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        <title><![CDATA[A Strategy for Boosting Wellness]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[While at home feeling vulnerable  there are ways to boost the body's protective energy that are easy  free  and useful ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/strategy-for-wellness.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1586636807</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Cup of Kindness]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The workplace is changing  for the better  for us all  Let the healing continue ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/kindness.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1513810628</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Water: the Wonderful Element]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[What can we add to water that is drugged and dazed when it comes out of our tap ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/wonderful-element.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1504442983</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Water Leads the Way]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Embracing symptoms as a necessary dialogue with the body is a challenge  but doing so is an opportunity to learn from our own deep well of wisdom ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/water.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1495022964</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is Sacred ]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA["Now is the season to know that everything you do is sacred " wrote Persian poet Hafiz in the 14th century &nbsp ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/sacred.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1481643068</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Ways to Advocate are Needed]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The plight of 60 million caregivers is treated as a personal challenge  but it is a serious economic issue that may soon overwhelm state and federal budgets  Activists  analysts and family caregivers gathered in Washington  DC to share current efforts and future actions ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/america_cares.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1479227838</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Introduction to Comforting Touch]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read an excerpt from the first chapter of&nbsp Comforting Touch in Dementia and End of Life Care: Take My Hand ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/radiant_sea.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1478270819</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Our Radiant Sea]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every heart beat has an electrical charge that travels through you in waves  But there is more ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/february_2016.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1456771219</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Move with the Elements]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stay in rhythm with nature  even in winter ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/january_2016.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1452273534</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Gift of Presence]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Intensify the experience of the season by engaging all of the senses ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/meditation_december.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1450101213</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Song of the Day]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Live the day like a song you know by heart ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/wuwei.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1449528548</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letting Go of the Stresses of the Day]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stress is a normal part of life  Ways to de-stress should also be part of life  even for children  Help a child  or anyone you love  enter a stress reduction mode through caring  focused touch  It will take only a few minutes  but will have a lasting effect ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/addressing-stress.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1441636828</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hands on Family Care]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[You would be surprised at how quickly you can help someone you love when they feel stressed  are fighting a cold  or have an upset stomach  just by using &nbsp a few minutes of focused touch ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/massage-for-family-care.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1439760912</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Communicating at the Speed of Light]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jim Oschman  a scientist and researcher  spoke at a small gathering in Washington  DC about the vibratory nature of the body  He described movements at the cellular level as electromagnetic waves that communicate at the speed of light  The waves travel within the body  and also radiate from the body  creating an electromagnetic field filled with information ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/speed-of-light.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1432844044</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Uniting Family Caregivers of America]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[People providing care for loved ones may feel alone  but they are part of a caregiving force that is 65 million people strong  Providing them with the help they need is in the news  as politicians and policy advisers address the issue  A national Caregiver Corps is one proposal being considered for the near future ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/caregiver-corps.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1425991771</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Book of the Month]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comforting Touch for Dementia and End of Life Care: Take My Hand has been translated into German ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/german-translation.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1424734053</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Solstice and the Need for Light]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Around this time of year  when nights are long and days are cold  I remember a story about an elderly Taoist sage who slept 20 hours a day in the winter and four hours a day in the summer ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/solstice.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1419363813</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Good Tidings About Integrative Therapies]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs is&nbsp devoted to research on integrative approaches for people with cancer  building the evidence base for wise use of these modalities ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/journal-articles.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1417550141</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Shared Response to Baby s First Illness]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Respiratory virus is making the news  While there may be "nothing we can do" about the virus  there is always something we can do for the person who has it ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/rsv.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1412790100</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[End of Life Care Conversations]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Insurers  including Medicare  are recognizing the need for guidance in navigating the unknowns of end of life care ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/end-of-life-care.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1409600297</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Now in German]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now available in German &nbsp ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/german-translation.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1401716586</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[German Translation Coming]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comforting Touch for Dementia and End of Life Care: Take My Hand will soon be available in German ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/german.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1389814481</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Headache Treatments from an Energetic Perspective]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[An acute headache may seem like "nothing" but a nuisance to some people  but to a perceptive practitioner it can be a clue to restoring the energetic terrain to normal  That is the basis of preventive health care and the meaning of the saying  "a person with a small illness leads a long life"  A class for massage therapists on April 13 will delve into the details of different headache types and how to address them effectively ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/headache-treatments.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1387817570</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Getting Closer to Nature]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who knows what truth is ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/nature.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1378492043</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Wholeness in Caregiving]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you provide comforting touch  who is giving and who is receiving ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/helping.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1378484007</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Unspoken love]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[If someone seems to be not aware that you are there  is your presence worthwhile  Joel Swerdlow shares what he experienced with his mother ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/jswerdlow.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1373049784</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Observing National CNA Week]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Certified nursing assistants were recognized with special appreciation on June 19 at Bridge View Nursing Home  where Elemental Touch led in-service classes on "Skilled Touch" and provided chair massage sessions for CNAs and other staff ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/cna-week.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1372779174</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Biomedical Use of Brain Waves]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Focused brain waves can fly a small robotic helicopter  demonstrating the radiant power we can access and direct for creating beneficial changes ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/brain-waves.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1372773707</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Life After Dinner]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why spend an hour preparing a meal that will be eaten in five  maybe ten  minutes  Why not just get take-out ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/life-after-dinner.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1370035798</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Classes ]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are bringing comforting touch to the community through in-service sessions at nursing homes  classes for licensed massage therapists  and workshops for family caregivers ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/events.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1363453719</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Subtle Side of Love]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes small change has great value  Especially when communicating subtle signs of affection with a partner who is no longer verbal ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/subtle-side-of-love.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1360878159</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Welcome Mystery]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[January 1  2013]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/worth-pondering.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1357062127</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[It Takes a Planet]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Disease International is an organization that seeks to unite the world in caring  It coordinates the activities of Alzheimer's associations in 78 countries  a response to the growing need for support for people faced with this issue &nbsp ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/it-takes-a-planet.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1353864986</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Travel Like a Taoist]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was on the runway at JFK airport when the plane's engines revved up for takeoff  It is the worst part of flying for me  I feel like I have to run alongside the plane to help it get airborne  But that's not the only time I feel nervous when traveling &nbsp ]]></description>
        <link>http://elementaltouch.org/blog/travel-.php</link>
		<pubDate> 1351538624</pubDate>
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