The TARA Approach is available to educators in all fields - parents, social workers, healthcare providers of all kinds, substance abuse counselors, crisis workers, ministers, and anyone committed to healing. You can also combine the TARA Approach with other modalities such as massage, cranial sacral therapy and physical therapy, psychotherapy, nursing, other energy medicine treatments and allopathic medicine. Certification is offered at all levels of training, but is not necessary. You may opt to take courses and not seek certification.

Courses are offered at various locations in the U.S. and abroad throughout the year, and we provide Distance Learning that allows you to study in the privacy of your own home. Take a look at our Events page to learn about upcoming classes and our Distance Learning page to register for a Distance Learning Unit.

LEVELS OF TARA CERTIFICATION

All levels of TARA certification provide three areas of emphasis:

1. Entering the wisdom and lineage streams of the TARA Approach;

2. Personal Development; and

3. Comprehension of TARA’s Philosophical and Practical Applications.

FOUNDATIONS: Completion of two iterations of the Foundations Series (Self-Care, Module One and Module Two) and Practicum requirements under the supervision of Dr. Mines.

ADVANCED: Completion of two iterations of the Foundations Series (Self-Care, Module One and Module Two) and Practicum requirements under the supervision of Dr. Mines as well as three Advanced courses which present different aspects of the Advanced training material.

SELF-CARE TEACHER: Completion of self-care certification process.

THE FOUNDATIONS SERIES

The TARA Approach Foundations Training covers the below three segments of the fundamental learning components of the TARA Approach:

1. SELF CARE: This is the introductory step that focuses on guiding students through the Sacred Sites of the Body. This miraculous map, simple and yet thoroughly transformative, provides the basis of all future learning in the TARA Approach energy medicine system of Jin Shin TARA. In addition, students learn the essential power of self-care using both applied touch and self-awareness.

2. MODULE ONE: Module One focuses on the art of reading pulse. This is called “listening to the secrets.” It guides us into the deepest listening possible. Through this ancient practice, along with reading the body and asking stimulating questions, practitioners see the whole person. This allows us to treat developmental and symptomatic conditions and to unravel the layers of stress that have been placed on the nervous system by life’s compressive experiences.

3. MODULE TWO: Pulse listening has many facets. In Module Two we learn and practice hearing the textures of pulses to determine original imprinting. These textures inform us about prenatal life and the Extraordinary Meridians. The decoding of the pulse textures alongside the Rediscovery Journey (tm), a guided visualization to reclaim early memory, restores the primal biography for each individual.

The Foundations Training is the first step in TARA Approach Certification. Students receive the training manuals, charts, and handouts that will support their lifelong learning. Each day includes evocative and personalized didactic teaching, demonstration treatments, and hands-on practice. Students learn not only the resilient and self-care based energy medicine practices. They also learn how to differentiate specific nervous system dominances and to speak accordingly. We are remaking healthcare and in the five-day program there is a spirit of quiet revolution and the rediscovery of what it means to be human and in a body.

To receive the Foundations Certification students must complete two repetitions of the Self Care training, the Module One training, the Module Two training, and Practicum under the supervision of Dr. Mines. Applicants must be evaluated in a practice setting by TARA Approach founder Stephanie Mines to demonstrate their proficiency in the four key areas of Pulse Listening, Assessment, Attunement and Dialogue. After completing two iterations of the Foundations courses students then complete the Practicum process under the direction of Dr. Mines. Students who have not passed the Practicum are not considered to be certified in the TARA Approach or in Jin Shin TARA. Any certificates issued prior to the establishment of the Practicum evaluation are no longer valid. Students may take the Practicum at any time by arranging for it directly with Dr. Mines. The Foundations Certificate is the first step for all other certifications. The Foundations Certificate must be renewed on a yearly basis through active participation in the TARA curriculum.

ADVANCED CERTIFICATION

To receive Advanced Certification it is required that students complete two iterations of the Foundations Series (Self-Care, Module One and Module Two) and Practicum requirements under the supervision of Dr. Mines as well as three Advanced courses which present different aspects of the Advanced training material.

SELF CARE TEACHER CERTIFICATION

Students who have received the Foundations Certification and have taken a minimum of one Advanced Training are eligible to apply to take the Self Care Teacher Certification Training. Application is done through submitting a request directly to Dr. Mines. Applicants must also assist in teaching at least one training under the direction and supervision of a Certified TARA Approach Teacher. Documentation of teaching is provided through feedback forms from students and summary reviews by the candidate and the supervising teacher. Applicants write an annotated bibliography from a list of selected books. They must also engage in a minimum of three mentorship sessions with Dr. Mines. Documentation of reading will be provided through written reviews of each book. All Self-Care Teacher Certification candidates must successfully complete the practice evaluation under the supervision of Dr. Mines. They must also be involved in the process of completing the certification process to teach Module One and Module Two. To learn more about the Self Care Teacher Certification process and practicum, you are invited to read more here.

TARA APPROACH FOUNDATIONS TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROCESS (updated 2/20)

Each segment carries a fee of $300 for review, comments, feedback and related exchanges

SEGMENT ONE: ASSIST IN TEACHING FOUNDATIONS COMPONENTS

In either an onsite or webinar setting the teacher candidate assists by teaching components of the Foundations material. Those components are assigned by Stephanie or someone serving in her role.

Students in the class as well as Dr. Mines provide feedback to the teacher candidate.

Additional Mentorship and Feedback Sessions if needed will be charged separately in addition to the basic $300 fee for this segment that incorporates one feedback session.

