Deepening Roots

A Complete Practitioner Path

19 powerful modules

Welcome & Orientation

Your journey begins with reflection, intention, and alignment. In this opening module, you’ll be guided to set meaningful goals, explore what it means to live and breathe the holistic lifestyle, and begin cultivating the mindset of a healer. Through journaling, self-awareness exercises, and goal setting, you’ll lay the foundation for your practitioner path and learn how to stay grounded in purpose as you progress through the deeper layers of the program.

Introduction to Holistic Healing

This section introduces the heart of holistic medicine—the understanding that true healing addresses the whole person: body, mind, and spirit. You’ll explore the philosophy and history of holistic practices, the significance of root-cause healing, and how ancient healing systems inform modern integrative care. This module sets the stage for everything that follows, helping you reconnect with the essence of natural medicine and the body’s innate wisdom.

The Holistic Practitioner’s Role

Here, you’ll develop a strong foundation for professional and ethical practice. You’ll learn the scope of holistic work, the responsibilities of a practitioner, and the importance of cultivating a grounded and compassionate mindset. This module invites you to reflect on your role as a guide and steward of wellness—balancing knowledge with empathy and structure with intuition.

Root Cause Healing

In this pivotal module, you’ll dive into the philosophy and application of root-cause healing. You’ll uncover the underlying patterns that lead to chronic illness, from nutritional imbalances to stress and toxic exposures, and learn the methods practitioners use to trace symptoms back to their origins. Through real case studies and analysis, you’ll develop the ability to look beyond surface complaints to identify the true sources of imbalance.

Vitality: The Essence of Holistic Wellness

Vitality is the life force that animates all living beings—and learning to recognize and restore it is central to holistic healing. This section explores the principles of Vitalism and the energetic forces that govern wellness and disease. You’ll examine how vitality manifests within the body, explore the four directions as pathways of knowing, and integrate Ayurvedic concepts such as the doshas to deepen your understanding of balance and flow. Through reflection and application, you’ll learn to assess, measure, and enhance vitality within yourself and your clients.

Guided Intuition

Intuition is one of a practitioner’s most important tools, allowing you to listen beyond words and connect to what the body is truly communicating. This module helps you refine your inner awareness and trust the guidance that arises through stillness and connection. You’ll learn to balance intuition with analysis, weaving them together in your client work to achieve a higher level of clarity, accuracy, and authenticity in your healing practice.

Holistic Nutrition

In this comprehensive module, you’ll study the nutrients that form the foundation of human health through a holistic and functional lens. You’ll explore how carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals function in the body and how deficiency or imbalance can influence mood, hormones, and vitality. You’ll also learn about the impact of soil health, digestion, and absorption on nutrient status, and gain deep insight into how to correct imbalances using food as medicine. Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) is introduced here as a bridge between nutritional science and energetic balance, helping you understand the mineral patterns that shape wellness at the cellular level.

Fundamentals of Herbal Medicine

Here you’ll discover the living world of plant medicine. This section introduces the vitalist principles that underlie herbal energetics and the ways in which plants support, stimulate, and restore life force in the body. You’ll study common herbs and their therapeutic actions while learning to match plant energetics to individual constitutions. By the end of this module, you’ll understand how to approach herbs not as isolated remedies but as dynamic allies in holistic healing.

Herbal Formulation

In this module, you’ll learn how to translate herbal knowledge into practice by creating balanced, effective, and safe formulas. You’ll study the art of combining herbs synergistically, determining dosage, and choosing the most appropriate method of preparation. You’ll also explore safety considerations and contraindications to ensure confident and responsible application. This is where herbal theory becomes practical, creative, and deeply personal.

Integrating Herbalism into Practice

Functional Labs

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA)

Developing Healing Protocols

Client Interaction & Case Management

Hands-On Practicum

Business Matters

Ethical & Practice Management

Organizing and Connecting to External Labs

Final Project & Graduation

Building upon your herbal foundation, this section teaches you to weave herbs into comprehensive healing protocols alongside nutrition, lifestyle, and functional testing. You’ll learn how to design customized protocols that reflect both scientific understanding and intuitive connection, creating a holistic approach that addresses body systems in harmony. This module bridges the gap between knowledge and clinical application, preparing you for real-world client work.

This in-depth section introduces you to the use of functional assessments in holistic practice, focusing on the Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (NAQ). You’ll learn how to administer, score, and interpret results, recognizing patterns across the digestive, hormonal, immune, and detoxification systems. Through practical application and case-based learning, you’ll gain the skills to connect questionnaire data with clinical insight, build personalized protocols, and confidently communicate your findings to clients.

The HTMA module is one of the most advanced and transformative components of the program. You’ll learn how to interpret mineral levels, ratios, and heavy metal exposure to uncover deep biochemical and stress-related patterns. Each lesson guides you step-by-step through identifying oxidation types, stress responses, toxic burdens, and mineral imbalances, then building protocols that gently restore equilibrium. You’ll also practice reading reports, developing consultations, and understanding the mineral relationships that influence hormones, mood, and energy.

Here you’ll learn to bring together all that you’ve studied—labs, herbalism, nutrition, and intuition—into coherent, layered protocols. You’ll explore how to prioritize healing phases, create sustainable recommendations, and adapt to changes as clients progress. This module refines your ability to think critically and creatively, helping you craft treatment plans that are both individualized and deeply restorative.

Holistic healing extends beyond knowledge—it’s built on relationship and trust. This section helps you develop the interpersonal and organizational skills needed to maintain clear, ethical, and compassionate communication with clients. You’ll learn best practices for record-keeping, follow-ups, informed consent, and energetic stewardship, ensuring that your professional conduct reflects both integrity and heart.

The practicum brings your studies into real-world experience. You’ll conduct complete consultations, create full treatment plans, and gain feedback on your clinical process. This practical application builds confidence and flow as you transition from student to practitioner, preparing you to step into your work with competence and ease.

Every healer deserves to thrive in their calling. In this section, you’ll learn how to build a sovereign, sustainable practice from the ground up. You’ll explore your practitioner archetype, clarify your niche, and establish your business foundations—including private trust structure, program offerings, systems, and marketing that feels aligned. This is where vision meets implementation, transforming your purpose into a professional path.

This module ensures that your practice remains ethical, evolving, and sustainable over time. You’ll explore professional boundaries, continuing education, and how to navigate difficult cases with compassion and clarity. These lessons help you maintain balance, humility, and alignment as you grow both personally and professionally.

In this advanced logistical module, you’ll learn how to integrate with professional lab partners and dispensaries to streamline your clinical operations. You’ll understand how to order tests, manage client data, and set up workflows that reflect professional standards. This practical training ensures that your business is equipped for independent, sovereign operation.

The journey culminates in your final case study and practitioner launch presentation. Here, you’ll synthesize everything you’ve learned into a cohesive demonstration of skill, insight, and professional readiness. Graduation marks the moment you step forward fully as a Deepening Roots Practitioner—confident, capable, and ready to serve your community with heart and wisdom.