How to Become a Holistic Medicine Practitioner

There are plenty of options in the field of holistic medicine practice. Holistic medicine often combines multiple treatments at the same time. To become a practitioner, you'll need to be experienced in a variety of complimentary disciplines, like osteopathy. The basis of holistic medicine involves treating the body, mind and soul of your patients. Using holistic medicine, you can treat patients suffering from the common cold to backaches to arthritis to diabetes. Follow these steps to find out how to do so as a holistic medicine practitioner.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer with Internet access
• Money for holistic medicine classes
• Certification

Study To Become a Practitioner

1. Visit the "Holistic Junction" Web site (see Resources below).

2. Start by selecting a program of interest from the drop-down box. For the most results, select "Show All" types of practices.

3. Find a school near you by entering your zip code into the box provided.

4. Click "Find My School" to proceed.

5. Browse through the listed schools within the results.

6. Fill in your contact information in the area provided for you. Request more information from all the schools you're interested in.

7. Click "Request Info" to visit the school's Web site.

8. Evaluate the information you receive from each of your potential schools. Select the schools that offer the widest variety of classes, have a favorable instructor to student ratio, offer tuition assistance and are located either near you or in a city to which you can easily move.

9. Apply to the programs you've chosen. Pay careful attention to application due dates. Make sure you include all the supplementary materials needed to process your application.

Expand Your Knowledge of Holistic Medicine

10. Become familiar with herbal and vitamin supplements, as well as nutrients-rich foods. All these contain medicinal properties that can significantly treat disease.

11. Gain an understanding of acupuncture, a Chinese practice that concentrates on relieving ailments by applying pressure to specific pressure points. Acupuncture can be used to treat a variety of ailments. It's often used in conjunction with herbal supplements.

12. Integrate reflexology into your treatments. Reflexology focuses on releasing tension and pain by massaging nerve endings located on the soles of the feet. These nerve endings are connected to all major organs and the spine.

13. Add massage therapy to your holistic treatments. Massage therapies include a wide variety of styles that can address a number of ailments. These therapies also relieve tension and pain caused by a wide variety of disorders and conditions.

14. Use visualization and meditation techniques to help soothe and relieve stress within your patients. Stress has been linked to a majority of disorders and disease.

Tips & Warnings

• Some states have specific licensing requirements. Be sure to check before enrolling in a course of study.
• The cost for becoming a practitioner can vary from moderately expensive to expensive, depending on how much training you need.
• If your patient experiences any symptoms like severe vomiting, diarrhea or a high fever, call an ambulance. Tell your patient to seek immediate medical attention if they start to feel poorly at home.
• Encourage your patients to keep their primary physician informed about the holistic medicine treatment they want to start with you.

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