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Land Certification Programs
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Water Certification Programs
Program Electives
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Certification Programs: An Overview
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Land
Certification Programs:
A minimum
of 258 hours of training is required for a Practitioner 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 or Shiatsu Therapist
certifcate. When you have completed 1058 hours, you receive an
Advanced Bodywork Therapist certificate.
Water Certification
Programs:
All of our Water Certification Programs
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 588 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
Government 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
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 programs allow 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 scheduled to accept applications beginning 9/1/2009. School Certificate Requirements
You can tailor most of our certificate courses 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 certificate courses. To jump directly to the requirements for each certification course, you may click on the course names in the summary list above. To see descriptions of each course, you may click on the course name. Individual Classes
You do not have to decide on a
certificate program 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 certification program, 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 Certification Courses
Bodywork Practitioner Certificates (258 hours)
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100 hours of
coursework specific to each type of Practitioner
Certificate:
Massage Practitioner
Massage Intensive (100 hours)
Shiatsu Practitioner
Shiatsu 1 (50
hours)
Shiatsu 2 (50 hours)
Deep Tissue Practitioner
Deep Tissue 1 (50 hours)*
Deep Tissue 2 (50 hours)
* Prerequisite required for DT1: 50
hour Anatomy Bones & Muscles + 50 hour Advanced
Therapeutic Massage
Add the following 158 hours of
required classes:
Anatomy Bones and Muscles (50 hours)
Anatomy Body Systems (50 hours)
Kinesiology (25
hours)
Essential Business Skills (16.5 hours)
Trust in Touch (16.5 hours)
| Bodywork Therapist Certificates (558 hours) |
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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 certificate. Our 558 hour certificate
will allow you to apply for National Certification and
California State Certification. We offer two distinct paths: the Western approach with the Massage Therapist certificate, and the Eastern approach with the Shiatsu Therapist certificate. 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
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 (16.5 hours)
Add 150
hours from any the following specializations:
Advanced Therapeutic Massage
Craniosacral 1, 2, 3
Deep Tissue 1, 2
Lymphatic Massage
Yogassage
Electives: 100 hours
Respecting prerequisites and course requirements, choose 100 hours from the list of electives below.
Shiatsu Therapist
Required Classes: 458 hours
Shiatsu 1, 2
and 3 (150 hours)
Thai Massage (50 hours)
Tantsu (50
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 (16.5 hours)
Electives: 100 hours
Respecting prerequisites and course requirements, choose 100 hours from the list of electives below.
| Advanced Bodywork Therapist (1058 hours) |
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If you wish to increase your specialty
with additional advanced bodywork training, then this
certification course is for you! Complete the requirements for the Bodywork Therapist certificate as a Massage or Shiatsu Therapist and then follow it up with an additional 500 hours, choosing freely from the land and water electives. Water Certification Courses
| 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 course 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 (558 hours) |
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The Watsu Therapist course 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.
Required Watsu Classes: 150 hours
Watsu 1 (50
hours)
Watsu 2 with Demonstration of Mastery (50 hours)
Watsu 3 or Adaptive Watsu 3 (50 hours)
Required Land Classes: 308 hours
Shiatsu 1 (50
hours)
Shiatsu 2 (50
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
(16.5 hours)
Water Electives: 100 hours
Respecting prerequisites and course requirements, choose 100 hours from the water classes listed below.
Required Practicum: 30 hours
10 received sessions from Professional Watsu Practitioners
20 practice sessions
Additional Requirements
CPR Certification
Received
sessions and Demonstration of Mastery session can
range from no fee / trade to
$150+ per session.
| Waterdance Practitioner (638 hours) |
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This course 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 Practitioner certification.
Prerequisite: Watsu Therapist
(558 hours) or WABA Watsu Practitioner (500 hours)
Required Waterdance Classes: 150
hours
Waterdance 1, 2 and 3
Required Practicum: 30 hours
10 received sessions from Professional Waterdance Practitioners
20 practice sessions
Waterdance
Demonstration of Mastery
Received sessions and Demonstration of
Mastery session can range from no fee / trade to $150+ per
session.
Note: Waterdance 1 and 2 can be taken as the
required electives of the Watsu Therapist Course and can be
applied towards a Waterdance Practitioner Certificate. Then
you'll only have to take Waterdance 3 to finish the
Waterdance program course requirements. But your Waterdance Practitioner Certificate cannot be issued until you have a Watsu Therapist or WABA Watsu Practitioner Certificate.
| Aquatic Bodyworker (1058 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 cousework is 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.
Required Water Classes: 350 hours
Basic Healing Dance (50 hours)
Presence of Being (50 hours)
Waterdance 1 (50 hours)
Watsu 1 (50
hours)
Watsu
2 (50 hours)
Watsu 3 (50
hours)
Watsu 3 Adapted
(50 hours)
Required Land Classes: 308 hours
Shiatsu 1 (50
hours)
Shiatsu 2 (50
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 (16.5
hours)
Electives: 400 hours
Respecting prerequisites and course requirements, choose 400 hours from the list of electives
below.
| Healing Dance Practitioner (618 hours) |
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Required Water Classes: 250 hours
Watsu 1 (50
hours)
Watsu 2 with Demonstration of Mastery (50 hours)
Watsu 3 or Watsu 3 Adapted
(50 hours)
Basic Healing Dance (50 hour)
Advanced Healing Dance with Demonstration of Mastery (50 hours)
Required Land 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 (16.5 hours)
Required Practicum: 60 hours
10 received sessions from Professional Watsu Practitioners
20 Watsu practice sessions
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
Received sessions and Demonstration
of Mastery session can range from no fee / trade to $150+
per session.
Additional Requirements
CPR Certification
| Healing Dance Therapist (798 hours) |
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Prerequisites: Healing Dance
Practitioner Certificate (618 hours)
Required Classes: 150 hours
Waterdance 1 (50 hours)
Healing Dance
Above & Below (50 hour)
Healing
Dance Shape & Space (50 hours)
Required Practicum: 30 hours
10 received Underwater Healing Dance sessions
20 practice Underwater Healing Dance 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.
Demonstration of Mastery
Received sessions and
Demonstration of Mastery session can range from no fee /
trade to $150+ per session.
Your
Healing Dance Therapist Certificate cannot be issued
until you have a Healing Dance
Practitioner Certificate.
| Program Electives |
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All courses at the School of Shiatsu and Massage are 50 hour classes except where noted.
| Land Classes |
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Advanced Therapeutic Massage
Anatomy Body Systems
Anatomy Bones and Muscles
Deep Tissue 1
Deep Tissue 2
Energy Active Craniosacral 1
Energy Active Craniosacral 2
Energy Active Craniosacral 3
Lomi - Lomi Massage
Lymphatic Massage
Pathology
Positional Release
Reflexology
Shiatsu 1
Shiatsu 2
Shiatsu 3
Tantsu
Thai Massage
Trigger Point Therapy
Yogassage
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Aquaternatives
Aquatic Energy Work
Healing
Dance, Basic
Healing
Dance, Advanced
Healing Dance Above and Below
Healing
Dance Shape & Space
Presence of Being
Water Breath Dancing
Waterdance 1
Waterdance 2
Waterdance 3
Watsu 1
Watsu 2
Watsu 3
Watsu 3 Adapted
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Land Classes
Massage Intensive
| 16.5 Hour Weekend Courses |
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Land Classes
Essential Business Skills *
Hot Stone Massage
Shiatsu - Back Care
Shiatsu - Pain Relief
Shiatsu - Stress Reduction
Trust in Touch*
Water Classes
Basic Watsu
* May be used as a land or water elective.
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