A 5-day course on the surface only.In this course you will be taught to connect the basic movements and positions you have learned in Watsu Basic with long, gracefully flowing transitions and to adapt this work to people of different sizes, shapes, and dispositions.You will also 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 what being held…

A 7-day course. Liquid Flow is an aquatic bodywork modality given in a warm water pool (ideally 35°C). Developed at the Quiet Healing Center, Auroville, Liquid Flow is inspired and based on the forms and qualities of Watsu, OBA, Healing Dance, and WaterDance. With a complete sense of presence and attention, the practitioner moves, folds, stretches, and massages the receiver's floating body on the surface, inducing a profound state of both physical and mental relaxation. Depending on the choice of…

A 4-days course on the surface and under water. Watsu & OBA are aquatic bodywork modalities given in a warm water pool (ideally 35°C). While Watsu is the mother of all water therapies, created by Harold Dull in the 1980s, OBA (formerly called Aquawellness) was developed afterwards by Kaya Femerling and Nirvano Martina Schulz. It combines elements of light movements and stretching, massage and mobilization of the joints in connection with breathing and energetic work conducted both on the surface…

A 2-day course. Meditation is an important tool to listen, accept and know ourselves, and to become more intuitive towards ourselves and others.In our understanding, the purpose of meditation is to cultivate presence and peace of mind, which foster possibilities to connect to our unique essence and the world around us. It also encourages development of our intuition and perception through the heart, besides perception through the rational mind. This might at times support making choices from a deeper place.Meditation…

A 7-day course with mainly under water work.OBA 2 focuses on learning more complex tech­niques, refining your intuitive responses and preparing for working profes­sionally with people in water.You will also learn about your own body mechanics and how to support and move each person as effortlessly as possible. Successful completion of the course enables you to give individual sessions.More about OBA: Developed by Kaya Femerling & Nirvano Martina Schulz, OBA is a deeply relaxing form of aquatic therapy, which takes…

A 2-day journey of exploring and discovering your breath and its applications in Watsu. You will also integrate the practice of Watsu qualities and the power of working with your receiver's breath.Several topics will be discussed such as the link between breathing and yourself as a giver, but also breathing and your energetic connection with the receiver. You will also be exposed to the anatomical basis of our respiratory system to better understand its functioning. To incorporate all these elements…

This 3-day course offers water students and practitioners the necessary tools for giving sessions to pregnant women and gaining a deeper insight into the fascinating world of pregnancy and birth in relation to aquatic bodywork. It also offers specific indications and contra-indications in the context of pregnancy and will allow you to give precious support to future mothers.With Watsu, we can help relieving specific pains and create psychological conditions to better prepare pregnant women for childbirth. The course also focuses…

A 6-day course in total, this being part 1 (first 3 days only). Tantsu grew out of Watsu. Watsu is a form of aquatic bodywork developed in the 1980s by Harold Dull, floating and stretching people in warm water. In Tantsu, the unconditional holding of Watsu is brought back onto land. Tantsu offers a deep state of listening and creates an unconditional union and cradle of connected breath and presence. The trust established by this cradle and its creative exploration…

A 7-day course with mainly under water work.During these seven days, you will repeat and deepen what you have learned in OBA 1 & 2 (formerly called Aquawellness 1&2) and deepen your insight that drives an OBA session. You will also be introduced to the latest, more advanced techniques and learn about the benefits of working with a series of sessions in order to experience the profound "aquatic body wave".You'll have time to deepen your personal growth and continue your…

A 6-day course in total, this being part 2 (second 3 days). Tantsu grew out of Watsu. Watsu is a form of aquatic bodywork developed in the 1980s by Harold Dull, floating and stretching people in warm water. In Tantsu, the unconditional holding of Watsu is brought back onto land. Tantsu offers a deep state of listening and creates an unconditional union and cradle of connected breath and presence. The trust established by this cradle and its creative exploration make…

A 6-day exploration into the fundamental principles of Biodynamic Cranial Sacral therapy in water and on land Amnion, a warm water modality, is a blend of prenatal somatic therapy, attachment theory, and cranial sacral unwinding. The water acts like an amnion (the membrane that surrounds and protects the embryo), allowing memories just below the surface of our awareness to emerge. Once we tap into these implicit memories, there is a possibility of releasing an excess of imprints, which are stored…

A 6-day course. Tantsu grew out of Watsu. Watsu is a form of aquatic bodywork developed in the 1980s by Harold Dull, floating and stretching people in warm water. In Tantsu, the unconditional holding of Watsu is brought back onto land. Tantsu offers a deep state of listening and creates an unconditional union and cradle of connected breath and presence. The trust established by this cradle and its creative exploration make it ideal for giving a Tantsu session to anybody.During…

