The School of Natural Health Sciences

Hi there,
I am studing with them at the moment and i think they are good. They always get back to me straight away if i have any problems with my course work.
If you do a search on them you will probabley see that quite a few people have studied with them.
You also dont seem to have any problems getting insurance with them either.
I would use them again in the future.
Thanks
Ann

Thanks Ann

Have you gone with the tutor supported option?

Thanks again

I am diong aromatherapy self study with SNHS but I am only doing it out of interest and just to get an insight in to the subject, idont think i would feel confident to practice aromatherapy without some proprer hands on training

I feel the same. I'm doing it with them too and don't feel comfortable learning the massage part via correspondance. I actually was being a tad niave and didn't realise aromatherapy was the massage part, thought it was the oils I would be learning about. I've come to a bit of a standstill cos without being shown in person how to massage I feel a bit uncomfortable doing case studies but without doing case studies I can't move forward with it...

Distant Learning

Hi there

I have a few qualifications via SNHS (some self study [cheaper] and some tutored), but, although I have been able to get insurance for my quals, it has cost me a lot more as most insurers wouldn't let me add these. Also, I have since studied the same qualifications under VTCT and I prefer their depth of required knowledge. I did feel that SNHS was more a 'read, do and regurtitate' (English comprehension exam type tests).

If you are going to sign up, ensure you do it when there is an offer on - either 2-for-1 or something similar.

I haven't done any other 'distant' courses so can't compare them with other providers, but SNHS are very nice folk to talk to on the phone. It could be a 'horses for courses' question. It gives people qualifications, enabling them to gain more experience, but do the folk who are your first clients gain from their treatments?

PM me if you want more info.

Lesley
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I feel the same. I'm doing it with them too and don't feel comfortable learning the massage part via correspondance. I actually was being a tad niave and didn't realise aromatherapy was the massage part, thought it was the oils I would be learning about. I've come to a bit of a standstill cos without being shown in person how to massage I feel a bit uncomfortable doing case studies but without doing case studies I can't move forward with it...

You were not being niave, Aromatherapy is the oils and their uses in holistic therapy i.e. the aroma of oils.
With the massage it is Aromatherapy Massage.

Hi Applewhite,
I am doing my courses using the selfstudy option. Iam quite fortunate though, as i know a fully qualified complementary Therapist and she has offered to show me all the practical side.
I would not feel able to practice on 'real' clients if i could not be shown any practical.
Thanks
Ann:)

Hi thanks everyone for your thoughts

I am already qualified in Swedish Massage via VTCT which I completed via an evening class and I'm really looking to add to my skills with aromatherapy..

I really appreciate all your comments..xx

Hi Applewhite,
I am doing my courses using the selfstudy option. Iam quite fortunate though, as i know a fully qualified complementary Therapist and she has offered to show me all the practical side.
I would not feel able to practice on 'real' clients if i could not be shown any practical.
Thanks
Ann:)

Is this fully qualified Complementary therapist registered as a training school anywhere?

Would she take responsibility if you did something wrong. If she shows you something which is wrong, would you know?

Are you able to get insurance for what you are doing? Will you be practicing and asking for money for this?

I have to say I would want to go to someone I knew had been trained at a proper training school.

Patchouli

I first came across this school after viewing an advertisement from a hypnotherapist which I felt practically ridiculed the therapy, he showed he had a very poor knowledge of hypnotherapy and knew nothing of the statistics he clearly guessed at.

I then checked him out and it turned out that he trained in hypnotherapy via distance learning with School of Natural Health Sciences. I'm sorry but I wholeheartedly believe that hypnotherapy can not be taught effectively via distance learning with no practical experience and the clients I have picked up from this guy and their reports of sessions with him back up my opinion (judging by his adverts and ridiculous special offers, he is obviously struggling for business as well). He has also been banned from several forums for spamming in desperation and on one forum was seriously taken apart by academics and other hypnotherapists.

I can't really comment on aromatherapy by distance learning as I'm not an aromatherapist but I would think the same would go for most therapies. However, I would be interested to read the opinions on this subject of qualified and experienced aromatherapists.

Hiya all

Ive been reading this thread with interest as I was considering doing the aromatherapy course. With me I wanted to do a course so I could add aromatherapy to when I do reiki treatments, ie burn a combination of oils in the room I do a treatment, that would compliment the reiki healing. Im not keen on massage/touch (I work through the aura when I reiki someone) so would it be worth doing the course still, or just buying a good book on the subject and self-teaching. I am aware that you cannot use some oils in certain situations.

If you want to learn the whole concept of aromatherapy, it will usually include massage as this is the most beneficial way of administering the oils. If you want to use essential oils without the massage part, I believe it's called aromacology.

I undertook a year long course in aromatherapy, including massage and A+P six years ago. I have seen hundreds of clients over the past six years since I've qualified, not all for aromatherapy massage, but I usually incorporate it into a reflexology treatment, use burners and/or provide creams/oils for home use.

There is no way I could have done this with a home study course. I am still learning and in fact have done several post grad courses.

You are dealing with people and their ailments - there are no shortcuts to getting the knowledge you need to do this.

Has anyone had any expirence with SNHS ?

I am currently following 1 course using the selfstudy option with them but not in aromatherapy.
From now what I can say, is they are not the fastest you could expect to send you back your assignment.
I have register for an other course with them and ask them previously how long it would take to graduate..
They have a sort of ready made answer "it depend on you and your own learning ability and disponnibility" adding they will send you back each assigment around 4 days,( if you reach the level they expected following your studies.)
That is not what I am experimenting for now.
I have received the first lecons the very same day I pay the course.
Than they send me back my 2nd assignement quite quick: in 5 days.
The 3rd have take 7 days.
And after 10 days I am still waiting to received the 4.
So it's far from being as fast as they told me I could expected.

I fear a lot, each assigment would take increasing time to be send back to me 🙁
So I have not the first diploma yet but the second is not going to be for very soon I am afraid.

It seems you could not make any reliable expectation on when you will finish the cursus.
The quality of the course is quite good but do not expect a hight qualification from these kind of diploma.
It's difficult to generalise, but I would said that you really have to practice after to have confidence in the subject you have choosen.

On other side you can spend many years studding in university and will have to face the same problem.
However, practice is unvaluable, whatever the cursus you follow.

So, if you are not in special hurry and are confortable in studying from home, they may deserve a try I would say.

I have done my Aromatherapy with SNHS. They are good for just learning about the oils, blends and so on. But you cant learn massage distance learning.

I did I.T.E.C Holistic Massage to learn massage at St Marys College London at Strawberry Hill Campus.