However, the pressure to train others to practice increased until I finally agreed to develop an integrative educational and pedagogical system to train synergists. I believe that most people can learn how to develop a listening and compassionate touch if they are taught in a supportive and non-stressful environment. Individual attention and supervision is a vital factor in teaching people how to practice this work. We continually move from theory to practice and vice-versa. Above all, teaching requires a great deal of patience.
Some synergists gravitate toward working with especially challenging clients.
Others are excited about bringing the work to children. Several physical therapists have successfully introduced Rubenfeld Synergy into their hospital practice. As a byproduct, they have also worked with the families of their severely disabled child clients. I have been interested in using it with couples and families. In The Listening Hand, I devoted a chapter to couples and designed many exercises that they can do together.