Complementary and alternative approaches to health and medicine are becoming increasingly common as the boundaries of traditional treatments become more evident. Holistic Anatomy provides an authoritative study of anatomy, physiology, and pathology, enabling discussion by connecting body science to various alternative modalities to explore how people exist and live in and interact with their environment.

The structure and functions of the human body are highly interrelated. Although each structure is specialized to perform a specific function, the human body is structurally and functionally organized at different levels of complexity. These are holistic structures composed of atomic, molecular, cell, tissue, organ, organ systems and organisms. Holistic anatomy aims to teach these holistic structures that make up the human body. This perspective will be provided in order to learn how and in which part of our body these formations take place, and to gain the ability to both notice and manage their functions and the results they create. Holistic anatomy involves students learning anatomy in a holistic and relational way.