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Direct Path – Intensive Instructor Training

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Total Training – 260 hours

This path does not require one to become an Associate Instructor but it has higher prerequisites: one year of practice including 100 hours of prerequisite training.

PREREQUISITES – 100 hours of preparatory training may be facilitated by any level of instructor. Hours may include week-long retreats, weekend workshops, classes or private instruction.

Only students that are taught by Mantak Chia and/or certified teachers of Mantak Chia get hours towards certification in Master Chia’s system. 

A minimum of 40 hours needs to be in Core Subjects:

  • Tao Energy Basics (minimum 16 hours)
  • Iron Shirt (minimum 8 hours)
  • Healing Love (minimum 16 hours) 

PERSONAL PRACTICE REQUIREMENT – A minimum of 1 year in the UT Prerequisites and Supportive Practices (daily) is strongly recommended before attending an instructor training. A solid practice of the UT Basics builds the foundation for instructor’s holistic development within the UT system.

TRAINING SUBJECTS –The 160 training hours are acquired in the following way:

80 hours in Core Subjects:

  • Tao Energy Basics (minimum 40 hours)
  • Iron Shirt (minimum 15 hours)
  • Healing Love (minimum 25 hours) 

60 hours in one or more of these Branch Practices:

  • Tai Chi I, II
  • Tao Yin
  • Fusion I, II, III
  • Iron Shirt II, III

20 hours in any of these additional practices: Tan Tien Qigong, Qigong Warm-ups, Five Elements Theory & Application, Primordial Qigong, Inner Alchemy Astrology,Iron Shirt III, Buddha Palm, Wisdom Qigong, Elixir Qigong, Stem Cell Qigong, Deep Healing Qi Gong, 8 Extraordinary Qigong, Chi Nei Tsang I, Cosmic Healing I

LETTER FROM TRAINEE – Please send a letter expressing your desire to become an instructor and include your teaching plans with a course outline.

INTERVIEW/TEST BY UT SENIOR INSTRUCTOR & UT INSTRUCTOR Evaluation includes Tao Energy Basics (Microcosmic Orbit, 6 Healing Sounds, Inner Smile, Chi Self- Massage). Your grounding will be tested in Iron Shirt (Tree, Urn, & Turtle).  If you are upgrading for Iron Shirt (all 6 postures), Healing Love, Tao Yin and/or Tai Chi, you will be tested on these.  There will be a fee for both the testing and the new certificate.

Please note: Those who choose this path and participate in the 13-day 2019 NYC training with Master Chia will receive 100 hours.  The weekend June 21-23, 2019 NYC event with Marie Favorito will add another 20 hours. That leaves 40 additional training hours that will need to be acquired in a retreat setting.

 

Certified Instructor Training – Gradual Path

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Total Training  – 260 hours.

The Gradual Path  is to Upgrade from Associate Instructor to  Certified Instructor.

PREREQUISITES – One must already have met all the requirements and qualified as an Associate Instructor including 130 total hours (120 hours of prerequisite training and 10 more hours of Associate Instructor certification training, see here).

Only students that are taught by Mantak Chia and/or certified teachers of Mantak Chia get hours towards certification in Master Chia’s system. 

PERSONAL PRACTICE REQUIREMENT – A minimum of 6 months of personal practice and/or teaching experience is required after becoming an Associate Instructor. The evaluating Senior Instructor will consider exceptions or experience in related studies.

UPGRADE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS – An additional 120 hours is required for the upgrade. When added to the 130 hour Associate Instructor Prerequisites, the training totals 250 hours.

TRAINING SUBJECTS– The additional 120 training hours include the following:

Minimum 20 hours with Mantak Chia in:

  • Tao Energy Basics
  • Fusion of the 5 Elements Meditation

Remaining hours can be with Mantak Chia or any Certified or Senior Instructor in any of the UHT courses.

LETTER FROM ASSOCIATE INSTRUCTOR – Please send a letter expressing your desire to upgrade and include your teaching plans with a course outline.

INTERVIEW/TEST BY UT SENIOR INSTRUCTOR & UT INSTRUCTOR After fulfilling the above, you are eligible to attend a 10 hour Evaluation Training with a Senior Instructor Level 2. You will also need to present  9 UHT Case Study Forms for students who have studied the Basics –  Inner Smile, Microcosmic Orbit and /6 Healing Sounds.

Since you have already passed your Associate Instructor Evaluation, you will not be retested in those practices. For Instructor Certification, your grounding will be tested in Iron Shirt (Tree, Urn, & Turtle). 

You are eligible to upgrade in these areas after becoming a Certified Instructor:

  • Iron Shirt I, II, III
  • Healing Love (Certification in Iron Shirt 1 is required)
  • Tan Tien Chi Kung, Tao Yin, Tai Chi I, II, III
  • Fusion I,II,III and to all the higher practices such as Kan & Li etc.

