Many cultures have believed for centuries in the power of spiritual therapies to align the function of the body, spirit and mind for optimum health. So how do you learn to become of practitioner of such spiritual healing modalities as Reiki, Qi Gong, Healing Touch therapy, Polarity Therapy and other complementary and alternative medicines? Many medical schools around the United States now offer courses in spiritual healing. Some of these include Everglades University in Florida, the University of Florida, the University of Minnesota and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). But if you are looking for a school that is dedicated to these alternative and complementary forms of healing, you’re in luck. There are several of those, too.
The website www.naturalhealers.com has a list of schools in 25 states and Canada, with information about each school. Some of the listings link directly to the website of the school. Some of these listings include the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Arizona, the Lionheat West Institute of Transpersonal Energy Healing in Los Angeles, the WakePoint School of Energy Healing in Colorado and the Self Realization Meditation Healing Centre in Michigan You can also do a search of various modalities including acupuncture, Ayurveda, chiropractic, herbal medicine, homeopathy, massage therapy, naturopathic medicine, and more.
The Holistic Health Network, www.holisticnetwork.org, lists schools in the United States and Canada that offer training in spiritual healing. Some of these include the Meridian Institute School in Los Angeles, California College of Ayurveda in California, Sarvaga Institute in Illinois and Reiki Center of Greater Washington in Maryland.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, www.nccam.nih.gov, offers links that are broken up into categories. Training and Career Development Opportunities offers classes to undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, newly independent investigators and mid-career and senior investigators. The Continuing Education Series offers online courses for health care professionals and the public.
The online school Higher Communications Academy of Alternative Therapies, ww.newspiritservices.com/Class.html, offers classes in Identity Therapy and New Balance Clearing Therapy (both created by the school’s founder, Whitneay T. Vanwells), in addition to other spiritual healing methods, through “live, weekend video webinars”. These techniques, says the website, can be applied in person, over the phone or over great distances. The Inner Focus Directed Advanced Energy Healing School, www.innerfocus.org, offers classes to lay people and medial professionals (with continuing education units available).
Founder and director AlixSandra Parness is quoted in the site: “I dedicated my heart and soul to becoming masterful in the art of healing, and finding ways to empower others to believe in themselves.” To earn your advanced degree in metaphysics, consider the online study programs from the University of Metaphysical Sciences in Arcata, California. Graduates can study for their Bachelor or Masters degree at their own pace, via mail or online. Candidates for a Ph.D or Doctor of Divinity degree work with instructors and the University of Metaphysical Sciences in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The UMS is a non-profit organization, and offers several program options depending on your career goals and your spiritual aspirations. Courses include Communication and Problem Solving, Hypnosis, Aura Viewing, Native American Traditions, Trauma and Recovery, Reiki, Yoga and many other topics, and students have a number of elective courses available to them as well. Keep in mind that these courses have varying degrees of required time commitment and tuition – for instance, to be trained as a master in the art of Reiki, one can expect to spend four years in training and pay up to, and in excess of $10,000, depending on the instructor. Be sure to check requirements, as well as the qualifications of the instructors, before you sign up.
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