1) New applicants must have completed 70 hours of Healing Tao Training prior to the
Teacher Training retreat within a period of not less than one year and a recommended two years
of prior training! One year of prior training is an absolute minimum to take the training but*
-These hours must include the following courses: Training in the Microcosmic Orbit,
the Six Healing Sounds, the Inner Smile and Fusion I and II.
(This is to assure solid competence and quality in all core courses,
and to provide a Teacher Assistant internship and mentor-ship with Senior Healing Tao Instructors).

2) Applicants must read all the Healing Tao books that apply to Basic Associate Teacher Training.
Required Reading:
Applicants must read Awakening Healing Light and Transforming Stress Into Vitality and Chi Self Massage
- author Master Mantak Chia
Recommended Reading List:
Iron Shirt Chi Kung, Tai Chi Chi Kung - author Master Mantak Chia.
Also, Nourishing Destiny, The Inner Tradition of Chinese Medicine - author Lonny Jarrett.3) Applicants must write a letter of why they want to be an instructor. 4) Applicants need a strong letter of recommendation from one certified Healing Tao Instructor.*Please note: If you do not have two years of previous training, you can take the teacher training intensive but you will be a Provisional Associate Instructor until two years of practice is met.Associate Instructor Certification Requirements :-Associate Instructor trainees must take the Certification 'Tao Basic Training' (forty hours)
with a Senior Certified Instructor.

- To become certified as an Associate Instructor, applicants must meet all prerequisites.*

- Associate Instructor Certification authorizes one to teach the Basic Microcosmic Orbit Course
within her/his own local area only.

This certification allows you to teach: the Microcosmic Orbit Meditation,
the Six Healing Sounds, the Inner Smile, Chi Self-Massage,
and the Chi-Kung warm-ups from Master Chia's Tai Chi book.- An Associate Instructor agrees to advertise as:
Healing Tao Associate Instructor and to advertise within a 100 mile radius.

* Private study with other Senior Instructors is applicable towards some of your prerequisites.
Tape Instruction is not applicable. Training hours of Instruction with a teacher are necessary.
What is applicable are private lessons, weekend workshops or classes - Forty hours of training
will be equal to one full retreat week of training!)*Trainees must test and be certified for each separate Healing Tao course that they want to teach. Passing the Microcosmic Orbit Certification test is the prerequisite for all other course testing.
You must complete the Full Instructors training before you can test for Tai Chi I, Iron Shirt I,
Healing Love and Fusion I.
*Also, to be certified in Healing Love and or Fusion I, applicants must first be certified in either
Iron Shirt I or Tai Chi I, and have one year of teaching experience in the Microcosmic Orbit.
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- Certification Fee is £15 and includes Microcosmic Orbit testing.-Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend Master Chia's weekend lectures & workshops!

Associate Teacher Training counts toward full Certified Teacher Training requirements*Current Associate Instructors with HTIA training who wish to upgrade to Full Instructor :
Instructors need to complete three additional weeks of training to reach Full Instructor status.
Note that two of these weeks must be with Master Chia.
Your other week or weeks can be with other Senior Instructors in the core Healing Tao courses: Fusion, Tai Chi Chi Kung and Iron Shirt Chi Kung.-Private study with other Senior Instructors is applicable towards some of your prerequisites.
Tape Instruction is not applicable. Hours of Instruction with a teacher are necessary.
What is applicable are private lessons, weekend workshops or classes - Forty hours of training
will be equal to one full retreat week of training!

photo gallery of associate teacher training week oct/nov 2005

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