Premium Membership
Premium membership of the Institute includes monthly workshops, member-only articles, media and content, 25+ continuing education courses, and exclusive discounts on products and services!
Membership with HPI
Premium membership with the Holistic Performance Institute provides unrivalled access to support from our expert faculty with monthly workshops and Q&A on topics related to health, nutrition, business, health coaching, and life & purpose. In addition, you can access a suite of our most popular continuing education courses for personal development, to improve your clinical or practice skills, and to gain continuing education credits for your professional registrations.
What You Will Learn
Membership with HPI is designed to help you succeed in your life and business.
Our workshops focus on a variety of topics useful to your life, business, health, nutrition, or clinical or coaching practice and translate theory into easily applied practice.
Who is Premium Membership for:
This membership is specifically designed for health & wellness and performance practitioners.
- Health Coaches
- Clinical Nutritionists
- Sports Nutritionists
- Personal Trainers & Strength Coaches
- Naturopaths
- Medical Herbalists
- Medical Doctors
- Physiotherapists
- Or anyone else interested in optimising health and performance!
You'll be impressed!...
With my busy business and lifestyle, I love that I can pick and choose when to study. I also love that Dr Cliff Harvey and the other lecturers align with me from a holistic, yet evidence-based perspective. The content you're learning is based on research and is both current and progressive and everything is taught with empathy and compassion in mind.
Scott Gooding
Personal Trainer, Health Coach, Chef
Included with Premium Membership
Monthly Group Workshops
25+ Continuing Ed. Courses
Continuing Ed. Certificates
Downloadable Resources
Unlimited Member Course Access
Study on your own terms with 24/7 access
Revisit any lesson as many times as you like
Access from anywhere across multiple devices
Membership includes the following courses:
Not only will you have access to workshops hosted by world-class experts, but we also offer a full suite of more than 25 of our most popular courses!
Dental and Metabolic Health
Learn how diet and oral hygiene habits impact your overall well-being. This workshop explores the interplay between metabolic health and dental health. Discover practical tips, including nutrition advice expert from Dr. Sarah Hancock.
Introduction to the Scientific Method
Master the scientific method with Dr. Cliff Harvey! Learn to evaluate evidence, design experiments, and think critically. Ideal for students & researchers.
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Iron: a fundamental mineral
Discover how iron fuels your body, learn to identify the sneaky signs of deficiency, and master the art of optimising your iron intake through diet and lifestyle strategies.
The Mindfulness Challenge
Our 30-day Mindfulness and Meditation Challenge will help you build a habit of meditation and mindfulness that works for you.
Journal of Holistic Performance
Submit your original research, reviews, case studies, and letters to the open access journal of the Holistic Performance Institute -- The Journal of Holistic Performance.
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The True Determinants of Fat Loss: HPI Symposium 2024
In this symposium, renowned experts Dr Mikki Williden, Dr Eric Helms, and Dr Cliff Harvey will explore the true determinants of fat loss and gain, going beyond the simple narrative of ‘eat less and move more’.
Member Workshops
Exclusive member-only workshops available to members of our HPN programs, graduate members, and premium members.
All About Fasting
In this mini-course, learn all about fasting! Includes 2 part video webinar, live workshop and Q&A, complimentary fasting e-book, and an assessment to receive a continuing education certificate!
Biology 101
This introductory, university-level course is designed to teach you the fundamentals of biology (life science). A great refresher if you have studied before, or an 'upskill' if you would like to study the health sciences further.
Chemistry 101
This introductory, university-level course is designed to teach you the fundamentals of chemistry. A great refresher if you have studied before, or an 'upskill' if you would like to study the health sciences further.
Carbohydrate Appropriate Nutrition
This short course delves into 'Carbohydrate Appropriate' nutrition - the tailoring of diet based on the genetics, activity, and carbohydrate tolerance of an individual.
