Massage Therapist Training in Goa, India
Bodywork from outside the Ayurvedic tradition, taught alongside it — for therapists building a mixed practice.
- Runs for
- Varies
- Taught by
- Aithein faculty
- Where
- Agonda Beach, Goa, India
Not scheduled this season. The course still runs — tell us you are interested and we will let you know when the next dates are set.
- Taught inEnglish, every course
- Teaching since2005, on Agonda Beach
- Group sizeSmall enough to correct every table
Only a healed person can heal anyone
That line gets repeated a great deal in bodywork. Here it is meant practically rather than as a sentiment.
You will spend as much of your time receiving as giving. Not as a perk — because a therapist who has never felt what they are doing to someone is working from a diagram.
When it runs
This one is not on the schedule this season. Dates are set by the school — tell us you are interested and we will let you know when it next runs.
Courses run October to April. Places are limited because every afternoon is hands-on practice in pairs.
What students say about the school
Nobody has been filmed on this particular course yet, so these are students of the school talking about their own month here.
Students of the school
Students on their last day at Aithein
What a bodywork course looks like here
Why bodywork training, and why now
Massage and bodywork are an effective way to restore and realign the systems of a body, and awareness of what touch can actually do has grown everywhere.
That has produced a great many therapies and programmes built on active and passive strokes, stretching, and pressure points worked across different parts of the body.
What we teach, and why a holistic massage training covers the range
Learning several bodywork therapies rather than one gives a therapist both halves of the job — the science and the art — and a more complete view of the person on the table.
The range of courses here keeps growing, and the curriculum is built so that students understand where their field is going, not only where it is now.
What the massage therapy certification is, and what it is not
Everyone who finishes the course receives a certificate from the school.
It is a certificate and not a licence, and the difference matters if you intend to practise for a living. Every country licenses therapists in its own way. In the UK and much of Europe, boards such as CIBTAC set their own examinations — you would sit theirs to be licensed, and ours stands alongside that licence rather than replacing it. The United States licenses state by state, and where you are adding Continuing Education hours, ours counts towards them.
We would rather you knew that before you booked than after you flew home.
The conditions you learn in
A quiet, open place to study and to sit with what you are learning, and room for your own transformation while the course runs.
That is not decoration. Only a healed person can heal anyone else.
How booking works, and what you are agreeing to
- Step 1
Complete the online application form (you will hear from us within 48 hours). If you do not receive a reply within the above mentioned period please get in touch.
- Step 2
If you are accepted for the course, you will be required to pay a deposit to confirm your booking (various payment options are available). Your place on the course will be confirmed only upon receipt of the deposit amount.
- Step 3
Your balance is due on arrival at the Aithein Healing School.
- Early bird discount
- An early bird discount is offered if you book your seat atleast 1 month in advance.
- Accommodation
- We will provide your requested accommodation on first come first serve basis. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
- Welcome meetings
- Welcome meetings are generally held between 4 – 5 pm on the day before the course start date. Please read the enrolment instructions carefully. These will be sent to you after your place has been booked on your chosen course.
- Check in
- One day before your chosen course start date.
- Check out
- Before 11.00 am on the day after your chosen course end date.
- Deposit
- The initial deposit is strictly non refundable and non transferable in any case.
- Language
- All the courses are in English.
- Model
- You need not get anybody with you as model. Your trainer or students in your batch becomes your model, and students practice on each other.
Code of ethics
You are expected to adhere to the guidelines set out below:-
- Zero tolerance of sexual harassment, innuendo, language and any form of discrimination on the grounds of sexuality.
- Zero tolerance of racist attitudes and language.
By Submitting the Application Form, I hereby agree to the following:
- I understand that the initial deposit amount for the course is non-refundable in any circumstances.
- I understand, if I decide to cancel, re-schedule or not take part in the courses or retreats I have signed up for, the initial deposit amount will not be refunded.
- The deposit amount is non-refundable even if it is due to travel restrictions, lockdown, or any similar or non-similar reasons due to a world-wide pandemic or war or anything else of the similar nature, any act of God, or any other unforeseen circumstances.
- Incase, due to personal reasons I want to choose another date, I understand that the deposit amount stays forfeited. If I meet with an accident, become pregnant (women only), and I am unable to join the course; I will need to provide a valid doctors certificate stating the reason. I am fully aware that I will have to inform Aithein Healing School via an email atleast 30 days before the start of the event. Failing to inform the school atleast 30 days before, will result in forfeiting the initial deposit. In such a case, the decision of transferring the course to another date lies with Aithein Healing School.
- I understand that once I have physically joined the course or the event I have signed up for, I shall become obligated and responsible to pay Aithein Healing School the complete fees of the course or event. This fees becomes non-refundable, non-cancellable, and non-transferable.
- I understand that if I fall sick due to Covid or any pandemic or if the course has to be stopped due to such restrictions or similar reasons, the school may consider transferring my pro-rata balance fees to any future course of my choice. The decision lies with Aithein Healing School.
- I understand and agree that once I have joined the course physically, Aithein Healing school is not liable to refund me the course fee if I choose to drop out of the course due to my personal issues or circumstances.
- I understand that I will have to pay the balance course fees (minus the initial advance deposit) upon arrival at Aithein Healing School, by cash or via transfer atleast 15 days before the course begins.
- Aithein Healing school reserves the right to end my participation or continuation in the course if it finds my presence disturbing to the group process.
- I also understand that if Aithein Healing School has to cancel the course for any situation beyond its control such as covid related restrictions or any other reason prior to the beginning of the course, then I am entitled for a full refund, except the initial advance deposit. In such a case, Aithein Healing School will not be liable to cover any other losses I might incur such as travel, insurance, etc. due to any such cancellations.
Any and all disputes will be subject to the jurisdiction of Canacona, Goa, India.
What the fee covers
Included
- The course manual
- Oils used throughout the course
- Massage tables and sheets
- Your certificate on completion
Arrange separately
- Flights and travel insurance
- Airport transfer
- Accommodation and food
We help every student find a room within walking distance of the school — tell us your dates and budget when you enquire.
Other courses you might be looking at
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Six days with the bowls: how they are played, where they are placed, and what a full session feels like from both sides of the mat.4-Week Ayurveda Massage Course
Four weeks of Kerala-tradition Ayurveda — theory, diet, lifestyle and fourteen hands-on therapies you practise on each other every afternoon.
Come and see what happens
Tell us roughly when you could travel and we will write back within two working days. If we think a different course suits you better, we will say so — we would rather you came to the right one.