Declaration
HOLISTICOLOGY is a new and unique field of study with the aim of self-discovery, self-development and inner awareness. The science of Holisticology as a new terminology as well as course curriculum for non-traditional higher-educational programme had been created and founded in 1998 by the founder of Lotus Educational Institute, and has been developed till 2006 with a new combination of three main module of Complementary Therapies, Mental Health studies, Metaphysics and Spirituality that each one of them includes a new holistic view of the other fields and subjects.
Later on with the aim of introducing and developing Human total Science of Health and Healing: (a) introducing the unique science of Holisticology; (b) Recognising and Gathering the international practitioners world wide, in different filed of Holistic Health and Holistic Science; (c) conducting specialised training programmes; (d) publishing a scientific Journal of Holisticology for updating latest articles in Holistic Health and Healing. Also, The International Association of Holisticology has been founded to record the recognisable and professional practitioners in the field of Drugless-complementary therapies.
Towards the mission of “Universal Peace and Unity” (Through understanding the common principles of religions and believes, this a new field of science and study for inner awareness, and self-development), Holisticology including “Holisticotherapy” is the unique combination of theory and clinical fields of Complementary Therapies, Mental Health Studies, Metaphysics and Spirituality with specialising in “Holistic Art Therapy”, “Holistic Psychotherapy” “Holistic Energy Healing” and “Holistic Spirituality”.
In the other word, Holisticology in Training and Treatment: Providing a Comprehensive Pathway for Health and Healing, Inner Peace and Awareness, Self Discovery and Self-Development, through conducting scientific and practical course programmes, workshops and seminars; as well as group and individual therapy and counselling sessions.
The study of holisticology is designed to enhance an individual’s capability for self-discovery, self-development, and inner awareness. Unlike other self-development courses in Dubai, holisticology applies a multi-pronged approach that equips an individual for both training and treatment. For the purpose of treatment, holisticology introduces health philosophies aimed at applying an Integrated Holistic Approach to achieve a comprehensive well-being and personal development. Training courses in this field include Holistic Health Checkup and Programming, Psycho-spiritual counselling, Meditative art-therapy, Bio-energy healing, and Therapeutic Eastern-movements. On the other hand, the study of holisticology for training at Lotus Educational Institution is advanced through a three-module syllabus which includes various sub-subjects as well.
Part One: Holistic Well-being Studies
Through this personal development program, students in Dubai are introduced to the different realms of holistic health in different recognized ancient systems for wellness and well-being. The basic goal of this course is to establish a general knowledge of a healthy life style among the students, and its importance in furthering self-development.
Part Two: Holistic Well-being Skills
The secondary level of this self-development course will cover the essence of the body-mind zone, with special attention to the power of breathing, oriental movements, and the importance of a healthy diet. It will discuss concepts behind effective relationships, visualization & positive thinking, concentration, relaxation, and meditation. Additionally, similar to other comprehensive personal development training courses, it seeks to sow the philosophies of self-confidence & self-motivation, anger/stress management, and art therapy and creativity among learners.
Part Three: Holistic Personal Development
After completing the two courses mentioned above, students should have already gained a firm understanding of the idea behind achieving balance between the mind and body. This course is a comprehensive teaching, coaching and training programme for total personal development. Training courses in this programme are designed to achieve holistic personal development based on individual goals and needs. However, unlike other self-development courses in Dubai, students will be guided in how one can achieve a more targeted focus towards distinguished improvement at work and life through topics such as spiritual solutions, rules of happiness and success, codes of morality and ethics, and enlightenment and inner awareness.
The Holistic Training and Counselling programme at Lotus features personal development training courses that revolve around the promotion of three unique comprehensive realms of healing:
Holistic Physical-Health: Therapeutic Eastern Movements
Movement therapy refers to a broad range of Eastern movement approaches used to promote physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Meditation Techniques: Meditation is an ancient discipline involving contemplation in order to establish order within an individual. This mind-based therapy promotes a re-balancing of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energies of an individual.
Stress Relief-Management: Stress is the erroneous activation of the “danger alarm” system of the brain. The biological purpose of this system is to help prepare us for dealing with real, physical danger. Eastern Movement Therapy Movement therapy makes use of a broad range of Eastern movements in order to promote physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being in order to reduce stress levels.
Accu-points therapy: This is an Eastern therapeutic technique that promotes the re-balancing of an individual’s physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energies through the most effective techniques of acupressure and reflexology.
Holistic Mental-Health: Art Therapy and Stress Management
This is variation of therapy is a combination of visual arts and holistic healing. Throughout human history, art has always figured prominently in daily living. Long ago it was used in ancient religious ceremonies as well as in healing people, and in 1981, Art Therapy was officially accepted as a therapeutic field in America. Today, it is a recognized as a method of therapy in education and training. From a neurophysiological point of view, the human body is capable of changing from the stress status to deep relaxation, and from fear to creativity and inspiration. Healing originates from the inside, and art releases the body’s inner healing energy, which improves the performance of the immune system. Additionally, it initiates inner active motivation, and enhances creativity and self-awareness.
