Watsu® & OBA Basic with Dariya & Ankit
December 16 - December 21
A course of 6 half days.
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A Watsu & OBA session offers an opportunity for profound relaxation and letting go, for building trust, for being nurtured and held, for expanding inner and outer boundaries, for releasing emotions and traumas – ultimately, for freeing body and mind in a flow unique to each client.
In Watsu Basic, during which the receiver’s face remains always on the surface, you will learn the qualities and body mechanics required to work with someone in water.
During the OBA Basic part you will bring your receiver under water (with a nose clip), thereby offering a unique experience.
In this beginner’s course, you will learn and practise basic techniques and qualities such as grounding, presence, stillness, movement, and attention in moving another person in water.
You will experience floating others and being floated, both on the surface and under water, thereby creating space for deep relaxation and nurturing body, mind and spirit.
Participants in this course often appreciate the group space, which fosters deep, meaningful and nurturing connections.
Prerequisites: No previous experience required.
Credits: Watsu Basic is recognized by WABA as part of the Watsu training program and gives 16 hours of credits for registration with WABA and Watsu India. OBA Basic is part of the Watsu India training program and gives an additional 15 hours of credits for registration with Watsu India and 15 supplementary hours with WABA.
Dariya
Dariya is a WABA facilitator and Liquid Flow co-founder. She has been teaching aquatic bodywork since 2004.
Her believe is, that a solid technical base provides ease towards her main focus, which is creating & holding spaces for flow, deepening and connection.
Ankit Shah
Ankit, along with his wife Pooja, is one of the youngest and most prominent Indian-origin practitioners and instructors of Watsu and Woga.
While building a successful corporate career, Ankit felt a deep calling to explore soul-centric therapeutic modalities—approaches that would allow him to journey inward, connect with his essence, and express his fullest creative potential.
This inner calling led him to Auroville in 2010—the international, experimental township in southern India—where he eventually discovered his path in Watsu, Woga, and other aquatic healing arts.
Since September 2024, he has also been enrolled in Dr. Gabor Maté’s professional training in Compassionate Inquiry, a trauma-informed psychotherapeutic approach that deepens his integrative and healing practice.
Timings: 1.00 – 6.00 pm
Price: ₹ 20,950
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.
