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Watsu® Watsu® is a relatively new type of therapeutic massage, created and refined over the past two decades. It's working medium is a pool of warm water, approximately skin temperature (96º), and it combines the overall benefits of massage and stretching with the relaxing and supportive nature of warm water. In this place where gravity and weight become suspended, long standing patterns of physical tension and stress can dissolve quickly and with ease. In addition to the remarkable physical benefits of Watsu®, the act of being gracefully moved and held in warm water can lead to deep emotional and spiritual experiences. It is often said by patients that they felt very connected to being in a peaceful, womb-like state and were delighted to be born into a fresh new world with less pain, and more pleasure, than before. |
| Waterdance Waterdance is another, fairly recent, development in the field of aquatic bodywork therapy. In this modality, the patient is given nose clips after being massaged and stretched in the water. The receiver is then gradually and gently brought under water during an exhale of the breath. The patient returns to the surface, gathers more air during a few breaths, and is again slowly lead underwater while beingslowly danced around the pool. Both the giver and receiver must be totally in tune with the breath, which is an awareness that's been the cornerstone of meditation practices for thousands of years. The patient is given a 360º experience of their body while being supported, guided, and encouraged by the therapist. The vision and experience of letting oneself be totally carried and moved by water is a freedom and euphoria worth discovering. |
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Depending on both
giver and receiver, aquatic bodywork might be experienced as slow or quick,
easy or intense, dark or light. Any given session can be tender, vigorous,
gentle, fun, exhilarating, quiet, or joyful...maybe all within the same
treatment!!! If you've ever enjoyed soaking in warm water, practicing yoga, dancing, or watching people dance, I am sure you will love Waterdance and Watsu®. While waiting for a warm water pool to open in Downeast Maine, Art's water therapy career is on stand-by. He highly recommends asking someone at one of the following web sites if there is a water therapist in your neighborhood. The Watsu Institute http://www.learnwatsu.com/ World Aquatic Bodywork Association http://www.waba.edu/ |
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