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About Janet Hovde

Janet Hovde uses her gifts of training and experience within the Western medical framework, ability to balance energy, and ability to access information to help people heal in body, mind and spirit. Janet is a licensed Occupational Therapist and a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner.  She is an advanced practitioner of Chinese Energetic Medicine, and has training in psychic development. 

Janet earned her Master of Arts degree in Human Development at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in June 2008. Her in-depth studies enabled her to create curriculum in the care of the human energy system (including the energy centers, or chakras, and the energy field, or aura), care of the heart chakra (affected by emotional imbalances related to recent and old losses) and intuition development.

Janet is a teacher. See UPCOMING CLASSES for new class offerings.

Janet team-taught the 3-credit Energy Healing class in the Integrative Health & Healing 2-year degree or 1.5 year certificate program at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in the Fall semesters of 2005 and 2007.

Demonstrations and talks have been provided for many organizations, including:

  • “Healing Touch in Long Term Care,” Minnesota Medical Directors Association annual meeting, one-hour breakout session, 2005.
  • “Healing Touch in Long Term Care,” WebEx presentation available statewide, Stratis Health, 2005.
  • Introduction to Healing Touch,” to seniors as part of Wilder’s Healthy Aging program, 2005-2006.
  • "Biofield & Intuitive Healing," St. Croix Center for the Healing Arts, 2003-05.
  • “Chinese Energy Medicine," Foundations of Integrative Care, Metropolitan State University, 2004.
  • “Chinese  Energy Medicine,” provided volunteer healing sessions for soldiers and civil workers, United States Army Reserve Center, 2003.
  • “Chinese Energy Medicine,” co-presented with a colleague to Knox Presbyterian Church members and public, 2002.
  • “Daycare—Overworked and Underpaid?” in collaboration with tax consultant presentation, Licensed Child Care Providers of Anoka County, Circle Pines, MN, 2000.
  • “Healing Touch,” Friendship Center (adult daycare), Minneapolis, MN, 1999.

Janet also teaches clients tools tailored to their goals and needs, to continue to support themselves between sessions.

She is a member of Minnesota Occupational Therapy Association, Minnesota Coalition for Death Education and Support, and the Integrative Healer’s Consortium.

Janet feeds her energy system through play with fabric, color and gardening.