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Soul Lightening® Workshop Descriptions
Workshops
About Soul Lightening Acupressure Workshops
Soul Lightening Acupressure workshops are available for all levels of learning---from beginners to professional healthcare providers. Our programs offer practical skills for lighting up the world—one body, one mind, one soul at a time.
Entry Level Workshops
We offer one and two day workshops designed to introduce easy-to-use acupressure formulas for stress relief, and overall health and well-being. These workshops are appropriate for people who have never had formal bodywork training, or for professional healthcare providers who are curious about our more advanced training.
Professional Level Workshops
Our upper level workshops are designated into two mutually-supporting tracks: Process Acupressure and Clinical Acupressure.
Process Acupressure is a therapeutic modality that integrates bodywork with emotional and spiritual processing to empower soul consciousness.
Clinical Acupressure specializes in the dynamic, multi-dimensional aspects of the human energy system and does not incorporate psychological or spiritual processing skills.
Professionals who use Soul Lightening Acupressure:
- Massage Therapists & Bodyworkers
- Nurses
- Acupuncturists
- Asian Bodywork Therapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Integrative Manual Therapists
- Physical Therapists
- Chiropractors
- Physicians
- Mind/Body Therapists
Professional practitioners may attend individual workshops or enroll in our certification programs.
"Traditionally... medical and bodywork specialists focus on health of the physical body; psychologists investigate the role of the mind and emotions in behavior; and spiritual teachers attend the transcendent function of the soul. This fragmentation of the whole person has brought about extensive specialization and insight into each of the parts, but has often driven us further away from understanding how they work together. In reality, body, emotions, mind, and soul are not distinctly separate factors within the person. Rather, they constitute an ever-changing complex of forces which interact in extra-ordinarily intricate ways."
—from the Prologue of Soul Return by Aminah Raheem, Ph.D., originator of Soul Lightening Acupressure
Registration Details
Pricing
The standard tuition for all 4-day classes is $650.
The tuition for a 5-day class (CA2) is $725.
Discounts
For any class NOT taught by Aminah Raheem there is a $100 discount for signup 60 days or more before the class.
For any class taught by Aminah Raheem there is a $50 discount for signup 60 days or more before the class.
Discounts are not available for SEVA classes, Introduction to Soul Lightening Acupressure, or Practicums. Prices are already reduced for these workshops.
Students with severe financial difficulties may be eligible for a payment plan. Contact our registrar for details.
Discounts are not available for classes taught at The Esalen Institute and at some residential classes.
Always check class listings for details and exceptions.
Cancellation Policy
Acknowledging those who must make travel plans early, we are making every effort to avoid canceling or changing the dates of our workshops. The decision to hold the class is based upon a minimum enrollment. Please note that those classes with very low enrollment may be canceled five weeks prior to the class.
In order to serve you better, we highly encourage you to take advantage of our discounts for early registration. We also strongly recommend that you not purchase non-refundable airfare until the class is confirmed 4 weeks prior. If Soul Lightening cancels a workshop, you will receive a full refund of your workshop fee. Soul Lightening is not responsible for any other expenses, such as airfare, that you incur for canceled workshops.
Refund Policy
If, for any reason, Soul Lightening elects to cancel a workshop, you will receive a full refund of the workshop fee.
If you elect to withdraw from a workshop more than 30 days prior to the first day of class, you will receive a full refund, minus a $50 administrative fee.
If you elect to withdraw from a workshop less than 30 days prior to the first day of class, your tuition will be refunded as follows:
- If your space in the workshop is filled by another student, you will receive a full refund, minus a $50 administrative fee.
- If your space in the workshop is not filled by another student, you will receive a 50% refund.
- If you are a "no-show" for the workshop, you will not receive a refund.
- Under exigent circumstances, Soul Lightening may elect to waive cancellation fees (i.e. sudden severe illness, death in the immediate family, etc.). The decision will be made on a case by case basis.
Continuing Education
Soul Lightening International is an approved NCBTMB provider for continuing education for massage therapists. Our approved provider number is 450354-07. Licensed acupuncturists may also receive continuing education contact hours for any of our workshops in Maryland. We are actively working to secure continuing education contact hours for nurses and physical therapists. This is already in place in some states. Each 4-day workshop offers a total of 24 continuing education contact hours, 5-day workshops offer 36 hours.
Class Information
Our 4-day workshops are typically scheduled Thursday through Sunday from 9am to 5pm, with sufficient time for a lunch break each day. Light snacks and beverages will be available at each training. Please contact your local representative for more specific information. Note: Clinical Acupressure 2: Meridians is a 5-day class.