Holistic Medicine Course: Decolonizing Holistic Medicine: Ethics, Bias, & The Medical Monopoly
🌿 One-Hour Class: The Ethics of Healing & The Suppression of Holistic Medicine 🌿
💡 Objective:
This class will explore the systemic suppression of holistic medicine, the ethics of healing, and how bias and monopolization in healthcare have created a culture of sickness, dependency, and disconnection from authentic healing.
📅 Class Schedule (Part 1)
🗓 Day: Feb 5th
⏰ Time: 7 PM
📍 Live on: TikTok & YouTube (Replay & Discussion in Holistic Health Communities)
🔍 Class Outline
1. Ethics & Scope of Practice in Holistic Healing (15 mins)
• What is ethical practice in holistic medicine?
• Understanding scope of practice – Legal considerations for unlicensed providers
• The right to self-healing vs. regulated care
2. Superiority Bias & Confirmation Bias in Healthcare (15 mins)
• Why is conventional medicine seen as superior?
• The myth of medical omniscience – Who gets to define “science”?
• Public perceptions of holistic practitioners & the dismissal of ancestral knowledge
• How to critically analyze healthcare narratives
3. The Medical Monopoly & Profit-Driven Sickness (15 mins)
• How profit motives shape healthcare policy
• Pharmaceutical influence & the suppression of natural medicine
• The role of licensing & regulation in controlling healing practices
• Why holistic solutions are deliberately erased, illegalized, or hidden
4. The Colonization of Healing: From Ancient Knowledge to Modern Exploitation (15 mins)
• How ancient healing practices were stolen, repackaged, and resold
• The erasure of Indigenous, African, and traditional medicine
• Why modern medicine profits from disconnection, disease, and fear
• How we reclaim healing & re-establish our own wellness practices
📝 Class Post & Discussion Topics
💬 Class Post:
💡 “What does ethical holistic healing mean to you? How do you see bias and medical monopolization affecting access to self-healing knowledge? Drop your thoughts below!”
Discussion Topics:
1️⃣ Where do you see superiority bias in healthcare? Share an example of a time when holistic medicine was dismissed in favor of pharmaceuticals or medical intervention.
2️⃣ How has colonization impacted the way we view healing today?
3️⃣ Should healing knowledge be regulated, or should it be freely available? Debate the pros and cons.
4️⃣ If access to holistic healing was unrestricted, how would it change our health system?
5️⃣ How do you personally reclaim holistic health in a system that profits from sickness?
🌿 Part 2: Deeper Dive – Breaking Free from the System (Advanced Class)
“Reclaiming Healing: Solutions, Strategies, & Action Steps”
💡 Objective:
In this session, we will move from awareness to action, discussing how to reclaim healing practices, navigate suppression, and create sustainable wellness solutions outside of the conventional system.
📅 Class Schedule (Part 2)
🗓 Day: Feb 8th
⏰ Time: 11 AM EST
📍 Live on: TikTok & YouTube (Continued discussion in Holistic Health Communities)
🔍 Class Outline (Part 2) FULL OUTLINE POSTED IN THE COMMUNITY
1. How to Identify Suppressed Healing Knowledge (15 mins)
2. Building Autonomy in Healing: DIY Health & Self-Research (15 mins)
3. Overcoming Barriers to Holistic Healing (15 mins)
4. Rebuilding Holistic Communities & Healing Circles (15 mins)
📝 Class Post & Discussion Topics (Part 2)
💬 Class Post:
💡 “If you could redesign the healthcare system with unlimited access to holistic healing, what would it look like? What barriers would you remove, and what solutions would you create?”
Discussion Topics:
1️⃣ What healing knowledge have you found that is hidden or suppressed? Share your findings!
2️⃣ What are practical steps you’ve taken to reclaim your healing?
3️⃣ What role does community play in healing, and how do we strengthen it?
4️⃣ How do we teach future generations to move beyond a sickness-based system?
5️⃣ What resources have helped you break free from conventional health programming?
📌 Next Steps
🚀 Complete the prework from earlier this week (meditation, journaling, & choosing your community).
📖 Review the recommended book list (found in your email) to deepen your knowledge.
🗓 Join both live sessions & actively engage in discussions.
💡 The only way to reclaim holistic healing is to educate, discuss, and take action. This week, let’s build awareness, empower each other, and commit to dismantling the systems that keep us sick.
🔥 Drop a “🔥” in the comments if you’re ready for this powerful discussion! Let’s create real change together. 💚
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