Practitioner Diploma in Qi Gong

Mode of study: Sundays.

Point of entry: September.

Attendance: 18 Sundays, every other week in year 1; 12 days attendance in year 2, including two five-day blocks.

Course description: Certificated Professional Practitioner Diploma course in Qi Gong. This course can be studied by practitioners to improve their understanding and use of qi in the treatment room, based on a broad Chinese medicine diagnosis. Non-practitioners can also access this course for self-healing.

Course content: Introduction to meditative postures, visualisations and sets of movements for healing the self and others. Also includes energetic physiology, an introduction to The Classics, Qi Gong massage, the I Ching for diagnosis, Qi Gong healing and lifestyle cultivation.

Qualifications:

• Practitioner Diploma in Qi Gong.
• Membership of the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT).
• Membership of the International Council of Holistic Therapists (MICHT).

A non-refundable application fee of £50 is payable when you apply for a course at LCTA. A deposit of £500 is payable to secure your place when you receive an offer. Please note, your deposit is non-refundable and if you decide to defer or cancel your place on the course within four weeks of the start of term it will be lost. The application fee and deposit are both offset against your first year’s course fees, with the remainder of fees are due two weeks before the start of term. Payment plans can be arranged on occasion but a 5% charge will be made. This can be discussed further at interview.

All classes run for a full day from 9.30am to 5pm with lunch and tea breaks. The College is closed over the Christmas and Easter breaks. Timetables detailing exact dates of each class are usually available on enrolment but can also normally be given earlier on request. If your existing qualifications do not meet the entrance requirements for these courses you may be able to take the relevant units on a stand-alone basis at LCTA either prior to or concurrently with the course.

We also run regular study trips to China for final year students, graduates and practitioners to work in a Chinese TCM hospital in Hangzhou.