Academic & Practicum Course
Schedule 2026

Degree Student Meetings (Monthly)

Our monthly degree student meetings focus on answering questions, teaching core academic research competencies, and helping students to build sustainable academic study skills.

Add these upcoming monthly degree student meetings (Tuesdays for 45-60 minutes) to your calendar:

🧑🏼‍🎓 APRIL 28 @ 1 pm EST | 18 UK | 19 D/N | 21 UAE
🧑🏼‍🎓 JUNE 9 @ 12 noon EST | 17 UK | 18 D/N | 20 UAE
🧑🏼‍🎓 JULY 21 @ 1 pm EST | 18 UK | 19 D/N | 21 UAE
🧑🏼‍🎓 SEPT 22 @ 1 pm EST | 18 UK | 19 D/N | 21 UAE

Watch out for meeting reminders and the Zoom link via email.

406-410 Academic Courses (6-Weeks Live)

Requirement

If you book an academic course, you agree to prepare by completing the course self-study lessons, attending all live classes, and submitting assignments on time.

Academic courses have to be taken in the order displayed:

  • 406 | D-MA-ACADWRITE - Academic Writing I (Self-Study)

  • 407 | D-MA-STATISTICS - 10-Week Statistics & Qualitative (Self-Study)*

  • 408 | D-MA-LITREVIEW - 6-Week Literature Review (Live)

  • 409 | D-MA-RESEARME - 6-Week Research Methodologies (Live)

  • 410 | D-MA-PROPO6 - 6-Week Proposal Course (Live)

* 407 can be taken anytime (must be passed before starting 410)

We suggest taking the 4 Academic Live Courses (406, 408, 409, 410) one after another, allowing you to complete your Research Proposal in approx. 6 months.

SPRING/SUMMER 2026 ACADEMIC COURSES

Secure your spot by submitting the attendance form on each course home page or sending an email to cody@lifestyleprescriptions.tv.

MA-RESMETHOD-0426

Hosted by Dr. Nick Deal
April 7, 2026

April 14, 2026

April 28, 2026
Tuesdays @ 12 noon EST / 17 UK for 45 minutes

MA-PROPO6-0626

Hosted by Dalia Zafaar, Ph.D.
June 2, 2026

June 9, 2026

June 16, 2026

June 23, 2026

June 30, 2026
July 7, 2026

Tuesdays @ 1 pm EST / 6 pm UK / 19.00 N/D for 45 minutes

The 2026 FALL/WINTER will be scheduled soon.

Lifestyle Medicine WORKS™ Certification: Live Classes (4-Months)

SPRING/SUMMER 2026 - STARTS APRIL 23, 2026

LMWC Requirement

For LPU students enrolled in the LMWC Certification Training and M.A./Ph.D. DEGREE programs.

Curriculum & Learning Outcomes

Visit the LMWC website at www.lifestyleprescription.tv/certification

Enroll in LMWC

Interested in getting certified? Register here | Contact us.

LMWC Faculty

  • Radu Bailu, MHA, MD, DipIBLM, CPHQ, CHC - Lifestyle Medicine Physician, DipIBLM, LPU Faculty, Former Romania Lifestyle Medicine Association President

  • Aisling Killoran, Ph.D. - Clinical Hypnotherapist & Psychotherapist, Root-Cause Health Coach, Infertility Specialist, Stress Management Faculty

  • Mohammad I. Yamani, M.D. - Lifestyle Medicine Primary Care Physician, Ornish Provider, LPU Chief Medical Officer

  • Johannes R. Fisslinger, M.A. - Founder Lifestyle Prescriptions® University, Clinical Lifestyle Medicine AI™, Author

Live Classes will be on Thursdays from 1 pm EST | 18 UK (75-90 minutes). Attending LIVE is highly suggested (though recordings will be available).

Each weekly LMWC lesson includes pre-study (self-study videos with slides - recorded release) followed by the Thursday live class.

