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.
Professional Bodywork Therapist Certification ~ 500 hours
Advanced Bodywork Therapist Certification ~ 250 hours
Massage Therapist Certification ~ 150
hours
Energetic Healing Certification ~ 150 hours
Asian Bodywork Therapies Certification ~ 100 hours
Professional Bodywork Therapist Certification ~ 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 Therapist Certification, Advanced Bodywork Therapist Certification, Asian Bodywork Therapist Certification and Energetic Healing Certification courses, allows you to practice professionally throughout California and fulfills the requirements for the National Certification Exam.
Professional Bodywork Therapy Certification Tuition: $6750 schedule
Advanced Bodywork Therapist Certification ~ 250 Hours
Choose from our broad selection of classes to customize a 250 hour professional certification program tailored to your unique educational and career goals. Our Advanced Bodywork Therapy Certification will enable you to practice massage professionally in most of California.
Includes our Massage
Therapist Certification (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 | 42 hours |
| CranioSacral Therapy | 28 hours |
| Advanced Blended Modalities | 12 hours |
| Chair Massage | 3 hours |
| Table Shiatsu | 15 hours |
| Lomi Lomi Massage | 28 hours |
| Acupressure | 7 hours |
Advanced Bodywork Therapist Certification Tuition: +/-$3200 schedule
Massage Therapist Certification ~ 150 hours
Our 150 hour Massage Therapy Certification Training is the foundation course for both our 250 hour Advanced Bodywork Therapy Certification and our 500 hour Professional Bodywork Therapist Certification. It can also be taken individually if you are planning to practice massage therapy in Marin County or other parts of Califorina that require 150 hours of training, or for your own personal growth. 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 Certification Tuition: $1645 ($1545 1 month early) schedule
Asian Bodywork Therapies Certification ~ 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 practice Thai Massage and Shiatsu professionally in some parts of California, as well as integrate Thai Massage & Shiatsu with other styles of bodywork.
| Shiatsu | 40 hours |
| Thai Massge | 42 hours |
| Table Shiatsu | 15 hours |
Asian Bodywork Therapist Certification Tuition: $1355 schedule
Energetic Healing Certification ~ 150 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 |
| Energy Healing Workshop | 12 hours |
| CranioSacral Therapy | 28 hours |
| Outside Practicum | 14 hours |
Energetic Healing Certification Tuition: $2095 schedule
Requirements to practice Massage Therapy professionally in California
The practice of Massage Therapy and Hands on Healing is locally regulated in California, and each town and city has unique laws with varying number of hours required to practice professionally. Currently 150 hours of training is sufficient to practice Massage Therapy in Marin County. Other places in the San Francisco Bay Area require between 100-500 hours to practice massage. Please contact us or your local town/city hall for up to date requirements in your area.