Welcome to Naturopathic School of the Healing Arts, licensed by the Michigan Dept. of Education, wherein graduates may pursue personal accreditation by the American Naturopathic Certification Board.
We offer hands-on, experiential naturopathic education in a living classroom setting, with a strong focus on cross- training in multiple disciplines.
New program years begin each October, with registration open now for fall. Thank you for visiting our web site, and we welcome your telephone calls and attendance at any open house. Those seeking financial aid from "Michigan Works" programs may find further insight on our "Financial Planning" page. Naturopathic School is now on their list for educational funding- see : http://michiganworks.org/
We offer the following diploma programs:
Naturopathy Diploma Program (ND)
Massage Therapy/Natural Medicine Program - for licensure
Our unique massage therapy program integrates energy work with classical massage therapy practice and theory, as well as simple applied natural therapeutics such as castor oil packs and fomentations, and some herbal applications. The best of both worlds- technical orthopedic approaches integrated with intuitive, caring , energy-based bodywork therapies for our world ahead, and you come away with a firm foundation in natural medicine, combined with the requisite educational standard for National Certification in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
We are a living naturopathy three year experiential diploma program with on-site mentored clinical internship training. We offer integration of western and eastern natural healing arts principles for personal enrichment and professional practitioner training.
STUDENTS in the current Naturopathy program SHARE:
"This is a transformational program... my life began to change within a few short months....I am excited about going into year two this fall ! "
" I really appreciate curriculum design, which includes practitioner development and mentored student clinics, so that we have plenty of supervised practice to prepare us for the professional world. "
"What firms my commitment to this program is the gift of the philosophy it operates within - that of a truly holistic approach to living on earth, healing, and understanding health processes, while continually seeing the effectiveness of their application."
"Every segment of this program brings me several steps deeper into a world that I and my loved ones envision for present time and the future... thank you for your uplifting yet grounded way of offering these deep traditional teachings".
" A humane and gentle set of tools and approaches for me to bring into hospital settings"
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Naturopathy is not an allopathic medical practice, and Naturopaths do not "practice medicine" - they are instead fully trained healers and natural physicians providing services, facilitation, and education to clients for health goals through advisory, programs, hands-on therapeutics, and teaching. Naturopaths do not admit people to hospitals, diagnose allopathic disease, "manage" disease, give pharmaceutical drugs, or perform surgery. For the growing many seeking a choice beyond allopathic interpretations for health, naturopathy provides an excellent path to support health and healing.
Graduates of the 3 year program will achieve a Naturopath diploma (ND) . Graduates of our 4 year program will receive a diploma of Primary Care Naturopath. We also offer a the choice of a concurrent Massage Therapy diploma, and Master Herbalist Diploma.
Students are educated in a fully hands- on program to practice and provide health care services within a traditional naturopathy scope of practice, which includes client assessment, evaluation, a treatment plan, facilitation of healing programs, custom herbal apothecary services, well baby, family and wellness visits, and more.
Naturopaths utilize natural therapeutics, herbal medicine, bodywork therapies, energy medicine, educational counseling, and dietary therapeutics as an alternative to allopathic drugs and surgery options as health care. They provide clients with full health history intakes, assessments, treatment plans, follow up, well baby and well family appointments.
They administer natural therapeutics and naturopathic physical medicine. They provide herbal therapeutics, often through their own custom Herbal Pharmacy and Dispensary. Naturopaths are currently positioned to play a crucial role in health care, as public awareness unfolds to include a desire for support through natural healing and natural medicine, coupled with a need for evaluation, treatment, guidance and counseling by trained and skilled practitioners.
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.”
Goethe
We offer opportunities for the general public to explore their interest in natural healing topics by enrolling for select classes on an individual basis for personal and professional education. We offer continuing education, and classes for those who wish to enrich their repertoire with select education in the natural healing arts and sciences. The general schedule is 14 weekends per year- most of them scheduled once per month.. Our winter break is mid December through early February. See our "Fees and Program" page for more schedule information.
CONTACT US:
TELEPHONE:
734-769-7794
E MAIL:
gaialand@earthlink.net.
Prospective students wishing to attend Open House events and other events must pre-arrange with the school to insure a reservation.