Diet and Sustainable Agriculture with Scott Gooding
Sustainable diets and sustainable agriculture are inherently linked. In this short course, Scott Gooding explores sustainable agriculture and diet for personal and global health.
Digital Health Coaching
Unlock the power of digital health coaching with Michelle Yandle in this university-level course by the Holistic Performance Institute.
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Ethico-Legal Considerations in Health Practice
This course explores NZ legal and ethical guidelines for health practice. Students will learn about key legislation, regulations, and principles, ensuring safe, competent, and ethical care.
Exercise for Health
Discover what the research tells us about the effects of exercise on health and how to exercise for optimal health.
Functional Mycology: Nutritional and Therapeutic Applications of Mushrooms
This introductory course will allow you to understand the uses of the common supplemental fungi and mushrooms for health and performance.
High vs Low-Carb. Which Should You Choose?
Explore for whom low-carb or low-fat diets work best, and how you can find the 'best fit' diet for you! Includes video webinar, live Q&A, article, complimentary e-book, and an assessment to receive a continuing education certificate!
Holistic Health Kickstart
This 30 day course will give you the tools to learn, apply, and maintain the habits of health. Combine the best evidence-based nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress-reduction strategies to think clearer, perform better, and feel your very best.
Nutrition for Health Coaching
This course offers the foundations of nutrition and supplementation specific to the needs and scope of Health and Lifestyle Coaches.
Microbiology 101
This introductory, university-level course is designed to teach you the fundamentals of microbiology. A great refresher if you have studied before or an 'upskill' if you would like to study health sciences further.
Nutripaedia
Nutripaedia: Your guide to cutting-edge nutrition research. Monthly e-zine + weekly updates with audio/video summaries on nutrients & supplements for health & performance.
Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine for COVID-19
In this short course, Dr Cliff Harvey explores the research and application of nutrients, diet, supplements, and lifestyle factors in preventing and treating COVID-19, long-COVID (post-COVID Syndrome), and COVID vaccination adverse events.
Nutrition & Supplementation for ADHD
ADHD affects up to 1 in 5 people. In this mini-course, Dr Cliff Harvey provides reviews and evidence-backed nutrition and supplement treatment guides for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Nutrition for Women's Health
Women are not simply small men! This course explores what can you can do to optimise women's health through evidence-based nutrition. Learn from nutrition and women's health expert Dr Mikki Williden.
Nutrition for Women's Performance
Female athletes are not just small men! Dr Mikki Williden outlines the research and application of nutrition for female athlete performance; including RED-s, menstrual cycle implications for diet, iron-deficiency, hydration differences, and more!
Sleep & Health
Find out all about the effects of poor sleep on health and how to use lifestyle and diet strategies to optimise sleep in this course by Dr Cliff Harvey.
Stress & Health
Find out all about the effects of stress on overall health, immunity, inflammation, weight gain, how social media effects stress, and how to beat it! By Dr Cliff Harvey
The Credo: Creating a life of passion, creativity, and purpose
This course guides you on a journey of discovery to uncover your unique WHY, your values and ethos, and how to create a life of creativity, passion and purpose.
Time Rich Practice
A business course specifically designed to help health and fitness practitioners start, build, and grow a cashflow rich business doing what you love!
Webinar: All About Energy Balance and Autoregulation
In this workshop, learn all about energy balance and how to achieve 'autoregulation' of calories! Includes video webinar, live workshop and Q&A, evidence-based article, complimentary e-book, and an assessment for a continuing education certificate!
Webinar: Foundations of Nutrition for Performance
In this workshop, learn the foundations of nutrition for performance. Includes video webinar, live workshop and Q&A, evidence-based article, complimentary e-book, and an assessment for a continuing education certificate!
Webinar: Nutrition & Lifestyle to Support Immunity
In this workshop, learn the key things you can do to support immunity. Includes video webinar, workshop and Q&A, evidence-based article, complimentary e-book, and an assessment for continuing education points and certificate!
