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Put you name down and we'll hold your place for a full week while you consider. No pressure, just peace of mind!
Whether you have a specific question about Gua sha, you just want some general guidance, or you need help completing your enrollment, just email us at contact@komorebi-institute.com or send me an Instagram DM here
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EIM Professional Therapeutic Gua sha Certification
Live 4-Day Immersion
Full Online Course + 4-day Live Class + Post-Class Seminar + Professional Certificate + Credit for Higher Diploma
Barcelona, Spain
11–14 June 2026 (4 Days)
The Gold Standard in Systemic Gua sha. Master the Ecology in Motion system, a rigorous, architectural framework designed to solve chronic pain and internal stagnation through ancient ecological wisdom and modern fascia science.
- Instant Start: Immediate access to the Online Foundation the moment you register to ensure you are thoroughly prepared before the immersion.
- Ergonomic Longevity: Master the mechanics to save your hands and double your career span.
- The Universal Framework: A single, powerful system for chronic pain and systemic health.
- Diploma Pathway: This certification counts as part of the EIM™ Professional Diploma.
- Expert Support: Lifetime Practitioner Network access and our Client-Ready 1:1 Commitment.
EIM Professional Therapeutic Gua sha Certification
Live 4-Day Immersion
Full Online Course + 4-day Live Class + Post-Class Seminar + Professional Certificate + Credit for Higher Diploma
Barcelona, Spain
11–14 June 2026 (4 Days)
The Gold Standard in Systemic Gua sha. Master the Ecology in Motion system, a rigorous, architectural framework designed to solve chronic pain and internal stagnation through ancient ecological wisdom and modern fascia science.
- Instant Start: Immediate access to the Online Foundation the moment you register to ensure you are thoroughly prepared before the immersion.
- Ergonomic Longevity: Master the mechanics to save your hands and double your career span.
- The Universal Framework: A single, powerful system for chronic pain and systemic health.
- Diploma Pathway: This certification counts as part of the EIM™ Professional Diploma.
- Expert Support: Lifetime Practitioner Network access and our Client-Ready 1:1 Commitment.
The Strategic Investment: ROI for the Professional
The greatest expense in a professional practice is not tuition. It is physical burnout and clinical stagnation.
If the EIM system allows you to treat just two additional clients per day because your hands no longer ache, this certification pays for itself in less than two weeks of practice. By shifting the physical load from your small joints to the tool, you are not just buying a course; you are buying another decade of high-level clinical work.
Protect Your Hands. Extend Your Career.
Professional bodywork is physically demanding. Wrist, thumb, and joint strain are the primary reasons manual therapists leave the field. EIM™ is specifically engineered for ergonomic longevity.
- Tool-Led Therapy: Learn to let the tool and your body weight do the heavy lifting, sparing your small joints.
- Body Mechanics: We teach you leverage and positioning so you can deliver deep, systemic change with minimal physical effort.
- Sustainable Practice: Your body should last as long as your career. We ensure it does.
A Paradigm Shift:
Moving Beyond the Symptom
Gua sha is frequently misunderstood as a localized treatment for tight muscles. In the Ecology in Motion™ (EIM) approach, we treat the body as a topographic map of interconnected pathways.
Rooted in the ancient principles of the Huangdi Neijing and balanced with modern fascia science, EIM™ teaches you to identify the source of obstruction rather than just alleviating the symptom. When pain appears in one area, the source is often found in a distant, compromised circulation pattern. We look at the body's landscape, the rivers of circulation, to restore flow where it has been blocked by injury, stress, or chronic illness.
Who is this Training For?
This certification is designed for practitioners who want to move past superficial routines and add a rigorous, high-level skill to their work.
- Massage Therapists & Manual Therapists: Deliver deep tissue change and myofascial release without the physical toll on your hands.
- Bodyworkers: Replace formulaic routines with a consistent Universal Framework for long-term health maintenance.
- Acupuncturists: Gain a high-impact, non-needle tool that produces profound anti-inflammatory and circulatory results.
- Health & Wellness Practitioners: Address systemic issues like respiratory health, digestion, and emotional stagnation.
Integrated Online Foundation: The Study Window
Theory Online. Mastery In-Person.
To protect our 75% hands-on requirement, the theoretical foundation is a mandatory prerequisite. We do not use your time in Barcelona for lectures you could have watched at home.
Upon registration, you receive immediate access to the Specialized EIM™ Online Course. We encourage early enrollment to allow yourself ample time to absorb the theory at your own pace. However, for those joining closer to the date, we provide a High-Impact Study Guide to ensure you are fully prepared for Day 1 in Barcelona.
Already an EIM™ Online Student?
