OBA 1 Fluid Body with Fred
2023-08-16 - 2023-08-21 | Quiet Healing Center, India
A 6-day course on the surface and under water. Oceanic Bodywork® Aqua is a method of bodywork, that takes place in a warm water pool (35 °C).
It combines elements of soft stretching movements, massage and joint release as well as energy and breathwork in a unique way. Deep relaxation on a physical and emotional level can happen. Specially designed movements allow your whole spine to swing and your energy can flow again. The radius of your joint movements becomes wider and your whole body can be moved in a playful new way because of its weightlessness in the water.
Consciousness and perception of your body changes and you can perceive it with a heightened awareness. Chronic physical pain as well as emotional tension can be released. Oceanic Bodywork® Aqua nourishes the soul and invites you to get to know the healing energies of the water in a totally new way. Chronic physical pain as well as emotional tensions can be released. Meditation can happen in a very easy and natural way.
You might dive into a wondrous world of memories, of floating weightlessly in the protective womb of your mother, of diving right back into that very space where you were surrounded by soft warm water. OBA invites you to experience again the nurturing qualities of being held and loved, and to rediscover trust, peace within yourself, and a sense of coming home.
During this course, you will experience how to work in the water and on land. You’ll learn a number of movements, on the surface (with and without cushion and noodle), as well as underwater. A lot of time for practice and integration will be offered. Prerequisites: OBA Basic or Liquid Flow Basic or Watsu 1 or Healing Dance 1 or WaterDance 1.
Credits: OBA 1 is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 50 hours of credits for registration with WABA and Watsu India. Fred
OBA Basic Liquid Joy and OBA 1 Fluid Body facilitator. Watsu Practitioner and Watsu Basic instructor in training. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.30 pm
Price: ₹ 32,500 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Watsu® & OBA Basic with Dariya & Daniel
2023-09-19 - 2023-09-24
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 with water, its fluid support and warm embrace, and the practitioner’s presence provide a space for the client to experience the multi-layered benefits of this powerful and softening bodywork. Watsu & OBA offer 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 and to each session.
In this course, you will practice basic techniques and qualities (grounding, presence, stillness, movement, attention) of being and moving another body in water. You will experience floating other people and being floated, 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 (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) as part of the Watsu training program and gives 16 hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India. OBA Basic is part of the Watsu India training program and gives an additional 15 hours of credit for registration with Watsu India and 15 supplementary hours with WABA. Dariya (as WABA instructor) & Daniel have been sharing their passion for aquatic bodywork with groups since 2004.
Besides the belief that a solid technical base provides possibilities for ease and lightness in further personal growth, their main focus is to create spaces for flow, deepening and connection. Timings: 1.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Price: ₹ 19,950
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Woga® 1&2 (Yoga in Water) with Petra Buschfeld
2023-10-14 - 2023-10-15
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 are structured like their yoga equivalents on land: breathing, warm-up exercises, a series of poses, and a relaxation period. The difference is that you are in a warm water pool!
Focus of Woga 1&2 is Hatha Yoga in water (asanas in standing position, on the wall, in floating position, and under water), pranayama and meditation. Prerequisites: No previous experience required (also no need to know how to swim).
Credits: Woga 1&2 (Yoga in Water) is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 12 supplementary hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India. Petra Buschfeld
Certified acupuncturist, WABA facilitator for Watsu Basic, Watsu 1 and co-facilitator for Shiatsu for Watsu. She also facilitates OBA Basic, OBA 1 and Woga 1 & 2. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.30 pm
Price: ₹ 7,950 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

OBA Basic Liquid Joy with Fred
2023-10-21 - 2023-10-22
A 2-day course on the surface and under water.
OBA (Oceanic Bodywork@ Aqua) is an aquatic bodywork modality given in a warm water pool (ideally 35°C). OBA (formerly called Aquawellness) was developed by Kaya Femerling and Nirvano Martina Schulz in the mid 80’s.
It combines elements of light movements and stretching, massage and mobilization of the joints in connection with breathing and energy work conducted both on the surface and under water.