Holistic Spiritual Health: Holistic Personal Development
The holistic training programme is designed for individuals who are looking to develop their knowledge, skills, and abilities through the comprehensive study of the different aspects of humanity. The course features weekly scheduled two-hour sessions that will run for a period of six months for each course subject. This comprehensive personal development programme aims to promote holistic development by equipping an individual with the necessary skills and knowledge to improve all the aspects of his being, including Psycho-Spiritual awareness. (Terms and conditions with advanced interview are required).
The Philosophy and Meaning of Wholism
Holism (the word is derived from the Greek holos, meaning “whole”) is the idea that everything in the universe is greater than, and different from, the sum of its parts.
Holistic medicine is an approach to health that aims to deal with the patient as a whole and not merely with physical symptoms. It takes into account the psychological state of an individual, social and environmental factor, and an indefinable dimension known as “spirit”.
It is useful not only for patients who have physical or mental problems but also for healthy people who wish to improve themselves and rediscover their real selves. Holistic Health approaches are a guide to wellness & well being.
Non-holistic view, is an analytic and delicate view to identify everything; and the holistic view sees the world as a unified whole that is a system showing the structural form of the creation.
These are achievable when the body and mind work in harmony; energy and enthusiasm are abundant, the body functions efficiently and the mind is alert. We can reach them after a health program based on an individual’s specification and abilities. In fact we can make lifestyle adjustments that will lead to restoring and enhancing wellness and well-being.
Holistic Health approaches are a guide to wellness & well-being. These are achievable when the body and mind work in harmony; energy and enthusiasm are abundant, the body functions efficiently and the mind is alert.
Each type of complementary therapy has its own diagnostic labels, that conventional medicine dose no recognize. However, if it can be shown that the diagnosis leads to effective treatments that relieve pain and enable people to cope. The mainstream medicine may be eventually incorporating them.
Holistic as a whole made up of interdependent parts.
You are most likely to hear these parts referred to as 1) the mind/ body connection, 2) mind/ body/ spirit, or 3) physical/ mental/ emotional/ spiritual aspects. When this meaning is applied to illness, it is called holistic medicine and includes a number of factors, such as 1) dealing with the root cause of an illness, 2) increasing patient involvement, and 3) considering both conventional (allopathic) and complementary (alternative) therapies.
Holistic as a synonym for alternative therapies.
By this definition, “going holistic” means turning away from any conventional medical options and using alternative treatment exclusively. This meaning mainly relates to illness situations, and sometimes is used for controversial therapies.
The American Holistic Health Association introduces two common definitions of Holistic view as follow:
Holistic Therapies
The most popular Complementary Healing methods or Holistic The therapies, which has been registered in WHO officially are as follow:
Medical Therapies:
1-Naturopathy
2-Hhydrotherapy
3-Anthroposophical Medicine
4-Homeopathy
5-Biochmical Medicine
6-Batch Flower Remedies
7-Crystal Therapy
8-Western Herbalist
9-Chinese Herbalist
10-Ayurveda
11-Nutritional Therapies
12-Orthomolecular Therapy
13-Clinical Ecology
14-Magnetic Therapy
Mind & Emotional Therapies:
1-Psychotherapy & counseling
2-Hypnotherapy
3-Autogenic Training
4-Biofeedback
5-Relaxation & Breathing
6-Meditation
7-Flotation Therapy
8-Visualization
9-Sound Therapy
10-Music Therapy
11-Art Therapy
12-Feng Shui
13-Geomancy
14-Color Therapy
15-Light Therapy
16-Biorhythms
17-Other Therapies
Touch & Movement Therapies:
1-Massage
2-Biodynamic Massage
3-Aromatherapy
4-Medical Aromatherapy
5-Reflexology
6-The Metamorphic Technique
7-Chiropractic
8-McTimoney
9-McTimony-Corley Chiropractic
10-Osteopathy
11-CrnioSacral Therapy
12-Rolfing
13-Aston Patterning
14-HellerWork
15-The Feldenkrais Method
16-The Alexander technique
17-Tragerwork
18-Bioenergetics
19-Acupuncture
20-Auricular Acupuncture
21-Acupressure
22-Shiatsu
23-Do-in
24-Thai Massage
25-Qigong
26-T’ai Chi Ch’uan
27-Polarity Therapy
28-Healing
29-Therapeutic Touch
30-Reiki
31-Yoga
32-Dance
33-Movement Therapy
34-The Bates Method