Fire Cupping Practitioner Course (Includes Complimentary Ear Candling Training)

Course Structure

This course is delivered through a hybrid learning format, combining structured, self-paced online learning with a one-day face-to-face practical.

Students receive access to their online learning materials prior to the practical and work through written lessons, educational videos and knowledge-based quizzes covering the theory and safety principles of Fire Cupping and Ear Candling.

The face-to-face practical consolidates this learning through supervised hands-on training, allowing students to practise treatment techniques on real people and develop the confidence required to perform treatments safely and professionally.

What’s Included

✓ Self-paced online learning
✓ One-day face-to-face practical training
✓ Fire Cupping (TCM) Practitioner Training
✓ Complimentary Ear Candling Training
✓ Supervised hands-on experience
✓ Complimentary practitioner starter kit
✓ IPHM-accredited certificate upon successful completion
✓ Ongoing graduate support
✓ No prior experience required

What You Will Learn

Chapter 1 - Foundations of Fire Cupping

• Introduction to Fire Cupping
• How Fire Cupping affects the body
• Understanding fascia and its role in cupping
• Understanding cupping marks
• Fire Cupping within Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
• Meridian pathways and their relevance to treatment
• The relationship between cupping and lymphatic drainage
• Understanding the skin and underlying tissues

Chapter 2 - Safety, Consultation & Professional Practice

• Contraindications for Fire Cupping
• Treatment safety, hygiene and risk management
• Client consultation, consent and intake
• Safe treatment practices and techniques
• Client aftercare
• Regulations and legal considerations
• Delivering a safe and professional Fire Cupping session

Chapter 3 - Fire Cupping Practical Techniques

• Preparing the client and treatment area
• Safe application and removal of fire cups
• Developing correct Fire Cupping technique
• Applying treatment principles in practice
• Working safely and confidently with clients
• Supervised hands-on practical training

Chapter 4 - Ear Candling

• Foundations of Ear Candling
• How Ear Candling works from a practical and realistic perspective
• Safe application and treatment procedures
• Contraindications and safety considerations
• Client aftercare
• Safe and professional Ear Candling practice