They are introduced to four groups of clients per day, and work with them in small groups under supervision. Clients are pre-selected to provide the students with experience in addressing a wide range of health and functional problems. Students are encouraged to develop and apply their own intuition and invention. Evaluation of the movement patterns of clients and students is emphasized. In Apprenticeship, students work with the instructor in his or her practice.
Classes are small, and students are assured of personal attention.
Usually there are a mixture of massage therapists, health care professionals, and beginners. As a teenager, Meir overcame blindness caused by congenital cataracts and other serious vision problems and today has an unrestricted driver's license. The principles he discovered while working to gain functional vision became the foundation for the Meir Schneider Self-Healing Method. Payment plans and early-payment discounts are available. Self-Healing is the only bodywork that combines massage, movement and vision improvement therapies.