Acupressure Certification Requirements

Level I Acupressure Coach: 285 Hours of Study

Please provide the following documents and information:

• Certificate of Completion from accredited organization, school or training facility
• Certification of Completion of 30 CEU of Professional Ethics, Practices & Informed Consent Form course
• 30 CEUs of the Coaching Practicum/Basic Skills Workshop.
  

Level II Acupressure Specialist: 600 Hours of Study

Please provide the following documents and information:

1.Copy of Certification from a school or training facility that includes:

• Introduction to Chi//Ki
• Yin/Yang
• Eight Principles
• Five Elements
• Seven emotional factors
• Elements and meridians
• Biological clock and meridians
• Fourteen Meridians/location lines
• Fourteen meridians and emotional states
• Six Pernicious Evils
• Moxibustion cautions and indications
• Magnet cautions and indications
• Tonification cautions and indications
• Cupping cautions and indications
  
• Acupressure diagnosis by means of:
  • Sight
  • Touch
  • Smell
  • Questioning
  • Testing body rigidity/flexibility
  • Sixth sense (Intuition)
  • Spiritual insight
    
    
• Key acu-points on ears, tongue, face, hands, and feet
  
  
• Introduction to Chakras
  
  
• Self-acupressure therapy
  

2. Candidates are also expected to know how to demonstrate and teach self-acupressure techniques for at-home management for continued energy rebalancing.

Level III Diplomate: 300 Hours of Study (1,050 Hours Total)

Please provide proof of the following proficiencies:

• Meditation
• 12 organ meridian pulses on wrist
• Excesses and deficiency in pulse reading
• Eight strange flow meridians
• Advanced Chakra studies
• Exemplary lifestyle: knowledge/experience/wisdom
  

Candidates are expected to learn the function and application of Intermediate Acupressure Skills, as well as the cautions and contraindications when using those skills. In addition, they should know how to make assignments, request clients to ask self-investigative questions, and prompt client to embrace self-empowering thoughts. They will also be expected to have a more in-depth understanding of the basic esoteric (ancient and spiritual) aspects of Acupressure, which prepares the acupressurist to transmit their skills, knowledge, expertise, and wisdom to their clients. Also, candidates should have a basic knowledge of key acu-points in the ears, face, tongue, hands, and feet.

Candidates are expected to learn the function and application of Advanced Acupressure Techniques, as well as the cautions and contraindications for using those techniques. They will be required to continue expanding their study and knowledge of Acupressure, with greater emphasis placed on the traditional and esoteric dimensions.

Candidates for Level III certification are also expected to know and understand, through personal experience: the psychological, spiritual, and physical benefits of regular meditation practice; the physiologic affects of compacted mental and emotional energy; the correlation between specific emotions and its affect on related meridians; the spiritually inspired, informative wisdom contained in each of the chakras, and the influence of the external environment (weather, seasons, noise and air pollution, etc.) on overall health and wellbeing. 

In addition to proof of mentioned proficiencies, candidates must include two letters of recommendation with application and complete the application process.

Acupressure Instructor

To be a certified acupressure instructor, you must:

• be currently certified as a Diplomate
  
• maintain strong organizational/leadership skills
  
• maintain strong communication skills
  
• provide 2 letters of recommendation from qualified and experienced Acupressurists
  
• pass the NTCB Acupressure Instructor Certificate Examination