If you have already purchased the EIM™ Online Course independently, we apply a direct tuition credit to your registration to ensure your previous investment is honored.
The Strategic Investment: ROI for the Professional
The greatest expense in a professional practice is not tuition. It is physical burnout and clinical stagnation.
If the EIM system allows you to treat just two additional clients per day because your hands no longer ache, this certification pays for itself in less than two weeks of practice. By shifting the physical load from your small joints to the tool, you are not just buying a course; you are buying another decade of high-level clinical work.
Protect Your Hands. Extend Your Career.
Professional bodywork is physically demanding. Wrist, thumb, and joint strain are the primary reasons manual therapists leave the field. EIM™ is specifically engineered for ergonomic longevity.
- Tool-Led Therapy: Learn to let the tool and your body weight do the heavy lifting, sparing your small joints.
- Body Mechanics: We teach you leverage and positioning so you can deliver deep, systemic change with minimal physical effort.
- Sustainable Practice: Your body should last as long as your career. We ensure it does.
A Paradigm Shift:
Moving Beyond the Symptom
Gua sha is frequently misunderstood as a localized treatment for tight muscles. In the Ecology in Motion™ (EIM) approach, we treat the body as a topographic map of interconnected pathways.
Rooted in the ancient principles of the Huangdi Neijing and balanced with modern fascia science, EIM™ teaches you to identify the source of obstruction rather than just alleviating the symptom. When pain appears in one area, the source is often found in a distant, compromised circulation pattern. We look at the body's landscape, the rivers of circulation, to restore flow where it has been blocked by injury, stress, or chronic illness.
Who is this Training For?
This certification is designed for practitioners who want to move past superficial routines and add a rigorous, high-level skill to their work.
- Massage Therapists & Manual Therapists: Deliver deep tissue change and myofascial release without the physical toll on your hands.
- Bodyworkers: Replace formulaic routines with a consistent Universal Framework for long-term health maintenance
- Acupuncturists: Gain a high-impact, non-needle tool that produces profound anti-inflammatory and circulatory results.
- Health & Wellness Practitioners: Address systemic issues like respiratory health, digestion, and emotional stagnation.
Integrated Online Foundation: The Study Window
Theory Online. Mastery In-Person.
To protect our 75% hands-on requirement, the theoretical foundation is a mandatory prerequisite. We do not use your time in Barcelona for lectures you could have watched at home.
Upon registration, you receive immediate access to the Specialized EIM™ Online Course. We encourage early enrollment to allow yourself ample time to absorb the theory at your own pace. However, for those joining closer to the date, we provide a High-Impact Study Guide to ensure you are fully prepared for Day 1 in Barcelona.
Already an EIM™ Online Student?
If you have already purchased the EIM™ Online Course independently, we apply a direct tuition credit to your registration to ensure your previous investment is honored.
The Training Core: From Structure to System
Your tuition covers the complete 4-Day Immersion, comprising two essential modules designed to take you from structural foundations to systemic mastery.
Module I: Structural Landscapes (Days 1 & 2)
- The Foundations of Movement: Explore the ancient Chinese circulation patterns translated into modern fascia-muscle pathways.
- Supervised Practice: Hands-on mastery for the head, neck, shoulders, and back. You will be adjusted on your posture, tool angle, and pressure specifically for treating migraines, chronic tension, and sciatica.
- Expanding the Map: Moving into the hips, legs, and feet to reverse structural blocks.
Module II: The Universal Framework (Days 3 & 4)
- Internal Dynamics: EIM techniques which move beyond muscles to address systemic impairments and help asthma, digestive disorders, and anxiety.
- Supervised Practice: Hands-on mastery for the chest, abdomen, hips, legs and feet. Your posture, tool angle, and pressure will be refined.
- The Universal Framework: Consolidate your skills into a single strategy. Learn to apply EIM™ principles to the four limbs to treat virtually any condition - from hot flashes to chronic fatigue.
The Training Core: From Structure to System
Your tuition covers the complete 4-Day Immersion, comprising two essential modules designed to take you from structural foundations to systemic mastery.
Module I: Structural Landscapes (Days 1 & 2)
- The Foundations of Movement: Explore the ancient Chinese circulation patterns translated into modern fascia-muscle pathways.
- Supervised Practice: Hands-on mastery for the head, neck, shoulders, and back. You will be adjusted on your posture, tool angle, and pressure specifically for treating migraines, chronic tension, and sciatica.
- Expanding the Map: Moving into the hips, legs, and feet to reverse structural blocks.
Module II: The Universal Framework (Days 3 & 4)
- Internal Dynamics: EIM techniques which move beyond muscles to address systemic impairments and help asthma, digestive disorders, and anxiety.
