One Programme. Eleven Complementary Disciplines.
If you want to build a broader career in complementary wellness, studying a single modality may only be the beginning.
The Naturology Specialized Course brings together 11 areas of study to give you a much wider professional knowledge base. You will explore the principles of naturology while studying anatomy and physiology, nutrition, iridology, herbalism, aromatherapy, colour therapy, flower remedies, crystal healing, counselling and business skills.
This combination allows you to understand the client from several different complementary perspectives while also developing the communication, professionalism and business knowledge needed when working with people.
For aspiring practitioners, the programme provides an opportunity to build a diverse foundation rather than relying on one service alone. For existing therapists and wellness professionals, it may help you expand your service offering and introduce additional complementary approaches to your practice.
The supplied programme specifically includes preparation for private practice and professional work ethics.
About the Naturology Specialized Course
Develop a More Holistic Approach to Wellness
Naturology is presented in the CAMS programme as a holistic approach that considers the client as a whole rather than concentrating only on an individual complaint.
Instead of studying one complementary discipline in isolation, the programme introduces students to several approaches that may form part of a broader wellness service.
You will develop foundational knowledge of the human body, nutrition and natural wellness while exploring modalities including iridology, aromatherapy, herbalism, colour therapy, flower remedies and crystal healing.
Counselling strengthens the people-centred side of your training, while Business Skills introduces knowledge that may be useful when developing and managing your own professional service.
The result is a broad programme designed for students who want to build a more versatile complementary wellness career.
Why Study This Course
Build More Than a Single Skill
One of the strongest advantages of the Naturology Specialized Course is the breadth of your training.
Rather than graduating with knowledge of only one complementary modality, you work through eleven different areas that can potentially be combined into a broader professional offering.
This may be particularly valuable if you want to:
- Start developing a complementary wellness practice
- Expand an existing therapy or wellness business
- Introduce additional services for existing clients
- Develop a broader understanding of natural and complementary approaches
- Combine consultation-based and complementary therapy services
- Strengthen your knowledge of professional ethics and client communication
- Learn essential business principles for private practice
- Continue building a career through further specialised study
The programme can create opportunities to develop a more distinctive professional offering, although completion does not guarantee clients, employment or income.
Modular Focus
What You'll Learn
Understand the foundations behind a holistic approach
Explore the principles and philosophy of Naturology together with Anatomy & Physiology. Build an understanding of the body and the holistic framework presented in the programme, giving you a stronger foundation for your other complementary studies.
Professional value:
Develop a broader theoretical foundation from which to understand and communicate complementary wellness concepts.
Add observational and nutritional knowledge to your toolkit
Study Iridology as a traditional complementary observational system and develop nutrition knowledge that may be used for appropriate wellness education and guidance.
Professional value:
Broaden the information and conversations that may form part of a responsible non-medical wellness consultation.
Explore two important plant-based complementary disciplines
Build your knowledge of herbs and their traditional applications together with the principles and professional use of essential oils within Aromatherapy.
Professional value:
These subjects can complement existing wellness, spa and therapy services and may provide additional areas around which to develop a professional offering.
Develop a varied range of complementary modalities
Explore Colour Therapy, Flower Remedies and Crystal Healing as three different approaches within the complementary wellness field.
The programme outcomes include learning to conduct Colour Therapy, Aromatherapy and Crystal Healing treatments and an Iridology session within the frameworks taught by CAMS.
Professional value:
Develop additional modalities that may help broaden your service menu and differentiate an existing wellness practice.
Learn how to work with people — and develop the business behind your service
Complementary practice involves more than knowing a modality. The programme therefore includes Counselling and Business Skills alongside professional ethics and work-practice knowledge.
Professional value:
Strengthen your client communication, professional approach and understanding of the considerations involved in developing a private practice or wellness business.
How Studying With CAMS Works
Built for real lives
Duration
1 Year / 12 Months
Study Method
Distance Learning with 24/7 WhatsApp Support
Certificate
Complementary & Alternative Medical Science Institute (CAMS) Certificate
Accreditation
Internationally Accredited
Next Steps
Certification & Next Steps
With this course, you will receive 11 Internationally Accredited Certificates from the CAMS Institute, as well as 1 Internationally Accredited Specialized Certificate recognising your training and competance in your field of study. You will be able to practice in South Africa and abroad.
This page only give the big picture. Request the full course outline to see:
- Detailed learning breakdown
- Study format and assessments
- Certification details
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Is This For You?
Built for Wellness Practitioners
The Career Starter
Build a broad foundation instead of learning only one modality
Ideal for someone wanting to enter the complementary wellness field and develop knowledge across several different disciplines before deciding where to specialise further.
The Practitioner Looking to Expand
Give your existing clients a broader wellness offering
Existing therapists, spa professionals and complementary wellness practitioners may use the programme to add knowledge and appropriate additional modalities to their current professional offering.
The Wellness Entrepreneur
Build the foundations for a multi-service wellness business
For students interested in working independently, the programme combines complementary subjects with Counselling, professional ethics and Business Skills — providing a broader foundation from which to develop an appropriate private wellness practice.
