Ayurvedic Acupressure Massage
Offered by Kalyani
Dates and timings
No prior knowledge of massage is necessary. Massage is learnt step by step during the first 3 days and repeated in the last 3 days.
A workbook of therapy and practice as well as a DVD are provided.
15 - 20 Feb. 2010
8.30 am - 12.30
Ayurvedic Massage (Abhyanga)
Offered by Pramod Gurukal
Dates and timings
Abhyanga, the basic ayurvedic massage technique, applies oil in specific patterns. This massage is a therapeutic tool that stimulates the self-healing capacity of the body, helps the skin and main organs such as liver, kidneys, intestine, etc. to regain vitality, improves blood circulation, and stimulates joints, muscles and nerves.
This course is offered by Pramod Gurukal, who was trained from a very young age in his native Kerala.
22 - 27 Dec. 2009
12 - 17 Jan. 2010
08 - 13 Feb. 2010
01 - 06 Mar. 2010
9 am - 12
Offered by Sang
Dates and timings
This relaxing style of Hawaiian massage includes long, fluid, rhythmic strokes over the whole body using the hands as an instrument of the heart. While the whole body is loved unconditionally, muscles and connective tissue are stretched, stiff joints are loosened, and internal organs are gently manipulated into their correct relationship. Working with a focused, deep breathing, the practitioner enters into a meditative space and the client into a place of healing and harmony.
Where did it originate?
Hawaiian based Sherman Duboit is the internationally acclaimed founder of the Heartworks method of bodywork and massage. His system is a synthesis of ancient and modern approaches, as well as material that was directly channeled through him and became an integral part of his work and teaching. Sherman has happily given his blessing to continue these teachings.
The workshop experience
Step out of your day-to-day routine and join us in the beautiful surroundings of a natural retreat. Here we will nourish your body with delicious vegetarian food and gentle exercises. Guided meditations will encourage a still mind and a connection with your heart to learn and heal with aloha (love). By giving and receiving 10 massages over four days, you will experience true learning through this ancient wisdom, leaving you confident to treat family, friends and clients.
9 am - 6 pm
Offered by Sang
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9 am - 4 pm
Thai Yoga Massage
Offered by Kai Esko
Dates and timings
Thai Yoga Massage based on the Traditional Thai Massage (TTM) was brought to Thailand more than two thousand years ago as part of the spiritual practice of Buddhism. Having developed together with Traditional Thai Medicine, it contains elements of Yoga, Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine. The massage works to loosen blocks and relieve tensions by pressing and stretching the component points of the fundamental energy lines, which map the energy body's structure onto the physical. In this way the flow of energy throughout the body can be restored, stimulating blood circulation and body detoxification, as well as assisting the nervous system in secreting endorphins. These results relieve pain and have a positive effect on the body's general well-being.
This one day workshop will give the opportunity to learn the basic techniques of Thai Yoga Massage (in a dynamic style) in self-massage first and then continuing with a partner. The participants will practice the Thai Energy Lines with accupuncture massage and learn some rocking, pulling and classical stretching methods. They will use their palms, thumbs, ellbows and feet with leaning and circular pressure with a specal focus on using their own body weight. The workshops leads through a complete massage routine starting from the feet, passing through different positions and ending with a head + face massage.
The workshop is designed for beginners without or with previous massage experience. The self + partner massage techniques can be continued to be used in daily life afterwards.
The workshop will be taught by Kai Esko (assisted by Rossella). Kai Esko gives Thai Yoga Massage since 2004. He has studied in various courses over many years regulary in Thai Massage Courses in Bangkok ("Wat Pho") and Chiang Mai ("Old Medical Hospital", "Sunshine" and "Loi Kroh").
23 Jan. 2010
20 Feb. 2010
06 Mar. 2010 cancelled
9.30 - 12 am and 2 - 4.30 pm
Peas Versus Pills
Offered by Dr. Nandita Shah
Dates and timings
It is a workshop about healing yourself and others through a better understanding of the human anatomy, physiology and nature’s laws. You will learn how to understand what your body is telling you and how to respond accordingly. Discover what is the ideal healthy diet for a human being and learn how to prepare healthy, tasty meals that heal. Become aware of how to live holistically and in harmony with the environment.
