Wholistic NaturopathyTHE LIVING PRINCIPLES · BRUCE GIBSON ND An Inner Ecology learning journey
THE SOURCE MATERIAL

Rooted in Bruce’s
teaching and practice.

This app is a learning companion to the two supplied guides by Bruce Gibson ND. It preserves the nine-principle structure, original infographics and the Seven Domains of Inner Ecology.

THE FULL LEARNING GUIDE · 103 PAGES

The 9 Principles of Wholistic Naturopathy

A Regenerative Wellness Living Course, presented through Inner Ecology Repatterning™. Includes foundations, principle lessons, embodiment practices, reflections and original teaching artwork.

Read the full guide ↗
THE CONCISE INTRODUCTION · 4 PAGES

The Definitive Guide to Naturopathy

A Wholistic and Regenerative Approach. An introduction to the nine principles, seven domains, five regenerative levers and the wholistic consultation.

Read the short guide ↗

How to read this learning companion

The first six principles are presented as classical naturopathic foundations. Principles seven to nine express the regenerative expansion used in Bruce’s framework. Inner Ecology Repatterning™ is the author’s organising model for these teachings.

The lesson text is an adaptation, not a verbatim transcription of the full course. It adds plain-language examples and distinguishes traditional philosophical concepts from established physiology. The original infographics and downloadable PDFs retain the author’s wording.

Here, coherence describes a workable relationship between the person’s needs, habits, environment and sources of support. It is a teaching concept, not a single clinical measurement. Regeneration describes tending capacity and supportive conditions over time; it does not imply a cure or guaranteed tissue regrowth.

Evidence and informed care

A principle is not evidence that a particular treatment works. Evidence, safety and clinical suitability must be considered for each intervention and person. The app offers general education and reflection, not an individual treatment plan.

External context reviewed 7 September 2026. Source PDFs: Bruce Gibson ND, supplied by the author. Principle lessons: pp. 20–45 and 49–62; Seven Domains: pp. 6 and 17–19; Therapeutic Order: pp. 14–16; Five Levers: short guide pp. 3–4.

PLAIN-LANGUAGE COMPANION

Words used in this guide

Open a term to see how it is used in this learning app.

Wholistic

The deliberate spelling used here to emphasise the whole person, including their relationships, circumstances and connection with the living world.

Inner Ecology

Bruce’s teaching model for exploring the person as an interconnected living system. Its seven domains help organise enquiry; they are not seven separate diagnoses.

Coherence

In this app, a workable relationship between a person’s needs, habits, environment and support. It is not a single clinical measurement or a promise that all aspects of life will align.

Regeneration

Tending supportive conditions and capacity over time. In this educational framework, the term does not guarantee tissue regrowth or recovery from a disease.

Salutogenesis

An approach that asks what supports health and wellbeing. In the Create Health principle, it directs attention towards resources, meaning and nourishing experiences.

Somatic awareness

Attention to present bodily experience, such as posture, movement, contact and sensation. Noticing a sensation does not by itself reveal a hidden cause or a stored memory.

Vital force

Traditional language for the animating quality or organising intelligence of life. Here it is presented as philosophy and experience, distinct from established measurements of electrical activity in cells.

Reciprocity

A relationship of giving and receiving. A person may be nourished by a community or living place while also contributing to its care.

Therapeutic Order

A naturopathic framework for considering the intensity and purpose of care. It is responsive to clinical need, not a rule that delays indicated medical treatment.

Original infographic

Original teaching artwork from Bruce’s guide. The lesson text provides a readable, contextual companion.

Open full-size image ↗