About · Meet Laura
Laura Barlow
I have spent much of my professional life learning to see the human body from different perspectives. My earliest training in dentistry taught me to observe closely. The years that followed widened that view through breathing science, orofacial function, sleep, movement, psychophysiology, recovery, and human performance. What has held my attention throughout is not any one of these disciplines, but the relationships between them.
I am interested in what becomes visible when we stop looking at a symptom, structure, or system in isolation and begin asking how it relates to the whole person. How is this person breathing? How are they sleeping and recovering? What has their body adapted to? What capacity do they have for what is being asked of them? And what might we understand before asking something to change?
I bring clinical experience, education, and objective measurement into the room, while remaining aware that none of those gives me access to what it is like to live inside another person’s body. My role is not to have every answer or impose a predetermined path, but to help make what is happening more understandable, offer what I know with care, and remain curious enough to let new information change what we do next.
After more than two decades in healthcare, I have become less interested in asking the body to perform according to an ideal and more interested in understanding the conditions that support its capacity to adapt and respond.
How I found this work.
My earliest understanding of health was fairly straightforward. When something was wrong, you identified the problem and did what was needed to correct it. I trusted the expertise of the people caring for me, followed their recommendations, and believed that if I worked hard enough at getting better, eventually I would.
My own health complicated that understanding. After years of fatigue and disrupted sleep, I was recommended CPAP. It was a reasonable recommendation based on what was known about my sleep, but I remained curious about what else might be contributing. That question led me into myofunctional therapy, breathing science, and a deeper exploration of my own airway and oral function. Following a tongue tie release and the work surrounding it, I experienced meaningful changes in my breathing and sleep. More importantly, I began asking different questions.
I became interested in practitioners who noticed things I had not been taught to see. Rather than abandoning what I already knew, I wanted to understand what their perspectives could add to my own. As my work expanded beyond dentistry, each new area of study changed what I could see in the others. If I was going to ask someone’s body to change, I wanted to understand as much as I reasonably could about the system receiving that request.
Formal education was only one part of that learning. The people I worked with showed me where theory met the complexity of an individual human being, while my own body taught me to pay closer attention to how I responded to the things I was doing in the name of health. I gradually understood that more intervention, effort, or information was not always what allowed change to take place. Sometimes what was missing was enough space to notice, integrate, recover, and respond.
Those experiences changed my understanding of expertise. I still value rigorous study, objective information, skilled intervention, and the knowledge of people who have devoted their lives to a particular field. But I no longer expect any single perspective, including my own, to tell the whole story. I have become more comfortable with what I do not yet know and more willing to let new information change my understanding.
Why Breathe Colorado Exists
Breathe Colorado grew from a desire to create the kind of practice I had come to value through my own experience: one with enough time to understand what is happening before deciding what needs to change.
What someone is experiencing rarely exists in isolation. A recommendation that makes sense when we look at one part of the body may look different when we consider the person receiving it. This does not mean avoiding intervention. It means becoming more thoughtful about what we ask of the body, when we ask it, and what might need support first.
Breathing offers a particularly valuable place to begin because it is something we can both observe and measure and experience from within. It responds to physiology, movement, environment, emotion, exertion, rest, and habit. Understanding those patterns can offer useful information about the larger system without assuming that breathing alone explains everything.
This is the kind of practice I want Breathe Colorado to be: one where education and objective information can exist alongside lived experience, and where the goal is not to make the body conform to an ideal, but to understand what is happening well enough to determine what support may actually be useful.
My hope is that the people who come here leave with more than exercises or recommendations. The work is an opportunity to develop an understanding of themselves that they can carry forward. This may include recognizing what their body is communicating, becoming more aware of the patterns shaping how they feel and function, and developing greater confidence in responding to what they notice.
From fellow practitioners
“Laura introduced me to the impact of air flow on these other pressure systems, airflow being the only pressure system we have direct access to learn to control and rehabilitate… I went from a provider who did not even cover the diaphragm in schooling to someone who screens every patient for diaphragm and breath dysfunction before establishing any sort of treatment program.”
