Light Therapy Education

Learn the Science. Build your Knowledge. Advance your Practice.

Light therapy is more than using a device. Understanding the science, the body, and the principles behind application can help you approach light therapy with greater knowledge, confidence, & purpose.

Structured education for those ready to understand light therapy—not simply use it.

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Information Is Everywhere. Understanding Is Different.

You can find an enormous amount of information about photobiomodulation online. But information alone doesn't necessarily teach you how to think about light therapy.

It doesn't necessarily teach you:


  • How light interacts with biological systems
  • How to think through application
  • Why placement matter
  • Show the body's systems influence one another
  • How to approach light therapy responsibly
  • How to develop a consistent framework for application


Having a light therapy device is one thing. Understanding how to use it thoughtfully is another. That's where education makes the difference.

Illuminate Your Life: Your Guide to Light Therapy

Curious about light therapy and want to understand more about the science and possibilities behind it? Start here.
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Why Become Certified?

Move Beyond Information. Build Knowledge You Can Apply.

You can learn about light therapy from countless online sources. But professional education gives you something more: a structured foundation, practical experience, and a framework for thinking about application.

Certification represents a commitment to learning—not simply owning a device or completing a course.

Build Knowledge

Develop a structured understanding of light therapy rather than piecing information together from scattered sources.

Build Confidence

Understand the principles behind light therapy so you can make more informed decisions about application.

Develop Professional Credibility

Demonstrate that you've completed structured education and practical preparation.

Expand Your Professional Skill Set

Add light therapy education to an existing wellness or professional practice within your appropriate scope.

Continue Learning

Certification isn't the end of education. It's part of an ongoing professional path.
A certification should represent more than completing an online course. It should represent knowledge, preparation, and a commitment to continuing education.

Who is this Education For?

Existing Light Therapy Practitioners. 

Take your knowledge and application skills further. For practitioners who already work with light therapy and want to deepen their understanding of the science, application principles, and professional practice.

Wellness Professionals

Add structured light therapy education to your existing knowledge. For professionals looking to expand their understanding of light therapy as part of their existing wellness education and practice.

Health & Wellness Practitioners

For practitioners who want a structured education in light therapy that complements their existing professional background.

Professionals Beginning Their Light Therapy Journey

For those who are new to professional light therapy education and want to build a strong foundation in the science, principles, and responsible application of light therapy.

The CHI Education Pathway

Build Your Foundation. Deepen Your Knowledge. Advance Your Practice.

Complete Health Initiative offers a progressive approach to light therapy education.

Begin with the foundational knowledge of the Certified Light Therapist (CLT) program, then continue to the Certified Light Therapy Specialist (CLTS) program to develop more advanced knowledge and application skills.


Your CLT provides the foundation. Your CLTS builds upon it.

CLT - Certified Light Therapist

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The Science of Light Therapy provides a structured foundation in the principles of light therapy and photobiomodulation.

This self-paced program is designed to help you move beyond simply knowing how to use a light therapy device and develop a deeper understanding of light, biological response, and responsible application.

What You'll Receive:


  • Self-paced online curriculum
  • Learning exercises
  • Practical application
  • CHI practical tracking materials
  • Third-party final examination
  • Certificate of course completion
  • Prepare you to apply to BANHS for professional certification


Practical Application
Students complete hands-on practice with 3 people × 3 sessions, documenting their experience using CHI's practical tracking materials.

Final Examination
A third-party final examination is required.
70% minimum passing score
If you do not pass, you have 30 days to retake the examination.
Prerequisite: None

CLTS - Certified Light Therapy Specialist

Take Your Knowledge Further. Learn to Think Through Application.
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The Certified Light Therapy Specialist program builds upon the foundation established through the CLT.

Rather than simply adding more information, CLTS takes a deeper look at the practitioner, the body, regulation, mapping, and the thoughtful application of light therapy.

You'll explore how to think through a session—not simply follow a protocol.

What You'll Explore:

  • Practitioner Role & Clinical Presence
  • Foundations of Regulation
  • Mapping the Body
  • Light as Information
  • Frequency, Pulsing & Biophotons
  • Light Remedies & Application
  • Session Development
  • Practice Integration & Professional Standards


Prerequisites: Completion of the CLT program. 
The CLTS is an advanced program and is designed to build upon the knowledge established through CLT.

