body that can activate healing and increase longevity. Phyllis Davis's book is thought provoking and contains good medicine indeed." - Hank Wesselman, Ph.D. author of Spiritwalker and Medicinemaker

"Phyllis Davis's warm, trustworthy, loving voice makes a compelling case for the healing power of touch--personal, clear, sensible, and very accessible to both parents and children, teachers and students." - Belleruth Naparstack, author of Your Sixth Sense and creator of Health Journeys guided imagery audiocassettes

"In a world desperately out of touch, THE POWER OF TOUCH is a remedy for our individual cries for connection and love. This book offers a powerful road map for wholeness." - Rick Phillips, author of Windows to the Soul and Emergence of the Divine Child

"This book is a fascinating connection of touch and spirituality. Read it, and tell everyone you know to do the same." - Marlo Morgan, author of the Mutant Message Down Under and Message from Forever

"Phyllis Davis has brought to light, through her clarity and understanding, many powerful issues concerning us as individuals, couples, and society in general, surrounding the power of touch. Phyllis helps us to reexamine our beliefs, attitudes, emotions, and displays of affection in dealing with each other in our everyday life. THE POWER OF TOUCH has enhanced my ability to further understand my clients As a licensed massage therapist for the past ten years, I feel that this book is an ABSOLUTE must for anyone in the field of helping others to communicate and heal in regard to the mind, body, and spirit." - Ruth Johnson, Licensed Massage Therapist

"Phyllis's book and insights confirm the true 'power of touch' in all our lives. Touch has the power to nurture us, to connect us, and to transform us. Understanding our need for touch and the consequences of touch deprivation is vital not only to massage therapists, but to all the helping progressions. This is a great book for all those interested in understanding ourselves and should be required reading for all parents!" - Peggy Smith, M.S., R.D., N.C.T.M.B., Director of Education, BMSI Institute

"Once I started this wonderful book, I couldn't lay it down and stayed up all night reading. I though she'd written it about me. If every individual understood and practiced Phyllis Davis message allowing themselves the joy of touching and being touched by others a new optimistic spirit would rain on peoples lives in families, in neighborhood communities, and especially in the often mechanistic and demanding workplace. People yearn for community, to belong, to understand the unique role for which they were created. Davis's The Power of Touch is a good place to begin. It should be required reading for anyone who desires to relate more soulfully and sincerely to the self, to others and to all living systems in the universe. - Michelle Hopkins, Managing Editor, The InnerEdge, a resource for enlightened business practice,

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Power of Touch
Publisher: Hay House Inc
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good