--- title: "PWA: Legal Protection for Holistic and Alternative Practitioners" description: The PWA is committed to making holistic health services more accessible by helping practitioners offer their services legally through licensure. image: https://www.pwai.us/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(33).png --- [![professional-wellness-alliance-logo](https://www.pwai.us/hs-fs/hubfs/professional-wellness-alliance-logo%20(2).png?width=350&height=350&name=professional-wellness-alliance-logo%20(2).png) ![PWA Logo](https://www.pwai.us/hs-fs/hubfs/PWA%20Logo-Vector.png?width=1303&height=1303&name=PWA%20Logo-Vector.png) ](https://www.pwai.us/) - [Home](https://www.pwai.us) - What is the PWA? - [Our Mission](https://www.pwai.us/join-the-movement) - [Our History](https://www.pwai.us/pwa-history) - [Who Can Join?](https://www.pwai.us/who-can-join) - Protect Your Services - [What is a Holistic License?](https://www.pwai.us/about-licensure) - [Benefits of License](https://www.pwai.us/license-benefits) - [License Pricing](https://www.pwai.us/pwa-pricing) - [FAQs & Articles](https://www.pwai.us/protect-your-services) - [PWA License Application](https://www.pwai.us/application) - Provider Resources - [NEW! 2026 Yoga Teaching Industry Report](https://start.pwai.us/yoga-teaching-report) - [Quiz: Are Your Holistic Services Legal?](https://start.pwai.us/holistic-quiz) - [FREE Holistic License Webinar](https://start.pwai.us/webinar) - [FREE Legal Guide for Providers](https://start.pwai.us/legal-guide) - [Video Course: How to Offer Holistic Services Virtually](https://start.pwai.us/video-course-signup) - [See All Resources](https://www.pwai.us/practitioner-resources) - Join the PWA - [Who Can Join the PWA?](https://www.pwai.us/who-can-join) - [I'm a Provider](https://www.pwai.us/pwa-pricing) - [I'm a Holistic Client](https://www.pwai.us/become-a-member) - [PWA License Application](https://www.pwai.us/application) - PWA Directory - [Directory Homepage](https://directory.pwai.us) - [Licensee and Member Login](https://directory.pwai.us/login) - [Blog](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa) - [Contact Us](https://www.pwai.us/contactus) ![Untitled design (3)-1](https://www.pwai.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(3)-1.png?width=1800&height=975&name=Untitled%20design%20(3)-1.png) # Let's Protect the Future of Holistic Health #### Join the largest community dedicated to protecting holistic health and wellness services, the clients who need them & the providers who offer them for more than 20 years.   [![Our Mission](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/4816734/4a68e035-d9a6-411b-ad0a-cc8eee886ef2.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/4816734/4a68e035-d9a6-411b-ad0a-cc8eee886ef2)    [![Who can join?](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/4816734/6a7f21b8-619e-4421-9b1d-1059c21327ca.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/4816734/6a7f21b8-619e-4421-9b1d-1059c21327ca)   ## **There's a Better Path to Health & Wellness** #### Whether you benefit from holistic health & wellness or offer alternative services, being a member of the community can help make your voice heard. ## [![holistic-health-provider](https://www.pwai.us/hs-fs/hubfs/holistic-health-provider.png?width=428&height=300&name=holistic-health-provider.png)](https://www.pwai.us/join-the-movement) [![Learn More](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/4816734/4b49dd66-6ee6-425b-b105-bcc58b895ac6.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/4816734/4b49dd66-6ee6-425b-b105-bcc58b895ac6)   [![holistic-health-client](https://www.pwai.us/hs-fs/hubfs/holistic-health-client.png?width=428&height=300&name=holistic-health-client.png)](https://www.pwai.us/become-a-member) [![Join Now](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/4816734/2e31278e-bdbc-480e-802b-ba5d44e0721b.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/4816734/2e31278e-bdbc-480e-802b-ba5d44e0721b) #### **Learn more about [who can join the PWA](https://www.pwai.us/who-can-join).** ![alternative-health-practitioner-license](https://f.hubspotusercontent30.net/hubfs/4816734/Untitled%20design%20(10).png) ## **PWA License Program** #### Learn more about the benefits of becoming a licensed provider or practitioner and protecting your alternative services and clients. [![See the Benefits](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/4816734/a51ed3f1-b9a8-44dd-8a0c-0829a22d9fe8.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/4816734/a51ed3f1-b9a8-44dd-8a0c-0829a22d9fe8)     [![what-is-the-professional-wellness-alliance](https://www.pwai.us/hs-fs/hubfs/what-is-the-professional-wellness-alliance-1.png?width=850&name=what-is-the-professional-wellness-alliance-1.png)](https://www.pwai.us/pwa-history)   ## **Protect Your Services** #### For more than 20 years, the Professional Wellness Alliance (PWA) has been committed to helping holistic practitioners offer their services legally through licensure. #### [![Learn More](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/4816734/65445f4d-6a7a-40fe-8caa-cd5b1a49ba9a.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/4816734/65445f4d-6a7a-40fe-8caa-cd5b1a49ba9a) ## **FREE Provider Resources** [**![holistic-health-provider-license-webinar](https://www.pwai.us/hs-fs/hubfs/holistic-health-provider-license-webinar.png?width=450&height=293&name=holistic-health-provider-license-webinar.png)**](https://start.pwai.us/webinar) ##### [**FREE License Webinar**](https://start.pwai.us/webinar) Learn about what a defendable legal basis is and why it's SO important to holistic providers or practitioners.   [**![holistic-services-legal-quiz](https://www.pwai.us/hs-fs/hubfs/holistic-services-legal-quiz.png?width=450&height=293&name=holistic-services-legal-quiz.png)**](https://start.pwai.us/holistic-quiz) ##### **[FREE Quiz for Providers](https://start.pwai.us/holistic-quiz)** Take this FREE, 2-minute quiz to find out instantly if your services are legal in your state.   [**![legal-rules-for-holistic-providers](https://www.pwai.us/hs-fs/hubfs/legal-rules-for-holistic-providers.png?width=450&height=293&name=legal-rules-for-holistic-providers.png)**](https://start.pwai.us/legal-guide) ##### [**Legal Guide for Holistic Services**](https://start.pwai.us/legal-guide) Download this FREE Guide to learn more about the legal rules & regulations surrounding alternative services.   #### **See all of the FREE provider resources [here](https://www.pwai.us/practitioner-resources).** ## **Join the Community** #### The Professional Wellness Alliance (PWA) provides vital resources and tools that make it easier for holistic providers & their clients to thrive — all in a safe, legal environment. 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