During this OBA Basic Liquid Joy course, you will experience how to work in the water and on land. You’ll learn a number of simple movements, on the surface (with and without cushion and noodle), as well as underwater. Afterwards, you’ll be able to share them with friends and relatives, creating unforgettable moments.
In this course, you will practice basic techniques and qualities of being (grounding, presence, stillness, movement, attention) while moving another body in water. You will experience floating other people and being floated, on the surface and under water, thereby creating space for deep relaxation and nurturing body, mind and spirit.
OBA offers an opportunity for profound relaxation and letting go, building trust, being nurtured and held, expanding inner and outer boundaries, releasing emotions and traumas – ultimately, for freeing body and mind in a flow, unique to each client and each session.
Prerequisites: No previous experience required.

Credits: OBA Basic is part of the Watsu India training program and gives 15 hours of credit for registration with Watsu India and 15 supplementary hours with WABA. Fred
OBA Basic Liquid Joy Instructor and Watsu Practitioner. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.30 pm
Price: ₹ 9,950 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

OBA 1 Fluid Body with Fred
2023-10-24 - 2023-10-29
A 6-day course with mainly under water work. ”Diving into the wonderful world of memories, where we, as embryos in the protective belly of our mother, floated, surrounded by warm water. In timeless vastness, going inside, feeling free and secure, and diving into a weightless world”. In this first course of 50 hours, we will approach water in a playful and friendly way, beginning to learn the various techniques of this wonderful work in hot water. We will see the 3 phases of a session: working on cushions and floats, working on the surface and underwater. At the end of this course you will be able to offer friends and acquaintances a complete OBA session. More about OBA:
Developed by Kaya Femerling & Nirvano Martina Schulz, OBA is a deeply relaxing form of aquatic therapy, which takes place in a warm water pool..
It combines elements of soft stretching movements, aquatic deep tissue massage, and joint release, as well as energy and breath work in a unique way above and below water. Especially designed movements allow your whole spine to swing and energy to flow again.
This form of aquatic therapy invites you to experience the healing energies of water in a new way. Chronic physical pain as well as emotional tensions can be released. Special positions may remind you of how you felt to be held as a child.
You might dive into a wondrous world of memories, of floating weightlessly in the protective womb of your mother, of diving right back into that very space where you were surrounded by soft warm water. OBA invites you to experience again the nurturing qualities of being held and loved, and to rediscover trust, peace within yourself, and a sense of coming home.
Prerequisites: OBA Basic or Liquid Flow Basic or Watsu 1 or Healing Dance 1 or WaterDance 1.
Credits: OBA 1 is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 50 hours of credits for registration with WABA and Watsu India.

