Biography
Dr. Janet F. Quinn has dedicated over 25 years to the teaching, research, and practice of whole person healing. She is committed to the creation of a true caring and healing health care system, and believes that the cultivation of authentic spirituality and a life grounded in love and compassion are key elements of healing for health care practitioners and the people they serve. Dr. Quinn is an InterSpiritual spiritual guide in private practice; Founder/Director of the Touching Body, Tending Soul™ program; founding faculty and Spiritual Director in Residence of the former Claritas Institute Interspiritual Mentor Training Program; Director of HaelanWorks; Associate Professor (adjunct) at the University of Colorado School of Nursing and an elected fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She is an international speaker and consultant in Re-Visioning the Nursing Shortage; Creating Habitats for Healing; Spirituality and Healing; Integrative Medicine/Nursing; Therapeutic Touch, Healing, Health Professional Sustainability and Healthcare as Spiritual Practice. Dr. Quinn is the author of a book of affirmations and meditations for women entitled I Am A Woman Finding My Voice, and is president of Wisdom Stones, LLC, which produces and markets touchstones to what matters most. She is also a passionate horsewoman and can often be found hanging out at the barn with her equine friends exploring the healing potential in the horse-human relationship.
Education
PhD in Nursing Research and Theory Development, New York University
Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)
Registered Nurse in the State of Colorado
Teaching
Associate Professor, Adjunct, University of Colorado School of Nursing, Denver
Teaching, researching and practicing Therapeutic Touch for 30 years
Founding Associate Director, Faculty and Spiritual Director in Residence, Claritas Institute for Interspiritual Inquiry Interspiritual Mentor Training Program
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"Consciousness and Healing Panel" with Marilyn Schlitz, Elliott Dacher, and Janet Quinn
IONS President Marilyn Mandala Schlitz leads a Consciousness and Healing panel with Elliott Dacher and Janet Quinn for the Next Evolution of Health Summit.
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"Therapeutic Touch" with Janet Quinn (sample)
Join a thought-provoking discussion between mind-body healer, Janet Quinn, PhD and host Marilyn Schlitz. Janet helped pioneer Therapeutic Touch and received the first federal grant for research in this field in the 1980s.
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"The Way of the Healer" with Janet Quinn
You Are the Medicine and You Are Enough
In this seminar, through our conversation and gentle inquiry, we explore the essential principles inherent in walking this earth in the way of the healer. Not only those in the health professions are called to this ancient way, in fact, unfortunately, many are not. Each of us, by intention and ...