SEGMENT TWO: DOCUMENTING SESSIONS

The teacher candidate can document sessions by focusing on specific aspects of the TARA Approach. The documentation can be in the form of written case studies, audio reports, or video reports. Stephanie will respond with questions and requests for clarification.

Areas of Focus (additional ones can be added by either Stephanie or candidate ~ additions can also be substitutions as long as these are discussed beforehand)

At Least Two Sessions Required in Each Field:

Rediscovery

Pre and Perinatal Psychology

Energetic/Bioelectrical Process/Elemental Change (CF, RE, ME etc.)

Attachment Issues

Physical Issues//Structural Issues

*NB: If the documentation is of either giving or receiving a Five Day Intensive that includes the fields described above then that will suffice for this requirement.

An additional area of documentation is community service (this can be service to a healthcare, cultural, or other community agency or with individuals at risk; this could also be service to families, youth or other populations in need ~ individually and/or collectively). This documentation can be in any format and includes testimonials from community members, agency supervisors or recipients.

*NB: If this service is given in the form of a Five Day Intensive as service to someone who is, for instance, at risk or a member of an under-served population (survivor of domestic violence, indigenous community member, survivor of torture, someone struggling with homelessness for example) then that will suffice for this qualification.

*NB: Community Service Project: Developing a vision or plan to bring Regenerative Health/TARA into the community where the candidate resides or in which the candidate serves. The implementation of the plan does not have to be complete to meet this requirement. This can be a proposal or a design or even a vision that is feasible.

SEGMENT THREE: READING AND RESEARCH

The teacher candidate explores the pertinent literature in related areas and reports on their integration of this information into their teaching perspective. Candidates describe how their reading and understanding influences their teaching and their delivery of the TARA Approach material. This can be done in a written, audio or video format. One or two inquiries in each field is sufficient. The major areas of inquiry itemized below can be augmented and substituted upon discussion:

Polyvagal Theory and Application (primary recommended source: Stephen Porges)

Addictions and Trauma (primary recommended source: Gabor Mate)

Pre and Perinatal Psychology (primary sources: Stephanie Mines, Joseph Chilton Pearce, Jaap van der Waal, Cherionna Menzam-Sills)

Attachment (primary sources: Jean Leidlof, John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth)

Culture and Somatic Trauma (primary source: Resmaa Menakem)

Energy Medicine (primary sources: Stephanie Mines, Barbara Brennan, Yvonne Farrell on extraordinary meridians)

SECTION FOUR: LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP

The teacher candidate will complete TARA’s leadership workbook and receive mentorship about course facilitation.

SECTION FIVE: SUSTAINABLE HEALTH DISSEMINATION AND OUTREACH

The teacher candidate develops an outreach plan for providing a Sustainable Health contribution to their community. This could be offering a healing in community session for the staff of a service agency. Another example is providing Sustainable Health resources with an emphasis on self-care to prevent burnout for members of a team serving an at-risk population. One candidate developed Sustainable Health protocols for refugees and a plan to deliver these protocols to meet this requirement. A financial or business plan should be included detailing how your design could be accomplished. One candidate, for instance, identified funding agencies that would support Sustainable Health for staff serving at-risk youth.

*NB: The idea here is to develop a vision or plan to bring Sustainable Health into the community where the candidate resides or which the candidate serves. The implementation of the plan does not have to be complete to meet this requirement. This can be a proposal or a design that is feasible.

Alternate to Five Day Intensive (Giving and Receiving) for TARA Foundations Certification

When it is not possible, convenient or easy to give and receive a Five- Day Intensive to qualify for a TARA Foundations Teacher Certification there are alternatives.

TARA Foundations Teachers are asked to teach pulse listening. They can do this best when they embody a somatic understanding of pulse and have tested it as a key diagnostic. Confidence in pulse listening comes from tracking pulse as it evolves through the TARA Approach transformational process.

The beauty of the Five-Day Intensive is that it is a structure communicated from Jiro Murai to Mary Iino Burmeister and from Mary to Stephanie Mines. During the Five-Day Intensive pulse reading reports on the evolution of the individual. Using textures and positions the practitioner can decipher the shifts the individual experiences and the movement towards balance.

TARA treatment includes utilizing flows and, as necessary, all of the resources in TARA’s medicine bag including cranial treatment, intentional dialogue, and expressive therapies. Whenever we intervene, we use pulse listening to track responses. The focus of the practitioner’s attention is on the energetic evolution of the recipient and pulse reports on this accurately. You can trust it.

The spectrum between what the pulses say at the beginning and then at the end of a session and even the entire Five-Day series is the print-out of the impact of the healing dynamic. Pulses provide a scientific “test” of what is happening for that individual.

Therefore the Five Day Intensive requirement for Foundations Teacher Certification can be substituted by:

Tracking a recipient’s pulse in detail over a series of ten treatments. This means creating a document that gives the date and time of the treatment, the pulse report, the flows and other interventions utilized, and how the pulses change in response to each intervention and by the end of the session; and
Doing the same thing for the practitioner’s experience by listening to his or her own pulses at regular intervals daily, applying a flow, listening again, and documenting the pulse changes. This can include additional interventions that the pulses suggest. For example: If I listen to my pulses and I hear the Air Element I might use an Air Element Flow and also write a poem or do movement to address that Air Element need. After all the relevant interventions, I would listen and describe the pulse evolutions.

In both components, the practitioner is asked to note the patterns of the pulses. This means positing Causative Factor, Resource and Missing Element or any elemental patterns that are helpful in moving more and more in the direction of health and balance for the individual.

All certificates are renewed annually. Practitioners renew through current and active participation in TARA programs. Teacher Certification renewal also includes renewal fees.

Renew your Certification ($250 USD) Here: