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Holistic Health Practitioner
Schools and Careers Guide

Avoid nostrums and patent medicines. The habitual use of any drug is harmful. The most eminent physicians are now agreed that very few drugs have any real curative value. The essential thing is right habits of life."                          ~John Harvey Kellogg What is holistic health? The philosophy of holistic health states that the practitioner must only use safe methods of diagnosis and treatment while emphasizing the care of the whole person, including physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects. Almost all forms of natural medicine generally adhere to this basic definition.

How is holistic health practiced?
Holistic Health Practitioner may combine massage therapy, nutritional counseling, herbology, reflexology, acupressure, yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine, polarity, breathwork, or more while working with a client. Some choose to emphasize the bodywork aspect of the profession while others choose to act more as counselors or teachers.

What holistic health degrees or certificates are available?
Programs range from a few months of training to three years. Some provide enough training to become a licensed massage therapist, LMT, (check individual state requirements) with additional training in other areas (TCM, herbology, nutrition, etc.). Other schools provide smaller programs with fewer hours that may not be enough as a stand-alone career, but would provide a good addition to an already existing career as an acupuncturist, chiropractor, etc. Depending on the natural health degree school and program, some practitioners qualify to become massage therapists or licensed counselors upon completion of a master's degree program in holistic health counseling.

Where can I get training?

Alabama

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Alaska

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Arizona

Southwest Institute of Healing Arts - Tempe

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Arkansas

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

California

Career Networks Institute - Costa Mesa

A2Z Health - Reseda

International Professional School of Bodywork - San Diego

Mueller College of Holistic Studies - San Diego - San Diego

Poway Academy - San Diego/Poway

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Colorado

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Connecticut

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Delaware

National Massage Therapy Institute - Wilmington - A campus in Wilmington

Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology & Massage - Dagsboro

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

National Massage Therapy Institute - Wilmington - Wilmington

District of Columbia

National Massage Therapy Institute - Arlington/Falls Church, VA

National Massage Therapy Institute - Arlington/Falls Church, VA

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage - Arlington/Falls Church, VA

Florida

National Personal Training Institute - $3500 Massage Program - Altamonte Springs

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Georgia

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Hawaii

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Idaho

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Illinois

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Indiana

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Iowa

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Kansas

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Kentucky

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Louisiana

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Maine

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Maryland

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

National Massage Therapy Institute - MD/DE/VA - Zero in on Campuses in DE & VA

Massachusetts

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Michigan

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Minnesota

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Mississippi

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Missouri

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Montana

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Nebraska

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Nevada

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

New Hampshire

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

New Jersey

National Massage Therapy Institute - Atlantic City - A campus in Egg Harbor/Atlantic City

National Massage Therapy Institute - Turnersville - A campus in Turnersville

National Massage Therapy Institute - Atlantic City - Egg Harbor/Atlantic City

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

National Massage Therapy Institute - Turnersville - Turnersville

National Massage Therapy Institute - NJ & DE - Zero in on DE location

National Massage Therapy Institute - NJ & PA - Zero in on PA location

New Mexico

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

New York

New York College of Health Professions - Syosset Long Island

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

North Carolina

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

North Dakota

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Ohio

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Oklahoma

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Oregon

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Pennsylvania

National Massage Therapy Institute - A campus in Philadelphia

National Massage Therapy Institute - Philadelphia - Philadelphia

Mt. Nittany Institute of Natural Health - State College

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

National Massage Therapy Institute - PA & DE - Zero in on DE location

National Massage Therapy Institute - PA & NJ - Zero in on NJ location

Rhode Island

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

South Carolina

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

South Dakota

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Tennessee

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Texas

Lauterstein-Conway Massage School - Austin

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Utah

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Vermont

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Virginia

National Massage Therapy Institute - A campus in Arlington Area/Falls Church

National Massage Therapy Institute - Arlington Area/Falls Church

Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage - Arlington Area/Falls Church

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Washington

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

West Virginia

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

Wisconsin

Kaplan University - Online - Training Online

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