  • LMWC Program Introduction

    April 23 — Recorded Release introducing the Lifestyle Prescriptions® University: LM WORKS™ Certification Program

  • Domain A — Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine
    April 30 — Recorded Release

    May 7 — Live Class 1

  • Domain H — Fundamentals of Health Behavior Change
    May 8 — Recorded Release

    May 14 — Live Class 2

  • Domain I — Emotional and Mental Health

    May 15 — Recorded Release

    May 21 — Live Class 3: Emotional and Mental Health

  • Domain J — Connectedness and Positive Psychology

    May 22 — Recorded Release

    May 28 — Live Class 4

  • Domain C — Nutrition

    May 29 — Recorded Release

    June 4 — Live Class 5

  • Domain D — Physical Activity

    June 5 — Recorded Release

    June 11 — Live Class 6

  • Domain E — Sleep

    June 12 — Recorded Release

    June 18 — Live Class 7

  • Domain F — Tobacco & Toxic Exposures

    June 19 — Recorded Release

    June 25 — Live Class 8

  • Domain G — Key Clinical Processes

    June 26 — Recorded Release

    July 2 — Live Class 9

  • Domain B — Practitioner Role & Advocacy

    July 3 — Recorded Release

    July 9 — Live Class 10

  • Beyond the Gut: How the Microbiome Shapes Brain, Mood, and Immunity

    July 10 — Recorded Release
    A: Beyond the Gut: How the Microbiome Shapes Brain, Mood, and Immunity B: The Microbiome Reset: A Practical Plan for Gut Health

    July 16 — Live Class 11: Your Gut’s Hidden Universe:

    Exploring the Microbiome’s Impact on Health

  • Capstone Session: Lifestyle Medicine as a Unified Clinical System

    July 17 — Recorded Release:
    July 23 — Live Class 12: Integration Session

  • Exam Certification Preparation

    July 30 — Resource Release

    120 IBLM Exam Preparatory Questions

    Mock examination resource designed to support final certification preparation.

    Watch out for email course updates and reminders.

Root-Cause Health Coach Training: Live Practicum Intensive (3-Month)

Requirement

The 3-Month Lifestyle Medicine & Root-Cause Health Coaching Intensive can be booked after these self-study courses have been completed:

  • 201 | D-RCA-HCCCOM - Health Coaching Core Competencies

  • 202 | D-LPHC-COMMSKILL - Neuro Communication Skills

  • 203 | D-RCA-SELFHEAL - The Art & Science of Self-Healing

  • 204 | D-RCA-ROOTANALY - 10-Step Root-Cause Analysis Process I

  • 205 | D-LPHC-ENERPSYCH - Energy Psychology Precision EFT

Upcoming Practicum Courses

Book your 3-Month Live Intensive inside the LPU Student Portal Course.

PRAC1-RCA-0326

  • Wednesdays @ 1 pm EST | 18 UK (for 90 minutes)

    Weekly from March 25 to June 10, 2026

  • Sundays @ 1 pm EST / 18 UK (for 90 minutes)

    Weekly from March 29 to June 7, 2025

Practicum Intensive Topics

  • NBHWC Health Coaching Core Competencies

  • Lifestyle Medicine vs. Root-Cause Health Coaching Pathways (Overview)

  • Coaching Soft Skills (Rapport, Sensory Acuity, VAKOGS, SMART Goal)

  • Lifestyle Medicine - The 6 Pillars (Client Cases with Practice)

  • PsychoSocial Stress (Triggers, Emotions, Beliefs, Values & Organ Symptoms)

  • Root-Cause Analysis 1-5 (Review Script, Demo & Practice)

  • Micro-Habits (SUD/SUT process, Health Outcomes)

  • Energy Psychology (Heart Tapping, Breathing, Forgiveness)

  • Beliefs Reframing, Values Elicitation (Demos & Practice)

  • SMA Group Coaching (Core Skills for small and large groups)

Practicum LPU Faculty

  • Johannes R. Fisslinger, M.A. (LPU Founder)

  • Aisling Killoran, Ph.D. (Root-Cause Health Coaching Infertility Specialist)

  • Sharon Ellert, Ph.D. (Root-Cause Health Coaching Specialist, NBC-HWC)

  • Jane Oelke ND, Ph.D. (Naturopathic Doctor, NBC-HWC)

Organ-Mind-Brain Anatomy (BioPschoSocial) Course (4-Weeks)

The Organ-Mind-Brain Anatomy (OMBA) Course trains practitioners to decode the BioPsychoSocial Connection by mapping stressors (separation), emotions (fear), beliefs (Why did he leave me), and evolutionary responses (social survival) to specific organ tissue symptoms (skin-epidermis rash).

  • Participants will use Clinical Lifestyle Medicine AI Assistants for pre-study and 4 Live Classes to deepen their anatomy and biopsychosocial knowledge, and learn how to integrate into their practice.

  • Designed for health coaches and clinicians, the curriculum integrates psychoneuroimmunology and biopsychosocial principles to create personalized lifestyle interventions.

2026 Course Dates will be announced soon.

Citations:
[Frontiers in Psychology (2016) - Psychosocial Stress and Disease]
[Journal of Clinical Medicine (2020) - Mind-Body Interactions]