Fair question, so here's what graduates report rather than a promise.

Sarah went from charging $40 a session to $500+, and now bills $1,500 for a full day of Performance Stretch Therapy. Zae Amerson, a stretch therapist in the Bay Area, says his business has increased ten fold since certifying. Shelly Rabang was booked about a month out as a flexologist — after adding PSS stretches she was booked nearly two months out.

We can't promise you the same. What we can say is that assisted stretching is a premium add-on to work you already do, you can offer it the week you get home, and most people charge more for it than for their existing services.

Work out what you'd charge for a 60-minute stretch session and divide $1,297 by it. That's how many sessions it takes to be even.

Massage therapists, personal trainers, yoga and fitness instructors, physiotherapists, chiropractors, and bodyworkers of every kind.

Most people arrive already working with clients and wanting something to add — a service they can charge more for, that clients ask for again.

You don't need a licence or an existing certification to attend. If you're starting out or changing careers, you're welcome. Just read the next question honestly first.

You don't need to be flexible. You do need to be comfortable getting up and down off the floor and kneeling or sitting for long stretches of the day.

The system is built around body mechanics rather than force. You use your own bodyweight and positioning to move a client instead of muscling through — that's deliberate, and it's what lets people do this work all day for years without wrecking their hands and back.

Being honest with you: it's three physically active days, and some people finish the weekend needing to build stamina before running full sessions. That's normal. You leave with the protocols either way and you can build up on your own timeline.

If you have an injury or a condition you're unsure about, email us before you book.

A mat and enough floor space to work beside someone. That's it.

No table, no machines, no studio build-out. That's the point of a floor-based system — you can work in a corner of a gym, a client's living room, a shared studio, or outside.

You also get six months of access to the PSS online video course, so you can review any protocol before a session while it's still new.

Body mechanics, not force. Much assisted stretching is taught with the practitioner muscling a client into position. PSS uses your own bodyweight and positioning instead. It's easier on your body, and it's why people are still doing this work years later.

It's a synthesis, not a single technique. The system draws on yoga, rehabilitation practice, FST, Z-Health, Thai massage, MWOD and martial arts rather than teaching one school's method.

It's been reviewed for safety. Every stretch in the system was analyzed for effectiveness and safety by our board of chiropractic advisors.

Small rooms, real hands-on time. There are always at least two instructors in the room, three for a class in the twenties, four at thirty. You practise on different bodies across the weekend, not just one partner.

In most regions yes, but check two things first.

Insurance. You'll need a provider that covers assisted stretching. Not every insurer does and it varies by region and country, so confirm with yours before you take clients. Your PSS certificate is what they'll ask to see.

Scope of practice. This is a certification in assisted stretching technique. It does not qualify you to diagnose or treat medical conditions, and it does not replace a licence where your work requires one.

Once you pass the exam you receive an official certificate PDF, which you use to claim your CECs, satisfy your insurer, and be listed in our official Performance Stretch Practitioner directory.

You get a free retake — one virtual redo with an expert, at no extra cost.

The exam is on day three, after two full days of hands-on practice with instructors watching and correcting you. By the time you sit it, very little should be a surprise.

CECs from NASM, AFAA and canfitpro. Massage CEUs from NCBTMB.

Massage CEUs may also be submitted to your state. Please check what applies where you practise.