School Catalog

DIAMOND LIGHT SCHOOL
OF MASSAGE & HEALING ARTS

100 Sacramento Avenue
San Anselmo, California

MAILING ADDRESS
P.O. BOX 2110 SAN ANSELMO CALIFORNIA, 94979 Phone

SCHOOL CATALOG
JANUARY-DECEMBER 2016

DIAMOND LIGHT, SCHOOL OF MASSAGE & HEALING ARTS, California, is a private institution and is approved to operate at 100 Sacramento Avenue in San Anselmo by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.

Diamond Light School of Massage & Healing Arts mission is to teach students the art and science of therapeutic massage & bodywork.

We offer the following 5 courses of study with the following learning objectives~

Massage Therapy Course
Course Objective: Students will learn the theory and practice of therapeutic massage. Graduates are qualified to give a complete therapeutic massage, have a basic understanding of anatomy and understand the skills necessary to begin a private massage practice. Education includes lecture, discussion, demonstration and practice.

Advanced Bodywork Therapy Course
Course Objective: Students will become proficient in advanced deep and subtle massage, bodywork and healing techniques, master the understanding of anatomy and increase their skill to the professional level. They will learn ethic and business skills. Education includes lecture, discussion, demonstration and practice.

Professional Bodywork Therapy Course
Course Objective: Students will become proficient in a wide variety of bodywork and healing techniques in the massage therapy field. They will meet the requirements for certification as a Massage Therapist in California and the requirements to sit for the National Certification exam.

Asian Bodywork Therapies
Course Objective: Students will become proficient in Shiatsu and Thai Massage, learn the theories and cultural context of these systems and be able to give a complete full body Shiatsu and Thai Massage on both a tradition mat and on a massage table.
Education includes lecture, discussion, demonstration and practice.

Energetic Healing Course
Course Objective: Students will learn the theory and practice of a variety of subtle Energetic Healing techniques and learn to integrate them into a professional healing session. At the end of the course, students will be proficient in Reiki and CranioSacral Therapy protocols and well as have the ability to create subtle healing sessions from the multitude of tools gathered in this course. Education includes lecture, discussion, demonstration and practice.

Any questions a student may have regarding this catalog that have not been satisfactorily answered by the institution may be directed to the
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education at
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95833,
www.bppe.ca.gov, toll free number (888) 370-7589 or fax (916) 263--1897

As a prospective student, you are encouraged to review this catalog prior to signing an enrollment agreement. You are also encouraged to review the School Performance Fact Sheet, which must be provided to you prior to signing an enrollment agreement.

Catalog is updated annually.

A student or any member of the public may file a complaint about this institution with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education by calling (888) 370-7589 or by completing a complaint form, which can be obtained on the bureau's Internet Web site www.bppe.ca.gov,

School Information
Classes are held at 100 Sacramento Avenue in San Anselmo. Our school is a beautiful large building with a large main studio with hardwood floors, 2 smaller carpeted rooms, a full kitchen and 2 bathrooms. There is a large parking lot on the premises. This institution, the facilities it occupies, and the equipment it utilizes, fully comply with any and all federal, state, and local ordinances and regulations, including those requirements as to fire safety, building safety, and health. Maximum occupancy: 50

Prospective enrollees are encouraged to visit the facility and to discuss personal educational and occupational plans with school personnel prior to enrolling or signing enrollment agreements.

The school currently does not have available sponsored programs, government or otherwise, to provide grants or pay portions of tuition & fees.

The school does not have any dormitory facilities under its control, nor does it provide any type of housing for students. There are apartments, rooms and shared rentals available within a mile of the school that can be rented for anywhere from $500 - $1500 or more per month. The school has no responsibility to find or assist a student in finding housing.

The school does not have a library. Students are given a list of required reading materials and purchase them outside of class. Certain manuals and books are available for purchase inside of class.
Used books are made available to students when possible

Enrollment Requirements
A. Students may enroll any time during the period beginning 3 months prior to the start of classes and ending after the first week of classes. Students enrolling after classes have begun must make arrangements to receive missed material.

B. There are no prerequisites for enrollment. However, students should be in good physical health and able to speak and understand English. This institution does not provide English as a second language instruction.