Patricia Stott, DPT, MS, ATC, CHT
Credentials
Education and training
Each course added another piece of the puzzle. Open a category to explore what each one covered and who taught it.
Integrative Academic Study
MSc Human Performance Optimization, Buckinghamshire New University, United Kingdom · 2025–Present
Status: In progress
An interdisciplinary postgraduate program examining human performance in high stress, high stakes environments. The MSc brings together performance psychology, cognitive science, nutrition, sleep science, physical readiness, and research to understand how we can support human capacity, resilience, recovery, and performance.
Dental, Airway and Sleep
ALF 101 Intensive · 2025
Study of Advanced Lightwire Functionals (ALF) through a cranial and whole body framework. The training explored relationships among craniofacial growth and development, dental and skeletal structure, oral function, airway, cranial motion and postural patterns. The course combined the theoretical foundations of ALF therapy with cranial palpation and practical observation, emphasizing the interconnected nature of structure and function. ALF Orthodontics
Taught by: Ljuba Lemke, DDS
TMJ and Sleep Disordered Breathing, Anatomy Trains Live Dissection · 2025
Live anatomical dissection and radiographic study of the relationship between the temporomandibular joint, craniofacial growth and sleep disordered breathing. The course explored how TMJ structure and dysfunction can influence the dimensions of the facial skeleton and surrounding structures, alongside detailed examination of the upper respiratory tract, including the nasal cavity, sinuses, nasopharynx, oropharynx, soft palate, floor of the mouth and tongue.
Taught by: Todd Garcia, Master Dissector; Dania Tamimi, BDS, DMSc, Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Breathe Myo Workshop, The Breathe Institute · 2024
Advanced continuing education in myofunctional therapy surrounding tongue and lip tie release. The workshop focused on functional assessment, tongue tie grading, identification of compensation patterns, nasal breathing as a prerequisite for surgery, wound healing, and individualized pre and post frenuloplasty protocols. Training also included intraoral and extraoral stretches, postoperative considerations, and interdisciplinary collaboration and referral with surgeons and ENTs.
Taught by: Soroush Zaghi, MD, Otolaryngology and Sleep Surgery; Sanda Valcu Pinkerton; Lesley Kupiec, RDH, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist
Empowered Sleep Apnea: The Five Reasons to Treat · 2024
Coursework and study of Empowered Sleep Apnea, exploring a patient centered framework for understanding why sleep apnea matters beyond the apnea hypopnea index. The material examines sleep disordered breathing through five domains of health and function, encouraging a broader understanding of the individual experience of sleep apnea and the reasons for pursuing treatment.
Taught by: David E. McCarty, MD, FAASM, Ellen Stothard, PhD
SOMA Conference: Splint Orthopedic Myofunctional Appliance · 2023
Continuing education exploring the relationship between dental occlusion, jaw position, craniofacial structure, posture and whole body function through the SOMA appliance framework. The training examined how occlusal and mandibular relationships may interact with patterns of muscular tension, neurological input, breathing, sleep and postural compensation, emphasizing the relationship between the oral system and the rest of the body.
Taught by: Joseph Da Cruz, BDS, Creator of the SOMA appliance; Jasmine Elmore, DDS, CSOM, PDBSc
Origins of Sleep Disordered Breathing and Sleep Apnea · 2022
Exploration of sleep disordered breathing through the lens of craniofacial growth and development. The course examined how changes in jaw and facial development, dental crowding, oral function, nasal breathing and airway anatomy can contribute to compromised airway health and sleep disordered breathing, with particular attention to recognizing these patterns earlier in development.
