We understand health from a broad concept and an approach to the individual as a whole, considering their various aspects: physical, psychological, emotional, and social. We seek to offer Integrative and Complementary Health Practices (ICHP) as therapeutic resources that aim at disease prevention and health recovery, with an emphasis on warm listening, the development of the therapeutic bond and in the global promotion of human care, especially self-care.

In Brazil, the ICHP has been institutionalized in SUS since 2006 and includes, amongst other things, mind-body therapies such as yoga and meditation, ayurveda, phytotherapy and medicinal plants, manual care such as acupuncture and massages.