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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.