Sound Therapy Training Courses: Your Path to Certification
Sound healing education is becoming more popular. With this growth in popularity is also a surge in less than quality education. Powerful sound healing tools are readily available.
ISTA (International Sound Therapy Association) works to be the gold standard in Therapeutic Sound Healing Certifications. Raising the standards of sound healing education and protecting our profession is of paramount importance. Helping you be the very best sound therapist and feeling confident in using sound as a wellness modality is also of great importance. As more and more “therapists” open shop or incorporate sound healing into practices, the liability risk also increases. Secondly, we want to ensure we can protect the profession, therapists and reputation of sound therapy.
ISTA works with top educators and leaders in the field to create a universal certification opportunity for qualified practitioners. This also serves to raise the bar for sound healing education programs and research. It helps to guide the general public and those seeking therapeutic sound for wellness to find qualified practitioners.
Although rare, sound therapy used incorrectly or inappropriately can potentially cause harm. Protecting our profession from those just attempting to make a quick dollar is of paramount importance to us.
ISTA Certification Requirements
To become an ISTA Certified Therapeutic Sound Practitioner, candidates must complete a minimum of 200 hours of sound healing education. While it is preferable for these hours to be completed within a single program, cumulative training hours from multiple institutions can be considered for approval if a Diploma or Certification was issued. The institutions where the training was received do not need to be listed as ISTA-approved schools. This flexibility allows candidates to combine their diverse learning experiences to meet the certification requirements.
If your institution meets the 200 hour training program criteria please consider having the learning institution apply for inclusion as an ISTA approved education program.
What Qualifies as Sound Healing Education?
The world of Vibrational Medicine is vast and sound therapy is one discipline in a larger field of study. Any course that focuses on the use of sound as a therapeutic modality or courses, books or classes that focus on improving a sound session will qualify. Attending the conference will qualify. Taking an ISTA CE course will qualify.
Here's a summary of what can count towards Continuing Education (CE) credits:
| Activity | Description |
|---|---|
| Sound Therapy Courses | Courses focusing on using sound as a therapeutic modality. |
| Books and Classes | Resources that focus on improving a sound session. |
| Conferences | Attendance at relevant conferences. |
| ISTA CE Courses | Specific courses offered by ISTA. |
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