Massage Therapy & Healing Arts Certification Courses
California State Approved
Diamond Light Massage School offers California State Approved Professional Certification Programs in Massage Therapy and the Healing Arts. All Programs are approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC) and our 500 hour Professional Bodywork Therapist Course (Certified Massage Therapist) fulfills the NCBTMB requirements to sit for the National Certification Exam.
Professional Bodywork Therapist Course (Certified Massage Therapist) ~ 500 hours
Advanced Bodywork Therapist Course (Certified Massage Practitioner) ~ 250 hours
Massage Therapy Course ~ 100
hours
Energetic Healing Certification ~ 100 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: $8295 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)
100 hours
+ choice of 150 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 | 5 hours |
| Table Shiatsu | 13 hours |
| Reiki | 15 hours |
| Neuro Muscular Therapy | 42 hours |
| Massage Ergonomics | 6 hours |
| Advanced Neck Work | 12 hours |
| Myofascial Release | 16 hours |
| Meditation & Energetic Healing | 15 hours |
| Massage Essentials | 34 hours |
| Reflexolgy | 13 hours |
| Body Mechanics | 9 hours |
| Diamond Light Retreat | 30 hours |
| PreNatal Massage | 5 hours |
| Deep Swedish Massage | 8 hours |
Advanced Bodywork Therapist Certificate Course Tuition: +/-$4200 schedule
Massage Therapy Course ~ 100 hours
Our 100 hour Massage Therapy Training is the foundation course for both our 250 hour Advanced Bodywork Therapy Certification 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. Students can begin with this program and add additional classes as they choose, working toward 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 & Energy Principles |
| Business | Special Needs Massage |
| Ethics | Body Mechanics |
| 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 perform professional treatments in each of these modlaities as well as integrate Thai Massage & Shiatsu with other styles of bodywork.
| Shiatsu | 40 hours |
| Thai Massge | 40 hours |
| Table Shiatsu | 13 hours |
| Practicum | 7 hours |
Asian Bodywork Therapist Certificate Course Tuition: $1475 schedule
Energetic Healing Certification ~ 100 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 | 15 hours |
| Reiki Certification | 16 hours |
| Diamond Light Retreat | 31 hours |
| CranioSacral Therapy | 28 hours |
Energetic Healing Certification Tuition: $1695 schedule
Requirements to practice Massage Therapy professionally in California
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".