Taught by: Ben Miraglia, DDS, Founder, Airway Health Solutions
The Four Phenotypes of Sleep Apnea · 2021
Study of obstructive sleep apnea through a phenotypic model that extends beyond airway anatomy alone. The course explored four physiological traits that can contribute to OSA: pharyngeal collapsibility, ventilatory control or loop gain, arousal threshold, and upper airway muscle responsiveness. Training examined how breathing physiology, carbon dioxide sensitivity, nasal and diaphragmatic breathing, and respiratory regulation may interact with these different contributors to sleep disordered breathing.
Taught by: Patrick McKeown, Breathing educator and author of The Breathing Cure and The Oxygen Advantage
Fascia and Ankyloglossia, TMD and Orofacial Pain, Dysphagia Workshop · 2021
Provider: Fast and Functional
Integrated study of the relationships among tongue mobility and restriction, fascia, temporomandibular function, orofacial pain and swallowing. The coursework explored the tongue and jaw within the broader orofacial and myofascial system, including patterns of muscular and fascial compensation and the coordinated anatomy and function involved in chewing and swallowing.
Taught by: Timothy King, BTh, Adv Dip App Sci, Myotherapy; Sara Beach, RDH, Orofacial Myologist
Pediatric Sleep Disordered Breathing · 2021
Provider: Airway Health Solutions
Study of pediatric sleep disordered breathing through the lens of craniofacial growth and development. The training explored relationships among underdeveloped jaws, malocclusion, oral and facial structure, nasal and oral breathing, tongue function and sleep, with an emphasis on recognizing airway related patterns early in childhood. It also examined how dentistry, orthodontics, myofunctional therapy and interdisciplinary care can contribute to supporting healthy oral function, breathing and development.
Taught by: Kevin Boyd, DDS; Ben Miraglia, DDS
Vivos Craniofacial Sleep Medicine · 2021
Provider education in craniofacial development, airway anatomy and obstructive sleep apnea, with emphasis on recognizing structural patterns that can contribute to airway narrowing and sleep disordered breathing. Training explored the relationship among maxillary and mandibular development, dental and facial structure, nasal breathing, oral function and sleep, as well as the use of oral appliance approaches within interdisciplinary airway care.
Taught by: David Singh, DMD, PhD, John Caulfield, DDS, Ben Miraglia, DDS
Airway Collaborative Mini Residency · 2021
Intensive study of airway focused dentistry and the relationships among craniofacial development, dental and occlusal findings, breathing and airway related health. The training introduced an interdisciplinary framework for recognizing airway related patterns, understanding their broader physiological implications, and collaborating across disciplines in the assessment and management of patients with airway concerns. The program was taught as a live weekend intensive by clinicians who had been teaching the Airway Mini Residency for more than nine years.
Taught by: Mark Cruz, DDS, Barry Raphael, DMD, Rick Roblee, DDS, MS
Introduction to Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy · 2021
Provider: Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy
Comprehensive training in the anatomy, physiology, assessment and treatment of orofacial myofunctional disorders. The program examined relationships among tongue function and mobility, oral rest posture, nasal and oral breathing, chewing, swallowing, craniofacial development and occlusion across the lifespan. Training included assessment of tongue function and restriction, systematic therapeutic techniques, clinical case studies and consideration of associated conditions including sleep disordered breathing and TMD.
Taught by: Samantha Weaver, MS, CCC SLP, AOMT C®, Licia Paskay, MS, CCC SLP, AOMT C®; Joy Moeller, BS, RDH, AOMT C®
Certified Specialist in Orofacial Myology · 2019
Specialized training in orofacial myology focused on the function and coordination of the muscles of the face, mouth and tongue. The program explored oral rest posture, tongue function, chewing, swallowing, breathing and associated orofacial patterns, providing a foundation for recognizing and addressing dysfunctional oral motor habits and their relationships with dental and craniofacial function.
Taught by: Sandra Coulson, SLP, CSOM
Registered Dental Hygienist · 2009
Professional licensure in dental hygiene, with clinical experience across general dentistry, pediatric dentistry and public health settings. Years of direct patient care provided a foundation in oral health, dental and craniofacial development, prevention, patient education and interdisciplinary dental care.