Fred
OBA Basic Liquid Joy, OBA 1 Fluid Body instructor and Watsu Practitioner. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.30 pm
Price: ₹ 32,500 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Birenda Massage Course with Jean-Louis & Sivacoumar
2023-11-09 - 2023-11-12
This massage training consists of six days, divided into four days (9 – 12 November) and two days (18 – 19 November). Birenda Massage is a unique Indian massage therapy, which was developed by Birenda, an accomplished therapist from Bengal with 50 years of experience.
To facilitate the learning process, the course material consists of three sections: the first part is dedicated to back massage; during the two other sections, you’ll learn how to massage the legs, arms and front of the body.
You’ll also learn how to prepare yourself before massaging a person, create a trusting relationship with your client, and offer relevant information afterwards.
Manual and certificate upon completion of the course! Jean-Louis
After receiving a long, in-depth personal training from Birenda himself, Jean-Louis has been offering massage treatments over the past 25 years. As an accomplished therapist, he has also been teaching this innovative body treatment to both beginners and experienced therapists in India and abroad. Sivacoumar
Sivacoumar has been working as a Birenda massage therapist since 2018. During this period, he was personally trained by Jean-Louis to become a Birenda massage instructor and will co-teach this course together with him. Dates:
* 9 – 12 November 2023 (module 1)
* 18 – 19 November 2023 (module 2)
(36 hours in total)
Timings: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Price: ₹ 20,950 (including manual and lunches)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Hawaiian Massage Course: Lomi Lomi Basic with Sang
2023-11-23 - 2023-11-26
A 4-days’ course for anyone, who likes to be introduced to massage and bodywork. Lomi Lomi is an ancient Hawaiian massage style which uses long fluid rhythmic strokes to treat the whole body. The practitioner uses the hands as instrument of the heart.
Energetic, emotional and muscular blockages are released allowing oxygen, blood circulation and life to flow more freely. This massage brings balance and a heart-opening peace to body, mind and spirit.
During this course, you’ll learn:
* an ancient Hawaiian massage technique;
* connect to your heart through meditation;
* give and receive a series of healing massages.
No previous experience required. Certificate upon completion of the course. Sang
Sang was trained at the Mettes Institute in Australia and has been a facilitator at the Institute from 2003-2006. She introduced Hawaiian massage courses in Auroville in 2006 and has been teaching Lomi Heartwork and KaHuna bodywork ever since. Timings: 8 am – 6 pm (34 hours)
Price: Rs 18,950 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Lomi'Ili'Ili. Hawaiian Hot Stones Massage Course with Sang
2023-12-01 - 2023-12-03
Hot stones massage is used to help relax and ease tense muscles and damaged soft tissues throughout the body. During a hot stone massage, smooth, flat, heated stones are massaged directly on the body and placed on specific parts of the body. The stones are usually basalt, a type of volcanic rock that retains heat.
In this 3-day course, you’ll learn how to use the stones and hands as an extension of the heart. The course also includes body brushing, balancing, sacred rituals, and Hawaiian chanting.
No previous experience required. Certificate upon completion of the course. Sang
Sang was trained at the Mettes Institute in Australia and has been a facilitator at the Institute from 2003-2006. She introduced Hawaiian massage courses in Auroville in 2006 and has been teaching Lomi Heartwork and KaHuna bodywork ever since. Timings: 8 am – 6 pm (30 hours)
Price: Rs 16,750 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

WATA Fundamental with Roberto
2023-12-10 - 2023-12-15
A 6-day course on the surface as well as underwater.
In WATA Fundamental Class, we focus on the three fundamental aspects of WaterDance: vertical grounding, posture (of both the giver and receiver) and the breath.
In WaterDance, our most basic move is the Water Breath Dance, in which we float someone in our arms and let them sink a little as they breathe out and rise with them as we both breath in. This creates a connection that can be carried into all above and underwater moves. We also practice the beginning and end of a session and the basic movements, which form the essential core of this form of Aquatic-Body-Healing-Work.
The second part of this training is dedicated to a playful and at the same time attentive introduction to bring our partner underwater. Fears or apprehensions of going underwater will be given the time needed to open up and to be integrated.
On land:
Various tools like guided meditations, body- and energy work, active breathing exercises, communication skills and conscious contact with the earth, shall help to balance the four elements in and around us.
Prerequisites: No previous experience required.
Credits: WATA Fundamental is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 50 hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India. Roberto
Roberto is a Watsu and WaterDance practitioner, and a WATA Fundamental instructor. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.30 pm
Price: ₹ 31,500
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Woga® 1&2 (Yoga in Water) with Dariya
2023-12-16 - 2023-12-17
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 are structured like their yoga equivalents on land: breathing, warm-up exercises, a series of poses, and a relaxation period. The difference is that you are in a warm water pool!
Focus of Woga 1&2 is Hatha Yoga in water (asanas in standing position, on the wall, in floating position, and under water), pranayama and meditation. Prerequisites: No previous experience required (also no need to know how to swim).
Credits: Woga 1&2 (Yoga in Water) is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 12 supplementary hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India. Dariya
WABA facilitator, has been sharing her passion for aquatic bodywork with groups since 2004. Besides the belief that a solid technical base provides possibilities for ease and lightness in further personal growth, her main focus is to create spaces for flow, deepening and connection. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.00 pm
Price: ₹ 7,950 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Watsu® Yoga Round with Fred & Roberto
2023-12-18, 2024-01-08, 2024-02-07
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 stretching alternated with moments of stillness invite a progressive well-being: body and mind become free to dance!
Prerequisites: No previous experience required (also no need to know how to swim).
Booking: 9488084966 or E-mail: quiet@auroville.org.in Timings: 3.00 – 6.30 pm
Price: ₹ 500
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Watsu® & OBA Basic with Dariya & Daniel
2023-12-19 - 2023-12-24
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 with water, its fluid support and warm embrace, and the practitioner’s presence provide a space for the client to experience the multi-layered benefits of this powerful and softening bodywork. Watsu & OBA offer 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 and to each session.
In this course, you will practice basic techniques and qualities (grounding, presence, stillness, movement, attention) of being and moving another body in water. You will experience floating other people and being floated, 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 (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) as part of the Watsu training program and gives 16 hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India. OBA Basic is part of the Watsu India training program and gives an additional 15 hours of credit for registration with Watsu India and 15 supplementary hours with WABA. Dariya (as WABA instructor) & Daniel have been sharing their passion for aquatic bodywork with groups since 2004.
Besides the belief that a solid technical base provides possibilities for ease and lightness in further personal growth, their main focus is to create spaces for flow, deepening and connection. Timings: 1.00 – 6.00 pm

