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Diploma in Ki Massage Therapy  with London City & Guilds Certificate  Fee €2850

There is a broadening public consciousness towards holistic health care and growing number of professionals are choosing massage therapy over their first career because they derive more personal development and satisfaction from it.

“Ki” means life force or energy. The purpose of the therapy is to connect the client to life, to help them overcome resistance to life and to energise their life in every respect.

Not only does Ki Massage enhance athletic performance, it is really effective as an overall wellness and stress management tool.

The City & Guilds Certificate is highly respected and will give you the freedom to set up practice almost anywhere in the world.

Course covers: Theory of Ki Massage, Massage techniques, Anatomy & Physiology, Philosophy of Holistic Medicine, how to set up in business.

Diploma in Yoga  Fee €3650

Following a successful 2 year accreditation process, the I.H.C.A has become a member of Yoga Alliance, the leading yoga body in the U.S, based in Clinton, Maryland. Our course has been revised and expanded in line with this new accreditation.

The Yoga teacher’s diploma is a magnificent opportunity. As a holistic practitioner you are perfectly placed to launch a new or second career in holistic medicine, helping people to reach their full potential.

Yoga helps people to relax mentally and physically. It is a really flexible vocation as it allows you to work the hours want, in the location you want while getting really gratifying results for people. The course covers:

• Performance of yoga postures
• Teaching of yoga postures
• Yoga breathing
• Yoga nutritional programme
• Anatomy and physiology
• Relaxation
• Philosophy of yoga and mediation
• Becoming a yogi oneself
• How to set up yoga classes
  

Diploma in Holistic Nutrition & Dietetics  Fee €2850

This course will teach you everything you need to know to become a proficient holistic nutritionist.

You’ll learn to create effective tailor-made diet plans for just about anyone. Some of the most popular areas sought by clients are: health, energy, sports performance, weight loss, weight gain, beauty, figures sculpting, good looks, balanced family diets.

The course is aimed at those who wish to be self employed in private practice or who wish to obtain employment in a health studio, sports complex, health store, beauty salon or with food supplement companies.

It would be the perfect compliment for those already in aerobics, yoga, physical education or sports.

Diploma in Psychotherapy  Fee €2850 per year

2 year diploma course taken over 7 weekends plus a 6 day seminar per year. Year 1 certificate includes knowledge of counselling skills and stress management techniques, NLP and family dynamics.

Year 2 includes exposure to the holistic/humanistic model, cogitative behaviour therapy and different aspects of psychology. A post graduate programme leading to accreditation with the Irish Association of Holistic Psychotherapy (I.A.H.P) is available.
Venue for all courses:   Tony Quinn Health Centre, 66 Eccles St., Dublin 7

Deposit:   €1000

Interveiw:  On receipt of your deposit an interview time will be arranged. All enrolments subject to interview; deposit is fully refundable if place is not offered or accepted.

7 Weekend modules plus a 6 Day Seminar

Times:  Saturdays from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm; Sundays from 9.30am to 5.30 pm

Notes:   Students are required to do home study and attend practice sessions at times other than the above.

Graduates qualify for membership of the Irish Health Culture Association (I.H.C.A) and the professional insurance scheme.

For an enrolment form please click here.

Certificate in Positive Psychology  Fee €2850.00 per year

In contrast to postiive thinking, which can be more aspirational than actual, positive psychology is a new field which studies the lives of happy and self-fulfilled people to see what behaviours and attitudes actually lead to happiness.

Course includes:

Flow/Being in the Now/Mindfulness. Maximising strengths/developing resilience. Communication/counselling skills.Optimistic/pessimistic thinking styles.Raising optimistic & resourceful children. Gratitude & appreciation. Successful relationships. Spiritual conncection. Self realisation.

Times: 10.30 -5.30 Sat 9.30-5.15 Sunday

Career Path

Graduates of the course will be human potentialists, ideally placed to pass on to others the science and strategies of mining more of one's potential, either in groups or in one-to-one sessions.

Suitable for those wishing to work full or part time in the field. Skills taught can be used by all whose existing occupations involve working with people: team leaders, social workers, HR personnel, parents, child care workers, counsellors, priests, doctors, nurses, teachers, youth leaders, business managers.

Many people are interested in simply using this training for their own self-development.