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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: ADJUNCT THERAPIES
REFLEXOLOGY
Reflexology is an entire system of analysis and treatment devoted to the hands and feet. By stimulating specific reflex points, the functioning of the corresponding organs, connective tissue, bony structure, body systems, and energy pathways are beneficially affected. Our instruction integrates this system with Polarity Therapy and Chakra Balancing, making Reflexology a much more dynamic and effective modality and offering you as a student another integration of modalities.
HYDROTHERAPY
Hydrotherapy is the scientific application of water to the body, internally and externally, for therapeutic purposes. In this course, you receive an introductory class/demonstration to Aquatic Integration™ and Watsu®. Students will also have the opportunity to experience and explore giving these modalities during the introduction. Please visit the following websites for more information about these amazing modalities:
HOMEOPATHY & HERBALISM
Classical Homeopathy
Homeopathy is the second most widely used system of medicine in the world. Homeopathy, from Greek homoeo (meaning similar) and pathos (meaning suffering), is a system of medicine based on treating like with like. The same principle is widespread in mainstream medicine, the most notable examples being antidotes and vaccines. Homeopathy addresses the cause, not the symptoms. The theory that like can be treated with like can be traced back as far Hypocrites (468–377 BC), but it wasn't until the work of Samuel Hahnemann (1755–1843) that the theory developed into a usable practice. In this part of the course you will explore the history and use of the organic medicine of Classical Homeopathy. Specific remedies will be discussed for various pathologies of disease within the BodyMind in order for you to have a better understanding of the onset and treatment of dis-ease with this healing medicine.
Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine is the art and science of using herbs for promoting health and preventing and treating illness. It has persisted as the world's primary form of medicine since the beginning of time, with a written history more than 5,000 years old. Medicinally, an herb is prepared from living or dried plants or plant parts and is used for its therapeutic value. Many of the world's herbal traditions also include mineral and animal substances as "herbal medicines." In this short introduction class you will learn about the history and use of herbal medicine within the most widely used traditions of Western Herbalism, Traditional Chinese Medicine, the traditional medical system of China—which is the second-largest medical system in the world after Western medicine—and Traditional Ayurvedic Medicine (Ayurveda), the traditional medical system of India and Nepal and the third largest herbal medicine system in the world today.
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