Once qualified as spiritual healers and Soul Therapists, our graduates are invited to join our rolling programme of CPD and continued training, offered via our Professional Practitioner Group, which meets once a month. Your details will be held securely – we guarantee not to spam or pass information onto 3rd parties. We keep you safe and secure. Thank you for trusting us. Training those with strong spiritual gifts to develop to their full potential and to adapt and use these gifts in their everyday life and work (see the Soul Therapy Diploma Course) A 2019 randomized control trial of 230 adolescent females in India suggests that individuals who underwent a 1-month holistic-based stress management program were less stressed, anxious, and depressed than the control group.

Psychotherapy, psychoanalysis or psychosomatic are off-putting ideas to many people because in western culture attending therapy supposes something is unwell or inferior. However, the psych(e) part of these terms literally means breath, or soul. If we rewrite them as Soul-therapy, Soul-analysis, Soul-somatic perhaps a different perspective emerges. The Foundation Year offers a hands on introduction to a powerful and unique combination of spiritual healing from trained healers and talk therapy from experienced psychologists supported by imaginative and subtle energy techniques capable of engaging at all levels, from the spiritual to the physical. Training in becoming an excellent channel for spiritual healing begins in the first session and continues throughout the year, including free access to the Healing Practice Clinic.Crawford says evidence, rather than anecdotes, has helped bring credibility to using holistic therapy in the mental health space. Holistic therapy isn’t one-size-fits-all, even for conditions. Generally, Sumpf finds somatic psychotherapy is the best holistic therapy for anxiety and depression. Are you looking for the perfect getaway to recenter yourself and heal your body, mind, and soul? Discover your inner tranquillity and truest self in an incredible weekend escape to the most happening retreats near Bangkok. Inhale, exhale, and continue reading as Hive Life guides you through some of the most rejuvenating wellness retreats in Thailand. Each therapist will handle the first session slightly differently. But Crawford says that generally, it will be exploratory. The therapist will want to understand: In addition to techniques you can work on with a professional, Sumpf says there are ways to incorporate holistic therapy into your day-to-day life, including:

While you may rely on different sources to meet these very human needs, there are connections between all three. According to the modality of holistic therapy, it’s possible to treat the whole person at once — mind, body, and spirit. It involves “bringing all layers and aspects of our clients into the therapy and mental health space,” says holistic therapist Lenaya Smith Crawford.This could involve anything from working with the breath to somatic exercises and movement practices. Ma X, et al. (2017). The effect of diaphragmatic breathing on attention, negative affect and stress in healthy adults. It’s very similar to general therapy or counseling but often draws on complementary and alternative practices that the therapist may also have in their toolbox.