All classes are taught in English and students must be proficient in conversational English to enroll in our programs. Students must have the ability to fluently speak, understand and read English. Non native English speakers are required to demonstrate their comprehension of English in an admissions interview. No English language services or ELS instruction is provided

The school does not award credit for prior experiential learning.

The school does not offer offer visa services nor vouchers of student status for international students.
The school does not offer distance learning.

Attendance Policy
Students are expected to attended classes as scheduled as they would be expected to be present for work. Unexcused absences and tardiness will be recorded.
Extreme tardiness (more than 1/2 hour late) will be counted as an absence for that class.
Students failing to maintain satisfactory attendance will be counseled by the administrator. If attendance fails to improve, the student may be denied Certification of Completion until they can arrange to satisfactorily demonstrate proficiency of the material missed. Highly excessive absence (more than 25% of classroom hours missed) without a valid excuse may be cause for dismissal. Students may arrange to make up work missed due to absence by meeting outside of class with other students, by arranging a private meeting with the instructor (at an additional fee) , or by attending the missed class in a subsequent training. Students having been absent are responsible for study material covered during the session(s) missed.

Leave of Absence Policy:
Students may take a leave of absence and resume class within three years with no penalty. After three years, previous class time is forfeited and the student must begin the program again. Progress / Grading System:
Each student will be graded complete or incomplete for each subject in the course outline. Each student must receive a "complete" in each subject before they can receive their Certificate of Completion.

Students making unsatisfactory progress must repeat class work until they can earn a "complete" grade for that class work.
All students are evaluated for achievement with a practical exam at the conclusion of each subject module. A passing grade must be awarded by the instructor in this exam to receive credit for the class

Student Conduct
At the discretion of the school administration, a student may be dismissed from school or placed on probation for serious incident or repeated incident of intoxicated or drugged state of behavior, possession of drugs or alcohol on school premises, possession of weapons on school premises, behavior creating a safety hazard to other persons at school, disobedient or disrespectful behavior to other students, an administrator, or faculty member, or any other stated or determined infraction of conduct.

Employment
This school will provide instruction and suggestions in finding employment and any vacancies in the field will be made known to students. However, the school provides no actual formal placement assistance nor can it guarantee employment.

Records Retention
Enrollees are advised and cautioned that state law requires this educational institution to maintain school and student records for only a five year period. Transcripts are maintained permanently.

Financial Aid
The school does not participate in federal or state financial aid programs.
If a students obtains a loan, the student will have to repay the full amount of the loan plus interest, less the amount of any refund.

NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDITS AND CREDENTIALS EARNED AT OUR INSTITUTION
The transferability of credits you earn at Diamond Light School of Massage & Healing Arts is at the complete discretion of an institution to which you might seek to transfer. Acceptance of the certificate you earn in (program name) is also at the complete discretion of an institution to which you might seek to transfer. If the credits or certificate that you earn at this institution are not accepted at the institution to which you seek to transfer, you may be required to repeat some of your coursework at that institution. For this reason you should make certain that your attendance at this institution will meet your educational goals. This may include contacting an institution to which you seek to transfer after attending Diamond Light School of Massage & Healing Arts to determine if your credits or certificate will transfer. Diamond Light School of Massage & Healing Arts has not entered into any articulation or transfer agreement with any other school, college or university

Requirements for Certification/ Licensure of Massage Therapists in CA
Requirements to practice massage therapy in California differ from county to county, with some counties requiring certification by the California Massage Therapy Council, (CAMTC) wherein other jurisdictions certification is optional. Certification by the CAMTC supersedes local requirements.To be eligible for certification as a massage therapist by the CAMTC requires 500 hours of classroom training by a CAMTC approved school, passing the MBLEX exam and submitting an application to the CAMTC, which includes live scan finger printing and background check.
Graduates of this institution’s 500 hour program are eligible to apply for CAMTC certification and sit for the MBLEX exam

Neither this institution or any of it’s programs are accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. A student enrolled in an unaccredited institution is not eligible for federal financial aid programs.

This institution does not offer degree programs.

