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Crystal Bowl and Himalayan Bowl Practitioner Training Diploma Course ©

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Overview

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The Crystal Bowl and Himalayan Bowl Practitioner Training Diploma Course © is taken over three weekends with a three month period between each weekend. Completion of the training will give the participants the knowledge and tools required to become a Crystal Bowl and Himalayan Bowl Practitioner.

In order to be awarded a Practitioner Diploma a total of 18 case studies will need to be completed and there will be an assessment on giving a group sound bath which is covered on Part Three. As well as completing the core curriculum, students will need to complete one additional Sound Healing Workshops. Forthcoming Workshops are listed on the Workshop Dates page and in the Workshops Diary.

The Training Course is run in Bedfordshire, Devon, Hampshire, Lancashire and Wiltshire. It is based upon hands-on experiential training and students get support from highly experienced Tutors.

Core Curriculum

1. Crystal Bowls

What is Sound Healing, how does it work on the physical and energetic bodies
Understanding Harmonics and their role in Sound Healing
The Birth of a Crystal Bowl
Crystal Bowls and Sound
Types of Bowls and playing techniques
Basic Healing Session
The Role of Intention in Sound Healing
The Energy System and Crystal Bowls

The Human Body and the Metabolic Pathway
Areas of Body and Emotions governed by the Chakras
The Levels of the Auric Field
Protection
Where do Energy Blockages come from
Dowsing the Chakras and the Energy Field
Full Healing session
Cleansing your Crystal Bowls
Programming your Crystal Bowls and Structured Water

2. Himalayan Bowls

The History of Himalayan Bowls
Modern day Bowls how are they made, where do they come from
Choosing your Bowl, playing techniques and wands available
Chakra Keywords
Full Healing Session
Cleansing your Himalayan Bowls

Advanced Techniques - Ululation, playing Bowls directly on the body, Bowl Massage technique, Toning with the Bowls and Triad Layout for Bowls
Using Complimentary Sound and Colour
Energy diagnosis using Tingshas
Using Himalayan Bowls and Tingshas to cleanse a space

3. Graduation Weekend

Giving a Group Sound Healing Bath – Points to consider
Finding a venue, costs, advertising, setting up the space.
Using different instruments, Shruti Box, Chimes, Bird Whistles, Bowls and Percussion etc.

Treating People with Life Limiting Conditions
Assessment
Code of Conduct
Setting up a Sound Healing Practice

Course Details

Prerequisites
It is helpful if participants have had some experience of healing or voice work before attending the course.

Assessment
There will be a practical evaluation at part three in which participants give a group sound bath. Eighteen practise treatments (case studies) will need to be carried out and written up to complete the course.

Diploma
At the end of the course, provided the participants have satisfactorily completed their 18 case studies, the group sound bath assessment, attended all three weekends and completed an additional Sound Healing Workshop, they will be presented with their Crystal Bowl and Himalayan Bowl Practitioner’s Diploma by the College.

College Membership
At Part Two of the Practitioner Training Course you will need to become a Student Member of the College. Student membership is £40.00 and has a duration of two years, giving you plenty of time to complete your Practitioner Training.
To become a Student Member please go to the Student Membership page.

Once you have completed the Practitioner Training you can become a Member of the College of Sound Healing (MCSH) and the Therapeutic Sound Association (TSA). The cost of College Membership is £50.00 per annum (if paid before February 28th) or £60.00 if paid after February 28th.

Anatomy And Physiology
Students are expected to have a basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology.

CPD
Once they have qualified, College Members are expected to choose activities to fulfil a minimum of 20 hours Continuing Professional Development per year.

Cost
£240.00 per weekend workshop and includes the course manual. Students will need to become Student Members of the College and have insurance cover while they are training. Student Membership costs £40.00 for two years and Insurance for Student Members is £35.50 per annum.

Students will need to purchase three Crystal Bowls after Part One and three Himalayan Bowls after Part Two in order to do their case studies.

Insurance
The College has a Block Insurance Scheme. The premiums are £35.50 for Student Members and £56.50 for Graduates in the UK. Students need to have insurance cover while they are undergoing the Practitioner Training. Practitioners who already have insurance cover may be able to add Sound Healing to their existing policy at no extra charge.

Booking
Please contact the course Tutor to make sure that there is space on the course before you book your place. The number of places on each course is limited so that students can get the maximum support from the course Tutor.

To reserve your place you will need to make an £120.00 deposit and the balance of £120.00 will need to be paid at least two weeks prior to each course weekend. All payments should be made to the Tutor directly by BACs or cheque. Please make sure that you fill in the booking form and send it to the Tutor.

