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Choose from the Basic Training Program (150 hours), 200-Hour Advanced Program, and the 850-Hour Program. Completion of Basic Training is required for the 200-Hour and 850-Hour Programs unless the student meets these requirements through prior education.
  • Acu-Yoga Teacher Training
  • Anatomy & Kinesiology Classes
  • Apprenticeship Training
  • Practical Teaching Skills

 

  • Practice Sessions - Basic
  • Practice Sessions - Advanced
  • Tai-Chi
  • Tutorials

ACU-YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
Prerequisites: Acu-Yoga, Basic & Intermediate Acupressure classes
Text / Materials Required: Acu-Yoga and audio tape set by Michael Reed Gach, Ph.D.
20 Contact Hours (This class counts as two classes in the 200-Hour Program)

  • Learn how to teach Acu-Yoga self-help techniques
  • A Certificate of Completion awarded


ANATOMY & KINESIOLOGY CLASSES
Text required for all classes: Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain
15 Hours each class
Classes may be taken in any order

  • Study the muscles and anatomy of movement of each area of the body
  • Learn how to do muscle tests for assessment as well as the balancing techniques of kinesiology
  • The Arm: arm area muscles and bones
  • The Leg: leg area muscles and bones
  • The Shoulder: shoulder area muscles and bones
  • The Trunk: middle of body muscles and bones


APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
Prerequisites: Basic, Intermediate & Advanced Acupressure Classes
10 Contact Hours

  • This hands-on workshop applies the material learned in the Basic Training and 200-Hour programs
  • Through small group interaction, students develop point patterns and session plans
  • Expand your assessment capabilities and clinical experience
  • One Apprenticeship Training required for 200-Hour; three required for 850-Hour


PRACTICAL TEACHING SKILLS
Prerequisites: Basic, Intermediate & Advanced Acupressure classes plus Mini Classes
12 Hours

  • Learn teaching skills to teach 'Releasing Shoulder & Neck Tension', 'Releasing Back Tension & Pain' and 'Acupressure for Common Complaints'


PRACTICE SESSIONS - BASIC
2 Hours/session

  • The Institute offers regularly scheduled practice sessions for students of all levels to practice the material they have learned in classes with other students
  • Emphasis on questions, consultation, and group interaction
  • All students who have taken classes at the Institute are welcome to participate at no additional cost


PRACTICE SESSIONS - ADVANCED
Prerequisite: Basic, Intermediate & Advanced Acupressure Classes
2 Hours/session

  • Regularly scheduled practice sessions are available for advanced level students to practice the material they have learned in classes with other students
  • Emphasis is on questions, consultation, and group interaction


TAI CHI
Weekly Classes (1.5 hours each)

  • Learn the short-form Yang style of Tai Chi Chuan
  • Attention given to meridian flows, breathing techniques, and energy balancing


TUTORIALS

  • Preparation for your 150-hour evaluation, led by an instructor
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