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IRELAND'S HOLISTIC DIRECTORY

Holistic Courses and Careers in Ireland

Careers in Hypnotherapy and NLP

Holistic Courses at Healing.ie

Diploma in Complementary Therapy

Amber College runs a one year Diploma in Complementary Therapy which on completion allows students to work in five different disciplines of Complementary therapy: Reiki, Kinesiology, Angel Healing, Crystal Healing, and Feng Shui. Also included in the programme is a self development and stress management programme. Core subjects ranging from Practice Management to first aid are also included.
For further info, please visit www.amber.ie

Intensive Diploma In Clinical Hypnotherapy

Clinical Hypnotherapy refers to the use of hypnosis, a naturally occurring state of inward mental focus, in a practical approach, not only to phobias and anxiety, but also habitual behaviours, pain management, self-confidence and esteem, and the enhancement of creativity and learning. Start a new career as a professional Clinical Hypnotherapist with this ten day intensive Diploma.
For further info, please visit www.amber.ie

Acupuncture:

The Acupuncture Foundation is one of the leading training bodies. It and other professional bodies are listed here:
http://www.holisto.com/holistic-ireland/links.php?cat=2.

Lansdowne College also offers courses, as does UCD.

Healing and energy work workshops and courses

Courses and workshops in healing and energy work are offered by Anu Healing.

Courses include:

Introduction to Energy
Sensing and cultivating chi. Seeing auras. Qigong (Chi Kung) practice. Tuning in to emotions. Grounding, meditation & heightened awareness.
Women's Health
Holistic healing for PMS, menstrual problems, infertility & pregnancy. Meditations to tune in to the reproductive organs for healing.
Healing through Qigong (Chi Kung) energy work, and working with Spirit Guides. Development of High-Sense-Perception.
6 day course: Healing with Spirit Guides 6-days, split in 2 modules
Grounding. High-Sense-Perception. Jungian Psychology. Chakras. Contacting Spirit Guides. Healing. Accessing the Universal Consciousness.
2 year course in Hands-on healing available. See www.anuhealing.ie for further info.

Homeopathy

See our list of links for info on courses and Associations: http://www.holisto.com/holistic-ireland/links.php?cat=7

Indian Head Massage

Training is available in Walmer College, Dublin.

At the Galway end of Roscommon, Little house of Avalon give a very well regarded course.

Massage:

The ITEC diploma is a standard entry qualification for massage; it is examined under the auspices of a UK body. See their site for details.

Many therapists supplement this training with extra courses in sports massage, healing massage, and various other traditions of massage like thai massage, shiatsu etc.

The National College of Sports Massage runs in depth and well recognised courses.

Some of the main Holistic Centre's run their own courses, eg Melt in Temple Bar, Harvest Moon centre in Baggot Street, among many others.

The Irish Massage Therapists Association is a professional body representing therapists interests. (Watch out for Fur Élise on their website though if you have speakers!)

Incidentally, the Open College, do not offer a recognized course. There accreditation body, the DLAC has no status whatsoever. Their qualifications are worthless.

Courses in Naturopathy

See http://www.holisto.com/naturopathic

Pilates Training

BODYFIRM Pilates & Therapy studios was Ireland's first and largest fully equipped dedicated Pilates studio. Owned and run by Joyce Gavin, who is credited with bringing the Pilates technique to Ireland.

Bodyfirm offers MPMA (pilates method alliance) / The Complementary Therapists Association (CThA) (IGPP) accredited courses. Pilates teacher training also offered.

For schedule of courses see: http://www.bodyfirmpilates.com/

School for Past life therapy Ireland.

Past life therapy has made an enormous development as an independent form of therapy and is taught and used world wide. In the meantime past life therapy (or reincarnation/ regression therapy) has its own approach, models, principles, methods and techniques.
This may be credited to steadfast pioneers, like Morris Netherton, Thorwald Dethlefsen, Roger Woolger and Hans ten Dam. By both, independent thought and collaborating ideas together, they have developed specific induction, counselling, integration and transformation methods in which the responsibility of the client and the pursuit of insight are central.

Building on the works of Ten Dam, Netherton, Dethlefsen and Woolger, the SRN (in the Netherlands) has, through its own training program, from the 80‘s until today, developed a professional holographic model. This approach, mingled with the latest techniques like for example family constellations, regression with ancestors and ideas used by shamans, will be taught now in Ireland by Danielle van Buuren and Henk Muda , who founded the School for Past life therapy Ireland. For more information see: www.schoolforpastlifetherapyireland.ie or tel: 087-6533742.

Polarity Training

Part time professional training in Polarity Therapy available in Co.Waterford and via Distance Learning. All training tracks are to Registered Polarity Practitioner level and graduates are entitled to belong to the UK Polarity Therapy Association. Polarity Therapy is perhaps the most comprehensive Natural Health Modality offered today. It incorporates subtle energy work with the chakras, sophisticated reflex theory, five element evaluations and structural work to bring relief from musculo-skeletal problems. Diet, exercise and emotional release work are also part of this unique system. Courses are delivered by acknowledged experts in the field of Polarity. www.masterworksinternational.com

Reiki

Reiki has it's own lineage of teachers, traced back to its founder. Reiki 1, is (surprise, surprise) is the beginners course. Ask your teacher who they trained with. Check for signs that they are pursuing their own spiritual growth through meditation etc.

Shen

Please see holisto.com/shen

Qualifications and Training:

At the time of writing, there is no regulatory sytem for complementary therapies in Ireland. There are some self regulated professional associations, depending on therapy. Regulation of the industry may be in the pipeline, as the government and the eu seek to protect consumers /patients of complementary therapies.

Anyone can advertise their services in such areas as massage or reiki; for this reason clients should check out credentials, and ask around for a good therapist.

There are a number of professional qualifications which are recognised for cover approval by private health insurers VHI, and BUPA. Acupuncturists and Homeopaths are often qualified to such a standard, and benefit from this seal of approval.

Post Leaving Cert Courses:

Plunkett College and Pearse College VECs do a PLC in Holistic Health.

http://www.cdvec.ie/Plunket.htm

http://www.cdvec.ie/Pearse.htm
DunLaoghaire College also offer a 2 year course:

http://www.scd.ie/holistic.htm
Galway VEC offer one also:

http://www.cgvec.ie/courses/coursedetails.asp?cc=DCHSX

Insurance

For information on the special deal Holisto has negotiated for Professional Indemnity / Public Liability Insurance through Holistic Insurance Services please see our Insurance page.