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We are the No1 college of Chinese Medicine and other complementary therapies. We offer many different courses in clinical and cosmetic techniques.
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Our courses range from 1/2 day CPDs, to full qualificatioons in various therapies including Acupuncture and Massage.

08/03/2026

Thinking about adding massage skills to your practice?

Whether you are just starting out, or already an acupuncturist looking to build stronger MSK assessment and treatment skills, these courses are a fantastic place to begin.

Our Tuina Medical Massage Fast-Track Course is starting soon in London and Cheshire. Tuina is a powerful hands-on therapy rooted in Chinese medicine, ideal for working with musculoskeletal issues and supporting your acupuncture treatments.

We also have our Indonesian Oil Massage Course starting soon in Macclesfield, Cheshire. This is a beautiful, flowing massage style that is perfect for therapists who want to build confidence in hands-on bodywork while offering a deeply relaxing treatment for clients.

Both courses are beginner friendly, practical, and designed to give you real skills you can use in clinic.

✨ Perfect for:
• Complete beginners starting their therapy journey
• Acupuncturists wanting to expand their treatment toolkit
• Other therapists wanting to develop hands-on MSK skills

Find out more:
Tuina Medical Massage → https://totaltherapytraining.org/product/fasttrack-standard-tuina/

Indonesian Oil Massage → https://totaltherapytraining.org/product/indonesian-oil-massage/

05/03/2026

Practitioner 1:
How was your last client?

Practitioner 2:
Lovely. But now I’ve got ten minutes of notes, updating their treatment plan, replying to two messages, checking stock… and I still haven’t made a cup of tea.

Practitioner 1:
Oh good, it’s not just me then. Clients think we just glide from one treatment room to the next like calm, serene beings.

Practitioner 2:
If only they could see the reality. Clinic notes, insurance records, washing on, couch roll refilled, payments logged, next appointments scheduled…

Practitioner 1:
And that’s why the next client doesn’t get called in the second the door opens.

Practitioner 2:
Exactly. That little gap? It’s admin. It’s sanitising. It’s resetting the room. It’s making sure we’re fully present for the next person.

Practitioner 1:
Therapist by day, administrator by… also day.

Practitioner 2:
We should add “professional juggler” to our qualifications.

Behind every calm clinic is a very organised, slightly tea-deprived practitioner keeping everything running smoothly.

03/03/2026

🌿 Indonesian Oil Massage – 3-Month Comprehensive Training

Deepen your massage skills with our Indonesian Oil Massage course, delivered over three weekends to give you time to practise and integrate your learning between sessions. This immersive program blends traditional techniques with modern application, building confidence and expertise in this beautiful full-body modality.

🗓 2026 Dates:
✨ 18th–19th April
✨ 16th–17th May
✨ 13th–14th June

📍 One weekend per month | Perfect for therapists looking to expand their offerings and refine their technique.

This course is ideal for qualified massage therapists and bodyworkers seeking a rich, practical, and hands-on journey into Indonesian oil massage.

👉 Spaces are limited – secure your place now!

02/03/2026

📣 Cosmetic Acupuncture Diploma — 2 Date Options in 2026!

Ready to elevate your practice with advanced cosmetic acupuncture skills? Our comprehensive Cosmetic Acupuncture Diploma gives you practical techniques to enhance facial aesthetics, address fine lines and wrinkles, create muscle balance and symmetry, and confidently expand your treatment scope.

🗓 Upcoming Dates:
✨ 10th – 12th April 2026
✨ 26th – 28th June 2026

Three days of in-depth theory and hands-on practical training, designed to ensure you leave feeling skilled, confident and ready to integrate these treatments into your clinic.

👉 Spaces are limited. Secure your place early: https://totaltherapytraining.org/product/cosmetic-acu-diploma/

26/02/2026

What Clients Really Want…

Yes, they want their pain reduced.
Yes, they want improvement.

But here’s something important; we don’t “fix” people.

Our role isn’t to fix issues.
It’s to assess, to understand, to treat appropriately, and to support the body’s natural processes so they can heal.

And what clients really want, especially when they walk into a clinic for the first time, is this:

✔️ To feel heard
✔️ To feel taken seriously
✔️ To feel safe
✔️ To understand what’s happening in their body
✔️ To feel that the treatment is tailored specifically to them

For all of us, including those who are new to practice or still studying, this matters more than having the longest list of techniques.

Confidence doesn’t come from trying to be the hero in the room.
It comes from solid assessment, clear reasoning, good body mechanics, and authentic, effective hands-on skills.

When you truly focus on the client’s needs rather than trying to “fix” them, something shifts.

Trust builds.
Compliance improves.
Results follow.

