This first lecture to the VHE programme introduces the concept of innate self-regulatory mechanisms in the body and how we can identify and strengthen them and provides the foundational theory to the rest of the topics. The lecture concludes with the concept of the “environment as our external metabolism” and highlights the idea of individual and collective health.

This topic recaps the basic mechanics of breathing relative to the nervous system. Students are taught to assess when to activate certain areas of their nervous system and how to utilise breathing techniques to maximise appropriate behaviours and optimal functioning.

Student are taught how to recognise postural faults in themselves and in others. This topic presses on adopting healthy and graceful posture and reminds that every movement is an expression in the physical of our current internal state of being. The concept of body armouring is also discussed at length to prepare students for emotional stressors affecting their physicality.

In this topic, we learn about emotions as ‘energy in motion’ – and similar to a battery – the body may get overcharged with ‘potential’ energy. Students are reminded to manage their emotions instead of being managed by them and are given various exercises to learn when and how to drain off excess build-up of ‘charge’ in appropriate and health-conducive manners.

This topic will gravitate around the idea of belief systems, reminding students that, like any computer, the brain is completely programmable. Various techniques are covered to aid with focus, attention, rationalisation, memory and imagination – most importantly utilising a very important secret ingredient available to us all!

This topic gives a breakdown of ophthalmological physiology and its wiring with our brains, so that students can grasp the gravity of the eyes as a tool for learning. Various visual optical illusions are explored to help with eye-muscle and optical training that students can incorporate into their everyday habits to strengthen eyesight and cognitive wiring.