Course Information

Course Title: Professional Bodywork Therapist Certification
Course Length : 513 hours Class size: 12-20 students
Course Objective: Students will learn the theory and practice of a variety of therapeutic massage techniques to qualify them to enter the field as professional Massage Therapists with a wide range of skill and abilities, Included all classes listed below in the subject descriptions section Course Content:

A- 322 hours
Massage Techniques Including~All Modalities listed below

B- 50 hours -Business, Hygiene, Health and Ethics

C - 141 hours - Anatomy, Physiology
Charges $7900- 8595

Course Title: Advanced Bodywork Therapist Certification
Course Length : 250 hours Class size: 12-20 students
Course Objective: Students will learn the theory and practice of a variety of therapeutic massage. techniques to qualify them to enter the field as professional Massage Therapist with a wide range of skill and abilities.
Students may chose 250 hours worth of classes from all the subjects we offer
Course Content:
A- 100 hours Massage Techniques- theory, assessment and application of basic Massage Techniques
B - 125 hours Anatomy, Physiology Kinesiology, Pathology , Business and Ethics

Energetic Healing Certification
Course Length : 100 hours Class size: 6- 10 students
Healing, Meditation & Energy Principles, Silent Meditation Retreat
Course Objective: Students will learn the theory and practice of a variety of subtle Energetic Healing techniques and learn to integrate them into a professional healing session. At the end of the course, students will be proficient in Reiki and CranioSacral Therapy protocols and well as have the ability to create subtle healing sessions from the multitude of tools gathered in this course. Education includes lecture, discussion, demonstration and practice.
Course Content- CranioSacral Therapy, Reiki, Advanced Meditation and Energy

Course Title: Asian Bodywork Therapies
Course Length : 100 hours Class size: 6- 10 students
Course Objective: Students will become proficient in Shiatsu and Thai Massage, learn the theories and cultural context of these systems and be able to give a complete full body Shiatsu and Thai Massage on both a tradition mat and on a massage table.
Course Content-Thai Massage, Shiatsu, Table Shiatsu

Subject Descriptions

Deep Tissue Massage
Learn Deep Tissue Massage techniques specifically designed to release the core patterns underlying chronic structural tension. Master strokes and strategies to work deeply and effectively in common problem areas without strain. In depth study of Anatomy is included.

Chair Massage
Learn to give an effective chair massage integrating Swedish, Acupressure and Deep Pressure techniques. Chair massage provides a increased realm of opportunity to offer your services, enabling you to attract new clients while generating lucrative income.

Blended Modalities
Learn more complex and detailed massage strokes designed to deepen the effectiveness of your work in common problem areas in the body. Master the use of forearms, elbows and body weight to expand your repertoire of skill. Safely achieve powerful results for your clients while protecting your own body. You will learn a broad variety of advanced strokes from various modalities.

Massage Essentials
Learn to perform an integrative blend of Swedish effleurage, friction, rocking, trigger points and acupressure techniques, culminating in a masterful full body massage.
Focus on specific problem areas while cultivating the ability to discern the perfect depth of pressure. Dana shares her immense knowledge of the body in a way that is easily accessible for all levels of student and professional.

Cranio-Sacral Therapy
Cranio-sacral Therapy consists of gentle, hands-on techniques to address the restrictions that impede the balanced functioning of the cranio-sacral system. Cranio-sacral Therapy promotes the circulation of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in the cranium and the spine, positively influencing the central nervous system, which plays a vital role in every aspect of life.

Myofascial Release
Myofascial Release is a gentle yet profoundly powerful bodywork technique for resolving pain and restriction of motion in the body. Learn how to detect and release fascial adhesions that that are often the cause of chronic pain and tension that does not respond to other forms of massage.

NeuroMuscular Therapy
Neuromuscular therapy is a comprehensive approach to soft tissue manipulation that consists of alternating levels of concentrated pressure on the areas of muscle spasm. Also known as Trigger Point Release, it is widely recognized as one of the most effective techniques for alleviating pain due to soft tissue imbalance or injury. This class will teach you a variety of treatment protocols for addressing specific common conditions and dramatically increase your effectiveness in working with soft tissue dysfunction, pain and injuries.

Anatomy
Expand, review and deepen your understanding of structural anatomy. Class includes detailed, systematic review of names, location and function of muscles and bones, as well as review of standard anatomical terminology.

Shiatsu
Shiatsu is a traditional Asian bodywork system that promotes relaxation and healing by encouraging the unimpeded flow of energy through the 14 energy channels in the body. Learn a flowing full body Shiatsu sequence that utilizes these channels (meridians) to restore health and balance to the body/mind.

