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COURSES LEADING TO CAREERS IN Holistic MEDICINE PROSPECTUS Choose a career that brings life and success to others DIPLOMA IN HOLISTIC DIETETICS & NUTRITION DIPLOMA IN YOGA DIPLOMA IN KI MASSAGE THERAPY www.holisticmedicine.ie 66 Eccles Street, Dublin 7. Tel: 01-8600263 Email: [email protected] IRISH HEALTH CULTURE ASSOCIATION IRISH ASSOCIATION OF HOLISTIC MEDICINE COLLEGE directors AWARDING BODIES President IRISH HEALTH CULTURE ASSOCIATION Martin Forde BA, ND, DO, MRN, MIAHM Founded in 1969 to promote the Martin Forde is President of the Irish practice of natural and holistic health Association of Holistic Medicine. He in Ireland. In 1975 the Association is a graduate of the British College of started its first training course, Osteopathic Medicine. Martin is a member training massage therapists. The of the British Naturopathic Association, and IHCA is a professional association of qualified a Registered Naturopath. With extensive practitioners in the fields of Yoga, Holistic Dietetics experience in full-time naturopathic and Nutrition, and Ki Massage Therapy. medicine, Martin specialises in nutrition, the Membership of the IHCA is renewable by design of nutritional supplements, and Ki subscription, and members are bound by a code Massage Therapy of ethics, and are eligible to take part in the He has been very active in promoting the cause of holistic professional indemnity insurance scheme, vital medicine at both national and European levels. In 1991 and again for safe practise. The association supports new in 2005 as I.A.H.M. President he addressed Joint Committees of graduates in practice and maintains a program of the Dail and Seanad on the issue of food supplements licensing. continual professional development. He is a past chairman of the Irish Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and has represented the Irish IRISH ASSOCIATION OF HOLISTIC MEDICINE complementary medicine industry in Brussels. He has actively The Irish Association of Holistic Medicine (IAHM) contributed to the framing of EU medicines and food legislation. was founded in 1986 to promote and oversee Martin is a practitioner, both personally and professionally, of education in Holistic Medicine. The IAHM awards natural anti-aging medicine. He is a consultant and speaker the Diploma in Yoga. to the health and fitness industry in nutrition, exercise and Ki energy. He practices weight training and is training and nutrition YOGA ALLIANCE consultant to Educogym internationally. Yoga Alliance was founded in the USA in 1999 Director of Training to provide common standards of training and Margaret Forde BA, H.Dip. Ed., DipAppPsych, Dip.Yoga, Dip.Ki certification of yoga teachers and yoga teacher Massage training schools. Currently, 170 Margaret is a Registered Psychologist with yoga teacher training courses are the Psychological Society of Ireland both registered with Yoga Alliance. In in the the areas of Counselling Psychology 2008 the IAHM received registered and Work and Organisational Psychology. status for its 200-hour yoga She has been in practice for over 20 years training program. Graduates of the as a holistic psychotherapist, coach and course are entitled to designate trainer helping individuals and organisations themselves as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT) thus to develop their talents, manage their opening the gates for them internationally. minds and emotions effectively to realise more of their potential and achieve their goals. Over the same period she also trained groups and Holistic Medicine is a continually expanding individuals in mindfulness meditation, and stress management field which offers the potential to develop a programmes. financially and personally rewarding part-time She is a founding member of, and an Accredited Psychotherapist or full-time career. with the Irish Association of Holistic Psychotherapy (IAHP), and a member of IPPA, the International Positive Psychology Since the college opened its doors in 1985, Association. thousands of people from all walks of life She is a qualified physical culture instructor (N.C.E.F.I. University have grasped this opportunity by taking the of Limerick) and has won numerous contests in the physical courses outlined in this prospectus and are culture field. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (500-hour now successfully in practice, appreciating the level) with our accreditation partners Yoga Alliance. She devised opportunity to be their own boss with immense and has taught our Yoga Diploma course. job satisfaction and sense of meaning in their lives from their new career. Margaret has in recent years been an invited motivational speaker at meetings of national organisations and international These courses are most suitable for people who conferences. first and foremost have an interest in people She is also a qualified Internal and External Verifier (City and and who value making a difference to the lives Guilds of London) and works to ensure the quality of program of others . delivery and the validity of our assessment procedures. 