Testimonials

Georgia - “I recently completed the Sound Healing Bowl Practitioner course with Rob and June Dickerson through the College of Sound Healing, and it was an incredibly informative and heart-centered experience. The instructors were true professionals, explaining everything in great detail. What I loved most was the intimate, small-group setting—it allowed us to connect deeply and work together in such a supportive environment. I feel truly blessed and excited to put everything I’ve learned into practice!”

Cat - “I could tell the College has a very well structured plan and enough homework so as to awaken the healer in us. This school has been one of the best decisions of the last years. What a journey it has been!”

Jo - “June and Rob are kind and patient teachers who deliver the course content with the added wisdom of their own experiences as healers. Simon and his fellow Tutors have obviously worked very hard to devise the course and make sure that it is based on proven results.”

Ali: “I highly recommend training with Paul. Not only for his gentle supportive manner, and passionate love for sound, but also for the 'immersion' experience that his training provides. Staying on-site really allows you to relax and connect with the land - which is truly magical. It is a peaceful and beautiful place. Together Paul and Jan create a safe, welcoming and nourishing environment where you can soak up Paul's wealth of knowledge and wisdom whilst really relaxing and letting go. I feel blessed to have been able to complete my sound healing training in this way - it was definitely the right choice for me!”

Alison: “Good pace; exercises were clear and we were given the space to explore and experience them.”

Anna: “Thank you for a beautiful introduction to Sound Healing. It was a comforting and nourishing space and the group was wonderful. I am very grateful to Paul and Jan for their time and experience and love. The food was delicious.”

Anne: “My experience at Primrose with Paul and Jan was incredibly ‘changing’. Working with Paul and his gentle, yet to the core approach has affected me deeply. I think what makes the Primrose experience so unique is the situation. Being able to do the exercises surrounded by nature and having the sacred space of the sound chamber has really deepened my truly wonderful experience. Coupled with delicious food and inspiring company, what more can I say?!”

Alan: “The course enabled me to develop a new sense of purpose and confidence in establishing myself as a sound healer which has expanded in a remarkable way.”

Alexandra: “A wonderful experience covering all the necessary tools a person needs to become a sound healing practitioner. The emphasis is on the practical side which for me was so important as to be a practitioner one is needs to learn how to 'practise'. It was a year of enlightenment!”

Anne: “I just want to say that doing the practitioner's course is literally changing my life and opening my heart in ways I could not imagine.”

Barry: “I have found much more confidence in my voice and my musicality from the course, particularly in terms of improvising.”

Beulah: “An amazing beginning on my sound and healing journey. I cannot really describe the calm and warmth I shall take with me. Paul is a great teacher.”

Beulah: “The weekend of Part 2 was amazing for me and I was ready for the practical sessions. The group was really fantastic I feel very blessed; we all really connected and respected each other and I really was able to learn from them too.”

Bev: “Very nurturing—Excellent clear teachings, lovely group dynamics. You can feel the integrity and depth that comes from both of your teachings. You walk your talk and I feel blessed to have been a part of the teachings this weekend. Thank you for your wonderful cooking Jan.”

Carolina: “I felt a lot of really profound healing while I was on the couch and I loved working in the sound chamber. I hope to build one myself at some point. The combination of the place, the sound and the amazing food was a wonderful combination.”

Charlotte: “My time during Sound Healing Part 1 at Primrose Centre has been magical. Discovering the power of sound has been my greatest aspiration on my path of spiritual enfoldment. Many thanks to Paul and Jan for providing a wonderful space for me to connect with the land, my voice and community with others in a deep and organic way.”

Cheryl: “Beautiful experience.”

Dilek: “I really enjoyed every minute of it and I'm definitely coming back for the second round.”

Emma: “'Absolutely fantastic weekend. Everything I hoped it would be and more.”

Emma: “Lovely, brilliant, enlightening, yummy, tasty, fulfilling, kind, loving, I am smiling, I have learnt and I am coming back.”

Estelle: “Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Paul and Jan for awakening gifts and talents within me I never knew I had. I’ve had such an amazing time this weekend made possible not just by the beautiful soul connections within the group but by and made possible from the two of you holding such a beautiful space. You truly are a beautiful team and I love the energy of the two of you. With so much love, gratitude and appreciation.”

Faith: “Dear Paul and Jan, as always a thoroughly enriching, nurturing and inspiring weekend. Wonderful people, teachings, sharing food and drink to nourish our souls in and with sacred sounds and practice.”