Price: ₹ 19,950
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Watsu® 1 (Transition Flow) with Dariya & Daniel
2023-12-26 - 2023-12-30
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 means to you and others.
Prerequisites: Watsu Basic.
Credits: Watsu 1 is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) as part of the Watsu training program and gives 34 hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India. Dariya (as WABA instructor) & Daniel have been sharing their passion for aquatic bodywork with groups since 2004.
Besides the belief that a solid technical base provides possibilities for ease and lightness in further personal growth, their main focus is to create spaces for flow, deepening and connection. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.00 pm
Price: ₹ 22,500 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Liquid Flow Essence with Dariya & Daniel
2024-01-09 - 2024-01-15
A 7-day course, on the surface as well as under water.
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 the receiver, a session can also include an underwater part (with nose clip), which offers a unique experience of being moved under water.
The flowing interaction with water, its fluid support and warm embrace, and the practitioner’s presence provide a space for the receiver to experience the multilayered benefits of this powerful and softening bodywork. Liquid Flow 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 receiver and to each session. This intense course with the main Liquid Flow sequence is for students of different aquatic bodywork modalities, who wish to dive deeper into their practice.
In combination with practices on land, you will experience the profound effects of this powerful, yet softening, work.
Liquid Flow Essence is the favourite elective of many students. Inspired by different aquatic bodywork modalities, it offers a wonderful new sequence of essential mobilisation possibilities in a flow with ease and continuity.
Together with a deepening presence and unconditional holding, this course improves your therapeutic work and leads towards the essence of any aquatic bodywork: being deeply in touch with one’s essence, and experiencing a sense of timelessness and connection to ALL. Prerequisites: Watsu & Liquid Flow Basic or Watsu & OBA Basic, and number of practice sessions given according to teachers’ recommendation.
Credits: Liquid Flow Essence is part of the Watsu India training program and gives 50 supplementary hours of credit for registration with WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and as an elective with Watsu India. Dariya (as WABA instructor) & Daniel have been sharing their passion for aquatic bodywork with groups since 2004.
Besides the belief that a solid technical base provides possibilities for ease and lightness in further personal growth, their main focus is to create spaces for flow, deepening and connection. Timings: 9 am – 6 pm (plus one evening)
Price: ₹ 31,500 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Watsu® Basic with Petra Buschfeld
2024-01-23 - 2024-01-24
A 2-day course on the surface only. Watsu is an aquatic bodywork modality given in a warm water pool (ideally 35°C).
Watsu, 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.
The flowing interaction with water, its fluid support and warm embrace, and the practitioner’s presence provide a space for the client to experience the multi-layered benefits of this powerful and softening bodywork. Watsu 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 and to each session.
In this course, you will practice basic techniques and qualities (grounding, presence, stillness, movement, attention) of being and moving another body in water. You will experience floating other people and being floated on the surface, 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 (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) as part of the Watsu training program and gives 16 hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India. Petra Buschfeld
Certified acupuncturist, WABA facilitator for Watsu Basic, Watsu 1 and co-facilitator for Shiatsu for Watsu. She also facilitates OBA Basic, OBA 1 and Woga 1 & 2. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.00 pm
Price: ₹ 10,950 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Holistic Reflexology with Ananda
2024-01-24 - 2024-01-28
“Feet have roots to touch the heart of the earth…
hands have wings to reach the mystery of the sky… “ What is Holistic Reflexology?
Holistic Reflexology is a deeply relaxing, healing & balancing tool for body-mind-energy. With meditative presence, loving energy & by activating and relaxing nerve endpoints, lymphatic nodes and energy points in hands and feet, we support harmonizing internal organs, blood circulation, nervous, hormonal, lymphatic systems and boost immunity.

