I’ve been rereading Deane Juhan’s book, Touched by the Goddess: The Physical, Psychological, & Spiritual Powers of Bodywork. What a title!! And what amazing writing. There is no one in the field of bodywork with his skill in wordsmithing. It is pure pleasure to read his writing.
It was under-emphasized in my acupuncture education that touch, in and of itself, is worthy of consideration as a focus of training. I suspect touch is so much a part of our everyday experience—it is, after all, a big part of how we navigate our way through our environment—that it is easily overlooked and underappreciated.