Meditation & Energy Healing
Journey deeply into the spiritual/energetic dimensions of healing. Explore a variety of traditional and innovative meditation and hands on healing techniques designed to catalyze and accelerate profound inner transformation.

Table Shiatsu
Learn to perform a one hour Shiatsu sequence, including pressure points and mobilizations, on a low massage table, enabling you to blend this deeply therapeutic bodywork sequence into any table based bodywork modality.

Thai Massage
Rooted in Ayurvedic, Yogic and Buddhist traditions, Thai massage utilizes gentle rocking, stretching and rhythmic acupressure to deeply open, relax and invigorate the body. It increases range of motion and has a profound and unique healing effect on the recipient. Reiki Certification

Reiki is a gentle hands on healing technique that helps restore the body to its natural state of balance while harmonizing the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of the recipient.

Hot Stone Massage
Learn to utilize powerful hot and cool stone massage techniques in conjunction with Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage. Hot Stone Massage releases tension, accelerates healing, increases circulation and allows you to work deeply with minimum effort.

Ergonomics for Massage Therapists
Proper posture and good body mechanics are essential to maintaining energy and muscle integrity while giving massage. In this class you will learn techniques that will not only improve your posture during massage, but enable you to work more effortlessly, maintain stamina, prevent carpal tunnel and massage related injury.

Advanced Neck Work
Deepen your understanding and ability to work effectively and safely with the complex system of the neck. In this class you will exponentially expand your comfort level with neck work and learn release techniques to address both superficial and deep structure of the neck.

Retreat
At Diamond Light we recognize the value of spiritual practice and retreat as an indispensable component in the development of a seasoned healer. In an atmosphere of silence, solitude, meditation and healing, we will engage in a variety of intensive and ecstatic practices designed to free us from our habitual constrictions of identity,enabling us to to more effectively serve our highest purpose.

Instructors:
Vajra Matusow, MA, CMT. has over 30 years of experience practicing and teaching bodywork and healing. She has a Masters Degree in Somatic Psychology and a CMT from the New School of Massage. She is the Founding Director of Diamond Light and has been the primary instructor since 1987.

Kevin Bashir Cates, CMT, is a Reiki teacher, bodyworker and Sound Healer who blends 35 years of musical experience with ongoing exploration into the transformational potential of vocal and instrumental sound. He has been a Reiki Master and teacher for over 20 years and a sound healer all his life. His specialty is in using sound healing, Reiki and subtle energy awareness to catalyze physical, emotional and spiritual expansion and healing.

Heatherly Stankey, CMT, is a compassionate, inspiring instructor, bringing passion, skill, sensitivity and a wide range of teaching experience to her Hot Stone Massage classes. She specializes in accelerated learning techniques and uses visual, auditory and a hands on approach to help students integrate their learning. She encourages students to work smarter, not harder by using hot stones as massage tools.

Ruben Rocha, CMT, has provided on-site chair massage for corporate clients throughout Marin County for many years and currently manages the Chair Massage booth at Elephant Pharmacy and maintains a private massage practice

Tim Holt, CMT, became certified in massage in 1987. Tim teaches Deep Tissue, Shiatsu and Traditional Thai Massage and maintains a private bodywork practice that focuses on injury rehabilitation utilizing Deep Tissue techniques from orthopedic, sports and restorative massage modalities as well as a specializing in Shiatsu and Thai Massage. He has lived, studied and practiced bodywork in Thailand and Japan. Tim is among the most experienced and highly respected massage instructors in the Bay Area.

CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY FOR TUITION AND OTHER FEES

CANCELLATION : A Student may terminate enrollment in person or by mailing such notice by Certified Mail. The effective date of cancellation is the date postmarked. Any refunds due will be made by the school within 30 days. The school's refund policy is described below and in the enrollment agreement.Student has the right to cancel the enrollment agreement and obtain a refund of charges paid through attendance at the first class session or the seventh day after enrollment, whichever is later

