ANTA - Australian Natural Therapists Association

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Membership with the Australian Natural Therapists Association (ANTA) is an investment in your career as a Natural or Traditional Medicine Therapist.

Join Australia’s largest community of natural therapy practitioners

The Australian Natural Therapists Association (ANTA) is a trusted natural healthcare association of highly qualified and skilled practitioners in traditional and natural therapies. Established in 1955 ANTA’s represents thousands of professionals from a wide range of natural therapy modalities including Acupuncture, Nutrition, Naturopathy, Herbal Medicine, and various types of Massage Therapies.

Student Membership

  • Acupuncture
  • Aromatherapy
  • Ayurveda
  • Chinese Herbal Medicine
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Homeopathy
  • Myotherapy
  • Naturopathy
  • Remedial Massage
  • Shiatsu
  • Western Herbal Medicine
  • Free access to world-class scientific resources IMgateway and eMIMS
    IMgateway is a collection of over 700 evidence-based journals and 6,000 scientific monographs based on complementary medicine, written by thousands of practitioners covering a range of conditions, herbs, supplements, and drugs.
    eMIMS is a database that contains information on natural therapies products, contraindications with products and clinical resource indexes.
    ANTA members have free access to these outstanding complementary medicine resources, which as a student, will provide you with invaluable research material for your studies.
  • The chance to win a student bursary award
    At ANTA, we believe that money shouldn’t be a roadblock for students who want to pursue fruitful careers in natural therapy. So, every year we give away $12,000 in bursary awards to our student members, to help them maximise their training opportunities, and achieve their career goals.
    Students who receive an award will also receive 12 months complimentary practitioner membership upon completion of their course.
  • Access to ANTA’s bi-annual journal—The Natural Therapist
    The Natural Therapist is the official journal of the Australian Natural Therapists Association—a high-quality journal that provides peer-reviewed, evidence-based information on different complementary and natural therapies. Each bi-annual issue includes a selection of natural therapy articles written by experts, from a range of modalities including acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition, naturopathy and more.
  • Subscription to ANTA’s eNews
    Stay up to date with the latest natural therapy industry news, with a free subscription to our newsletter.
  • Reduced future membership fees
    As a recently-graduated student, you’ll receive reduced membership fees for your first year. Check out our membership fees here.
  • Free Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminars and webinars
    Student membership grants you free access to our library of seminars and webinars, to supplement your education and enhance your professional development after your graduate.
  • Membership of an association that supports statutory registration
    To be legitimate and trustworthy, natural therapies must be included in the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS), and to help achieve this aim, ANTA is involved in extensive, ongoing government lobbying. By becoming a student member, you’ll be helping to support our association in this endeavour and the future of our industry.

You must be undertaking a diploma, advanced diploma or bachelor’s degree in a recognised course from an ANTA Recognised Course Provider

ANTA Student Memberships are FREE.

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