| A holistic health education is becoming more | | | | interacts with the client. Some apprentices do this |
| popular as people are becoming more aware of | | | | before actually working with clients. |
| the cost and risks of pharmaceuticals and surgery. | | | | If you are doing any type of massage therapy |
| If you are interested in a holistic health education, | | | | training, experience will be a must before you get |
| it is important to go about it the right way so you | | | | your certification. In some cities, up to 1200 hours |
| make money. Here are the top 5 important tips | | | | of hands-on massage therapy with clients may be |
| to help you get started on the right path in your | | | | necessary. Finding your "practice" clients may not |
| career. | | | | be as easy as it sounds. |
| Tip #5 - Determine what, exactly, it is that you | | | | This experience will come much easier if you |
| want to do. Some people want to be nutritional | | | | have accomplished Tip #2 and are working in an |
| counselors, some people want to be Registered | | | | office. Some places will allow you to set up in a |
| Dietitians, and some simply want to "heal." Your | | | | spare room or share with somebody else. |
| goal is more than likely to help other people with | | | | Offering "free" massages by a worker in training |
| their health. But, you have to be specific of how | | | | may be an ideal set up for both you and your |
| you want to help people. | | | | boss. |
| Once you think about this and determine what | | | | Tip #2 - Diversify Your Income. In this day and |
| you want to do, then find out what type of | | | | age, this may be an important aspect for anyone |
| training you need and if you are even in the | | | | to consider. Even if you work for someone else, |
| "right" field. For example, a dietitian is not in the | | | | you might want to have a couple of different |
| field of holistic health. | | | | income sources just in case a lay off or |
| Holistic health is a broad area, perhaps too broad. | | | | unexpected closure happens. |
| Because of this it is difficult to get the training | | | | How do you diversify your income with getting |
| you need. You must ask around and research to | | | | another job? There are a variety of ways to |
| find professionals who do work similar to what | | | | earn an income with a holistic health education. |
| you want to do. It is best to see what types of | | | | Here are some ideas to get you started, read |
| training others have received. Since there are | | | | them over and consider two or three that may |
| many types of training and schools, this makes it | | | | be an option for you; work in a holistic health |
| easier for you to learn what is available in your | | | | office, work in a spa, work in a professional's |
| area. From there, you must also determine what | | | | office such as a doctor of chiropractic or |
| type of licensing is required in your area. | | | | acupuncture, sell supplements, rent a room take |
| Some ideas to get you started are; Nutritional | | | | individual clients, teach seminars to other newbies |
| Counselor, massage therapist, aromatherapist, | | | | in your field, teach fitness classes if you are into |
| Herbologist, Doctor of Acupuncture, supplement | | | | yoga, teach meditation, have a website and build |
| dealer, Naturopath, Lymphatic Drainage Specialist, | | | | that up over time to make income in a variety of |
| Endermologist, educator, colon hydrotherapist, | | | | ways from ads to selling supplements, write a |
| yoga teacher, Hypnotherapist and the list goes on. | | | | book to help people, write articles for both online |
| But, as you can see, the area is vast with varied | | | | and offline magazines, teach people about the |
| types of training. | | | | smaller known therapies such as Bach flower |
| Tip #4 - Getting your first job in a holistic health | | | | remedies or essential oils. |
| office is an excellent way to interact with working | | | | Any of these income sources needs to be built up |
| professionals. By working with them, you find how | | | | over time. But this can come as you are working |
| and where they trained. In addition, you can see | | | | in a "regular" job and they just may supplement |
| how the whole office scene works from | | | | your income. If you develop it correctly, you may |
| reception to management and bookkeeping and | | | | be able to create a full time income without |
| then therapists pay and scheduling. | | | | having a traditional "job." |
| Getting your first job before you complete your | | | | Tip #1 - The most important tip to help you |
| actual training has a lot of benefits in the holistic | | | | stand out from the crowd of therapists is to |
| health education arena. First of all, getting a job in | | | | specialize. This is how you find your voice and |
| this field may not always be easy. Having your | | | | what makes you different. There are a number |
| foot in the door first may help with securing a job | | | | of massage therapists, but some specialize in |
| once your training is complete. | | | | deep tissue massage, some in sports therapy |
| Second, working in the holistic health field while | | | | massage and others in essential oil massage in a |
| you are training can help you see how your | | | | spa setting. Nutritional Counselors all vary in their |
| knowledge is being applied in the work place. You | | | | specialties, as well. Some specialize in weight loss |
| have professionals working around you that may | | | | while others specialize in healing from disease. |
| be willing to help answer questions or clarify things | | | | Your specialty will be determined by who you are, |
| for you while you are learning. All of this leads us | | | | who you enjoy working with and what you enjoy |
| to the next tip, which is a very important one... | | | | teaching your clients. Perhaps you do not even |
| Tip #3 - Nothing Makes up For Experience. | | | | care to work with individual clients. Some people |
| Nothing. All the degrees and book training in the | | | | have went on to discover they love teaching |
| world will not mean anything until you are able to | | | | large classes and find it more rewarding. Others |
| use it and work with people. This is why Tip #2 | | | | feel that writing books is satisfying. Working in |
| was so important. You can get 2 things | | | | your area will help you eventually identify which |
| accomplished by getting your first job in a holistic | | | | specialty you might choose. |
| office; learning while working and gaining hands-on | | | | No matter what you decide to do with your |
| experience with clients, since that will be your | | | | holistic health education, plan your strategy using |
| ultimate goal. | | | | tips like the ones above. A little planning can help |
| If you are very lucky, you may work in a place | | | | you go a long way, save you some money and |
| where they do some type of training in massage | | | | help you to make money in the process. For this |
| therapy or other area. As you progress, you can | | | | is the ultimate goal of any career because you |
| ask if you can gain experience and sit in on some | | | | cannot help others unless you have the means to |
| therapy sessions to see how the therapist | | | | take care of yourself, first. |