Core Programme, Hastings

This year is accredited with 36 credits at Level 3 from NOCN. Uniquely, this means that you can accrue national awards of recognition as well as gaining your Shiatsu College qualifications.

In a year’s programme spread over 12 weekends a month you will receive an in-depth training in Shiatsu and Energy Medicine. As well as the hands-on study of the meridian system, Qigong, meditation and self development, the programme includes the physiology of the body from both Eastern and Western perspectives.

Who is it for?

This year is open to those of you who really want to be able to work with Shiatsu, either heading towards the full professional Diploma or as therapists and teachers who want to expand existing energy work skills or for enjoyment and self development.
If you wish to access the Core Programme you will need to fulfil the following minimum requirements:

9 weekends of the Open Programme
The Anatomy Module
A completed Portfolio of Assignments from the Open Programme
Successful completion of Open Programme practical assessment

You may be eligible for Accredited Prior Learning (APL), this will allow you to transfer qualifications and skills from other allied modalities such as Massage, Physiotherapy, Cranio-Sacral therapy, Acupuncture, Martial Arts, Qigong, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Bowen Technique.
If you already have qualifications and experience in these (or similar) you may be eligible to enter the Core Shiatsu Programme directly without completing all the listed requirements.
If you are a ‘direct entry applicant’ you will be assessed individually via interview and will be asked to provide a demonstration treatment.

In this Core Shiatsu year you will learn:

Zen Shiatsu, theory and practice
The roots of Shiatsu in Traditional Chinese Medicine
The extended Meridian System
The energetic actions of major Acupuncture points
How to diagnose and treat effectively with Shiatsu
Western physiology and pathology

Home Study & Assessment

Students will carry out approximately 5 hrs pw of home study during term time, in the form of regular recorded practical Shiatsu treatments and assignments.
Assessment is through satisfactory completion of a Portfolio, built up over the year, recording both practical and theoretical components of the course.

Dates and fees
1st/2nd October 2011 Lu/LI
15th/16th October Light Body Lu/LI
12th/13th November ST/SP
3rd/4th December HE/SI
14th/15th January 2012 Kid/BL
11th/ 12th February HP/TH
3rd/4th March Liv/GB
14th /15th April revision: Lu/LI St/SP
19th/20th May revision HE/SI KID/Bl
9th/10th June revision HP/TH Liv/GB
30th June/1st July TCM review
21st/22nd July Day in the Yurt

The cost of the Core Programme is £1750. See fees and bookings for further details.

Download a copy of the Prospectus here

Core Programme, Hastings

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