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Taught by board-certified nurses
Learn the modalities your patients are already asking about.
Acupressure, Reiki, lymphatic drainage, sound healing and more — courses built specifically for nurses, so you can bring complementary and alternative modalities into everyday clinical practice.
Self-paced · lifetime access · five free courses to start
Board certifiedFounder holds HNB-BC in holistic nursing
6 instructorsRN, NP, LMT and DC credentials
10 coursesSix paid, four free to start
Self-pacedBuilt around shift work · lifetime access
Introduction
Introduction to Holistic Nurse Academy
Two minutes with Holly
Why the academy exists, who it's for, and what it's like to bring these modalities onto a real ward — from the nurse who built it.
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Certification courses
Skills you can use on your next shift
Each course is a complete protocol — anatomy, technique, contraindications and how to document it — scoped to what a nurse can practise within their licence.
Reiki for Nurses
Core Reiki principles, techniques and energetic concepts including chakras and the aura. How to ethically integrate hands-on and non-touch methods to ease patient pain and anxiety — and support your own resilience.
Submitted to AHNA for contact-hour approval Course detailsAcupressure for Nurses
Practical acupressure protocols to relieve patient symptoms including pain, stress and anxiety — the techniques nurses reach for most often at the bedside.
Submitted to AHNA for contact-hour approval Course detailsManual Lymphatic Drainage
A light-touch wellness protocol: the lymphatic system, key anatomical landmarks, and a basic MLD clearing sequence for comfort, relaxation and general fluid support.
Submitted to AHNA for contact-hour approval Course detailsSound Healing
Turn high-stress clinical environments into sanctuaries of recovery by using the science-backed effect of sound on nervous-system regulation.
Course detailsMeditation for Nurses
Simple, evidence-based meditation techniques to reduce burnout, calm the nervous system and find a moment of stillness inside even the busiest shift.
Course detailsMaster Essential Oils
An RN with 20 years in practice and 12 years using essential oils shares the clinical applications nurses can put to work immediately — and the safety limits that matter. A free introduction is also available.
Course detailsAbout CE contact hours
Acupressure for Nurses, Manual Lymphatic Drainage and Reiki for Nurses have been submitted to the American Holistic Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. Approval is pending — we'll update this page and notify enrolled students the moment it is confirmed. Please check your own state board's requirements before relying on any course for licence renewal.
Free courses
Start here — four recorded sessions, no cost
Conversations with practitioners on the parts of nursing that rarely get taught. Enter your email and watch straight away.
Free
The Healing Art of Presence
Holly Taylor, RN and board-certified holistic nurse, on how being present heals others — and rekindles joy in the work.
FreeBeyond the Burnout
Reclaiming identity beyond burnout and moral injury, and the personal boundaries that sustain a nursing career.
FreeWhat Is a Chiropractor, Anyway?
Chiropractic history, practice and common misconceptions — useful context for referrals and collaborative care.
FreeKetamine Healing
Ketamine therapy in mental health treatment: the benefits, the risks, and its role in holistic patient care.
What our students say
Nurses who took these courses back to the ward
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Meet the team
Every course is taught by a credentialed practitioner
Not content marketers — working nurses, nurse practitioners, licensed massage therapists and a doctor of chiropractic.
Holly TaylorFounder / CEO
BSNRNHNB-BC
RN of 15 years and board-certified holistic nurse for 5. Trained in craniosacral therapy, acupressure and Reiki. Works with hospice patients in an integrative touch therapy program.
Elizabeth MonsonFounding Instructor
MAMSNP
Board-certified nurse practitioner for 25 years and teacher of integrative therapies for 15. Certified Acupressure Therapist, Reiki Master and Yoga Teacher.
Janet PeacockInstructor
LMT
Owner of The Thai Peacock Centre, extensively trained in traditional Thai massage. Offers myofascial massage, lymphatic drainage and Reiki, and leads study retreats in Thailand.
Tami HarrisInstructor
LMT
Believes mind, body, spirit and emotion are interconnected. Combines massage, craniosacral therapy, acupressure, Reiki and coaching to release tension and pain.
Dr. Aubrey MadsenInstructor
DC
Focuses on how nutrition and biomechanics affect overall health. BS in Exercise Science from BYU; Doctor of Chiropractic from University of Western States.
Jhill SeraphinaInstructor
LMT
Licensed massage therapist, Reiki master, breathwork practitioner, shaman and certified sound healer, focused on mind, body and spirit.
Get the acupressure quick-reference guide
Twelve acupressure points every nurse should know — what they relieve, where to find them, and how long to hold. A one-page PDF for your badge reel.