Training - Holistic body

Course Syllabus

Weekend 1

  • Overview of the course and introduction to anatomical terminology
  • The cell and cellular consciousness
  • DNA, genes and epigenesis
  • Immunity and natural health - allopathic & holistic approaches to health and disease
  • Accumulation and discharge – skin, bowel, liver, mucous, emotions, behaviour
  • Basic introduction to pharmacology
  • Antibiotics and vaccinations

Weekend 2

  • Introduction to connective tissues – bone, muscles, ligaments, tendons, fascia
  • Bone tissue – living bone, ossification, basic structure, plasticity and piezo-electricity
  • Joints – basic structure, function and classification, joint pulsing
  • The muscular system – naming muscles, origin/insertion, actions etc.
  • Myofascial system in health and disease
  • The muscles and bones of the arm and shoulder girdle

Weekend 3

  • Nerve tissue and organisation of the nervous system
  • The brain and spinal cord – anatomy and developmental embryology
  • The peripheral nervous system – major nerves, plexi and dermatomes
  • The autonomic nervous system in health and disease
  • The physiology of stress
  • The spine and spinal vertebrae

Weekend 4

  • The fluids of the body – blood, lymph etc.
  • The heart and heart-brain connection
  • The vascular system
  • The respiratory system – the physiology and dynamics of breathing
  • The skin – basic structure and function as a major organ of elimination
  • The urinary system
  • The muscles of the chest, back and neck

Weekend 5

  • The special senses – the vestibular, visual, auditory, olfactory and gustatory systems
  • Introduction to the cranial nerves
  • The endocrine system
  • The neuro-endocrine-immune system
  • The muscles and bones of the leg and pelvic girdle

Weekend 6

  • The gastro-intestinal tract and digestive organs
  • Digestion and nutrition
  • The reproductive system
  • Pregnancy, foetal development and birth