Advisory Board Member, Project Stretch · 2006–2018
Served on the advisory board of Project Stretch, a nonprofit organization providing dental care to underserved children and communities. Responsibilities included helping coordinate international and domestic dental missions and participating directly in clinical missions in Ukraine, Mexico, Honduras and the United States.
Certified Dental Assistant · 2003
Professional certification in dental assisting, with clinical experience in orthodontics, pediatric dentistry and care for patients with special needs. This early clinical work provided a foundation in dental development, orthodontic care, patient support and working with children and individuals requiring specialized approaches to care.
Breath
Optimizing Respiration for Achieving High Performance · 2026
Provider: Professional School of Behavioral Health Sciences
Continued advanced training in breathing behavior analysis and respiratory biofeedback applied to human performance, building on earlier study of how breathing behavior and CO₂ regulation respond to cognitive, emotional and physical demands.
Taught by: Dylan McKay, MS, CBBA
Speaker, Proximity Collective, Vail, Colorado · 2025
Talk: "Breath: The Foundational Tool in Optimizing Human Potential"
Invited talk on breath as a foundation for health, resilience and performance, exploring how everyday breathing habits shape the way we think, feel, recover and perform.
Optimizing Respiration for Achieving High Performance · 2024
Provider: Professional School of Behavioral Health Sciences
15 hour advanced training in the application of breathing behavior analysis and respiratory biofeedback to human performance. The course examined how breathing behavior and CO₂ regulation interact with cognitive, emotional, speech and physical demands, including how dysfunctional baseline breathing patterns can cause the respiratory response to exercise and stress to occur prematurely. Training included wearable capnography during physical activity to assess breathing behavior, identify premature respiratory reflex triggers and develop greater respiratory self regulation while maintaining appropriate CO₂ levels. The course also integrated respiratory biofeedback with HRV, EEG and EMG and explored breathing as a dynamic component of acid base regulation, autonomic reactivity, resilience and cognitive and physical performance.
Taught by: Scott Sonnon, MS, Phd candidate, Senior Principal Intelligence Analyst and Human Research Protections Administrator, U.S. Department of Energy, Human Performance Analytics and Biotechnology Innovation
Speaker, BreathWerx Conference · 2023
Talk: "Clinical Applications of Educational Capnography"
Conference presentation on the clinical use of educational capnography, sharing how measuring exhaled carbon dioxide can help clients understand and change their breathing behavior.
Professional Diploma in Applied Behavioral Breathing Science · 2022
Provider: Professional School of Behavioral Health Sciences
Advanced professional training in breathing behavior analysis integrating applied psychophysiology, behavioral counseling and breathing physiology. The program examined the relationships between learned breathing habits, respiratory chemistry, autonomic regulation, muscle activity, emotion, cognition, stress, sleep, pain and physical performance. Training included educational capnography, HRV and somatic biofeedback, behavior modification, case analysis and supervised practicum using physiological data from individual clients.
Taught by: Dr. Robert Grove, Dr. Maria Katsamanis and Dr. Peter Litchfield
Certified Breathing Behavior Analyst · 2020
Provider: Professional School of Behavioral Health Sciences
Professional certification in the assessment and modification of learned breathing behaviors using respiratory physiology, behavioral science and educational capnography. Training explored how breathing habits can alter carbon dioxide regulation and acid base physiology, and how capnography can be used to identify patterns associated with hypocapnia and support learning toward eucapnia. Coursework integrated physiology, psychology, interviewing, testing, self exploration, self regulation and applied breathing behavior work. The certification also included practicum experience using the CapnoTrainer with volunteer clients, physiological data collection, session documentation and faculty reviewed case presentations.
