Holistic Health Care Practitioner

Holistic Health Practitioner Program (Level I, II & III)

Our Holistic Health Practitioner Program allows therapists to broaden their skills (more bodywork tracks) as well as deepen their expertise in track of interest (additional study within track or assist instruction in next offering).  Tracks specific to the HHP program have an educator component, fostering the teacher student relationship as well as client therapist relationship.  Our HHP courses are offered generally weekends and evenings. The HHP curriculum can be completed in roughly a one-year time frame, depending on rate of study.  Students may also enroll in HHP courses on an “a la carte” basis.

Access Energy Track (choose 80)

Access Energy I, II & III (20, 40 or 60 hrs) includes: Bars and MTVSS. Bars comprise gentle touch contact on 32 points on the head, feet and hands. Each head position is specific to clearing a mental/emotional stress pattern, and enhancing blood flow to the central nervous system. MTVSS or Molecular Terminal Valence Sloughing Systems is a frequency technique that allows the body to receive more oxygen and restructure itself on a molecular level. It can be applied anywhere on the body. Specific positions are recommended for enhancing the immune system. Repeated attendance (3 times) qualifies the student to teach Bars and MTVSS to the general public.

Access Body Processes I & II (20hrs) offers processes for addressing trauma, injury, scar tissue and detoxification. The course addresses trauma’s impact on the nervous system and mental/emotional states. Light touch techniques offered for releasing shock and trauma, detoxifying amalgams, and freeing scar tissue.

 Bodywork Modules and Allied Modalities (see Massage Therapist Program for additional offerings)

Five Phases Physiology and Nutrition (20 hrs) presents nutrition through the lens of the Taoist five phases of transformation: metal, water, wood, fire and earth.  Students learn how to support the function of the vital organs and overall vitality through nutrition and positive attitude.  Nutrition and the therapeutic properties of food will be discussed.  Students will learn how to individualize a health-building whole food diet and share basic principles of health building through nutrition with their clients.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (20hrs) offers gentle lymphatic drainage techniques for detoxifying the body and enhancing the immune systemic system. Manual Lymphatic Drainage involves, light pulsing pressure applied to the superficial lymph vessels within the extremities and torso.

Medical Qigong Practitioner (200hr) offers advanced training in energy work and Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is designed for the serious student interested in conducting a private practice in energy-based bodywork and self-healing exercises. Graduates will be granted a certificate of completion in Medical Qigong. Our MQP program is recognized by the International Institute for Medical Qigong and is currently the only Medical Qigong training offered in conjunction with the International Institute in Southern California.

Medical Qigong Essentials (30 hours) introduces the student to Medical Qigong self-healing exercises for establishing exceptional wellbeing in the body, mind and spirit. Medical Qigong exercises will be taught that help the body correct physical and energetic imbalances.  The exercises strengthen and regulate the internal organs, nervous system and immune systems as well as relieve pain, regulate hormones and release deep-seated emotions.  The course will introduce the student to the basic theories of energy tonification, purgation and regulation of the body's organs and energy channels, as well as strengthening the body's protective energy field (Wei Qi).

Introduction to Diagnosis and Treatment (30 hrs) builds on material covered in first course.  Students are led through a progressive series of advanced Shen Gong (Spirit Skill) meditations and exercises, used to develop advanced intuitive diagnostic skills. Additionally, students will learn the Medical Qigong treatment protocol for treating patients as well as avoiding the absorption of Toxic Chi while in a clinical environment. Includes protocols for releasing and integrating emotional states. Practicum includes clinics and case studies.

 Clinical Foundations (30 hrs) offers an overview of the major principles and foundational structures that govern Traditional Chinese Medical Qigong. Other topics covered include: three levels of ancient Taoist Mysticism, four functional properties of energy, materializing and dematerializing energy, combining Medical Qigong with other modalities and Chi emitting methods. Students will have a deeper comprehension of the body’s energetic matrix as it pertains to Traditional Chinese Medicine, Disease, Diagnosis, and the Medical Qigong Clinic. The focus will be placed on integrating clinic qigong modalities, advanced assessment, energetic modulation skills. Practicum includes clinics and case studies.

 Treatment of Organ Diseases and Medical Qigong Prescription Exercises (110 hrs) offers an overview of the major principles and foundational structures that govern Traditional Chinese Medical Qigong.

This course is designed to introduce students to the advanced theories and clinical modalities of internal organ treatment, as well as the Medical Qigong Exercises and Meditations prescribed as homework in the Medical Qigong Clinic. Student will learn protocols for addressing specific organ diseases as they pertain to Traditional Chinese Medicine, Diagnosis and Medical Qigong prescriptions. Practicum includes 50 hrs of clinics and case studies.

Touch for Health Protocols and Clinical Pathology (25hrs) covers muscle testing and corrections for 14 indicator muscles and their related organs, glands and meridians. The course will address clinical pathologies present within the classroom and clinic affecting the vital organs. Common pathologies covered include: vagus nerve impingment, hiatal hernia, irritable bowel syndrome, prolapsed colon, indigestion, liver insufficiency/toxicity and overgrowth of candida albicans. Touch for Health techniques are utilized to assess imbalances. Corrections offered may include visceral manipulation, myofascial release of the cervical vertebra and adjunctive supplementation.

Tui Na I (30 hrs) addresses the imbalances in the muscular, joint and meridian systems. Tui Na is a classic Asian style of bodywork based on traditional Chinese medical theory of the flow of Qi through the meridians. The techniques include rhythmic compression along energy channels of the body, as well as a variety of techniques to manipulate and lubricate the joints. Tui Na directly affects the flow of energy by holding and pressing the body at acupressure points. It includes massage techniques to mobilize soft tissue, acupressure techniques to directly affect the flow of Qi and manipulation techniques to realign musculoskeletal and ligamentous relationships to establish a more balanced flow of Qi.

Tui Na II (30 hours) builds on techniques from Tui Na I but is more active and dynamic, using larger strokes and movements of the muscles, joints and bones.  More specific techniques for the major joints of the body will be explored, as well as further development of hand techniques.  Discussions of the meridian system will be expanded, along with specific acupressure points to be incorporated into treatments. 

Visceral Lymphatic Drainage (30 hrs) offers Chi Nei Tsang bodywork techniques and five element theory for safely detoxifying the deep lymphatics of the abdomen and vital organs.  The approach clears the deep lymphatic channels, through freeing the fascial web that binds the vital organs, glands, arteries, veins, lymph vessels and nodes. The lymphatics are an intricate waterway system that flow steadily throughout the body, cleansing and purifying the blood.  Additional techniques are offered for detoxifying and balancing the vital organs. Techniques include acupressure, scooping, spiraling and healing sounds.