Workshops and Approved CPD Courses

OBUS School of Healing Therapies offers a range of courses to enhance your professional practice.  Giving the Massage Therapists, Reflexologist and Aromatherapist a variety to their work. Some of these special interest courses are also open to non-therapists.

  • First Aid Training

    About This Course

    OBUS First Aid training is lead by a PHECC qualified instructor and is accepted by all major insurance companies for professional insurance.

    100.00 View Dates
  • The Body Never Lies – learn to listen

    The body never lies – learn to listen through the lens of Chinese Medicine 
    The body is always trying to re-balance and restore itself. It speaks to us and gives us strong messages telling us what we need to do to restore health and wellbeing.  Learning to listen to the body and read what it has to say can help prevent illness but it can also enrich your life experiences.
    This course is for you if you want a richer life experience and a deeper relationship with yourself.

    275.00 View Dates
  • Aromatherapy for Women’s Health

    This course provides Aromatherapists with the skills to help their female clients, of any age, to balance the changes that occur in their bodies from puberty to menopause and beyond.

    125.00 View Dates
  • Auricular Acu-press Therapy

    Drawing from her knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Reflexology, Denise Hanlon has researched and written this one-day workshop on Ear Acu-press Therapy -Using the ear as a microcosm of the body to enhance therapies . This is based on tactile manipulation of the reflex points on the surface of the ear, or auricle, to alleviate pathological conditions in other parts of the body. It can be a stand alone treatment or it can be combined with pressure applied to tender regions of the feet and hands to relieve specific disorders of the organs and body aches and pains.  It can be used by any therapist as an add on to their own treatments.

     

    150.00 View Dates
  • Baby Massage and Instructors Training

    Expand and grow your massage practice. Learn how to teach massage to parents and guardians.  Spread your massage knowledge out into your community to build a strong and vibrant practice.

    150.00 View Dates
  • Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

    Introduction to Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology is a two-day course and offers a foundation in Anatomy and Physiology training. It is for students who practice a therapy that does not require a full diploma in A&P. It is required by:

    • Reiki Federation of Ireland members
    • Reiki Practitioners
    • Indian Head Massage Therapists
    • Sound Therapists
    200.00 View Dates
  • Indian Head Massage

    Indian Head Massage is a seated massage which is preformed over the clothing.  It is an Ayurvedic Massage this works on the upper body.  A warm oil treatment can be added at the end of the treatment which relaxes the scalp and nourishes the hair.

    225.00 View Dates
  • Practitioners Workshop

    This OBUS practitioner training day is for people who have taken Indian Head Massage, Reiki Level Two, the Diploma in Sound Therapy and other courses, with OBUS and wish to work as a practitioner.  It teaches the student the practicalities of caring for their clients and running a professional practice.

    150.00 View Dates
  • Making Natural Cosmetics and Ointments

    This one-day course is open to anyone who is interested in making natural cosmetics for their personal use or considering making a professional skin care range.

    150.00 View Dates
  • Introduction to Aromatherapy for Cancer support

    This 4 hour course will help the Aromatherapist adapt their training to continue working with clients who have been diagnosed and treated for cancer.  It covers how to use essential oils and vegetable oils for enhanced pain control, infection control and skin support.

    80.00 View Dates
  • Aromatherapy for the Elderly and End of Life

    The body’s aging process usually happens slowly and the adaptation needed is normally gradual.  The use of aromatherapy also needs to be adapted to take these changes into account.  Fragile skin, changing sleep patterns, increased use of medications and cognitive impairment all play a part in the choice of essential oils and the method of application.

    80.00 View Dates
  • Aromatherapy for Babies and Children

    Learn how to use aromatherapy to support and protect children from birth to 12 years. Create blends for prevention and healing.  You will learn how to blend for common childhood illnesses and skin conditions as well as blending to aid sleep and ease anxiety.

    150.00 View Dates
  • Advanced Facial Rejuvenation Reflexology

    This is a one-day follow-on course to our Facial Rejuvenation Reflexology to bring this treatment to a luxury level of 90 minutes of pure relaxation, balance, and harmony of the whole body, through reflexology.

    150.00 View Dates
  • Developing and promoting your business IN PERSON

    This one day is designed to help get your practice off the ground, to get more clients and grow into new areas of business.  It is taught as an in person course.