2 Choose a career that brings life and success to others DIPLOMA IN KI MASSAGE THERAPY Seven-month course This course provides everything needed to be a fully by an elevated mental outlook. From there it goes out to professional massge therapist in the core holistic area of affect their whole life: they seem to attract good things to activating the client’s energy. Massage with the Ki - the themselves, and their family, social and job situations all life-energy - quickly breaks down layers of stress that are improve. From the beginning your patients should be told typically holding a person back in their life, and provides an to expect these positive changes. experience of relaxation which in many cases they may not have experienced since childhood. Disappearance of problems Ki Massage - massage based on the life-energy in the person It cannot be emphasised enough that a person’s whole - is a therapy of life transformation both for therapist and life is an expression of the level of Ki that flows through client. The purpose of the therapy is to connect the client to them. Through Ki Massage, we unblock the stress in the life and energise their life in every respect. body allowing energy to flow through it freely and this is reflected in the disappearance of problems. From the very first moment that the client enters the room, this energy is working for them. All the patient has to do is To achieve results on this level requires a therapist who lie on the plinth and let you as therapist take care of them. has the capacity to flow the energy of life itself through his or her hands during a treatment, and - most importantly - Initially (or after a few treatments in some cases) the whose understanding of the process is clear enough. patient can expect to experience a feeling of lightness, as if a weight had been lifted off. This effect can last for days, The energy is known as Ki (also spelt Qi or Chi) or Prana. even between treatments, and is usually accompanied The required understanding is that the nature of the Ki is perfection and intelligence, and its movement is outside thought. This in fact is the cornerstone of the Philosophy of Holistic Medicine. Anyone can learn to do Ki Massage, but the results achieved are according to your level of understanding. In fact this might mean for instance that one person might take five treatments to achieve what a better therapist might achieve in two. The Ki Massage Therapist’s art therefore, like the martial arts, is a study and a discipline involving continual practice and understanding. “Relaxation massage beats standard medical care for back pain” — top medical journal Leading journal, the Annals of Internal Medicine, considered this so important that they made it their lead article in their July 7, 2011 edition. The study clearly shows that relaxation massage therapy beats standard medical care for Low Back pain. Researchers from three leading U.S. universities, compared “relaxation massage”, “structural massage”, or “usual medical care” in 401 adults for chronic back pain. Eight sessions of either type of massage proved much better than usual medical care, and relaxation massage emerged better on all scores than structural massage. Furthermore, the benefits lasted at least 6 months for each type of massage, with the relaxation massage still providing benefit after one year. Choose a career that brings life and success to others 3 Contents of Course Philosophy of Holistic Medicine contra indications and cautions. posture. Timed treatments. Full Relaxation & basic Psychotherapy, The strokes of massage and points body, neck and shoulders, low Personal Holistic Development of technique. Massage routines. back and foot massage. Facial Anatomy & Physiology. treatments. Comprehensive Practitioner Skills: Personal assessment programme ensuring Philosophy of Ki Massage: The presentation. constant feedback and sustained meaning of Ki. Correct use of mind Consultation and history: Client competence. and body. Energising of the body, management, observation mind and life of the patient. Clinical Practice: Supervised and monitoring. Caring for the Development of personal Ki skills. in-centre clinical practice. Home disabled, elderly and infirm. Massage as a therapy. clinical practice projects. Ethical Practice of Ki Massage: In-class and Legal Topics. How to set up in Theory of Massage: History of demonstrations and supervised practice. massage. Physiology, mental and practice. Developmental physical benefits, indications, Home Study and Practice. exercises. Correct operating WHAT OUR GRADUATES SAY Michael Gaines, Ki Massage Therapist, Dublin Ciara Hannon, Chartered Physiotherapist, Ki Massage Therapist, Pilates Instructor “When I was a kid growing up, I could see how the adults “I really enjoyed the Ki Massage around me were so stressed course - we were spoilt with the and how they’d argue level of personal attention we got! unnecessarily as a result. In By the end of the course I the back of my mind, I always definitely felt confident that I wanted to work at something was ready to put my new skills that would help to alleviate into action.