Transformative Nature of Therapeutic Touch® as Compassion Meditation: Sculpting From Within.
Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association December 1, 2025 DOI: 10.1177/08980101241301124 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Caring Compassion Human-energy field Therapeutic touch Transformation Unitary-transformative Wellbecoming |
| Key findings | Compassion, as a universal force, fosters self-development, transformation, and healing, and is exemplified by Therapeutic Touch. |
Abstract
Holistic nurses intentionally respond to the suffering of others with compassion. This article presents knowledge relevant to the Universal force of compassion from three knowledge sources: (a) neuroscience, (b) the chakra system by clairvoyants, and (c) nursing theorists Watson, Newman, and Smith. In the past two decades an increase in research on compassion has yielded information that has implications for fostering self-development, transformation, and healing. Therapeutic Touch® (TT), a compassion-based holistic human energy field therapy, is used as a practice exemplar.