If you are upgrading in Iron Shirt (all 6 postures), Healing Love, Tao Yin and/or Tai Chi, you will be tested on these.  There will be a fee for both the testing and the new certificate.

 

Associate Instructor Training

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Total Training 130 Hours

PREREQUISITE TRAINING includes 120 hours preparatory training before coming to Associate Instructor training. Any level of instructor may facilitate this training.Hours may include classes, workshops, retreats, or private instruction. Related experience will be evaluated and the Senior Instructor will consider exceptions.

Only students that are taught by Mantak Chia and/or certified teachers of Mantak Chia get hours towards certification in Master Chia’s system.

CORE PRACTICES The candidate must be well versed in Tao Energy Basics (Inner Smile, Microcosmic Orbit, Healing Sounds, Chi Self-Massage), Iron Shirt (Tree & Turtle specifically), 5 Simple Qigong Warm-ups (Crane & Turtle Neck, Spinal Cord Breathing, Shaking, Sitting Meditation Warm-ups).
ADDITIONAL PRACTICES The remaining hours may include Healing Love, Iron Shirt II & III, Fusion I, Tai Chi I, Tan Tien Qigong, or Tao Yin.
LETTER FROM TRAINEE– Please send a letter about why you want to become an associate instructor.

PERSONAL PRACTICE in the UHT Basic Practices for a minimum of 6 months to one year is recommended.

After fulfilling the above, one can attend an Associate Instructor Training which includes the following:

10 hours with a Senior Instructor
Interview & Evaluation with a UHT Senior Instructor & a UHT Certified Instructor. Evaluation Subjects: Theory & Practice of Warm-ups, Inner Smile, 6 Healing Sounds, Microcosmic Orbit & Chi Self-Massage.
After certification, Associate Instructors are certified to teach the 6 Healing Sounds, Microcosmic Orbit Meditation, Chi Self-Massage, and Simple Qigong.
They can upgrade to Certified Instructor with an additional 120 workshops hours in Basics and Fusion after teaching a minimum  of 6 months

2021-2022 UHT Certification Training

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DO YOU WANT TO HELP YOURSELF, OTHERS AND OUR DEAR PLANET EARTH?
DO YOU LOVE QIGONG AND TAO PRACTICE?
BECOME AN INSTRUCTOR!
Take this opportunity to dive into Tao practice while you accumulate the 120 prerequisite hours you will need to become an
Associate Certified Instructor
of Mantak Chia’s Universal Healing Tao.

Online as well as live in NYC
October 2021 – June 2022!

Immerse yourself in the Taoist Qigong and meditation practices systematized by
Tao Master Mantak Chia
as the Universal Healing Tao.
This program fulfills the 120 hours of prerequisite training required for the first level of certification in this system. It enables you to attend a 10-hour teacher training/certification program in the summer of 2022.

$1650 includes 120+ hours of training.

Join Senior Instructor Sharon Smith and Certified Instructor Daria Faïn and guest instructor, Richard Anton Diaz, for this rare opportunity to participate in a 9-month UHT Certification Training program in the U.S. Classes and workshops will be held online and some of them will be live in NYC.

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“Sharon is one of my original Mantak Chia Healing Tao Center students and I have known her for almost 40 years..She is a dedicated, caring, and very knowledgeable Inner Alchemy teacher. You will learn a lot from her.”
– Grandmaster Mantak Chia

“Daria is an exceptional teacher and this work is truly transformational. In a way, it has been a process of coming into a completely new way of being, centered in an embodied self, by means of developing an awareness of the elements and the language of the senses. Always arriving.”
-Amy Chan

Terms and Conditions: Universal Healing Tao Certification Training Program

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By completing your registration for this course and making a full payment or installment payment, you agree to the following Terms and Conditions.

You may cancel your purchase within 14 calendar days (cancellation period) from the date of purchase. Please note that, the right to cancel will not apply if you have already received login details for the online study platform.
If you choose to cancel within this period you will receive a refund of the price within 30 days if you are eligible for refunds.
$900 will be deducted from your payment which includes ($400 admin fee + $500 cancellation fee). The remainder of your payment will be refunded. This applies for cancellations requested at any time during the training. Refunds may take up to 30 days to process.
All refund requests should be sent to universaltaoteachertraining@gmail.com
Live In-Person Classes

We also reserve the right to cancel in the event of an unforeseen circumstance which disables a safe training environment. In the event of a cancellation, we will either arrange for an alternative course date or offer a prorated refund of the fee paid.

Postponement of Course

If you need to postpone your course, you need to make a request 5 working days before the course starting date with no fees assessed.You are not able to make a request for course postponement less than 5 working days before the course starting date.