- Supervised Practice: Hands-on mastery for the chest, abdomen, hips, legs and feet. Your posture, tool angle, and pressure will be refined.
- The Universal Framework: Consolidate your skills into a single strategy. Learn to apply EIM™ principles to the four limbs to treat virtually any condition - from hot flashes to chronic fatigue.
The EIM Certification: A Standard of Professional Excellence
Completion of this 4-day immersion awards you the EIM™ Professional Therapeutic Gua sha Certificate. This is more than a record of attendance; it is a professional credential that confirms your ability to apply the EIM™ system in your practice.
- Practical Competency Validation: To earn your certificate, you must demonstrate proficiency in the Universal Framework. This ensures that every certified practitioner maintains the high standards of pressure, angle, and anatomical mapping required by the Institute.
- The Path to the Diploma: This certificate is the essential practical pillar for the EIM™ Professional Diploma. It validates the "hands-on" hours required for the highest level of mastery in the Ecology in Motion™ system.
- Professional Authority: Displaying this certification tells your clients that you are trained in an architectural, systemic approach to health. You are not just scraping; you are recalibrating body ecosystems.
- Global Recognition & CE Credits: Your certification includes 32 CE hours, providing the professional credits necessary to maintain licenses in the USA, Canada, and abroad.
The Client-Ready Commitment
Most trainings leave you with a certificate but no confidence. We guarantee you will be ready.
If you complete this 4-day certification and do not feel ready to treat a person immediately, email us within 14 days and we will provide a private 1:1 troubleshooting session (45 mins) with Clive, free of charge. Your confidence is a mandatory part of our curriculum.
What Happens When the Course Ends?
The 4-day immersion is the catalyst, not the finish line.
- The Post-Course Review: One month after the immersion, you will join a live group call with Clive. This is a dedicated space to present real-world cases and troubleshoot difficult tissue responses.
- The Practitioner Network: You gain lifetime access to our private community of EIM™ certified professionals—a global "think-tank" for sharing results.
- Continued Advancement: You leave Barcelona with the technical certification required to move into the final stages of the full Professional Diploma.
The EIM Certification: A Standard of Professional Excellence
Completion of this 4-day immersion awards you the EIM™ Professional Therapeutic Gua sha Certificate. This is more than a record of attendance; it is a professional credential that confirms your ability to apply the EIM™ system in your practice.
- Practical Competency Validation: To earn your certificate, you must demonstrate proficiency in the Universal Framework. This ensures that every certified practitioner maintains the high standards of pressure, angle, and anatomical mapping required by the Institute.
- The Path to the Diploma: This certificate is the essential practical pillar for the EIM™ Professional Diploma. It validates the "hands-on" hours required for the highest level of mastery in the Ecology in Motion™ system.
- Professional Authority: Displaying this certification tells your clients that you are trained in an architectural, systemic approach to health. You are not just scraping; you are recalibrating body ecosystems.
- Global Recognition & CE Credits: Your certification includes 32 CE hours, providing the professional credits necessary to maintain licenses in the USA, Canada, and abroad.
The Client-Ready Commitment
Most trainings leave you with a certificate but no confidence. We guarantee you will be ready.
If you complete this 4-day certification and do not feel ready to treat a person immediately, email us within 14 days and we will provide a private 1:1 troubleshooting session (45 mins) with Clive, free of charge. Your confidence is a mandatory part of our curriculum.
What Happens When the Course Ends?
The 4-day immersion is the catalyst, not the finish line.
- The Post-Course Review: One month after the immersion, you will join a live group call with Clive. This is a dedicated space to present real-world cases and troubleshoot difficult tissue responses.
- The Practitioner Network: You gain lifetime access to our private community of EIM™ certified professionals—a global "think-tank" for sharing results.
- Continued Advancement: You leave Barcelona with the technical certification required to move into the final stages of the full Professional Diploma.
The Teacher
Meet Clive Witham
Author, Researcher, and Creator of the EIM™ System
Clive Witham is a pioneer in the evolution of modern Gua sha. His mission is to replace formulaic routines with a rigorous, systemic approach to the body, bridging ancient ecological wisdom with modern anatomical science.
With over 25 years of research and clinical experience, Clive has refined the Ecology in Motion™ method across diverse landscapes, from researching healthcare in Uganda to running a chronic illness clinic in North Africa and training hospital staff in Sri Lanka. A Licensed Acupuncturist and Health Promotion Specialist, he has sold over 100,000 books in six languages, establishing a global standard for techniques that are as protective of the practitioner’s hands as they are transformative for the client’s health.