     

     

    150.00 View Dates
  • Holistic Sinus and Nasal treatment

    Sinus infection and congestion can be the cause of severe headaches and facial pain. This holistic treatment was developed by OBUS to cater for the numerous clients presenting with facial congestion and pain.  It brings together a number of modalities to assist clearing the sinuses, easing inflammation and treating infection.

    150.00 View Dates
  • Introduction to Sound Therapy

    Sound therapy is a form of vibrational healing. Sound helps to bring the person into a trance state of consciousness and this beautiful relaxed state encourages deep healing.

    125.00 View Dates
  • Therapeutic Ear Candling

    This is a one-day professional training course.  You will learn how to do an amazing ear candling treatment that includes a facial lymphatic drainage massage.

    150.00 View Dates
  • Aromatic-Kinesiology LEVEL ONE

    Aromatic Kinesiology® takes you into the world of aroma with an emphasis on enhancing the spirit, look and feel of your life. This pioneering work on the psychological benefits of essential oils and how they affect the integration of emotional experiences is powerfully represented in the beautiful workshop series: The Paths of Beauty, Nurture and Stillness. Each seminar includes uplifting guided exercises and discussion, time for quiet reflection and explores how to use essential oils as potent, yet gentle, aromatic anchors to facilitate change and release unresolved stress. Within this framework you will learn many practical techniques that blend aromatherapy with kinesiology, narrative counselling styles, acupressure, stress management procedures and how to reframe emotional issues.

    395.00 View Dates
  • Advanced Reflexology for Pain Management

    This one-day workshop is designed to enhance the Reflexologists’ knowledge of the variety of practical techniques for the relief of pain.

    During this workshop therapists will learn how to work with the reflexes of the nervous and endocrine system to reduce pain and inflammation, which is one of the major causes of pain.

    150.00 View Dates
  • Abdominal Massage

    Learn the power of Abdominal Massage to enhance your client’s health.   You will learn Colon massage to support the Digestive system to relieve constipation and bloating.  Uterine massage to address menstrual cramping and bring balance.  Palming for gentle Emotional release.

    150.00 View Dates
  • Introduction to Bach Flower Remedies – In Person

    Our Introduction to Bach Flower Remedies course is a wonderful course for people who are new to Bach Flower Remedies.  These remedies were created by a Harley Street doctor, Edward Bach, in the 1930s. His Philosophy for health was “A healthy mind ensures a healthy body”

    85.00 View Dates
  • Introduction To Angel Card Reading – Evening

    This workshop is designed to introduce you to the concept of Angel Cards and how they can be used to communicate with the angelic realm. It helps you to learn, practice, and share your experiences with Angel Cards.

    30.00 View Dates
  • Introduction To Healing Angels Workshop

    This is an introduction to Integrated Energy Therapy (IET). It teaches students how to connect with and work alongside healing angels in the energy field. It aims to help you release energy blockages and imbalances through a combination of teachings, guided meditations, and hands-on practice.

    125.00 View Dates
  • Introduction to the Chakra System

    The Chakras are part of our subtle anatomy. They are junction points between mind and matter. Through our subtle bodies, our minds and spirits can communicate with our bodies.

    The Chakras bring the energy “down” from the insubstantial to the substantial; that is, they make the energy denser so we can “communicate” with it, and vice versa.

    Learn to understand what the Chakras energy has to teach you, and it can help you to know how your energy is drained and can teach you skills to energize you and your life.

    125.00 View Dates
  • Aromatic-Kinesiology LEVEL THREE

    Aromatic Kinesiology® takes you into the world of aroma with an emphasis on enhancing the spirit, look and feel of your life. This pioneering work on the psychological benefits of essential oils and how they affect the integration of emotional experiences is powerfully represented in the beautiful workshop series: The Paths of Beauty, Nurture and Stillness. Each seminar includes uplifting guided exercises and discussion, time for quiet reflection and explores how to use essential oils as potent, yet gentle, aromatic anchors to facilitate change and release unresolved stress. Within this framework you will learn many practical techniques that blend aromatherapy with kinesiology, narrative counselling styles, acupressure, stress management procedures and how to reframe emotional issues.

    495.00 View Dates

Healing happens in many ways and here at OBUS School of Healing Therapies we ensure the professional therapist has the opportunity to add to their skills to ensure they are truly multidisciplinary.  This variety helps them work with clients in many ways and understand the body from new perspectives