College-level Anatomy & Physiology

Build the Complete Education Pathway

CLT + CLTS

Start with the foundation. Continue into advanced education.
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The CLTS requires completion of the CLT program and college-level Anatomy & Physiology.

What You'll Experience in the CLT Program

Build a Foundation You Can Actually Use

The Science of Light Therapy is designed to give you more than an introduction to light therapy. You'll build a structured foundation in the science, principles, and responsible application of photobiomodulation.

You aren't simply learning how to operate a device. You're developing an understanding of what you're working with and why that understanding matters.

Light

Explore the properties and principles of light relevant to photobiomodulation.

Photobiomodulation

Build an understanding of how light can interact with biological systems.

Biological Response

Learn foundational concepts related to how the body responds to light.

Cellular Communication

Explore light as a signaling mechanism and its relationship to cellular processes.

Application Principles

Begin developing a framework for thinking about how light may be thoughtfully applied.

Reasonable Use

Learn to approach light therapy within appropriate professional and ethical boundaries.

Put Your Knowledge Into Practice

Education becomes more meaningful when you have an opportunity to apply what you're learning.

As part of the CLT program, students complete hands-on practice with three people through three sessions each, documenting their experience using CHI's practical tracking materials.

3 people × 3 sessions

Demonstrate Your Knowledge

After completing the curriculum and practical requirements, students complete a third-party final examination.

70% minimum passing score

Need to retake it?
You have 30 days to retake the examination if needed.

What Makes the CLTS Different?

The CLTS Isn't Simply More Information.

The Certified Light Therapy Specialist program takes the foundation you developed through the CLT and moves you into a deeper level of understanding and application.

The focus shifts from learning about light therapy to developing a framework for thinking through a light therapy session.

You'll explore the practitioner, the body, nervous system regulation, body mapping, light as information, and how these concepts can influence the way you approach application.

This is where knowledge begins to become practice.

Practitioner Role & Clinical Presence

The Certified Light Therapy Specialist program takes the foundation you developed through the CLT and moves you into a deeper level of understanding and application.

The focus shifts from learning about light therapy to developing a framework for thinking through a light therapy session.

You'll explore the practitioner, the body, nervous system regulation, body mapping, light as information, and how these concepts can influence the way you approach application.

This is where knowledge begins to become practice.

Foundations of Regulation

Learn to recognize sympathetic and parasympathetic states and identify physical and behavioral signs that may indicate dysregulation.

You'll explore the relationship between the nervous system and lymphatic system and why a regulation-first approach can be an important consideration when developing a light therapy session.

Mapping the Body

Explore how the brain maps the body and examine relationships between the spine, organ systems, dermatomes, and neural pathways.

You'll also learn about major vagal and parasympathetic access points and how body mapping can inform your thinking when considering light therapy application.

Light as Information

Go beyond the idea of light as simply illumination and explore light as a signaling mechanism.

You'll examine frequency, pulse rate, duty cycle, Nogier and Solfeggio frequencies, and the concept of biophotons as you develop a broader understanding of light as information.

Light Remedies & Application

Begin developing a system-focused approach to light therapy rather than relying solely on symptom-focused thinking.

You'll explore why placement matters, how regulation and coordination may influence your approach, how to develop a session flow based on a client's presentation, and how to create safe applications using the InLight Therapy System.

The goal is not simply to follow a protocol. It's to develop the ability to think through an application.

Practice Integration & Professional Standards

Explore what it means to integrate light therapy responsibly into professional practice.

You'll learn about protecting both the client and practitioner, the role of the CLTS, compliant non-diagnostic language, professional boundaries, collaboration, and referral networks.
CLTS isn't about memorizing more protocols. It's about developing a deeper understanding of the practitioner, the body, and the principles that influence how you approach light therapy.

CLT gives you the foundation.
CLTS develops your ability to think through application.

A Strong Foundation Matters

BANHS requires college-level Anatomy & Physiology credit for the CLTS. 


Don't have an Anatomy & Physiology foundation yet?Carnegie Mellon University Open Learning Initiative Anatomy & Physiology I & II course.

