Experience
Current Position
Certified Healing Touch Practitioner
Owner of Peaceful Transitions: Healing Touch for Grief, Loss and End of Life
Qualifications
Life-changing event of mother’s hospice care and death led to the study of Healing Touch and becoming a hospice volunteer. Volunteer work for Fairview Home Care and Hospice involved visiting clients for caretaker respite and doing Healing Touch for those who were dying and those who were grieving. Was instrumental in bringing Healing Touch to the Bereavement and Spiritual Care Services to use as a tool for healing grief. Was a member of the Fairview Hospice Ethics Committee. Is a partner in Willow LLC, exploring choices of conscious living and dying, providing education, consulting, and resources. Previous employment in food advertising helped developed the skills of self-motivation, attention to detail, relationship and communication skills, sensitivity to group dynamics, ability to organize, reliability. Proven ability to build positive relationships with clients. Excellent documentation and communication skills.
Education
6/1965, graduated Edina-Morningside High School, Edina, Minnesota
6/1969, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonee, Wisconsin
Bachelor of Science in Foods and Business with a specialization in Foods and Communications
Healing Touch Level 1, 2/26-2/27, 2010, Minneapolis, MN, Jan Halbach
Healing Touch Level 2, 4/9-4/10, 2010, Minneapolis, MN, Carol Schoenecker
Healing Touch Level 3, 10/2-10/3, 2010, Minneapolis, MN, Carol Schoenecker
Healing Touch Level 4, 4/14–4/17, 2011, Stillwater, MN, Anne Day and Carol Schoenecker
Healing Touch Level 5, 4/19-4/22, 2012, Stillwater, MN, Anne Day
Healing Touch Practitioner Certification, 8/31/2012
Helper for Healing Touch Level 1, 10/15-10/16, 2011, Minneapolis, MN, Carol Schoenecker
Helper for Healing Touch Level 3, 8/17–8/19, 2011, Coon Rapids, MN, Jackie Mielke
Healing Touch Program, Anatomy For Healers, Level 1, 8/4-8/7, 2011, St. Paul MN, Nancy Lester
Multi-Dimensional Waveform Healing, Level 1, Minneapolis, MN, Cindi Claypatch
Health Realization Level 1 and 2, “Bringing Health to Life,” 4/23, 4/30, 5/8, 2008, Minneapolis, MN, Cindi Claypatch
Sacred Art of Caring for Our Dead, National Home Funeral Alliance pre-conference workshop and conference, 10/7 – 10/9, 2010, Boulder Colorado, Donna Belk
Home Funeral Training and Natural Burial Education, 4/30, 2011, Webster, WI, Lucy Basler
Midwifing Death, 2/3-2/4, 2012, Aslan Institute, Burnsville, MN, Lyndall Johnson and Lora Martz
Work Experience
2011–present Peaceful Transitions: Healing Touch for Grief, Loss and End of Life
2011–present partner in Willow, LLC, Burnsville, Minnesota
A business that explores choices for conscious living and dying.
1976–2008 Freelance Food Stylist, Recipe Developer, New Product Developer, Minneapolis, MN
Provided food styling for advertising, cookbooks, PR material for most major food companies in the United States. Developed recipes for many major food companies. Developed new food products for The Pillsbury Company.
1972-1976 Consumer Service Product Specialist for The Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, MN
Volunteer Experience
2011-2012 Fairview Home Care and Hospice Ethics Committee
2010-2012 Fairview Home Care and Hospice, providing Healing Touch for Bereavement Services, working with those who were grieving
2008-2012 Fairview Home Care and Hospice, providing Healing Touch and care giver respite care to families who’s loved ones were dying and care to those at end of life
Affiliations
2/2011-present Healing Beyond Borders (formerly Healing Touch International), Member
1/2010-present Minnesota Coalition of Death Education, Member
1/2010-present Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care, Member
6/2010-present Minnesota Threshold Network, Member
