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Overview
As an educational and cultural platform, this Curanderismo - Traditional Healing of the Body offered by Coursera in partnership with University of New Mexico will share a number of traditional body therapies.
Learners will not become certified traditional healers at the completion of this course but will be able apply basic principles or traditional medicine for health and illnesses. They will become familiar specifically with the traditional treatment of Empacho (intestinal blockage), Manteadas (shawl alignments), Ventosas (fire cupping), Hidroterapia (healing with water), and other topics such as the Huesero (bone setter).
What You Will Learn
- Provide information on the traditions, rituals and remedies of Curanderismo, a healing tradition with emphasis on treatments of the body.
- Recognize the importance of traditional methods of healing intestinal blockage and shawl alignments.
- Explore different traditional hands on techniques and their impact on bodies ailments.
- Demonstrate traditional healing methods for special populations such as infants and the aging community.
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Intestinal Blockage (Empacho) & Shawl Alignments (Manteadas)
- Fire Cupping (Ventosas) & Bone Setter (Huesero)
- Mayan Abdominal Massage & Body Adjustment
- Spinal Alignment & Hydrotherapy
- Traditional Healing of Infants & Traditional Healing for the Aging Community
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Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
- 4 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Complementary & Alternative Medicine View 17 other Short Courses in Complementary & Alternative Medicine in United StatesExplore more key information
Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Beginner level
- No previous experience necessary
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Funding
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