This course offers an in-depth look at depression, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment, plus vital suicide prevention strategies.
Learn the historical use, extraction methods, clinical effects, current research, contraindications, and key elements of essential oils in aromatherapy.
Learn about the types of anxiety disorders as well as conventional and integrative treatment approaches to anxiety disorders.
Learn about how food affects one's mood, the types of nutrients that can improve mental health, types of eating disorders, and how to incorporate mindful eating as a way of supporting positive mental health.
(14.5 contact hours) Foundations 1 covers stress management, physical activity, nutrition, and healing environments, integrating traditional healing with modern healthcare.
Learn about the principles, interventions, therapeutic uses, and physiological and psychological responses of music therapy and sound healing.
Learn about the different types of energy, the concept of energy healing, and the various types of energy healing available today.
Learn about how stress affects the body and holistic stress management techniques including self-awareness, cognitive restructuring, effective communication, guided imagery, social support, art therapy, and journaling.
Discover the impact of happiness, positive experiences, and emotions on the brain, exploring their connection with neuroplasticity, determinants, and assessment tools/practices.
(10 contact hours) Foundations 2 explores Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine, spirituality, and meditation, blending ancient healing with modern practices.