Underlying Mechanism of Healing Touch

The exact mechanism of how Healing Touch works is unknown. It has been postulated that all living beings are fields of energy that are in constant interplay with the surrounding environment.

Nurse theorist Martha Rogers stated that the energy field is the most fundamental unit of living beings and their environment. This theory is consistent with the nature of energy and living systems as is currently theorized in modern physics. She described the most concentrated part of this field as the physical body, but this energy field also extends beyond the level of the skin, imperceptible to the untrained senses.

In summary, Rogers' framework emphasizes that all living things are made up of energy, that living things are continually, simultaneously, and mutually exchanging energy with each other, working toward a universal order. Healing Touch is based upon these concepts.