Health Professions and Related Programs
Energy and Biologically Based Therapies
Colleges award this field under 5 named programs, from Aromatherapy to Energy and Biologically Based Therapies, Other.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 5 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Aromatherapy
- Prepares you to provide therapeutic care through the preparation and application of extracted essential oils from plants, including flowers (botanicals), roots, berries, and bark. Covers aromatherapy history and theory, basic physiology of absorption, aromachemistry, organic chemistry, botanical taxonomy, carrier oils, essential oils, extraction methods, blending techniques, application methods, safety, client consultation and treatment planning, business management, professional standards and ethics, and applicable regulations.
- Herbalism/Herbalist
- Prepares you to utilize the materia medica and clinical practices of Western, Native American, African, Australasian, and other herbal medicine traditions to prevent and cure illness and temporary physical disorders. Covers basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; nutrition; terminology and materia medica; therapeutic herbalism; herbal pharmacy; botanicals and ethnobotany; wildcrafting and harvesting; labeling and dispensing phytotherapy; counterindications; practice management; consultation skills; and professional standards and ethics.
- Polarity Therapy
- Prepares you to promote health and well-being through application of the integrative therapeutic system based on the Human Energy Field theory developed by Randolph Stone. Covers polarity theory and principles, energy-based and orthodox anatomy and physiology, polarity processing, polarity bodywork, polarity yoga, energetic nutrition, energetic evaluation and assessment, client communication, practice management, and professional standards and ethics.
- Reiki
- Prepares you to promote physical, emotional, and spiritual balance and healing through the manipulation of the body's energy field to increase healing energy. Covers the history and philosophy of Usui Reiki, attunement, empowerment, self-treatment, direct and distance healing techniques, healing symbols, aura clearing, Reiki meditation, practice management, and related Reiki systems such as Lightarian, Urevia, and Magnified Healing.
- Energy and Biologically Based Therapies, Other
- Alternative, complementary, and somatic health and therapeutic services not listed above (bioenergetics, cranio-sacral therapy, Therapeutic Touch, Qi Gong, and others).
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- Median pay
- $115,210
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.5%
- Job openings a year
- 1,900
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- Median pay
- $65,790
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.1%
- Job openings a year
- 2,200
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