Helena: “The course has been hugely beneficial, connecting with my voice, a connection I lost a while back but now I’m re-establishing my connection. Plus it’s the connection to the authentic voice. What a journey I feel very blessed. The link I’ve been missing that the journey is now under way!”

Hilary: “The course was absolutely brilliant. It was transformative. I have started to become aware of who I am through my voice. I have gained so much confidence, not just in using my voice but generally and feel much happier with more joy in my life.”

Hilary: “What a weekend, wonderful vibrations and So Therapeutic. Thank You.”

Jayne: “Wonderful weekend”

Jean: “Receiving healing has been profound.Finding others to share the journey and to speak this language – Great!”

Jenny: “A heart warming experience, led by very experienced and genuine people. Thanks you so much Jan and Paul for your care and support.”

Joan: “It has changed the way I look at life and people. In a nutshell it has given me great freedom. The light just woke up in my mind that we are all one so why be afraid or fear anything or anyone.”

Joan: “I looked forward to all the weekends so much. The course was so well organised, amazing energy flowing. The only word is AMAZING.”

Jody: “This was a sweet and gentle introduction to the healing power of the voice and sound. Jan and Paul held the space with heart and kindness.”

Jonathan: “Awesome workshop and looking forward to the next one.”

Kasia: “Paul and Jan are very warm people, home.”

Katie: “This course has opened me up to love, compassion and understanding on a deeper level. It is helping me to integrate sound into each and every day, thus enriching my life.“
“The Tutors were extremely professional throughout the year and were extremely informative. The treatments were powerful and heartfelt. I was blown away as it heightened my gifts.”

Kirsty - “The course was one of the best learning experiences I have ever undertaken. The course was the perfect balance of factual knowledge, demonstration of practical methods for providing sound healing and time to experience sound healing for ourselves. The course encouraged and allowed us to be in tune with ourselves and develop our intuition for healing. This was all done in a safe and respectful environment. I feel that you need to experience the course to understand how profoundly it affects you on every level.”

Kzee: “Mikes sound healing course is intensely transformative, profound and illuminating. His energy, love and commitment for sound healing radiates so brightly through him - I am so deeply grateful for this experience.”

Linda: “It's one of the best courses I've ever been on.”

Lisette: “Fascinating and challenging; intensive and chilled. I have learnt such a lot from these weekend workshops, such hope in ways of healing, such a powerful healing that I will incorporate into my own methods and music teaching.”

Masha: “I found this course to be extremely beneficial.”

Mikaela: “Super weekend. Lovely healing sounds, hospitality and new friends.”

Nagy: “In every aspect. Connecting to myself, gaining confidence in my strength in a case studies, practice and support. Bringing me friends, feeling loved and joyous. Not to forget about a great tools received. Truly life changing.”

Paul: “A great weekend, Great people, Great food, and it gave me a sense how sound healing can have a profound effect on a soul level.”

Paula: “Insightful, subtle, amazing, beautiful, everything I needed, wanted and more.”

Samantha: “The five weekends that I have spent on this course have been an absolute joy.”

Sarah: “I'm so delighted I decided to do this course, it's been an amazing journey!”

Sarah: “Beautiful experience, wonderful people, food and sounds. Blessings.”

Sue: “I just want to thank you so much for the most wonderful times we have had this year at Primrose, in your tender and expert care, nurturing us to fulfil our potential to be God given gifts of sound and voice. With Love and deepest gratitude.”

Sue: “On a personal level I have a whole new bunch of wonderful friends. I have learnt a really powerful healing method, confidence, focus, new direction, self development. I have also learnt a lot about myself, including self-acceptance. Undoubtedly the best course I have ever done.”

Surya: “Very full, insightful weekend in beautiful location. Focused teachings, delicious food, lots to integrate on my return home. I feel very connected to the elements, the seasons and the earth.”

Trixi: “This is a peaceful, joyful and extremely informed course in a wonderful setting, with loving guidance from Paul and Jan.”

Val: “Given insight into what is to come over the course and left me feeling in awe of the power of sacred healing sound, a deeply beautiful connection and space.”

Vikki: “The course has been the most amazing experience and took me on a personal healing journey for which I will be forever grateful. I am so much more at peace with myself now.”

Yemi: “A beautiful space/place. Helpful/encouraging healers/hosts. Grand accommodation. Thank you.”

Yvonne: “The Sound Healing Practitioner Course was a very powerful experience. This course was exactly what I needed. The combination of the sound and the spiritual support around the course meant that every weekend was a joy. I had done a number of modules with BAST, but although the left brained approach gave me some useful tools, this was not the right place for me to qualify. The College gave me the 'complete package' - thank you!”