What do we learn and practice in Part 1 of this training?

Anatomy of physical, energy bodies and Foot reflexology maps
Foot reflexology techniques and sequences for organs, nervous, lymphatic, hormonal and energy balancing
Lymphatic flush drainage sequence for detoxification
Warm-up, self-healing, theory, practice, exchange sessions and integration
Meditations to be open channel of presence and loving energy
Effective ways to give deep healing sessions effortlessly

What do we learn and practice in Part 2 of this training?

Extended anatomy of physical, energy bodies and Hand reflexology maps
Hand reflexology techniques and sequences for organs, nervous, lymphatic, hormonal and energy balancing
Warm-up, self-healing, theory, practice, exchange sessions and integration
Meditations to be open channel of presence and loving energy
Effective ways to give deep healing sessions effortlessly
Session flow: reading, connection, flow, after session support.

Who can do this training?
Anyone who

wants to heal oneself
is an intuitive healer and wants to learn an effective art and science of healing
wants to work professionally with Reflexology
wants to share love and healing touch with family / friends
wants to learn the mysteries of body, energy and right tools to heal
is already into healing and want to make it effective and effortless

Where does Holistic Reflexology come from?
Reflexology has roots and practised by ancient cultures of India, China and Egypt. The modern form of Reflexology is based on extended research and mapping by Eunice Ingham and zone therapy by Dr William Fitzgerald. It also combines meditative presence and energy work experience by Ananda.

Is reflexology effective?
Yes, it helps to deeply relax and boost the immune system, lymphatic system, nervous system and blood circulation system.
It is scientifically researched and found to be effective complimentary healing for various cases like:

asthma, colds and bacterial infections
sinus problems
back problems
hormonal imbalances
infertility issues
digestion problems
menstrual issues
arthritic pain
chronic fatigue
nerve tingling and numbness from cancer drugs (peripheral neuropathy)
migraines, headaches

What is “holistic”?
Holistic means whole. Healing happens if we tune our body-mind-energy with the whole of our essence. Body-mind-energy has a natural, self-balancing, self-healing capacity. The healer simply plays the role of a channel / catalyst using effective techniques, loving energy and meditative presence. There is nothing to believe blindly but scientific tools to learn, experience and integrate.

How to heal the healer?
During this training, we will have daily practice of full body preparation exercises from yoga and energy preparation through meditations. These will help the healer to take care of oneself in a healthy way and to be an open channel of sensitivity, presence and loving energy before working with others.

Do we get certificate?
Yes, on successful completion, a participation certificate will be provided.

