FREE CNE COURSE · 1 CONTACT HOUR
Rekindle Your Joy in Nursing Through the Healing Art of Presence
Discover how to bring calm, grounded, fully present attention to every patient interaction — through intention, grounding, deep listening, and gratitude — drawing on neuroscience, holistic nursing practice, and real bedside stories, not one more task on your to-do list.
✦Free ✦1 CNE Contact Hour ✦Self-Paced ✦Practical Bedside Skills
Learn It. Live it. Teach it.
Presence isn't one more task to add to your shift. It's a quality you already have. This training helps you cultivate it in yourself first, then bring it to your patients, your colleagues, and the people you love.
YOUR PATH TO PRESENCE
Have You Ever Finished a Shift Feeling Like You Never Really Saw Your Patients?
Modern healthcare runs on checklists, charting, and tight timelines. As a nurse or healthcare provider, it's easy to get so focused on what has to get done that the person in front of you gets lost, and so does the joy that brought you to this work.
How do you stay present when you're stretched thin? How do you set aside your own stress before you walk into a room? How do you help a patient feel seen and heard in just a few minutes? Most continuing education never asks these questions.
THE CURRICULUM
Three Pillars of Healing Presence
The Neuroscience of Presence
Why the right brain is the "seat of inner peace"
How the left-brain ego drives the need to be right
Shifting from fear to love in patient interactions
Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor's lesson on the energy we bring
From Fixing to Serving
Why fixing and helping are the work of the ego
Seeing patients as whole
Supporting each patient's innate capacity to heal
Bridging a patient's story and their lived experience
Presence Practices
Setting an intention before each encounter
Grounding breath, eye contact, and validation
Deep listening and the power of "me too"
Gratitude that builds resilience
By the End of This Training
You'll be able to
heal through presence
Define healing presence and explain why it matters as much as technical skill
Describe how the right and left hemispheres shape presence and ego
Shift from fixing and helping to serving the whole person
Use intention, grounding, eye contact, and validation at the bedside
Practice deep listening that helps patients feel seen and heard
Cultivate gratitude to protect your energy and strengthen resilience
IS THIS FOR YOU
This training is
perfect for
Whether you're a new nurse or a seasoned provider feeling the weight of the work, this training meets you where you are.
Bedside & Med-Surg Nurses
ICU & Critical Care Nurses
Oncology Nurses
Hospice & Palliative Care Nurses
School & Community Health Nurses
Holistic & Integrative Practitioners
THE INSTRUCTOR
Taught by a Board-Certified Holistic Nurse Who Puts Presence First
In this training, Holly Taylor, BSN, RN, HNB-BC, CST-T, holistic nurse and CEO of The Holistic Nurse Academy, shares how to make healing presence the priority in every patient interaction.
A registered nurse for 15 years and a board-certified holistic nurse, Holly is trained in craniosacral therapy, acupressure, and Reiki. She works with hospice patients in an integrative touch therapy program and volunteers with Survivor Wellness, offering free craniosacral sessions to people on their cancer journey.
This training blends neuroscience, holistic nursing practice, and real stories from the bedside, so you leave with simple practices you can use on your very next shift, with your patients, your colleagues, and yourself.
"Presence isn't one more task. It's the most healing thing we have to offer."
Enroll Today
Take the next step toward more present, more joyful care, and earn 1 CNE contact hour at no cost.
Free Access
FREE
No cost · Instant access
Full video presentation, taught by a holistic nurse
1 AHNA-approved CNE contact hour
Knowledge quiz and certificate of completion
Practical presence practices for the bedside
Learn on any device, at your own pace
Holistic Nurse Academy
Evidence-informed holistic education for nurses, practitioners, and wellness-minded individuals.
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the American Holistic Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This training is for educational purposes and does not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.