THE HAELEN CENTER
Welcome to the Haelen Center for Healing Touch Program™.
Healing Touch is a nurturing, compassionate energy therapy. Providers consciously work in a heart-centered and intentional way with a gentle, light or above body touch to enhance, support, and facilitate physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and support the individual’s natural, self-healing ability.
The *Haelen Center is also the site for classes in the Healing Touch Program™ and is part of the Healing Touch Network of the East Bay/San Francisco: bringing the Healing Touch to your neighborhood.
The Haelen Center is presented by the Care Ministry of Hillcrest Congregational Church, UCC, 404 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523. No fee is charged. Donations are welcomed.
* "Haelen" is Old English for "to make whole, hale, hearty'.
Haelen's beloved co-founder, Martha Engelbert, welcomes all to the Haelen Clinic.
Martha passed away in December 2023 at the age of 100.
Healing Touch ™ Appointments
Healing Touch sessions take place at Hillcrest Congregational Church, UCC, 404 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA
Appointments take place in a safe and sacred environment, and typically last approximately 40-50 minutes. The recipient lies fully clothed on a massage table or is seated in a chair. No fee is charged. Donations are welcomed. Appointments are available to those in our outer community
Appointment Availability
1st Saturday of each month: one session at 10:30 A.M.
3rd Thursday of each month: two sessions: 1st at 10:30 A.M. and 2nd at 12 P.M.
Contact haelen6@gmail.com for more information or to make an appointment.
For information on The Healing Touch Program™ visit their website.
Benefits of Healing Touch™
Ongoing, wide-ranging research suggest the benefits of receiving Healing Touch ™ include:
Reducing pain, anxiety, effects of a trauma
Providing support during chemotherapy
Enhancing recovery from surgery
Relieving stress and depression
Strengthening the immune system
Deepening spiritual connection
Background of Healing Touch Program ™
The Healing Touch ™ Program consists of a group of volunteers dedicated to helping our community by providing an energy modality called Healing Touch (HT).
We have been trained by THE HEALING PROGRAM™, WORLDWIDE LEADERS IN ENERGY MEDICINE, Creating Healing Relationships; and adhere to its Code of Ethics, and Scope of Practice.
Healing Touch™ was founded by Janet Mentgen, BSN, RN in 1989 as a continuing education program for nurses and other health care professionals. It is now used as a complementary or integrative modality in hospitals, hospices, and is used by health care professionals and trained non-medical people in a variety of settings.