Are we equipped to give professional sessions?
Yes, on successful completion, you are trained to give full professional sessions effectively using intelligent tools and intuition. You will give 50 practice sessions as gift before charging. Ananda
Ananda is a simple yogi, meditator and inner guide sharing life, wisdom, experiential retreats, training, and individual sessions across Asia & Europe. He feels awareness & love are the master keys to living wholesome. His sharing is based on 30 years of deep experiences with Yoga, Tantra, Psychology, Inner Science, ancient and modern healing tools.
He is professionally trained in various ancient and modern forms of healing tools, including Ayurveda, Varma, Reiki, Pranic Healing, NLP, NVC, Watsu, Aqua wellness, Liquid Flow, Awareness through the body, Reflexology & Rebalancing.
12 years ago, he left his early life as a computer software architect with a Master’s degree in computers for a simple living. Currently, he is setting up an organic farm of fruits & herbs in the healing forest of Kodaikanal mountain as a wholeness space. Timings: 9.30 am – 5.00 pm
Price: ₹ 17,000 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Watsu® & Meditation with Dariya
2024-01-25 - 2024-01-26
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 essentially helps to develop our capacity for personal expansion and is the basis for our ability to deeply listen to, and be fully present with the person we float during a Watsu session. Prerequisites: Watsu Basic or Watsu & Liquid Flow Basic.
Credits: Watsu and Meditation is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) as part of the Watsu training program and gives 15 hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India. 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. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.00 pm
Price: ₹ 9,950 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Watsu® 1 (Transition Flow) with Petra Buschfeld
2024-01-27 - 2024-01-31
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 means to you and others.
Prerequisites: Watsu Basic.
Credits: Watsu 1 is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) as part of the Watsu training program and gives 34 hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India. Petra Buschfeld
Certified acupuncturist, WABA facilitator for Watsu Basic, Watsu 1 and co-facilitator for Shiatsu for Watsu. She also facilitates OBA Basic, OBA 1 and Woga 1 & 2. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.00 pm
Price: ₹ 22,500 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Watsu® for Babies with Dariya
2024-02-01
A 1-day course.
Watsu for Babies is a beautiful and spontaneous way of experiencing the first childhood years and is open to all those who would like to experience the joy of being in water with babies. In this course you will discover that emotions arising from spontaneous movements in water open extraordinary borders. They allow us to be in the present moment, simply listening to the breathing of the baby while being supported by the healing power of water.
Through some Tantsu and Ai-Chi exercises, you will start listening to yourself and to the baby you hold in your arms. You will also learn possible transitions of the Watsu sequence in order to expand it in a creative way for babies. Thanks to the collaboration with Gianni De Stefani, certified WABA facilitator, Dr. Riccardo Palumbo has been able to develop a new massage, which is introduced in this course to bring Watsu into the world of babies. Prerequisites: Watsu Basic or a degree to work with babies in water.
Credits: Watsu for Babies is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 8 hours of credit for registration as aquatic bodywork with WABA and as an elective with Watsu India. 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. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.00 pm
Price: ₹ 4,950 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Holistic Rebalancing – Healing Touch with Ananda
2024-02-02 - 2024-02-11
“Body-mind-energy has a natural, self-balancing, self-healing capacity. The therapist simply plays the role of a catalyst using effective techniques, loving energy and meditative presence.” “The more you are, the less is the flow from the source; the less you are, the more the flow from the source. When YOU are not at all, then you are just a hollow bamboo which becomes a flute on the lips of existence. Then the song starts flowing. And to sing the song of existence, to allow existence to sing a song through you, is the greatest joy of life.” ~ OSHO What is Holistic Rebalancing?
Holistic Rebalancing is a powerful healing and balancing tool for body-mind-energy through massage like form of touch. It has 5 kinds of tools through touch to enhance and balance 5 elements in our system: water, fire, air, earth, space

What do we learn in Module 1 of this training?

Module 1 focuses on developing expertise with spine, sacrum and neck
Learn techniques of joint release to melt & relax, deep tissue massage to release pain/holdings, energy work to nourish healing from inside
Learn techniques integrated from deep tissue massage, joint release, myofascial work, cranio-sacral work, Tibetan pulsing, energy work, reflexology, vital Varma points, breath work and holistic science
Learn the anatomy of physical and energy body
Learn 5 ways of touch to balance 5 elements: water, fire, air, earth, space
Learn meditations to be hollow bamboo for tuning and allowing natural healing
Learn breath work and tools for body awareness
Daily practice of full body preparation from yoga and energy preparation through meditations
Learn effective ways to give deep healing sessions effortlessly
Learn to hold space with changing body-mind-emotions-energy
Learn to give professional sessions starting with connection, understanding the need, applying unique combination of tools with right intelligence and intuition, completing with energy work, integrating back to self

What do we learn in Module 2 of this training?

