CNM Institute of Natural Health (Middle East)

Always impressed by the outstanding quality of training and events offered by CNM. I graduated 8 years ago from CNM London, and I’m still benefiting from the school’s commitment to continuous learning. Thanks to CNM Dubai, I’ve been able to stay connected, grow as a practitioner, and engage with a dynamic, supportive community in the region. I truly appreciate the collaborative spirit CNM fosters — and I can’t wait to complete my next diploma!

After 20 years in a corporate career, I decided to follow my passion for health and wellness and retrain as a naturopathic Health Coach. I studied online with CNM in 2020 and it was the most eye-opening, interesting course-naturopathic health, the college, staff and fellow students are my future and I want to share this wonderful course and college to give confidence to others to follow their dreams. Since launching in the UAE in 2024, I have met more amazing staff and students, who are all passionate about sharing this with others in the region.

Before enrolling in the Health Coach programme at CNM Institute of Natural Health, I had been diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer and had already begun chemotherapy. I chose to enrol because I believed in the holistic values the institute publicly promotes around healing, care, and understanding the human body. After starting the course, the effects of chemotherapy began to take a serious toll on me. I realised I was physically, mentally, and emotionally unable to continue studying. I informed the institute of my medical situation and requested a postponement of my course. A postponement was agreed; however, I was told that I would still be required to continue paying full fees despite not attending or undertaking the programme. Given my condition, I repeatedly requested that the payments themselves also be postponed so that I could continue the course at a later date when my health allowed. These requests were refused. It does not make sense to require payment for a programme that is not being attended or undertaken, particularly where there is no certainty that the programme can be resumed in the future. What I found particularly difficult was the contrast between this handling and the institute’s curriculum. Cancer is covered as part of the programme, yet there appeared to be little practical understanding of what a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy is physically, mentally, and emotionally experiencing, or how such circumstances should be handled with care. Thr