Lifestyle Medicine and Health Coaching Masterclass

Posted Sunday 24 November 2024 | James Cook University

Lifestyle medicine is the evidence-based practice of nutrition, fasting, movement, sleep, mind-body approaches like meditation, relaxation therapy and breathwork, substance reduction, social connection, social prescribing, connection to our natural world combined with behaviour change skills like health coaching, technology and translational research. Fundamentally it is about whole-of-person care that adds years to life, and life to years.

In this masterclass you will be led by Australia’s leading educators in the fields of lifestyle medicine and health coaching. In particular, we will focus on the lifestyle medicine domains, practical health coaching skills and service implementation considerations in the prevention, treatment and when possible remission of two common chronic conditions - type 2 diabetes and major depression disorder.