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For a limited time, secure lifetime access to our Premium Membership for only $1,999.00
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!
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.
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.
This membership is specifically designed for health & wellness and performance practitioners.
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.
Personal Trainer, Health Coach, Chef
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!
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.
Master the scientific method with Dr. Cliff Harvey! Learn to evaluate evidence, design experiments, and think critically. Ideal for students & researchers.
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.
Our 30-day Mindfulness and Meditation Challenge will help you build a habit of meditation and mindfulness that works for you.
Submit your original research, reviews, case studies, and letters to the open access journal of the Holistic Performance Institute -- The Journal of Holistic Performance.
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’.
Exclusive member-only workshops available to members of our HPN programs, graduate members, and premium members.
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!
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.
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.
This short course delves into 'Carbohydrate Appropriate' nutrition - the tailoring of diet based on the genetics, activity, and carbohydrate tolerance of an individual.
Sustainable diets and sustainable agriculture are inherently linked. In this short course, Scott Gooding explores sustainable agriculture and diet for personal and global health.
Unlock the power of digital health coaching with Michelle Yandle in this university-level course by the Holistic Performance Institute.
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.
Discover what the research tells us about the effects of exercise on health and how to exercise for optimal health.
This introductory course will allow you to understand the uses of the common supplemental fungi and mushrooms for health and performance.
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!
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.
This course offers the foundations of nutrition and supplementation specific to the needs and scope of Health and Lifestyle Coaches.
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: Your guide to cutting-edge nutrition research. Monthly e-zine + weekly updates with audio/video summaries on nutrients & supplements for health & performance.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
A business course specifically designed to help health and fitness practitioners start, build, and grow a cashflow rich business doing what you love!
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!
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!
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!
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!
Public health and sports performance researcher
Dr Sarah Hancock is a public health and sports performance researcher. 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. She currently works as an insights researcher at High Performance Sport NZ.
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.
Senior Lecturer in Exercise and Sport Science
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.
Members Support/Lecturer/Tutor [Health Science & Clinical Nutrition]
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.
Associate Lecturer [Health Coaching]
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.’
Senior Lecturer [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.
Senior Lecturer [Research Methods & Strength/Body Composition Nutrition]
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.