Taught by: Peter Litchfield, PhD and Sandra Reamer, MS, MFA, CBBA, CTS
Fascia, Biotensegrity and Movement
Cervical Revolution, Postural Restoration Institute® · 2025
Advanced study of the relationship between the cervical spine, thorax, pelvis, respiration, gait, jaw and cranial mechanics. The course emphasizes how asymmetrical movement and respiratory patterns can influence cervical compensation, forward head posture, mandibular function and the ability to alternate and rotate through the body.
Taught by: Robert George, DC, CSCS, CCSP, PRC, Lori Thomsen, MPT, PRC, Dan Houglum, MSPT, ATC/L, PRC
Hyper/Hypo Mobility: A Trainer’s Perspective, Anatomy Trains · 2025
Study of hypermobility and hypomobility and their implications for movement and exercise. The course explored joint stability, proprioception, pain and recovery, safe range, speed and load, and individualized movement strategies, with particular consideration of hEDS, HSD and their relationship with conditions such as POTS.
Taught by: Chris Clayton, ATSI practitioner and movement therapist
Balancing the Diaphragms, Anatomy Trains · 2025
Study of the fascial and functional relationships among the body’s diaphragms, exploring how the pelvic and respiratory diaphragms, larynx, jaw and floor of the mouth communicate through an interconnected system. The course examined how posture and fascial tension can influence breathing, pelvic function, TMJ function, voice and swallowing, integrating anatomy with movement, self release and clinical application.
Taught by: Julie Hammond, Director and Lead Teacher, Anatomy Trains Australia & New Zealand
The Voice and the Pelvic Floor · 2024
Study of the interconnected relationship among the orofacial and laryngeal structures, respiratory diaphragm, and pelvic diaphragm. The course explored how these systems work together through connective tissue, neuromuscular coordination, breathing, vocalization, and pressure regulation, with a systems based and trauma informed perspective on pelvic floor and core function.
Taught by: Ginger Garner, PT, DPT, ATC Ret
Anatomy Trains Live Dissection: The Anatomy of the Breath · 2024
Live dissection study of the anatomy of breathing, exploring the respiratory diaphragm, the Deep Front Line, accessory respiratory musculature, posture, intra abdominal pressure and fascial relationships.
Taught by: Todd Garcia and Julie Hammond
Postural Respiration, Postural Restoration Institute® · 2023
Advanced study of the relationship between respiration, posture and thoracoabdominal mechanics, including diaphragm position, rib mechanics, accessory respiratory musculature, asymmetrical movement patterns and restoration of reciprocal respiratory and rotational function.
Taught by: Robert George, DC, CSCS, CCSP, PRC, Lori Thomsen, MPT, PRC, Dan Houglum, MSPT, ATC/L, PRC
Roll Model® Method Practitioner · 2023
Provider: Tune Up Fitness
16 hour immersive certification in evidence based self myofascial release, integrating fascia and pain science, anatomy, mobility, body awareness and self massage. Training included anatomical landmarks and fascial relationships, test and retest methods, individualized sequencing, and adapting self myofascial techniques for different bodies and movement needs.
Taught by: Jill Miller, C IAYT, ERYT
Anatomy Trains Live Dissection: Above and Below · 2023
Live dissection study of the fascial and functional relationships connecting the feet, lower limbs and pelvis. The course explored how foot and ankle mechanics can influence pelvic position and pelvic diaphragm function, including compensatory patterns through the lower extremities, fascial connections, pelvic stability, and the layered anatomy of the pelvic diaphragm.
Taught by: Todd Garcia, Master Dissector, Julie Hammond, Anatomy Trains Educator, Mel Burns
FlowFit Level 1 Instructor Certification · 2023
Provider: TACFIT
Movement training integrating biotensegrity, mobility, breathing, recovery and stress regulation. The training explored sensory motor amnesia, fear reactivity and compensatory movement patterns, with an emphasis on restoring movement variability, structural organization and greater freedom across the body’s six degrees of movement. Breath, awareness and progressively complex movement are integrated to develop movement quality and the capacity to regulate effort, respond to stress and recover.
