California State Approved
Massage Therapy & Healing Arts School Certification Courses
Overview & Requirements
Any of our courses may be taken individually. Classes taken individually may be applied to any certification course at a later date. Classes may be substituted between certification programs. Diamond Light Massage School is approved by California Bureau for Private Postsecondary & Vocational Education and is a NCBTMB continuing education approved provider.
Massage Therapist Certification ~ 150 hours
This course allows you to practice professionally in Marin County and other areas requiring 150 hours or less of training and includes the following
| Swedish/Esalen Massage | Sound Healing |
| Anatomy & Pathology | Business and Ethics |
| Meditation & Energy Principles | Special Needs Massage |
| Lymphatic Massage | Intro to Deep Tissue Massage |
| Foot Reflexology | Student Clinic |
MT Certification Tuition: $1645 ($1545 1 month before class) Schedule
Advanced Bodywork Therapist Certification ~ 250 Hours
This course allows you to practice professionally in most places in California.
Includes Massage Therapist Certification 150 hours
+ choice of 100 hours of classes chosen from the following
| Deep Tissue Massage | 42 hours | $695 |
| Hot Stone Massage | 20 hours | $395 |
| Shiatsu | 40 hours | $535 |
| Thai Massage | 42 hours | $595 |
| CranioSacral Therapy | 28 hours | $430 |
| Advanced Blended Modalities | 12 hours | $195 |
| Chair Massage | 3 hours | $69 |
| Table Shiatsu | 15 hours | $225 |
| Lomi Lomi Massage | 28 hours | $495 |
| Acupressure | 7 hours | $135 |
ABT Certification Course Tuition: +/- $3200 Schedule
Professional Bodywork Therapist Certification ~ 500 hours
Includes all of the classes and certification programs offered at Diamond Light, allows you to practice professionally throughout California and fulfills the requirements for the National Certification Exam.
PBT Certification Course Tuition: $6750 Schedule
Asian Bodywork Therapies Certification ~ 100 Hours
| Shiatsu | 40 hours | $535 |
| Thai Massge | 42 hours | $595 |
| Table massage | 15 hours | $225 |
Asian BT Certification Course Tuition: $1355 Schedule
Energetic Healing Certification ~ 150 hours
| Meditation & Energetic Principles | 10 hours | $175 |
| Meditation & Energetic Healing | 30 hours | $650 |
| Reiki Certification | 15 hours | $295 |
| Diamond Light Retreat | 40 hours | $430 |
| Energy Healing Workshop | 12 hours | $185 |
| CranioSacral Therapy | 28 hours | $430 |
| Outside Practicum | 14 hours |
EH Certification Course 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 counties in the Bay area require between 100-500 hours to practice Massage Therapy.
Please contact us or your local town/city hall for up to date requirements in your area.