Acupuncture & massage therapy school training accreditations

The Bodyharmonics Centre in Cheltenham, UK, is a recognised acupuncture and oriental massage therapy school whose standards and in every way comparable with leading Chinese, Thai and Indonesian institutions.

Students who wish to become professional Oriental Bodywork & Acupuncture therapists require great skill and knowledge that can only be acquired with the correct training. Graduates from the Bodyharmonics Centre are permitted to use the letters Diploma Tui Na (BODYHARMONICS) after their name and qualification.

UK Oriental Medicine - UKOM

Britain's only Professional Association for Qualified Practitioners in
Integrated Oriental Medicine

The UKOM helps set standards of practice and training for acupuncture and massage therapy schools in order to create a new generation of quality professional awards in this field. Click link to find a practitioner on the UK Oriental Medicine Website

UKOM helps preserve and improve standards of practice and training to create a new generation of quality professional practitioners in Oriental medicine.

UKOM provides care and support for the professional needs of students and qualified practitioners in Tui Na Chinese massage, Acupuncture, Oriental herbal therapy, Medical Qigong, Chinese diet, Thai massage and Indonesian massage

BODYHARMONICS DIPLOMAS are accredited by UKOM for professional liability insurance.

UKOM offers a comprehensive professional insurance scheme for all therapies which also includes insurance for students undertaking unpaid clinical training.

The BODYHARMONICS School is a member of EURO-TCM

EURO TCM considers the Bodyharmonics Tui Na courses the best training available in Europe. It has legal status and has been conceived to further the unification of educational programs and procedures for teaching, examination and accreditation of TCM in Europe.

TCM is defined as the Chinese way of doing Tui Na, Acupuncture, Chinese herbal Medicine, Therapeutic Qi Gong and Chinese Nutrition Therapy.

Maria Mercati is at present involved as a committee member in both ECO-TCM (European colleges of TCM) in helping to standardize Tui Na and Acupuncture.

All students from the BODYHARMONICS acupuncture and massage therapy school are automatically eligible to become members of EURO-TCM provided they are paid up members of the Integrated Oriental Medicine Register

Note:

BODYHARMONICS reserves the right to alter the content and possibly the length of courses in accordance with changes in standards and regulations.

The World Federation of Chinese Medicine ( WFCM)

Maria Mercati was invited to attend the establishment conference of WFCM in Beijing in September 2003 where she was elected as a council member for the United Kingdom. The objectives of the organisation are to promote understanding, unity and cooperation among academic groups of Chinese Medicine throughout the world, to improve the standard and protect Chinese Medicine to help gain access to mainstream medicine and to make contributions to the health of mankind.

Website: www.igpp.co.uk

BODYHARMONICS is also affiliated to the Institute for Complimentary Medicine which supports the drive for national standards of training and qualification.

Our ACUPUNCTURE and oriental massage therapy school courses are also recognised by the BRCP - British Register of Complementary Practitioners.

NOTE:
Prospective teachers must have practised the subject they wish to teach for a MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS after qualifying with a Master Practitioner Diploma and have evidence of treating a large number of patients plus recognised teaching qualifications.

ITEC courses based on these syllabuses and examinations have ONLY  been available at the BODYHARMONICS acupuncture and massage therapy school.  No teacher training has been given to anyone outside BODYHARMONICS to teach Maria Mercati’s syllabuses.  Other ITEC affiliated colleges and schools do not offer Tui Na or Thai courses based on these syllabuses.