Taught by: Scott Sonnon, MS, PhD candidate, Founder TACFIT, NNSA NEST Human Factors Laboratory
Rolling Along the Anatomy Trains: Self Myofascial Release · 2023
Provider: Tune Up Fitness
Applied study of the body’s interconnected myofascial meridians through self palpation, movement and self myofascial mobilization. The course integrated fascia science with the Anatomy Trains model to develop tactile body mapping, embodied awareness and an understanding of how tension and movement are transmitted through continuous fascial relationships rather than isolated muscles. It also incorporated test and retest movement strategies to observe changes following fascial mobilization.
Taught by: Tom Myers, LMT, Founder of Anatomy Trains; Jill Miller, C IAYT, ERYT
How Fascia Moves · 2020
Provider: Anatomy Trains
Study of how fascial tissue responds and adapts to movement, stretch and training. The course explored four key properties of connective tissue: viscosity, elasticity, plasticity and remodeling, and how different forms, speeds and durations of mechanical load influence fascial behavior and long term tissue adaptation.
Taught by: Tom Myers, LMT, Founder of Anatomy Trains
BodyReading · 2020
Provider: Anatomy Trains
Study of visual and functional postural assessment, progressing from observation of skeletal relationships to identifying the soft tissue restrictions that may contribute to those patterns. Training included assessment of standing posture, gait, breathing and sitting, with an emphasis on recognizing whole body relationships and developing strategies for addressing patterns of restriction.
Taught by: Tom Myers, LMT, Founder of Anatomy Trains
Body By Breath Immersion · 2020
Provider: Yoga Tune Up Fitness
Immersive study of the relationship between breathing, the respiratory diaphragm, fascia, the vagus nerve and nervous system regulation. The training explored interoception, self myofascial release, embodied movement and breath based practices to support down regulation, recovery and physical and emotional resilience.
Taught by: Jill Miller, C IAYT, ERYT
Fascia: Function, Physiology and Application · 2019
Provider: Yoga International
Study of fascia as a continuous, body wide connective tissue system and its role in movement, proprioception, pain and physical function. The course explored fascial anatomy and physiology, including how connective tissue communicates and adapts to movement and mechanical input, with practical applications for mobility, self care and movement practice.
Taught by: Jill Miller, C IAYT, ERYT
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training · 2017
Provider: South Boston Yoga
Foundational yoga teacher training integrating asana, movement, anatomy, breathing and contemplative practice. The training incorporated an Anatomy Trains informed understanding of the body, exploring yoga postures through fascial continuity, whole body relationships and the ways movement and tension are transmitted beyond individual muscles and joints.
Taught by: David Vendetti, LMT and Tom Skoglund, C-IAYT
Mindfulness and Psychology
Health Sciences University, United Kingdom · 2024/25
Postgraduate study in the psychology of performance, including how people respond to pressure, injury, pain and recovery, and how they lead and perform under demanding conditions.
Modules: Performance Psychology; Advanced Performance Psychology; Psychology of Injury, Pain, and Recovery; Leadership for Performance
Dao Masters · 2024
Study of Daoist healing arts and philosophy exploring the relationship between movement, breath, awareness and internal regulation. The training introduced traditional Daoist principles and embodied practices for cultivating balance, presence and awareness of the relationship between physical and internal states.
Taught by: Wu Dang Chen
Two Month Residency, Himalayan Institute · 2021
Two month immersive residency at the Himalayan Institute, living within the community and working in its wellness center while studying Vishoka Meditation. The experience integrated contemplative study with daily life and service, providing sustained exposure to meditation, self awareness and the relationship between mind, body and wellbeing.
Taught by: Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD, Spiritual Head, Himalayan Institute; teacher of Vishoka Meditation.
Trauma Sensitive Certified HeartMath Practitioner · 2020
Provider: HeartMath Institute
Professional certification integrating HeartMath techniques and heart rate variability biofeedback with a trauma sensitive approach to self regulation. Training explored how breathing, heart rhythm patterns, emotional states and autonomic physiology interact, with particular attention to using biofeedback and self regulation practices in ways that respect an individual’s capacity and experience.