Webinar: Nutrition for Prevention and Treatment of Injury
In this workshop, learn how nutrition can help to treat AND prevent injury. Includes video webinar, live workshop and Q&A, evidence-based article, complimentary e-book, and an assessment for a continuing education certificate!
Taught by world class instructors:
Dr Sarah Hancock
Health Coaching Practicum Tutor
Dr Sarah Hancock is a public health and sports performance researcher, and Health Coach. She has a PhD in public health: her research interests focused on the role of nutrition in oral health and general health. Sarah is an advocate for dietary lifestyles incorporating a whole food eating pattern that minimises the intake of highly refined, ultra-processed foods for the prevention of chronic diet-related disease. In addition to her work as a lecturer for HPI, Sarah is a researcher in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Adelaide.
Dr Cliff Harvey
Founder & CEO/Senior Lecturer
Cliff Harvey PhD, DipFit, DipNat, FCNA is a Registered Clinical Nutritionist, Registered Naturopath & Medical Herbalist, author, educator, and researcher. He was recently inducted as a Fellow of the Clinical Nutrition Association for his services to Clinical Nutrition in Aotearoa.
In nearly three decades in practice, he has helped thousands of people to achieve their goals, from those who are chronically and acutely unwell, through to elite-level athletes, and ‘elite-attitude’ businesspeople and entrepreneurs.
He is an active researcher and is known for performing foundational research on keto-flu, ketogenic supplements, and 'carbohydrate tolerance'.
Cliff is a best-selling author of several books and is a former world champion strength athlete and competitive submission wrestler.
Dr Claire Badenhorst
Claire's initial research completed during her PhD addressed the substantive health issue of exercise-induced iron deficiency and the prevalence of this common nutritional disorder in endurance athletes. Her current research is investigating the nutrient-nutrient interactions of Iron and Vitamin D status in females and the role of hepcidin. Her future research will be directed towards iron status in naturally menstruating females and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and the effect in athletes (males and females) and the active general population.
Ashley Greaves
Student Support
Ashley Greaves BA, MSc, CNS is a licensed dietitian nutritionist in the US and holds a master's degree in clinical nutrition. Ashley is our member support guru and clinical nutrition specialist.
Michelle Yandle
Health Coaching Lead
Michelle Yandle BEd, HPN1, is a renowned health coach and health educator. A Registered Health Coach, and Certified Holistic and Performance Nutrition Coach, Michelle is the founder of the Centre for Empowered Eating and the developer of the Empowered Eating Coach Certification and co-developer of the Health Coaching qualifications delivered at the Holistic Performance Institute. She has written books, inspired audiences around the world, regularly presented on television and radio, working with household name nutrition brands, and her health advice has been featured in the pages of a number of high-profile publications. Initially trained as a schoolteacher, Michelle discovered the benefits of healthy eating based on traditional nutritional principles and has built a new career through passionately and authentically sharing what she has learnt about ‘empowered eating.’
Dr Mikki Williden
Nutrition & Women's Health
Mikki Williden BSc, BPhysEd, PhD is a registered nutritionist with postgraduate degrees in nutrition and public health, and a physical education degree. She is a leader in women's health & wholefood nutrition, with a clinical focus on metabolic health and performance. Mikki is a former researcher and senior lecturer at Auckland University of Technology and is currently a senior lecturer at Unitec.
Dr Eric Helms
Eric Helms MSc, PhD, CSCS is a coach, athlete, author, and educator. He earned pro status as a natural bodybuilder with the PNBA in 2011 and competes with the IPF at international level events as an unequipped powerlifter. Eric has published multiple peer-reviewed articles in exercise science and nutrition journals and writes for commercial fitness publications. He is also a research fellow at Auckland University of Technology.
paid annually
Membership also includes:
- Exclusive discounts on events, products, and services
- Member-only tools and resources
- Complimentary e-books
- Continuing Professional Development certificates