You will be empowered to permanently reverse most diseases including obesity, heart disease, high pressure, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, digestive problems, menstrual and menopausal problems, joint pain, backaches and more by
• understanding what your body is telling you and responding accordingly.
• understanding what would be a healthy diet for a human being and learning how to prepare healthy, tasty healing meals.
The workshop will cover the following topics:
1. Health, disease and the scope of medicines.
2. What is the healthiest diet for our species? Understanding our anatomy, physiology and real nutritional needs.
3. Why the foods we are eating today cause disease.
4. Results of diet change.
5. The relation between diet and stress.
6. The relation between diet and our environment.
7. How to manage making the transition without missing the foods we are used to.
8. How to handle social situations.
Fees: inclusive of breakfast, lunch and snacks, course materials Rs 900 per person Special rates for long term volunteers and Aurovillians
Advance registration is a must. Seats are limited to 35.
10 Jan. 2010
31 Jan. 2010
14 Feb. 2010
07 Mar. 2010
9 am - 5 pm
Offered by Dariya & Daniel
Dates and timings
You will experience floating other people and being floated, on the surface and under water. Creating space for deep relaxation and nurturing body, mind and spirit.
You may also discover that this kind of bodywork is something you would like to explore further, in which case this course will serve as a perfect precursor to Liquid Flow Essence, or Watsu & Aquawellness 1 and Waterdance 1.
The course is recognized by Watsu India and gives 27 hours of credit.
22 - 27 Dec.
19 - 24 Jan. 2010
27 Feb. - 04 Mar. 2010
20 - 25 Apr. 2010
1.30 - 6 pm
Offered by Dariya & Daniel
Dates and timings
During the course, we will expand our movement sequence and experience a deepening of the multilayered effects of this powerful and softening work.
To participate in this course, you need to have completed at least one Liquid Flow Basic or a Watsu & Aquawellness Basic course, and given at least a few practice sessions in the meantime.
9 am - 6.30 pm
Offered by Gianni De Stefani (WABA Teacher)
Dates and timings
Through his personal studies, Gianni De Stefani, certified instructor of Watsu and Aquawellness, has made a synthesis of these two techniques of aquatic bodywork. During a long weekend or 6 half days you will learn the basics of how to gently move a partner on the surface and under water.
Watsu (WATer shiatSU) is aquatic bodywork on the surface, developed by the poet Harold Dull in the 80s, after his return from Japan, where he studied Zen Shiatsu with Master Masunaga. This course focuses on the basics of Watsu: how, like in Tai Chi, to stay grounded while you float and stretch someone on the rhythm of your partner’s breath. You will be led through a simple but complete sequence. You can take this course to deepen your meditation, enhance your connection with water, or improve your relationship with others. There will be no pressure to 'learn' the sequence.
Aquawellness is a form of aquatic bodywork, developed by Kaya Femerling and Nirvano Martina Schulz 20 years ago. It combines soft stretching, massage, joint release as well as energy and breath work above and below the water. In this course, our concentration will be particularly on the movements under water.
Especially designed movements allow the whole spine to swing and let the energy flow again. Because of the weightlessness of the body in water, the radius of joints movements widens and the whole body can be moved in a playful and new way. Chronic physical pain as well as emotional tensions can be released. You will experience a completely unique way of healing in water. A journey back to your origins, into the endless depth of your inner ocean.
The course is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 27 hours of credit.
Offered by Gianni De Stefani (WABA Teacher)
Dates and timings
Gianni De Stefani, instructeur de Watsu et Aquawellness, a synthétisé dans un programme personnel, ces deux techniques aquatiques, qu'elles soient officiellement reconnues. Pendant un long week-end ou 6 demi-journées vous apprendrez les bases comme bercer doucement un partenaire à la surface et sous l'eau.
Watsu (WATer shiatSU) est une travail aquatique sur le corps à la surface, développé par le poète Harold Dull dans les années 80, après son retour du Japon, où il a étudié le Zen Shiatsu avec le maître Masunaga. Ce cours se concentre sur les fondamentaux du Watsu, comment, tel qu’en Tai Chi, s’ancrer et stabiliser la posture dans l’eau pendant que vous pratiquez, ainsi que sur la personne qui repose dans vos bras et aux mouvements et étirements au rythme synchronisé des respirations. Vous serez conduit d'un bout à l'autre d'une forme simple, mais complète. Vous pouvez suivre ce cours pour approfondir votre méditation, votre relation à l'eau ou votre lien aux autres. Aucune pression sera exercée sur vous pour que vous "apprenez" la méthode.
