| Though there are many healing arts colleges | | | | holistic workshops and seminars that can be |
| that offer holistic medicine programs in | | | | completed in less than three months -- |
| massage therapy, acupuncture, reflexology, | | | | popular training options include biofeedback, |
| and homeopathy -- were you aware that there | | | | energy healing, hypnotherapy, iridology, |
| are a number of traditional schools that | | | | reflexology, and home herbal remedies. |
| provide holistic health courses in herbology, | | | | Longer, more course-intensive holistic |
| holistic nutrition, and other integrative | | | | medicine programs like homeopathy, |
| medicine treatments? | | | | chiropractic, naturopathy, and acupuncture |
| | | | may take up to four years to complete. |
| Students interested in enrolling in holistic | | | | |
| medicine programs can learn about hundreds of | | | | Overall, the outlook for holistic health |
| herbs and dietary supplements that are used | | | | practitioners is very positive. |
| for common clinical conditions. In addition | | | | Chiropractors, for instance, have the |
| to herbal studies, there are alternative | | | | potential to earn over $100,000 annually; and |
| health courses in energy healing that provide | | | | massage therapists can earn over $30 hourly. |
| spiritual-based training in Reiki, touch | | | | The greater prospect that holistic medicine |
| therapy, and metaphysics, among others. | | | | programs present to already-established |
| | | | healthcare providers is the additional, |
| While some of these holistic medicine | | | | natural health-based services, which they can |
| programs require campus attendance, many can | | | | offer to patients and clients, alike. |
| be completed via home-study. For example, | | | | |
| did you know that you can earn a certificate | | | | If you (or someone you know) are interested |
| or diploma in complementary therapies like | | | | in learning more about these or other healing |
| botanical medicine, hypnotherapy, and | | | | arts programs, let professional training |
| aromatherapy from the convenience of your | | | | within fast-growing industries like massage |
| laptop computer? Though these are just a few | | | | therapy, naturopathy, acupuncture, oriental |
| of the available online courses, individuals | | | | medicine, Reiki, and others get you started! |
| can also pursue continuing education in | | | | Explore holistic medicine programs near you. |
| holistic medicine as well. Not to be | | | | |
| outdone, the National Center for | | | | Holistic Medicine Programs |
| Complementary and Alternative Medicine | | | | |
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| tuition will vary. There are, however, | | | | |