Taught by: Jorina Elbers, MD, Pediatric neurologist and trauma sensitive HeartMath educator
Meditation Retreat for Healthcare Practitioners · 2017
Provider: Zen Mountain Monastery
Immersive meditation retreat exploring Zen practice within the context of healthcare and caregiving. The retreat provided direct experience with seated meditation, mindfulness and contemplative practice, with space to explore how greater presence and awareness can inform both personal wellbeing and the way we meet others in caring professions.
Taught by: Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi, Abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery and Head of the Mountains and Rivers Order.
Nutrition
Dietary Supplement Specialist · 2025
Provider: Designs for Health
Professional certification in nutrition science and dietary supplementation, integrating biology, physiology and nutritional biochemistry with the practical evaluation of supplements. Training included macronutrients, micronutrients, herbs and botanicals, ingredient and formula composition, dosing, product quality, allergens, contaminants, safety and evidence based applications of dietary supplementation.
Taught by: David M. Brady, ND, DC, CCN, DACBN, IFMCP, FACN, Michael Jurgelewicz, DC, DACBN, DCBCN, CNS, Daniel Kalish, DC, Caitlin Higgins, MS, CNS, LDN
Microbiome Restoration · 2025
Comprehensive education in gastrointestinal health, nutrition and the human microbiome. The series explored microbial diversity, the intestinal environment, nutrition, probiotics and fermented foods, gut barrier function, the gut brain relationship, immune function, digestive disorders, sleep and lifestyle factors that influence microbiome health.
Taught by: Jason Hawrelak, PhD, Kiran Krishnan, microbiologist, Liz Lipski, PhD, Will Bulsiewicz, MD, MSCI
Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner · 2022
Board certification recognizing professional education and training in holistic and integrative approaches to health and wellness. The credential reflects a broader whole person perspective and a commitment to professional and ethical standards within holistic health practice.
Integrative Nutrition Health Coach · 2020
Provider: Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Comprehensive health coach education integrating nutrition science, holistic wellness, behavior change and coaching skills. Training explored diverse dietary approaches alongside the broader influences on health, including physical activity, relationships, stress, sleep and lifestyle, with an emphasis on bio individuality and supporting sustainable changes aligned with each person’s needs.
Taught by: Joshua Rosenthal
Life Is Your Best Medicine · 2020
Provider: Medicine Lodge Academy
Integrative study of nutrition, herbal medicine and lifestyle as interconnected foundations of health and wellbeing. Coursework explored nutrition and dietary patterns, medicinal herbs and spices, movement, sleep, aromatherapy and practical approaches to everyday health, bringing traditional healing knowledge into conversation with contemporary health science
Taught by: Tieraona Low Dog, MD, Physician, educator and internationally recognized expert in integrative medicine and herbal medicine.
Foundations in Herbalism · 2020
Provider: Medicine Lodge Academy
Status: In progress
Comprehensive education in herbal and natural medicine integrating traditional herbal knowledge with contemporary research and clinical application. Training explored herbal pharmacology, plant preparations, the effects of medicinal plants across body systems, nutrition and dietary supplementation, with additional study of plant identification, medicine making and the responsible use of herbal medicine within a broader approach to health.
Taught by: Tieraona Low Dog, MD, Physician, educator and internationally recognized expert in integrative medicine and herbal medicine.
Introduction to Herbalism · 2019
Provider: Herbal Academy
Foundational study of herbal medicine exploring traditional herbal systems, herbal actions and energetics, plant identification and the preparation and use of medicinal herbs. Coursework included teas, tinctures, infusions, decoctions and topical preparations, along with materia medica, kitchen herbs, gardening, wildcrafting and an introduction to the relationship between herbs and human physiology.
Taught by: Marlene Adelmann, Founder and Director, Herbal Academy