Certified Bio-Magnetic Energy Practitioner · Chicago, IL
Magnetism training in Chicago.
Train as a Certified Bio-Magnetic Energy Practitioner (CBMEP) with Harmonika Institute in Chicago, IL. The European tradition of magnetic healing — passes, energetic transfers, and one-on-one session craft.
Chicago cohort at a glance
- Tuition
- $1,500
- Format
- 100% in person
- In-person teaching
- 3 days · 24h
- Personal study
- ~19h
- Cohort size
- 10 students
- Credential
- CBMEP
Same tuition in every city
In Chicago, IL
8-hour days, two 4-hour half-days
Between sessions, on average
Fixed cohort, start to finish
Private certification, not a state license
PDF — modules, hours, faculty notes, and a typical week's schedule.
Apr 18 – Apr 20, 2028
Tue–Thu · 9 am–6 pm · 3 teaching days in one module · 10 seats per cohort
- DatesApr 18–20
Every teaching day runs 9 am to 6 pm, in two four-hour half-days. You receive the Chicago venue and the full timetable with your enrolment agreement.
Seats
10 students
Enrolment closes
March 28, 2028
Two minutes, no payment today. Our admissions team contacts you within two business days.
Why Magnetism in Chicago?
Chicago has been a quiet capital of expressive arts and somatic education in the U.S. for half a century. The city's relationship with the arts — its theater, dance, and visual-art communities — has shaped a wellness scene that is more lineage-aware and less trend-driven than either coast. Our Chicago cohorts tend to be educators, social-services adjacent professionals, and artists in mid-career.
For students of Magnetism specifically, Chicago's scene is a particularly good match: strong somatic and expressive-arts traditions; lower trend volatility than the coasts. The local cohort runs in venue partners around Wicker Park, Lakeview, West Loop, with public transit and parking accessible from across the metro.
Chicago students are often 35-55, with backgrounds in education, social services, healthcare, or the arts. They tend to ask harder questions during admissions than students in trendier markets, want more substantive curriculum content, and value faculty who can speak about lineage with depth. Many of our Chicago cohorts include licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs), educators with master's degrees, and visual or performing artists — students who bring intellectual rigor to holistic practice.
What you'll be training in.
For a deeper introduction to Magnetism as a practice tradition, see the full program page.
Magnetism is a hands-on energetic practice with European roots, particularly French and Belgian, that traces its modern formulation to the work of Franz Anton Mesmer in the late 1700s. Although Mesmer's specific theory of "animal magnetism" was scientifically discredited, the practical hands-on tradition he initiated was refined and continued by generations of practitioners — particularly in France, Belgium, Spain, and parts of South America — and remains a vital wellness modality in those regions today.
A magnetism session looks deceptively simple. The practitioner stands beside the seated or lying recipient and uses a series of slow, intentional hand movements — passes, sweeps, transfers, localized contact — to support the recipient's energetic regulation. Where Reiki tends to settle the practitioner into a still, neutral state, magnetism is more dynamic: the practitioner is actively giving, drawing, sweeping, redirecting. The traditional descriptions speak of giving fluide, drawing it back, redistributing it.
The Magnetism curriculum in Chicago: 3 in-person days.
Three days to learn the European art of magnetism, one pass at a time.
- Teaching days
- 3
- Teaching hours
- 24h
- Cohort size
- 10
days, 7h each
in the room
in your Chicago cohort
| Day | Theme |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1 · Day 1Roots | |
| 01 | History, the practitioner's stance, the power of hands |
| Chapter 2 · Days 2–3Hands on | |
| 02 | The passes: reading the field, sweeps, sending energy |
| 03 | The complete session, ethics and your certificate |
Signature moment of the program
When Magnetism cohorts run in Chicago.
Chicago cohorts adjust around the city's pronounced winter. Most students prefer May or September starts; January cohorts are smaller. Weather rarely cancels classes (Chicagoans are used to it), but the cohort schedule includes one snow-day buffer per month from November through March. The deep winter creates unusually strong cohort cohesion — the shared experience of trekking through January slush to attend training builds bonds that summer cohorts do not produce.
Who this Chicago cohort is for.
Career-changers and practitioners drawn to a structured, traditional, hands-on energetic practice with a strong professional container.
Where your Chicago training leads.
- Open a private Magnetism practice (CBMEP)
- Offer relaxation and comfort-focused sessions
- Combine magnetism with energy or sound work
- Lead small-group practitioner mentorship circles
$1,500 for the full 3-day Magnetism program in Chicago.
Same tuition whether you study in Chicago or any of our other U.S. cities. Monthly payment plans without interest. A 25% deposit confirms your spot in the Chicago cohort.
Tuition and financing details$1,500
24h of teaching · 3 in-person days
Magnetism: questions students ask first.
- Mesmerism: What Mesmer Did, and What Survives in Magnetism TodayMesmerism explained: Mesmer's animal magnetism (1770s), the 1784 Franklin commission, the road to hypnosis, and the passes still taught in a 3-day in-person program.9 min read
- What Is Magnetism as a Hands-On PracticeThe European magnetisme tradition explained for U.S. readers: what a session involves, how it differs from Reiki, and why it has nothing to do with magnets.10 min read
Magnetism certification in other Harmonika cities.
Next step
Become a Certified Bio-Magnetic Energy Practitioner in Chicago.
Talk with our admissions team about the next Magnetism cohort starting in Chicago, IL. Free, online, one hour.