That’s the kind of practitioner we train.

24/02/2026

What We’re Seeing in Clinic Right Now…

Endless desk-posture.
Texters-neck.
Chronic shoulder tension.
Lower back strain from long hours sitting.
Stress sitting in the body long before clients even realise it.

These aren’t isolated issues, they are patterns.

And treating patterns properly requires more than routine techniques.

That’s exactly why our Foundation Tuina and Indonesian Massage training go deeper.

We don’t just teach movements.
We also teach:
✔️ Postural awareness, for both client and practitioner
✔️ Correct use of hands, protecting your thumbs and fingers from long-term strain and injury
✔️ Body mechanics that allow you to work effectively without burning out
✔️ Authentic and effective techniques learned directly in the country of origin by our course designer

Because being a great therapist isn’t just about helping your clients feel better.

It’s about making sure you can still practise confidently, comfortably, and safely for years to come.

If you’re ready to strengthen your clinical skills and protect your own body in the process, this is where it starts.

23/02/2026

Today on our TCM Acupuncture course, our students are developing one of the most refined and insightful clinical skills in Chinese Medicine, Hara diagnosis and meridian palpation.

Hara diagnosis allows practitioners to assess the abdomen to understand patterns of imbalance within the body. Through touch, sensitivity and focused awareness, students begin to recognise areas of excess, deficiency and stagnation, building a deeper understanding of each client’s unique presentation.

Alongside this, they are practising meridian palpation, learning how to trace and assess the channels, identify tender or reactive points, and connect theory directly to what they feel beneath their hands. This is where textbook knowledge transforms into real clinical skill.

At Total Therapy Training, we focus on authentic and effective teaching, ensuring our students don’t just learn theory, they embody it through hands on practice and confident application.

Clinical excellence starts with sensitivity, skill and structured training. And that is exactly what is happening in class today.

19/02/2026

Working alone has freedom. It also has risks.

Without peer discussion or regular training, it’s easy to fall into habits, overuse favourite techniques, or stop questioning your clinical decisions.

CPD challenges your thinking. It refreshes anatomy, safety protocols, and assessment skills. It reminds you why you do what you do. And when you do CPD with Total Therapy, you automatically join our association, which gives lifetime support, free refreshers, a community of respectful and supportive peers, and other benefits too, such as our Totum Card approval scheme, and hotel discounts.

Staying current with CPD keeps your treatments intentional, not automatic.

Check out our CPD here: https://totaltherapytraining.org/shop/

17/02/2026

Acupuncturists, have you considered adding Tuina, Chinese medical massage, to your skill set?

Rooted in the same meridian theory and energetic principles as acupuncture, Tuina gives you a powerful, hands-on way to support pain relief, improve circulation, ease muscular tension and address internal imbalances, all within a Traditional Chinese Medicine framework.

Find out more about Tuina here:
https://acupunctureassociation.org.uk/about-tuina-medical-massage/

📍 April 2026 Intake – Camden, London
📍 May 2026 Intake – Macclesfield, Cheshire

For full course details, visit:
https://totaltherapytraining.org/product/fasttrack-standard-tuina

15/02/2026

🌿 Ready to deepen your practice and support your clients with mindful movement? 🌿

Join our Basics of Qigong Teaching course with guest instructor John Millar; this can be a stand-alone CPD perfect for therapists and practitioners who want practical, grounded skills in Qigong movement and teaching, or can take you further with John's own classes.

✨ Over two days you’ll:
• Learn four fundamental Qigong movements that form the foundation of many forms
• Explore both physical and energetic adaptations and theory
• Develop confidence in sharing simple, accessible techniques with clients
• Gain insight into teaching methods and health & safety considerations

Whether you’re looking to enhance your own wellbeing practice or introduce Qigong into your therapy sessions, this course gives you the basics with depth and clarity with no prior experience required.

📅 Dates: 28 Feb – 1 Mar in London or 7 & 8 Mar in Macclesfield
📜 11 hours CPD + certificate included
👤 Led by John Millar, bringing years of experience in Qigong practice and teaching.

Learn more and book 👉 https://totaltherapytraining.org/product/basics-of-qigong-teaching/

Address

Riverside, Sunderland House, Sunderland Street
Macclesfield
SK116JF

Telephone

+448435158610

Website

http://totaltherapytraining.org/

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Who are we?

Total Therapy is a therapy training company which offers the highest levels of training in many different methods, specialising in traditional therapy techniques but with modern clinical applications and medical explanations of their application as well as the latest and most groundbreaking protocols to date. We offer courses from 1 year to half day covering a wide variety of different courses which can suit most diaries and pockets.