The course is open and free for independent learners. 

https://oli.cmu.edu/courses/anatomy-physiology-i-ii-v2-academic/

BANHS APPROVAL & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

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Our curriculum has been approved by the Board of Advanced Natural Health Sciences (BANHS) to fully prepare you for professional certification as a Light Therapist. We are proud to have met BANHS's stringent requirements, ensuring that the time and effort you invest meet the high standards of scientific rigor and clinical application.

Students who successfully complete this curriculum are eligible to apply for certification to the Board of Advanced Natural Health Sciences (BANHS) for the Certified Light Therapist designation (CLT). Additional information is available at www.banhs.org. 

Upon receiving your BANHS certification, you become eligible to purchase comprehensive professional liability insurance. Additionally, you will receive a listing in the BANHS Practitioner Directory. In order to maintain your professional certification with BANHS, you must complete 20 hours of continuing education each year and apply for renewal.

Already A CLT? Your Next Step is CLTS.

You Built the Foundation. Now Learn to Think Through Application.

Your CLT education gave you a foundation in the science and principles of light therapy.

CLTS takes that knowledge further.

The Certified Light Therapy Specialist program moves beyond foundational concepts and into a deeper exploration of the practitioner, the body, regulation, mapping, light as information, and the thoughtful development of a light therapy session.

You'll begin connecting what you know about light therapy with how you think about application.

In CLTS, You'll Explore:

Regulation & Nervous System Considerations

Develop a deeper understanding of sympathetic and parasympathetic states and how regulation may influence your approach to a session.

Mapping the Body

Explore relationships between the brain, spine, organ systems, dermatomes, neural pathways, and major vagal and parasympathetic access points.

Application Strategy

Move beyond simply following protocols and develop a framework for thinking through placement, sequence, and session development.

Light Remedy Concepts

Explore system-focused thinking and how light therapy concepts can be thoughtfully applied based on what you're observing.

Session Development

Learn to organize your knowledge into a more intentional approach to developing a light therapy session.

Professional Standards

Explore professional boundaries, non-diagnostic language, collaboration, referral networks, and responsible practice.
CLT Gives You the Foundation. CLTS Builds Your Ability to Think Through Application.

If you've completed your CLT and have the required college-level Anatomy & Physiology foundation, CLTS is the next step in the CHI education pathway.

Continue Your Education. Deepen Your Knowledge. Advance Your Practice.

Meet Your Instructor

Diana Connolly 
Founder of Complete Health Initiative | Certified Light Therapy Instructor

Light therapy became more than a modality for Diana—it became a field of study.


After being introduced to photobiomodulation and experiencing its application firsthand, Diana began exploring the science, principles, and possibilities of light therapy in greater depth. Over the years, her work has included both human and animal applications, giving her a broad perspective on how light therapy can be approached across different settings.


That experience led to the creation of Complete Health Initiative and, ultimately, to the development of CHI's educational programs.


Why Education?


Diana believes that owning a light therapy device is only the beginning.


There is an enormous amount of information available about photobiomodulation, but finding information is not the same as understanding it. Her goal in creating CHI education is to help students build that understanding—to learn the principles behind light therapy, develop a framework for thinking through application, and become more confident in making informed decisions within their appropriate scope of practice.


How Diana Teaches


CHI education is built around a simple philosophy:


Knowledge Builds Confidence.


Rather than teaching students to simply memorize protocols, Diana encourages them to understand the principles behind what they are doing.


  • Learn the principles.
  • Understand the body.
  • Develop your reasoning.
  • Apply responsibly.


The goal is not simply to teach you what to do, but to help you develop a deeper understanding of why you are doing it.


A Commitment to Continued Learning


Light therapy continues to evolve, and so does the education surrounding it.


Diana's commitment is to continue developing educational resources that help practitioners expand their knowledge, think critically about application, and continue growing within the field of light therapy.


Welcome to CHI Education.

The CHI Approach

Knowledge Builds Confidence.

At Complete Health Initiative, we believe education should do more than give you information. It should help you understand what you're learning well enough to think about how it applies.

Our approach is built around four principles:

Learn the Principles

Understand the foundational science and concepts behind light therapy rather than simply memorizing protocols.

Understand the Body

Develop a stronger understanding of the body's systems and how they relate to the way you think about light therapy application.

