Massage Therapy & Healing Arts Certification Courses
California State Approved
Diamond Light Massage School offers 5 California State Approved Professional Certification Programs in Massage Therapy and the Healing Arts. All Programs are approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC) and the NCBTMB.
Professional Bodywork Therapist Course (Certified Massage Therapist) ~ 500 hours
Advanced Bodywork Therapist Course (Certified Massage Practitioner) ~ 250 hours
Massage Therapy Practitioner Course ~ 150
hours
Energetic Healing Certification ~ 135 hours
Asian Bodywork Therapies Certificate Course ~ 100 hours
Professional Bodywork Therapist Certification Course ~ 500 hours
Our 500 hour Professional Bodywork Therapist Certification course will provide you with the most comprehensive professional massage therapy and bodywork training available. Classes are experiential, informative, inspirational and transformational, providing the competence and knowledge needed to succeed in all facets of a career in massage therapy and the healing arts.
This course includes all of the classes listed below in our Massage Therapy Course, Advanced Bodywork Therapist Certification, Asian Bodywork Therapist Certification and Energetic Healing Certification courses, allows you to become certified to practice professionally as a Massage Therapist throughout California and fulfills the requirements for the National Certification Exam.
Professional Bodywork Therapy Certification Course Tuition: $7195 schedule
Advanced Bodywork Therapy Certificate Course ~ 250 Hours
Choose from our broad selection of classes to customize a 250 hour professional certificate program tailored to your unique educational and career goals. Our Advanced Bodywork Therapy Certificate will enable you to become certified to practice in California as a Massage Practitioner.
Includes our Massage
Therapy Course (below)
150 hours
+ choice of 100 hours of classes chosen from the following
| Deep Tissue Massage | 42 hours |
| Hot Stone Massage | 20 hours |
| Shiatsu | 40 hours |
| Thai Massage | 40 hours |
| CranioSacral Therapy | 28 hours |
| More Massage Strokes | 12 hours |
| Chair Massage | 3 hours |
| Table Shiatsu | 14 hours |
| Lomi Lomi Massage | 21 hours |
| Reiki | 15 hours |
| Ayurvedic Massage | 13 hours |
| Massage Ergonomics | 6 hours |
| Advanced Neck Work | 12 hours |
| Myofascial Release | 16 hours |
| Meditation & Energetic Healing | 30 hours |
| Diamond Light Retreat | 40 hours |
Advanced Bodywork Therapist Certificate Course Tuition: +/-$3450 schedule
Massage Therapy Course ~ 150 hours
Our 150 hour Massage Therapy Training is the foundation course for both our 250 hour Advanced Bodywork Therapy Certificate Course leading to State Approved certification as a Massage Practitioner and our 500 hour Professional Bodywork Therapist Course,leading to State Approved certification as a Massage Therapist. It can also be taken individually allowing you to begin your massage practice while furthering your studies. Students often begin with this program and add additional classes as they choose, working toward advanced certification at a later date.
You will become proficient in a variety of powerfully effective massage therapy techniques, cultivate the inner qualities necessary to facilitate deeper levels of healing and acquire the knowledge to begin a career in massage therapy. Includes the following
| Swedish/Esalen Massage | Intro to Deep Tissue Massage |
| Anatomy & Pathology | Meditation and Energy Principles |
| Business and Ethics | Special Needs Massage |
| Lymphatic Massage | Sound Healing |
| Foot Reflexology | Student Clinic |
Massage Therapy Course Tuition: $1795 ($1695 1 month early) schedule
Asian Bodywork Therapies Certificate Course ~ 100 Hours
These traditional Asian bodywork modalities produce profound and immediate results on the physical, emotional, spiritual and energetic level of the recipient. This training will enable you to to apply for certificatio to begin to practice Thai Massage and Shiatsu professionally in California, as well as integrate Thai Massage & Shiatsu with other styles of bodywork.
| Shiatsu | 42 hours |
| Thai Massge | 42 hours |
| Table Shiatsu | 16 hours |
Asian Bodywork Therapist Certificate Course Tuition: $1475 schedule
Energetic Healing Certification ~ 135 hours
Learn powerfully effective methods for catalyzing profound change within yourself and others. This course is a transformational journey into the subtle, energetic, emotional and spiritual dimensions of healing. Classes includes deep meditation and intuitive inner exploration, as well as traditional and innovative subtle energy healing modalities from a variety of disciplines.
| Meditation & Energetic Principles | 10 hours |
| Meditation & Energetic Healing | 30 hours |
| Reiki Certification | 15 hours |
| Diamond Light Retreat | 40 hours |
| CranioSacral Therapy | 28 hours |
| Outside Practicum | 12 hours |
Energetic Healing Certification Tuition: $1995 schedule
Requirements to practice Massage Therapy professionally in California
Beginning in September 2009, 250 hours of training are required in California to use the title "Certified Massage Practitioner" and 500 hours are required to use the title "Certified Massage Therapist".
Students graduating by 2011 with 150 hours or more of training may apply for conditional certification and practice as Certified Massage Practitioners and have 5 years to accumulate a total of 250 hours of training, at the rate of at least 30 hours of class time per year.