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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, the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC) and is a NCBTMB continuing education approved provider.

Massage Therapy Course ~ 150 hours

This course currently 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 Course Tuition: $1795 ($1695 1 month before class) Schedule

Advanced Bodywork Therapist Certificate Course ~ 250 Hours

This course fulfills the educational requirements for certification as a Massage Practitioner in California.
Includes Massage Therapist Course             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 $625
Thai Massage 40 hours $625
CranioSacral Therapy   28 hours $450
More Massage Strokes 12 hours $195
Chair Massage 3 hours $79
Table Shiatsu 15 hours $225
Lomi Lomi Massage 28 hours $395
Ayurvedic Massage 13 hours $220
Reiki 15 hours $325
Myofascial Release 16 hours $295
Meditation & Energy Healing 30 hours $650
Massage Ergonomics 6 hours $120
Advanced Neck Work 12 hours $205

ABT Certificate Course Tuition: +/- $3450 Schedule

Professional Bodywork Therapist Certification Course ~ 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: $7195 Schedule

Asian Bodywork Therapies Certification ~ 100 Hours


Shiatsu 40 hours $625
Thai Massge 40 hours $625
Table Shiatsu Massage 15 hours $225

Asian BT Certification Course Tuition: $1450 Schedule

Energetic Healing Certification ~ 135 hours


Meditation & Energetic Principles 10 hours $185
Meditation & Energetic Healing 30 hours $650
Reiki Certification 15 hours $325
Diamond Light Retreat 40 hours $435
CranioSacral Therapy 28 hours $450
Outside Practicum 14 hours

EH Certification Course Tuition: $1995 Schedule

Requirements to practice Massage Therapy Professionally in California

Beginning in September 2009, 250 hours of training is required in California to use the title "Certified Massage Practitioner" and 500 hours is required to use the title "Certified Massage Therapist".
Practitioners and students graduating prior to 2011 with 150 hours of training may apply for certification and practice professionally 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.
Please contact us for up to date requirements in your area.