Integration Days are excellent opportunities to refresh, adapt and further explore the techniques and sequences acquired in Watsu 1 and their effects on both giver and receiver.Special attention is given to details of the movements and their necessary adaptations according to the size, buoyancy and flexibility of the receiver. By refining the gracefully flowing transitions of Watsu's major positions and perfecting your own body mechanics, you will support and move each person as effortlessly as possible.Xavier Boisson WABA facilitator for…

A 7-day course on the surface only. Watsu 2 expands the Transition Flow taught in Watsu 1. You learn additional movements and bodywork in each position and to incorporate them in a session. You also learn about the meridians and acupressure points in Watsu and to creatively explore your own movements, while following the client's tendency to move.Practicing acupressure massage, lifts, pushes and pulls introduced at this stage, helps developing the ability to explore and play with energy.Prerequisites: Watsu 1.…

A course of 6 half days.Watsu & Liquid Flow are aquatic bodywork modalities given in a warm water pool (ideally 35°C).Watsu, the part where the client's face stays always on the surface, introduces the qualities and body mechanics required to work with someone in water in order to create a profound state of both physical and mental relaxation.   During the Liquid Flow part the receiver is also brought under water (with nose clip), which offers a unique experience. The…

Watsu Yoga Round is a powerful tool for deep relaxation and inner peace. It focuses on listening to the body and presence; it represents a way to come back to our heart, to an inner silence that is fully alive and vibrant. It is an invitation to feel, awaken and celebrate the energy of our being.When immersed in warm water during the Watsu Yoga Round, the body does not suffer from the effects of gravity; the flow of movements and…

A 6-day course. 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.Shiatsu is a modality, which originated within the oldest healing system known to humanity. It restores and maintains health by adjusting and balancing the body's primary communication network − the energy system. About 60% of this course is on land, during which we…

A 2-day course. Woga is the union of two words: water and yoga. It is based on yoga poses and stretches modified for warm water.Thanks to decrease in gravity, water allows greater ease of movement, unblocks articulations, lengthens and melts muscles, and removes negative tensions, thereby preventing stress, insomnia and anxiety.Water yoga is based on classic yoga poses and stretches, modified for standing in pool water, which is waist-to-chest high. You do not need to know how to swim. Sessions…

Integration Days are excellent opportunities to refresh, adapt and further explore the techniques and sequences acquired in Watsu 1 and their effects on both giver and receiver.Special attention is given to details of the movements and their necessary adaptations according to the size, buoyancy and flexibility of the receiver. By refining the gracefully flowing transitions of Watsu's major positions and perfecting your own body mechanics, you will support and move each person as effortlessly as possible.Dariya WABA facilitator, has been…

A 7-day course on the surface only. Watsu 3 is for people who have given enough practice sessions to develop a comfortable, intuitive awareness of how to float another person and who are ready to adapt and further explore aquatic bodywork outside the fixed form of Watsu 2.Powerful stretches and advanced techniques are introduced while rolls that require a spontaneous adaptation are learned as a gateway into Watsu's “Free Flow”. You can only participate in this advanced course after having…

A 6-day course with mainly under water work.OBA 1 focuses on learning more complex tech­niques, refining your intuitive responses and preparing for working profes­sionally with people in water.You will also learn about your own body mechanics and how to support and move each person as effortlessly as possible. Successful completion of the course enables you to give individual sessions.More about OBA: Developed by Kaya Femerling & Nirvano Martina Schulz, OBA is a deeply relaxing form of aquatic therapy, which takes…

In this 6-day course, you will: - acquire the basics of WOGA - be able to use the potential of yoga in shallow water - learn a WOGA exercise repertoire - receive didactic and methodical material to offer WOGA courses and/or incorporate WOGA into your water fitness classes.Topics addressed: Yoga philosophy in general, background of Hatha Yoga and Pranayama Practical and theoretical knowledge of the physical laws of water, which serves as the basis for a good general body feeling/image.…

A course of 6 half days.Watsu & OBA are aquatic bodywork modalities given in a warm water pool (ideally 35°C).Watsu, the part where the client's face stays always on the surface, introduces the qualities and body mechanics required to work with someone in water in order to create a profound state of both physical and mental relaxation.   During the OBA part the receiver is also brought under water (with nose clip), which offers a unique experience. The flowing interaction…

A 5-day course on the surface only.In this course you will be taught to connect the basic movements and positions you have learned in Watsu Basic with long, gracefully flowing transitions and to adapt this work to people of different sizes, shapes, and dispositions.You will also 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 what being held…