The Teacher
Meet Clive Witham
Author, Researcher, and Creator of the EIM™ System
Clive Witham is a pioneer in the evolution of modern Gua sha. His mission is to replace formulaic routines with a rigorous, systemic approach to the body, bridging ancient ecological wisdom with modern anatomical science.
With over 25 years of research and clinical experience, Clive has refined the Ecology in Motion™ method across diverse landscapes, from researching healthcare in Uganda to running a chronic illness clinic in North Africa and training hospital staff in Sri Lanka. A Licensed Acupuncturist and Health Promotion Specialist, he has sold over 100,000 books in six languages, establishing a global standard for techniques that are as protective of the practitioner’s hands as they are transformative for the client’s health.
Revolutionize Gua sha as you know it.
Understand beauty & health on a deeper level
Ecology in Motion™ Health & Wellness Gua sha blends timeless ancient Chinese principles with modern evidence-based natural science to elevate your practice beyond what you though it could be.
- Re-discover the connection between beauty and health by understanding ciculatory, muscular, and myofascial connections.
- Understand the biomatrix beneath the skin and leverage it to target aging features.
- Learn how to assess, plan, and tailor treatments for different facial regions.
- Combine knowledge of the body and face to apply supportive treatments to the head, neck, shoulders, chest, arms, and legs.
Logistics & Investment
Dates: 11–14 June 2026
Time: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Location: ARC, Carrer Aragón 186 1º4º, 08011, Barcelona, Spain (Central Eixample District)
Study in the architectural heart of Barcelona. Our central location allows you to immerse yourself in EIM Gua Sha by day and world-class culture and food by night.
Tuition & Payment Plans
1. Advanced Registration Rate
Available until 31 April 2026 to support early planning and optimal supervision ratios.
New Student Path
- All-Inclusive Certification: $1,597 (Includes $499 Online Foundation + 4-Day Live Class + Client-ready Commitment + Post-Class Seminar)
- Payment Plan: $399/mo for 4 months. (Start today for less than the cost of a weekend away).
Note: There is no interest or additional fee for choosing the payment plan. We want to ensure this certification is accessible to all dedicated practitioners.
Returning Student Path
- Live Immersion Credit: $1,379 (For those who already own the Online Foundation course)
- Payment Plan: $345/mo for 4 months.
Eligibility: To ensure your theory is up-to-date with our current clinical standards, this credit applies only to online courses purchased within the last 3 years.
To claim the Returning Student Rate: Select the "Returning Student" option at checkout or email us to verify your previous enrollment and receive your personal discount code.
2. Standard Registration Rate
Applies from 1 May 2026
New Student Path: All-Inclusive Certification: $1,797
Returning Student Path: Live Immersion Credit: $1,579
Payment plans remain available at both rates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Does this count toward the EIM™ Professional Diploma?
A. Yes. This certificate validates the practical, hands-on competency required for the full Diploma.
Q. I already have the Online Foundation. How do I get my credit?
A. Returning students who purchased the course within the last 3 years can select the "Returning Student" option at checkout. If you are unsure of your purchase date, please email us and we will verify your student record.
Q. Do I need a background in Chinese Medicine?
A. No. We bridge ancient ecological principles with modern anatomical and fascial terminology.
Q. Are the CE hours recognized in my country?
A. We provide 32 CE hours, widely accepted in the USA, Canada, and by international holistic associations.
Q. Do I need to buy my own tools?
A. No. A professional therapeutic tool is provided and is yours to keep. You also have the option of buying an EIM Spoon.
Q. What if I struggle with the practical assessment?
A. Our 75% hands-on approach provides constant feedback. If you still feel uncertain, our Client-Ready Commitment provides a 1:1 session with Clive.
Q. Is there support after completing the class?
A. One month after the immersion, you will join a live group call with Clive to troubleshoot real-world cases. You also gain lifetime access to our private Practitioner Network.
Q. Is the Online Foundation mandatory?
A. Yes. Completing the theory online ensures every minute in Barcelona is dedicated to practice. If you have previously bought the online course, you will be credited.
Q. Is there a payment plan?
A. Yes. We offer a 4-month payment plan to make the certification accessible.
Q. Can I cancel?
A: There is a full refund within 14 days of purchase. 100% credit or 50% refund up to 15 days before class.
Our Fair Cancellation Policy
Within 14 days of purchase: Full refund for any reason.
30+ days before class: Full refund minus $50 admin fee.
15–29 days before: 50% refund or 100% credit toward future training.
Within 14 days: Transfer your seat to a colleague or friend.
Save $400 USD
Our Fair Cancellation Policy
Within 14 days of purchase: Full refund for any reason.
30+ days before class: Full refund minus $50 admin fee.
15–29 days before: 50% refund or 100% credit toward future training.
Within 14 days: Transfer your seat to a colleague or friend.