NOTICE OF STUDENT RIGHTS:
At the end of the cancellation period you also have the right to stop school at any time and you have the right to receive a refund for the part of the course not taken. If you have lost your contract, ask the school for a copy of the refund policy. See refund policy
If the school closes before you graduate, you may be entitled to a refund Contact the:
Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education
P.O. Box 980818 West Sacramento,CA. 95798-0818 REFUND INFORMATION
The student has a right to a full refund of all charges less the amount of $100.00 for the registration fee if he/she cancels this agreement prior to or on the first day of instruction. or the 7th day after enrollment, whichever is later. In addition, the student may withdraw from a course after instruction has started a receive a pro rata refund for the unused portion of tuition and other refundable charges if he/she has completed less that 60% of the course. For example, if the student completes only 30 hours of a 100 hour course, and paid $1,000.00 for tuition, the student would receive a refund of $700.00. Refunds will be paid within 30 days of withdrawal.

STUDENT TUITION RECOVERY FUND
it is a state requirement that a student who pays his or her tuition is required to pay a state-imposed assessment for the Student Tuition Recovery Fund. You must pay the state-imposed( NON REFUNDABLE) fee for the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF): if all of the following applies to you.
1. You are a student in an educational program, who is a California resident, or are enrolled in a residency program, and prepays all or part of your tuition either by cash, guaranteed student loans, or personal loans, and
2. Your total charges are not paid by any third-party payer such as an
employer, government program or other payer unless you have a separate agreement to repay the third part. You are not eligible for protection from the STRF and you are not required to pay the STRF fee, if either of the following applies: 1. You are not a California resident
2. Your total charges are paid by a third party, such as an employer, government program or other payer, and you have no separate agreement to repay the third party. The State of California created the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF)
to relieve or mitigate economic losses suffered by California residents who were students attending schools approved by, or registered to offer Short-term Career Training with, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.
You may be eligible for STRF if you are a California resident, prepaid tuition, paid the STRF fee, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following: 1. The school closed before the course of instruction was completed.
2. The school’s failure to pay refunds or charges on behalf of a student to a third party for license fees or any other purpose, or to provide equipment or materials for which a charge was collected within 180 days before the closure of the school.
3.The school’s failure to pay or reimburse loan proceeds under a federally
guaranteed student loan program as required by law or to pay or reimburse proceeds received by the school prior to closure in excess of tuition and other cost.
4. The school’s breach or anticipatory breach of the agreement for the closure of instruction.
5. There was a decline in the quality of the course of instruction within 30
days before the school closed or, if the decline began earlier than 30 days prior to closure, the period of decline determined by the Bureau.
6. The school committed fraud during the recruitment or enrollment or
program participation of the student.
You may also be eligible for STRF if you were a student that was unable to
collect a court judgment rendered against the school for violation of the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989.”
The STRF fee is $0 STUDENT COMPLAINT PROCEDURE/

A student may lodge a complaint by communicating orally or in writing to any teacher or administrator. The recipient of the complaint shall transmit it as soon as possible to the person authorized to resolve complaints and shall attempt to resolve complaints related to that persons duty. If a student delivers a complaint and the complaint is not resolved either within a reasonable amount of time or before the student delivers the same complaint again, the institution will advise the student that a complaint must be submitted in writing. If a student submits a complaint in writing the school will within 10 days respond to the complaint. The response will include a summary of the school's investigation and disposition of the complaint, and if the complaint or relief requested by the student is rejected, the reason for the rejection. Persons seeking to resolve problems or complaints should first contact the instructor in charge. Requests for further action should be made to the President/administrator Vajra Matusow. Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education at 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95833,
www.bppe.ca.gov, toll free number (888) 370-7589 or fax (916) 263--1897

The school currently does not have nor has ever had a pending petition for bankruptcy, is not operating as a debtor in possession, has not filed a petition within the preceding 5 years and has not had a petition in bankruptcy filed against it within the preceding 5 years that resulted in reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States bankruptcy code (11 U.S.C. Sec.1101 et. seq.).

Students Services The school director is available by phone or email during business hours to help students with whatever guidance and support they need to progress through the program.

The school maintains an online bulletin board (www.diamondlight.net/forum) to inform students and graduates of massage therapy jobs and employment opportunities, office space for rent, equipments for sale as well as to provide information about changes in the field of massage therapy and legislative updates relevant to massage therapists.

Student clinic. The school maintains a student clinic where students are able to hone their skills in a professional environment and receive guidance and feedback from their clients as well as professional supervisors