Aquawellness est une travail sur le corps dans l'eau tempérée (34 ° -35 °) développé il y a 20 ans par Kaya Femerling et Nirvano Martina Schulz. C’est une pratique qui unit ou combine le stretching, la mobilisation des articulations, le massage avec le travail énergétique et de respiration à la surface et sous l’eau. Notre concentration est en particulier sur le travail sub-aquatique.
Avec des séquences des mouvements spécifiques la colonne vertébrale se mobilise doucement et les énergies vitales peuvent de nouveau affluer. Tu vas faire des expérience dans un mode totalement nouveau avec l'énergie curative de l'eau. Douleurs physiques, chroniques ainsi que des tensions émotives peuvent être soulagées. Aquawellness est un voyage de retour à tes origines, dans le bleu profond et sans fin de ton océan intérieur.
Ce cours est reconnu par WABA avec un crédit formatif de 27 heures.
Offered by Ashaman
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Healing Dance is an aquatic bodywork modality developed by Alexander Georgeakopoulos, an American ballet dancer and bodyworker. It is characterized by waves and spiral movements in the water, and is generally more dynamic than Watsu.
No previous water experience required.
Offered by Ashaman, who has been a student of Alexander since 1999.
Offered by Ashaman
Dates and timings
Healing Dance is an aquatic bodywork modality developed by Alexander Georgeakopoulos, an American ballet dancer and bodyworker. It is characterized by waves and spiral movements in the water, and is generally more dynamic than Watsu.
The Basic Healing Dance course covers a variety of principles and techniques unique to this modality, and does not include underwater work.
The course will be limited to 10 people, and, as it involves more advanced choreographies/sequences, is open to those who have previously taken an Introduction in Healing Dance, a Liquid Flow Basic or Watsu Basic course.
Offered by Ashaman, who has been a student of Alexander since 1999.
Offered by Gianni De Stefani (WABA Teacher)
Dates and timings
To follow this course, you need to have completed at least a Liquid Flow Basic or a Watsu & Aquawellness Basic course.
In the first stage of Watsu 1, you learn Watsu's Tai Chi-like basic movements and positions and how you, while staying grounded and connected with your partner’s breath, can let the water do the work. In its regular return to the Water Breath Dance position, you will find the stillness that is the basis of presence.
In the second stage, you learn to connect these basic movements and positions with long, gracefully flowing transitions into the Transition Flow. You learn to adapt this work to people of all sizes, shapes, and dispositions. You learn about your own body mechanics and how to support and move each person as effortlessly as possible.
On land, you will be introduced to both Co-Centering and Tantsu, and explore and share what being held means to you and others.
Aquawellness combines soft stretching, massage, joint release as well as energy and breath work in a unique way above and below water. Aquawellness 1 focuses mainly on underwater movements, which are both deeply relaxing and revealing.
Especially designed movements allow the whole spine to swing and let the energy flow again. Because of the weightlessness of the body in water, the radius of joint movements becomes wider and the whole body can be moved in a playful and new way. Chronic physical pain as well as emotional tensions can be released. This form of therapy invites you to experience a completely unique way of healing in water. A journey back to your origins, into the endless depth of your inner ocean.
The course is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 75 hours of credit credit.
Offered by Gianni De Stefani (WABA Teacher)
Dates and timings
To attend this course you must have passed Watsu 1 and have sufficient Watsu practice in water.
Watsu 2 expands the Transition Flow taught in Watsu 1. You learn additional movements and bodywork in each position and how to incorporate them and other movements. You learn about the meridians and acupressure points in Watsu and, following the client's tendency to move, how to creatively explore your own movements. Practicing acupressure massage, lifts, pushes and pulls introduced at this stage, helps develop the ability to explore and play with energy.
Because you now have so much material to work and play with, it is recommended that you practice many sessions before going on to Watsu 3 or another form of aquatic bodywork.
The course is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 50 hours of credit.
9 am - 6.30 pm
Offered by Gianni De Stefani (WABA Teacher)
Dates and timings
To follow this course, you need to have completed at least a Watsu 1 & Aquawellness 1 course and have sufficient practice in water.
