BodyTalk for Nurses
WHY A REGISTERED NURSE PRACTICES BODYTALK!
In 2008, alongside my nursing education, I found myself taking BodyTalk classes. BodyTalk is an integrative, consciousness-based healthcare system that embraces a holistic view of the body. Miraculous changes occurred in both my daughter's life and mine, compelling me to delve deeper. In the first class, in the first training manual, I discovered profound insights that would change our lives.
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Ellen Hingst, RN, BSN
American Holistic Nursing Association
Certified Medical Surgical RN
International Daisy Award RN
Advanced Certified BodyTalk Practitioner
www.YourFirstLight.com
Celebrating clinical collaboration and the efficacy of BodyTalk!!
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CASE HISTORY 6.5
Anne, a nurse for comatose clients in an intensive care unit, had just returned to work after completing the first BodyTalk course. She decided to balance just the cortices on 6 of the clients. Two days later, 4 of the 6 clients were awake, to the amazement of the staff and relatives! These clients had all been there for weeks, if not months. She said, “If only I could follow up with more BodyTalk, but once they’re out of a coma, they leave my station!”
(BodyTalk Fundamentals, Dr. John Veltheim and Sylvia Muiznieks, page 109)
Try BodyTalk for Yourself
Learn about this simple technique - a non-invasive technique to balance brain/body energies
The Cortices Technique is a fundamental method in BodyTalk that involves tapping the brain to create an interference pattern. This pattern sends a message to the brain to repair imbalances and to the heart to stabilize and store the changes. The technique is easy to learn and can be practiced once or multiple times a day, depending on your stress level!
"Cardiologists LOVE numbers. My ejection fraction was 30% when I had my heart attack a year ago! Six months later, it was at 38%, better, but still WAY below normal, which starts at 50%. Yesterday, I got another echocardiogram. I am at 55%. I got a serious high five from the doctor who congratulated me on sticking to my medications. Later, however, he marveled at how small the medication dosage was. We are talking about the miracle of BodyTalk and the sessions done on my heart! Thank you SO much! My heart, which was in failure, is now pumping normally!"
- Dianna G
HOLISTIC NURSING
Passionate about holistic nursing, Florence Nightingale reminds us that healthcare should focus on unity, wellness, and the inter-relationship between humans and their environment. BodyTalk initiated my journey into TRUE integrative medicine. What if there was a healthcare system that offered whole healthcare, understood the whole person and their whole story? Furthermore, what if this healthcare system brought results as a stand-alone system or complemented all else a patient was doing? What if the patient had the real answers to their health challenges? "BodyTalk is the first and only translation of the philosophy and theory of Holistic Nursing. It is an integrative holistic approach that actually serves to align complex systems at all levels. Unity is the focus, not separation. Access allows others to be the leader and director of their own care. It is the highest form of self-care and a way to honor self." Jalma Mesnick Marcus, RN, BS, MS, HN-BC, CLSE, AT, author, speaker, educator, holistic/integrative practitioner.
Advanced Training in Nursing
I have received advanced training in nursing, which includes earning a Certified Advanced Medical-Surgical Certificate from ANCC and nearly completing a program to become a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. This comprehensive education, along with extensive experience in hospice care, newborn ICU, psychiatric care, family systems theory, and cancer treatment, has equipped me with the knowledge and clinical skills needed to deliver outstanding patient care. While this training significantly enhances my ability to serve patients, it's my love and compassion for those who are struggling that truly fuels my passion for improving lives. I have a deep commitment to helping suicide victims and their grieving loved ones, as well as those battling mental illness and other forms of suffering. This dedication drives me to seek out solutions where none previously existed. I am especially devoted to serving the underserved and those often deemed undeserving, where access to clinical care is limited. For those who feel hopeless, I am determined to find ways to enhance their quality of life. In essence, my advanced training and heartfelt compassion work hand-in-hand to provide the highest level of care to those in need.
International Daisy Award
Ellen has been honored by the Daisy Foundation multiple times for her passion and compassion in serving patients from all walks of life. Learn more about this honor.
A Path to Wellness
WELCOME!
Within these pages, I celebrate a true integrative system that has complemented my nursing and patient care. Perhaps we are in a break room, having a cup of tea, discussing clinical concerns, or pausing outside a clinical patient door, grateful for the outcome after our many instances of Code Greys, Blues, Reds, and White! Wherever you are, my nursing colleague, come to pause, put those tired feet up, let me share the wonders of consciousness-based care, and even tap out your cortices or give you a mini session!
CELEBRATING ALL WE ARE, ALL WE DO, AND ALL WE ACCOMPLISH - AS NURSES!