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Training Program
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| Land
Training Program Certificates
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Water
Training Program Certificates
Program Electives
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Training Program Certificates: An
Overview
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 | Land Training Program
Certificates:
A minimum of 258
hours of training is required for a Practitioner Training
Program Certificate in the land modalities. Our courses
introduce concepts and skills that provide a foundation
fundamental to all other forms of bodywork, and which are
expanded upon in other classes. To become a proficient
bodyworker, it is reasonable to estimate 558 to 1058 hours of
training and at least one year of worth of practice.
After completing 558 hours of training, you receive a Massage
Therapist Training Program Certificate. When you have
completed 1058 hours, you can receive an Advanced Bodywork
Therapist Training Program Certificate.
Water Training Program
Certificates:
All of our Water Training
Program Certificates are overseen by the Worldwide
Aquatic Bodywork Association (WABA). WABA also sets the
Watsu course and certificate standards, and certifies the
Watsu instructors and assistants. The 320 hour Watsu
Provider certificate is a limited certificate. You cannot go
into private practice with it, but you can provide Watsu
sessions to clients at a spa, clinic or sport club. The 788
hour (and greater) programs allow you to have a private
practice as a waterworker. Note that Watsu, Waterdance
and Healing Dance are trademarked modalities, so you must be
certified in a specific modality before you can advertise and
provide the specific modality as a service.
Licensing and Certification
Prior to registering for classes with the School,
students are encouraged to check with their local state, city
and/or county ordinances for licensing and/or certification
requirements and the number of hours they require in bodywork
training in order to set up practice within these
areas.
Note to California Residents:
Our 258 hour program allows you to apply for a California
Certified Massage Practitioner (California CMP). All of our
558 hour (and greater) programs allow you to apply for a
California Certified Massage Therapist (California
CMT). California certification is voluntary and is
regulated by the California Massage Therapy
Council (CAMTC). Contact CAMTC directly for information
about California State Certification requirements and
procedures: www.camtc.org
You can tailor
most of our Training Program Certificates to suit your
interests, as long as you participate in all required classes
and choose from our wide range of land and water electives.
Note also that you can take a water class as an elective in
some of our land Training Program Certificates. To jump
directly to the requirements for each Training Program
Certificate, you may click on the Certificate name in the
summary list above. To see descriptions of each Class, you may
click on the class name to see the schedule, then click
on the Class to see the description.
You do not have to decide on a
Training Program Certificate before you enroll in any
class that interests you. Many of the classes offered by the
School of Shiatsu and Massage can be taken individually for
personal growth, enrichment, to further enhance your career
and to receive CE hours. All that is required of you is to
observe the prerequisites that are listed under each specific
class description as you dive in to the individual classes
of your choice. Later, if you decide to pursue a Training
Program Certificate, applicable classes that you have already
taken can be applied toward the certificate. Class Fees
include tuition, indoor or outdoor camping, organic meals and
full Harbin access on the days that the class is in
session. Class materials and applicable taxes are additional.
Land Training Program Certificates
| Practitioner Training Program
Certificates |
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Massage Practitioner (258
hours)
Massage
Intensive (100 hours)
Anatomy Bones and
Muscles (50 hours)
Anatomy Body
Systems (50 hours)
Kinesiology (25
hours)
Essential
Business Skills (16.5 hours)
Trust in Touch or Ethics (16.5
hours)
Shiatsu Practitioner (358
hours)
Complete the 258 hour Massage
Practitioner Program and add 100 hours:
Shiatsu 1 (50 hours)
Shiatsu 2 (50
hours)
Deep Tissue
Practitioner
Complete the 258 hour Massage Practitioner
Program and add 100 hours:
Deep Tissue 1 (50
hours)
Deep Tissue
2 (50 hours)
| Therapist Training Program
Certificates |
| While each state and
even each city has the right to set the minimum number of
hours from a certified school required to practice massage,
the standard for entry level in the massage profession has
become at least a 500-hour Training Program Certificate.
Our 558 hour Massage Therapist Training Program Certificate
will allow you to apply for National Certification and
California State Certification. The 558 hour course also is a
great way to supplement whatever basic training you may have
already received and in many cases your previous training can
be transferred into this program (credit transfer fee
required).
Massage Therapist:
558 hours
Required
Classes: 308 hours
Massage
Intensive (100 hours)
Anatomy Bones and
Muscles (50
hours)
Anatomy Body
Systems (50 hours)
Pathology (50
hours)
Kinesiology (25
hours)
Essential
Business Skills (16.5 hours)
Trust in Touch or Ethics (16.5
hours)
Add 150 hours from any the
following specializations:
Advanced
Therapeutic Massage
Craniosacral 1 or 2
Deep Tissue 1 or
2
Electives: 100 hours
Respecting prerequisites and class
requirements, choose 100 hours from the list of electives below.
Shiatsu Therapist: 708
hours
Complete the 558 hour Massage Therapist
Program and add 150 hours:
Shiatsu 1, 2 and
3 (150 hours)
| Advanced Bodywork Therapist (1058
hours) |
| If you wish to
increase your specialty with additional advanced bodywork
training, then this Training Program Certificate is for
you! Complete the requirements for the Massage or Shiatsu
Therapist Training Program Cetificates and then follow it up
with additional classes to reach 1058 hours, choosing
freely from the land and water electives.