Watsu 2 expands the Transition Flow taught in Watsu 1. You learn additional movements and bodywork in each position and how to incorporate them in a session. You also learn about the meridians and acupressure points in Watsu and, following the client's tendency to move, how to creatively explore your own movements. Practicing acupressure massage, lifts, pushes and pulls introduced at this stage, helps develop your ability to explore and play with energy.
Because you have now so much material to work and play with, it is recommended that you practice many sessions before going on to Watsu 3 or another form of aquatic bodywork.
Aquawellness 2 is a deepening and expansion of the underwater techniques and movements learned previously. Starting with what already has been acquired and reinforced, the underwater journey will be enriched by additional movements, new experiences, and various forms of dynamic and static sub-aquatic meditation. We learn to focus better and to synchronize ourselves with our partner, so that our life energies will flow more harmoniously and abundantly.
This intensive and deepening course invites you to take advantage of the healing energies of water in a collective and creative way.
The course is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 75 hours of credit.
Offered by Gianni De Stefani (WABA Teacher)
Dates and timings
To follow this course, you need to have completed at least a Watsu 1 & Aquawellness 1 course.
Aquawellness 2 is a deepening and expansion of the underwater techniques and movements learned previously. Starting with what already has been acquired and reinforced, the underwater journey will be enriched by additional movements, new experiences, and various forms of dynamic and static sub-aquatic meditation. We learn to focus better and to synchronize ourselves with our partner, so that our life energies will flow more harmoniously and abundantly.
This intensive course invites you to take advantage of the healing energies of water in a collective and creative way.
The course is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 50 hours of credit.
Offered by Harold Dull
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Watsu 3 is for people who have given enough Watsu sessions to develop a comfortable, intuitive awareness of how to be with another person in the water and who are ready to adapt and further explore aquatic bodywork outside the form of Watsu 2.
Powerful stretches and advanced techniques including work at the pool wall and on the steps are introduced. Rolls that require a spontaneous adaptation are presented as a gateway into "Free Flow".
The course is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 50 hours of credit.
Offered by Harold Dull
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This course is for those who have studied what they can and cannot do with others, and are ready to return to what Watsu can do for them. The oneness we discover in Watsu is the foundation of freedom. This course is a return to the wonder and joy of this discovery, and to the Free Flow that is its creative expression.
Besides learning and putting into practice the major principles and techniques of Free Flow, you will experience and explore the principles and techniques of "Watsu by Two" and other powerful combinations. You will also explore the energetic phenomenon that can accompany Watsu such as the Heart Body Wave when joyful waves in the heart's rhythm entrain those in our brain, our breathing and the body itself. Rolls introduced in Watsu 3 are further explored as well as using your legs in Free Flow.
The course is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 50 hours of credit.
Offered by Watsu India Team
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To participate, it is advisable to have attended at least a Watsu 2 or equivalent course.
“When your psychological energy returns beyond the period of the first childhood and penetrates in the heritage of your ancestral life, it is here that your deep spiritual world, whose existence you had never suspected, opens itself wide.” C. G. Jung
With this beautiful citation of Jung, we want to indicate the direction of the deep inner work that is carried out during this Inner Watsu seminar. Through an interdisciplinary approach and discussion on issues related to aquatic bodywork and personal growth, you will deepen your experience and understanding of working with human beings in warm water.
You will also learn about introducing Watsu to clients and about the role of chakras (especially the heart chakra) as instruments of psychosomatic awareness. You will deepen your knowledge of Watsu for disabled clients and people with special needs. You will explore underwater work in new ways, and savour the joy of speaking about Watsu in relation to pregnancy, birth, respiration and sexuality.
This seminar is led by the collective team of teachers of Watsu India.
The course is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 50 hours of credit.
Please be aware that this is a deeply touching course and therefore avoid other activities during the time of the workshop.
Offered by Gianni De Stefani (WABA Teacher)
Dates and timings
To follow this course, you must have completed a Watsu 2 course or a Watsu 1 course and 100 hours of other courses in aquatic bodywork.
In this course, you will learn how to apply the techniques of Watsu to people with special needs or disorders, whether physical or psychological. You also learn how to use the pool noodle and to work with people, who are particularly rigid or afraid to be held either for cultural reasons or fear of water.
In the traditional Watsu, we learn to create the necessary confidence to allow a person to relax in our arms. In this course we learn, on land and in water, the indispensable basis about the functioning of the human body, so that we can adapt and give a pleasant session to people with special needs.
