T775- hour, State-Approved Energy Bodywork Program is a unique blend of ancient healing The 775- hour, State-Approved Energy Bodywork Program is a unique blend of ancient healing theories and modern bodywork techniques. Students learn to treat the life force energy to support the body’s own healing processes. Classes to insure complete preparation for professional success round out this comprehensive, one-of-a-kind program.  

Learn to evaluate and treat the body’s own life force energy, through the study of theories and techniques that seek to bring the body to a greater state of health through its own healing ability.

Core Courses

Bodywork Techniques

• Shiatsu (Acupressure)
  
  

• Tuina

• Polarity Therapy, Beginning and Advanced
• Quantum-Touch®
• Chakra Healing
• Touch For Health
  
  

Healing Techniques

• Color Healing

• Sound Healing
• Healing Meditation
• Guided Imagery
• Flower Essences
• Aromatherapy
• Movement: Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Polarity Exercises
  
  

Anatomy and Physiology

• Principles of Support and Movement

• Control and Maintenance Systems
• Subtle Energy Body
  
  

Professional Development

• Energetic Boundaries

•  Psychology of the Body
• Body Mechanics
• Communication Skills
• Developing Therapeutic Presence
• Professional Project
• Marketing and Self Promotion
• Business and Tax Issues
• In-depth Client Charting
• Practice Sessions
• Student Clinic  
  

Theories of Healing

Ayurveda: The Science of Life

Ayurveda, the ancient medicine of  India, is thought to be the oldest medical system on Earth, dating back over 5000 years. Ayurveda sees all individuals as uniquely coded with information that enlivens our own inner wisdom. Everything is made of energy. Defining life through nature, we see that everything is made of five elements, always changing, always animated by “prana”, the life force energy. Through bodywork, studying the natural cycles, and understanding one’s individual constitution, students will learn to balance and harmonize themselves with the natural environment for greater health and wellbeing. Bodywork techniques will include Polarity Therapy and Ayurvedic body treatments. Selfcare will include yoga and Polarity exercises, as well as dietary and lifestyle guidelines.

Chinese Medicine: Five Element Theory

Thought to have derived from Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine is a 2000-year-old science that teaches us that a life force energy, called “chi”, animates all living things. Seeing the body as a whole, the focus of our study will be to understand and balance yin and yang and the five elements, which make up and govern the body’s energy flow. We can learn to balance this chi in the body through bodywork techniques that affect the chi in the meridians, or rivers of energy that flow through the body.  Students will learn to identify patterns of disharmony through the study of the meridians, the hara, tongue, face, and pulses. Bodywork techniques will include Shiatsu (Acupressure), Touch For Health, and Jin Shin Jyutsu®. Selfcare will include Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and dietary guidance.  
 

Chakra Healing: The Energy Centers

The energy centers, or chakras, are a system first described in the ancient Ayurvedic texts. These centers can be related to the nervous system and take in and process energy in the body. Each chakra governs different areas and aspects of the body and our physical, mental and emotional health. Maintaining open and balanced chakras brings harmony and health to the body, mind and spirit. Students will learn to identify and evaluate chakras and their condition, as well as work with the life force energy to bring the chakras into a state of harmonious balance. Bodywork techniques will include Quantum-Touch, hands on healing techniques, as well as the use of color and sound, and dialoguing techniques. Self care will include self study, healing meditation practice, and guided imagery.

Continuing Education Opportunities for Professional Practitioners

Selected Bodywork, Healing Technique, and Professional Development classes will be open as continuing education classes to graduates of formal training programs in massage therapy, yoga teaching, energy healing, holistic health, and other natural healing sciences.  

Program Schedule:

Next Class Starts:  

Begin:  November 3/4, 2007       Graduate:  November 1, 2009

Begin:  May 18, 2008                  Graduate:  May 30, 2010

Begin:  September 20, 2008        Graduate:  August 21, 2010

(Orientation for this class:  August 23, 2008) 

• Classes meet on Alternating Weekends, both Saturday and Sunday, from 8:30am — 4:30pm . Program completion takes approximately two years, including holidays.

Admission Requirements:

• Be at least 18 years of age

• Have a high school diploma or equivalent

• Have received at least one massage from a professionally trained massage therapist

• Participate in an admissions interview (in person or by phone)

• Submit a completed Application for Admission including:

     - Proof of high school diploma or GED

     - One letter of recommendation

     - Non-refundable application fee of $50

Tuition:

Energy Bodywork Program: $8900

Non-Refundable Application Fee:  $50

Books and Supplies:  approximately $350  

Financing Your Studies

Individualized payment plans are available:  click here to view your payment options.

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Your Next Steps

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     - Call us at 814-238-1121 or toll-free at 1-877-687-0748