Develop Your Reasoning

Learn to connect what you're observing with what you know, so you can approach each session with greater understanding and intention.

Apply Responsibly

Use your knowledge thoughtfully, ethically, and within your appropriate professional scope.
Education That Builds Understanding. CHI education is designed to help you move from information → understanding → application.

Because the more you understand, the more confidently and responsibly you can apply what you've learned.

Knowledge Builds Confidence.

Why CHI?

More Than a Course. An Education Pathway.

Choosing a light therapy education program is an investment in your knowledge and your future practice.

Complete Health Initiative was created to provide more than information about light therapy. Our education is designed to give you a structured foundation, practical experience, and a pathway for continuing to develop your knowledge.

Structured Education

Learn through a progressive curriculum designed to build understanding step by step—from foundational concepts in CLT to advanced application thinking in CLTS.

Knowledge You Can Apply

Education becomes more meaningful when you can connect what you're learning to practical application. CHI incorporates practical learning into the CLT program to help bridge the gap between knowledge and experience.

Learn At Your Own Pace

Our online programs are designed for self-paced learning, giving you the flexibility to work through the material while continuing your professional and personal commitments.

A Foundation For Professional Growth

Whether you're beginning your professional light therapy education or already working with light therapy, CHI provides an educational pathway designed to help you continue developing your knowledge and skills.

Human & Animal Applications

CHI education recognizes that light therapy is being explored and applied across both human and animal settings. Our educational approach provides principles that can help you understand light therapy across different applications while remaining within appropriate professional boundaries.

Education That Continues to Evolve

Light therapy is an evolving field. CHI is committed to continuing to develop educational resources that encourage learning, critical thinking, and responsible application.
Choose Education That Builds Understanding. Knowledge Builds Confidence.

FAQ

Do I have to complete CLT before CLTS?

Yes. The CLTS program is an advanced program designed to build upon the foundation established through the CLT. Completion of the CLT program is required before beginning CLTS.

Is CLT self-paced? How long does the CLT course take?

Yes. The CLT program is self-paced, allowing you to work through the curriculum according to your own schedule. The amount of time required will vary depending on your pace, study habits, and time available.

What is the passing score for the final exam?

A minimum score of 70% is required to pass the third-party final examination.

What happens if I don't pass the exam?

If you do not pass the examination, you have 30 days to retake the examination.

What practical experience is required?

As part of the CLT program, students complete hands-on practice with three people through three sessions each, documenting their experience using CHI's practical tracking materials.

Does CHI issue the professional certification?

CHI provides the educational curriculum and course completion requirements. Upon successful completion of the required education and other applicable requirements, students may apply to BANHS for professional certification as a Certified Light Therapist (CLT).

What is BANHS?

BANHS is the Board of Advanced Natural Health Sciences. BANHS is the organization through which graduates of the approved curriculum may apply for professional certification.

Do I need Anatomy & Physiology for CLTS?

Yes. College-level Anatomy & Physiology is required for CLTS.

What if I don't have college-level Anatomy & Physiology?

You'll need to complete college-level Anatomy & Physiology before beginning the CLTS program.

If you need an option for completing this prerequisite, CHI provides information about an open, free Anatomy & Physiology resource from Carnegie Mellon University's Open Learning Initiative.

Your Education Matters

Choose Where You Go Next.

Whether you're beginning your light therapy education or ready to take your existing knowledge further, CHI provides a structured pathway to learn, apply, & grow.

Start with the foundation.
Build your understanding of light therapy through the CLT program.

Take your knowledge further.
If you've completed your CLT and meet the prerequisites, continue into CLTS and develop a deeper framework for thinking through application.

Build the complete pathway.
Combine CLT + CLTS and move from foundational education into advanced study.

Your education is an investment in your knowledge, your practice, and your continued growth.
Disclaimer: Complete Health Initiative’s courses & products are not intended to treat, cure, mitigate, diagnose, or prevent any type of disease or medical, chiropractic, or psychological condition for humans or animals. The website may contain general information relating to various medical conditions & treatment. Results may vary depending upon use and commitment. Before beginning any treatment regimen, it is advisable to seek advice from a licensed health care professional. Prices for our products are subject to change without notice. We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue a product without notice at any time. 

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