The course is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 25 hours of credit.
Offered by Gianni De Stefani (WABA Teacher)
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To attend this course you must have done at least Watsu Basic or Liquid Flow Basic.
Meditation is an important tool to listen, accept and know ourselves, and to become more intuitive towards ourselves and others. The purpose of meditation - besides the physical and psychological benefits - is to build a connection with our soul and with the divine in and around us, in whatever spiritual or religious form we prefer to understand.
It also encourages the development of our intuition and perception through the heart and not only through the rational mind. This permits us, in certain life situations, to operate on a higher level and make better choices.
Meditation helps us essentially to develop our capacity for personal introspection and is the basis for our ability to listen to the person we float in our arms during a Watsu session. In this way we can work with a genuine empathy, thereby stimulating the flow of subtle energy.
The course is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 15 hours of credit.
Offered by Watsu India Team
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Offered by Xavier Boisson
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Several topics will be discussed such as the link between breathing and yourself as a giver, but also breathing and energetic connection with the receiver. We will study the anatomical basis of our respiratory system to better understand its functioning.
To incorporate these elements into your water work, we will practice, explore, share our feelings, and practice again and again...
The prerequisite for attending this course is Basic Watsu.
The credit for this WABA recognized training course is 15 hours.
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To attend this course you must have done Watsu 1 .
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To attend this course you must have done Watsu 1.
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To attend this course you must have done Watsu 1.
Offered by Gianni De Stefani (WABA Teacher)
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An important part of aquatic bodywork is about simply BEING instead of DOING something particular. Meditation is one of the best ways to enter into that state of being.
To participate in this retreat, it is advisable to have attended at least a Watsu 2 or equivalent course.
Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was rediscovered by Gautama the Buddha more than 2500 years ago. Vipassana is a way of self-transformation through self-observation. It focuses on the deep interconnection between body and mind, which can be directly experienced.
Watsu is the first form of meditative aquatic bodywork, developed by the poet Harold Dull in the 80s. Considered as one of the most profound developments in bodywork in our time, Watsu brings the giver and receiver to a new level of connection and consciousness that involves our whole being.
In this retreat, we combine elements of Vipassana meditation with the depth and practice of Watsu to encourage the search for our inner emptiness. While isolating us in silence from all external contact for 7 days, we will enter into a deep contact with our inner self.
This journey of observation and self-discovery can bring us to the roots of our mind and dissolve mental and emotional impurities, giving us back balance, love and compassion.
The course is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 50 hours of credit.
Please be aware that this is a 7 days’ residential retreat, during which we stay for the entire time in isolation on the premises of Quiet.
Offered by Gianni Mazzesi
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Watsu, the abbreviation of WATer ShiatSU, originates from Masunaga’s Zen Shiatsu, which was transferred and adapted to warm water by the Californian Shiatsu practitioner Harold Dull. Therefore a deeper knowledge of Shiatsu is highly recommended.
To become a registered Watsu practitioner, one needs to have at least 50 hours of Shiatsu (or Tantsu, another method of land work).
To participate in this course, it is advisable to have attended at least a Watsu 1 or equivalent course. Though it is not a water course in the usual sense (as about 50% is on land), this course will certainly add valuable knowledge to your Watsu practice.
Shiatsu is a form of natural healing that originated within the oldest healing system known to humanity. It is a method of restoring and maintaining health by adjusting and balancing the body's primary communication system - the energy system. This energy system directs our growth, body functions, and activities as well as our awareness from the time of conception till death.
Understanding the general principles of Shiatsu helps us to better penetrate the mysteries of Watsu.
This course is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 50 hours of credit.
Offered by Gianni De Stefani (WABA Teacher)
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To participate in this class, it is advisable to have attended a Watsu 2 course or a Watsu 1 course and at least another 100 hours of aquatic bodywork training.
This class proposes a theoretical and experiential overview of a model of traditional anatomy for Watsu. The course focuses on the planes and axes of movements, the mechanics of articulations, physiology, metabolism, and on the muscles and their lengthening. The practice and theory takes place on land and in water. Through massages and specific exercises we learn the functionality of various body structures and the possible applications in Watsu.
About a third of the course is dedicated to pure theory, a third to practice on land, and a third to practical applications in water.
The course is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 50 hours of credit credit.