We still have 2 months left before 2023 ends and we are still expecting for confirmation for those who have expressed their desire to learn and be initiated to the path of Manghihilot. And this year, I received feedback from our students now fellow practitioner to extend the days of training as 8 days are not enough for them to learn the techniques. Indeed the 8 days training are just basic techniques but these techniques are good enough as a foundation for everyone to develop your own signature style of treatment and we will still apply this training up to the end of 2024. But on 2025, we are going to implement on that time our Updated Hilot Binabaylan course which will be longer and may take more that 8 days and our goal in providing the Upgraded Training are the following:
- To enable our students to embody in this present generation the concept and principles of the Philippine Traditional Indigenous Medicine by becoming an Authentic Manghihilot which is Hilot Binabaylan.
- To initiate our Students on our Filipino Ancestral Valuing system of Life and to the practice of Traditional Indigenous Health Care.
- To train our students in Developing Analytic Mind through our Tawas Diagnosis Method that we also call as Traditional Alternative Wellness Analytic System and integrate it to the modern method of health assessment and evaluation.
- To provide an opportunity to our students to learn and practice different Hilot Treatment Modalities that is integrated to the modern healthcare delivery
- To empower our students which are our potential Hilot Binabaylan in providing Home Care Supplementation of Herbal Remedies by introducing them to Plant Medicine.
- To Integrate the Practice of Hilot Binabaylan in the National Health Care Delivery System.
In our Upgraded Training Program for Hilot Binabaylan, we are going to discuss the following:
- Introduction to the Practice of Hilot
- Hilot Diagnostics
- Hilot Treatment Methodology
- Family Care Hilot Treatment
- and lastly Setting Up Hilot Treatment/ Healing Center
These updates that we are making are in compliance to the Philippine Institute of Traditional Alternative Health Care (PITAHC) Competency standards for Manghihilot which are the following:
- Embody and Articulate the Hilot Tradition in the community;
- Practice Grounding Techniques or Traditional Spiritual Formation;
- Conduct Consultation with client/patient according to the Hilot Practice/Tradition;
- Perform Traditional Hilot Techniques and related Hilot Modalities;
- Prepare, recommend, and instruct the client/patient on the use of Philippine Medicinal Plants according to the Hilot framework;
- Document Hilot Practice and client/patient progress;
- Assist in Hilot Center Administration;
- Manage Hilot Healing Center Services;
- Continue Hilot Education and Professional Development;
- Work within the Philippines’ Integrated Health Care Delivery System.