Water Training Program
Certificates
| Watsu Provider (320 hours)
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Holders of this certificate are authorized
to provide Watsu sessions to the clients of spas, clinics and
sports clubs. Watsu Providers cannot provide private Watsu
sessions. Those being registered as a Watsu Provider
acknowledge that their status is that of an intern and
requires an annual renewal with 50 hours of continuing
education until they complete all requirements to be a Watsu
Therapist or to be registered as a Watsu Practitioner through
WABA. A Watsu Provider is registered in WABA just
like other Watsu Therapists and WABA Watsu Practitioners.
Required Watsu
Classes: 100 hours
Watsu 1 (50
hours)
Watsu
2 (50 hours)
Required Land Classes: 150
hours
Shiatsu
1 (50 hours)
Anatomy Bones and
Muscles (50
hours)
Anatomy Body
Systems (50 hours)
Electives: 50
hours
Respecting prerequisites
and class requirements, choose 50 hours from the
list of electives below.
Required
Practicum: 20 hours
20 logged practice
sessions
Demonstration of Mastery
Demonstration
of Mastery session can range from no fee / trade to $150+
per session.
Watsu Therapist (788 hours)
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| The Watsu Therapist
certificate provides you with extensive training in
aquatic bodywork, combined with sound knowledge of principles
of Shiatsu. It prepares you to combine and choose from
different techniques to give professional sessions to your
clientele. Please call us for details.
Complete the 558
hour Massage Therapist Program* and add 230 hours
of Classes and Practicum:
Watsu 1 (50
hours)
Watsu 2
with Demonstration of Mastery (50 hours)
Watsu 3 (50
hours)
Watsu 3
Adapted (50
hours)
* Shiatsu 1 and Shiatsu 2
are required for Watsu Therapist. You can use
them as your Massage Therapist 100 hour electives or
complete both classes separately.
Required
Practicum: 30 hours
10 received sessions from
Professional Watsu Practitioners
20 practice sessions
Additional
Requirements
CPR Certification (not available
at the School)
Received sessions and Demonstration of
Mastery session can range from no fee / trade to $150+ per
session.
| Waterdance Therapist (968 hours)
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| This certificate is
recommended if you are already a Watsu professional and wish
to offer your clients a session in which they can experience
being stretched and moved while their body is gently and
repeatedly taken entirely under water. But you can also
concurrently work towards a Watsu Therapist and Waterdance
Therapist Training Program Certificate.
Complete the 788 hour WatsuTherapist
Program and add 180 Class and
Practicum hours:
Waterdance 1 (50
hours)
Waterdance 2
(50 hours)
Waterdance 3 (50
hours)
Required
Practicum: 30 hours
10 received sessions from
Professional Waterdance Practitioners
20 practice
sessions
Additional
Requirements
Waterdance Demonstration of
Mastery
Received sessions and Demonstration of Mastery
session can range from no fee / trade to $150+ per
session.
| Aquatic Bodyworker (1088 hours)
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| This extensive program
offers the aquatic bodywork student a wide variety of
applications to fully experience and integrate profound
healing and multi-level therapeutic benefits with confidence
and creativity. Note that only the classes are listed
here. You are still required to complete all
certificate requirements (e.g. Practicums, Demonstration of
Mastery, CPR, etc.) of a specific Watsu, Waterdance or Healing
Dance program in order to provide the modality as a service to
clients.
Complete the 788 hour Watsu
Therapist Program
Add 200 hours of Water
Specialization Classes
Add 100 hours of Land or Water
electives
| Healing Dance Therapist (1098
hours) |
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Complete the 788 hour Watsu
Therapist Program. Add 310 hours of Classes and Practicum
Basic Healing
Dance (50 hours)
Advanced Healing
Dance (50 hours)
Healing Dance Shape &
Space (50 hours)
Healing Dance Above &
Below (50 hours)
Waterdance 1 (50
hours)
Required Above Water Practicum: 30 hours
10
Received Healing Dance sessions
20 Healing Dance
practice sessions
Of the 10 received practice sessions:
A
minimum of 6 must be from Professional Healing Dance
Practitioners
Up to 4 sessions may be received from peers
Up to 2 sessions may be Underwater Healing Dance
Required
Underwater Practicum: 30 hours
10 received
Underwater Healing Dance sessions
20 practice
Underwater Healing Dance sessions
Of the 10
received Underwater practice sessions:
A
minimum of 6 must be from Professional Healing Dance
Practitioners
Up to 4 sessions may be received from
peers.
Received
sessions from no fee / trade to $150+ per
session.
| Program Electives |
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| Land Classes (50 hours) |
| Advanced
Therapeutic Massage
Anatomy Body
Systems
Anatomy Bones and
Muscles
Deep
Tissue 1
Deep
Tissue 2
Energy Active
Craniosacral 1
Energy Active
Craniosacral 2
Lomi - Lomi Massage
Pathology
Reflexology
Shiatsu 1
Shiatsu 2
Shiatsu 3
Tantsu
Thai Massage
Thai Massage 2
Trigger Point
Therapy
Water Classes (50 hours) |
| AQUATERNATIVES
(TM) Foundation
Healing Dance,
Basic
Healing Dance,
Advanced
Waterdance 1
Waterdance 2
Waterdance
3
Watsu
1
Watsu
2
Watsu
3
Watsu 3
Adapted
100 Hour Courses
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Land Classes
Massage
Intensive
| Weekend
Courses (16.5 and 25 hour) |
| Land Classes
Essential Business Skills
Hot Stone
Massage
Trust in Touch*
Ethics
Kinesiology (25
hours)
Spa
Therapies (25 hours)
Water Classes
Basic Watsu *
Clinic Ai Chi - Yoga in the
Water *.
* May be used as a land or water
elective
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