Certified Meridian & Acupressure Practitioner · Seattle, WA

Acupressure (TCM) training in Seattle.

Train as a Certified Meridian & Acupressure Practitioner (CMAP) with Harmonika Institute in Seattle, WA. Train in TCM-based acupressure — meridians, points, and professional session craft, using finger pressure only.

Acupressure (TCM) certification training in Seattle, WA

Seattle cohort at a glance

Tuition
$4,000

Same tuition in every city

Format
100% in person

In Seattle, WA

In-person teaching
10 days · 80h

8-hour days, two 4-hour half-days

Personal study
~64h

Between sessions, on average

Cohort size
10 students

Fixed cohort, start to finish

Credential
CMAP

Private certification, not a state license

Download detailed program (PDF)

PDF — modules, hours, faculty notes, and a typical week's schedule.

Your dates in Seattle

Jan 28 – Apr 30, 2028

Fri–Sun · 9 am–6 pm · 10 teaching days in 4 monthly modules · 10 seats per cohort

  1. Module 1Jan 28–30
  2. Module 2Feb 25–27
  3. Module 3Mar 25–26
  4. Module 4Apr 29–30

Every teaching day runs 9 am to 6 pm, in two four-hour half-days. You receive the Seattle venue and the full timetable with your enrolment agreement.

Seats

10 students

Enrolment closes

January 7, 2028

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Train where you live

Why Acupressure (TCM) in Seattle?

Washington state is one of the most thoroughly regulated wellness markets in the country — reflexology, naturopathy, and massage all carry meaningful state oversight. That regulatory literacy shapes the Seattle practitioner community: people here ask harder questions about scope and credentialing than in most U.S. cities, which is exactly the kind of student we love training.

For students of Acupressure (TCM) specifically, Seattle's scene is a particularly good match: highly regulation-aware market. reflexology and naturopathy programs particularly aligned with local certification standards. The local cohort runs in venue partners around Capitol Hill, Ballard, Fremont, with public transit and parking accessible from across the metro.

Seattle students are often 30-50, with strong representation from tech (Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing engineers in active career questioning), healthcare (Bastyr alumni and adjacent practitioners), and education. They ask the most regulatorily-precise questions of any cohort in our network — Washington's strict scope rules have made students unusually careful about compliance. The Seattle cohorts also tend to be the most environmentally engaged, with sustainability and ethical sourcing actively shaping practice decisions.

The modality

What you'll be training in.

For a deeper introduction to Acupressure (TCM) as a practice tradition, see the full program page.

Acupressure is the application of focused pressure — typically with the practitioner's thumbs, fingers, or hands — to specific points along the meridians of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Where acupuncture uses fine needles to access these points, acupressure uses sustained, calibrated pressure. The same theoretical framework applies (meridians, qi, yin and yang, the eight principles, the five elements); the access mode is different.

A typical acupressure session lasts 60 to 90 minutes. The client lies clothed on a massage table while the practitioner moves through a sequence of points: some held with sustained pressure for one to three minutes, others worked with rotation or rocking, others connected in pairs along meridian pathways. The work can be deeply relaxing, sometimes intense (some points are tender), and often produces shifts in stress, sleep, and energy patterns over a series of sessions.

The program, day by day

The Acupressure (TCM) curriculum in Seattle: 10 in-person days.

Ten days to find the points by touch and give a session clients book again.

Teaching days
10

days, 7h each

Teaching hours
80h

in the room

Cohort size
10

in your Seattle cohort

See every day in detail
Certified Meridian & Acupressure Practitioner (CMAP) · 10 days · 80 hours
DayTheme
Chapter 1 · Days 1–4The map
01Qi, yin-yang and the ground you stand on
02Zang-fu and the first six meridians
03The remaining channels and the two central vessels
04Your point repertoire takes shape
Chapter 2 · Days 5–6Hands on
05The art of pressure and the extraordinary vessels
06Reading the body the traditional way
Chapter 3 · Days 7–8The craft
07Patterns of imbalance and your response
08The full session, start to finish
Chapter 4 · Days 9–10Your practice
09Wellness themes, safe practice and setting up
10Observed assessment and your CMAP

Signature moment of the program

Cohort schedule

When Acupressure (TCM) cohorts run in Seattle.

Seattle cohorts adjust around the long winter rain. May and September starts have the highest attendance; January cohorts are smaller. Indoor venue partners are essential — outdoor practice components are scheduled tightly around weather windows from May through September.

The right student

Who this Seattle cohort is for.

Bodyworkers, yoga teachers, and career-changers who want a serious TCM-based practice without committing to a medical license.

Career outcomes

Where your Seattle training leads.

  • Open a private acupressure practice (CMAP)
  • Add acupressure to a licensed massage practice
  • Specialize in stress, sleep, or women's wellness
  • Lead self-acupressure workshops in community settings
Tuition

$4,000 for the full 10-day Acupressure (TCM) program in Seattle.

Same tuition whether you study in Seattle or any of our other U.S. cities. Monthly payment plans without interest. A 25% deposit confirms your spot in the Seattle cohort.

Tuition and financing details

$4,000

80h of teaching · 10 in-person days

Next step

Become a Certified Meridian & Acupressure Practitioner in Seattle.

Talk with our admissions team about the next Acupressure (TCM) cohort starting in Seattle, WA. Free, online, one hour.