Extending on the foundation of Module 1 (prerequisite) which focused on developing expertise with spine, sacrum and neck
Learn deeper and refine 5 modes of touch, balancing 5 elements
Learn to work on the front body system, chest, belly, pelvis which are sensitive, intimate and important for many
Learn to work with specific vital internal organs with sensitivity and care
Learn to work supporting the body sideways, suitable and important for pregnant woman and physically challenged situations
Learn more Tibetan pulsing energetic circuits and Varma points to cross circuit, open and heal the energetic and nervous system
Ayurvedic style various body type reading and choosing the flow of session and techniques accordingly
Support people for deeper healing, inner journey and transformation

Who can do this training?
Anyone who

wants to heal oneself
is an intuitive healer and wants to learn an effective art and science of healing
wants to work professionally with people through healing touch
wants to share love and healing touch with family / friends
wants to learn the mysteries of body, energy and right tools to heal
is already into healing and want to make it effective and effortless

Where does Holistic Rebalancing come from?
It has ancient roots from the Indian system of Yoga, Varma & Ayurveda. In contemporary times, it has been synthesised from a combination of powerful tools in a conscious spiritual community. It has techniques integrated from deep tissue massage, joint release, myofascial work, cranio-sacral work, Tibetan pulsing, energy work, reflexology, vital Varma points, breath work and holistic science.

Is synthesis work effective?
Yes, it’s the synthesis with cream of tools from effective healing forms. Even people who have learnt other form of massage / healing work get surprised and appreciate the depth and effect of this work in short time. It has 5 kinds of tools through touch to enhance and balance 5 elements in our system: water, fire, air, earth, space. Based on the constitution and body type, we apply the right proportion of tools effectively unique for each person.

What is “holistic”?
Holistic means whole. Healing happens if we tune our body-mind-energy with the whole of our essence. Body-mind-energy has a natural, self-balancing, self-healing capacity. The healer simply plays the role of a channel / catalyst using effective techniques, loving energy and meditative presence. There is nothing to believe blindly but scientific tools to learn, experience and integrate.

How to heal the healer?
During this training, we will have daily practice of full body preparation exercises from yoga and energy preparation through meditations. These will help the healer to take care of oneself in a healthy way and being a flowing channel working with others.

Do we get a certificate?
Yes, on successful completion, a participation certificate will be provided.

Are we equipped to give professional sessions?
Yes, on successful completion, you are trained to give full professional sessions effectively using intelligent tools and intuition. You will give 50 practice sessions as gift before charging. Ananda
Ananda is a simple yogi, meditator and inner guide sharing life, wisdom, experiential retreats, training, and individual sessions across Asia & Europe. He feels awareness & love are the master keys to living wholesome. His sharing is based on 30 years of deep experiences with Yoga, Tantra, Psychology, Inner Science, ancient and modern healing tools.
He is professionally trained in various ancient and modern forms of healing tools, including Ayurveda, Varma, Reiki, Pranic Healing, NLP, NVC, Watsu, Aqua wellness, Liquid Flow, Awareness through the body, Reflexology & Rebalancing.
12 years ago, he left his early life as a computer software architect with a Master’s degree in computers for a simple living. Currently, he is setting up an organic farm of fruits & herbs in the healing forest of Kodaikanal mountain as a wholeness space. Timings: 9.30 AM – 5.00 PM
Price: ₹ 34,500 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Prana Yoga Immersion with Ananda
2024-02-02 - 2024-02-11
Prana is the universal life energy. Yoga is tuning body-mind-spirit to wholeness. Prana Yoga is based on Hatha yoga, Pranayama, Meditations & Siddha. Through conscious postures, breathing, movement & stillness open the self enhancing, transforming, healing, grounding & tuning the energy flow to rejuvenate the body-mind-energy, build immunity, enhance sensitivity, perception, expand awareness, enrich self-healing and open to higher states of consciousness. In this training, welcome to Learn, Practice and Expertise …

Warm-up & Asana Sequences for healthy body, spine & energy flow
Foundation & Advanced Pranayama Practices, Awareness exercises
Yoga Nidra, Nada Yoga, Chakra awareness, Meditations
Modern Science of Respiratory, Nervous and Lymphatic systems
Inner Science of Energy: Nadi, Vayu, Chakra, Mudras, Bandhas, …
Discover, Detox, Heal, Energize, Transform, Meditate & Evolve

* Pre-register as spaces are limited, for all/ few classes. Ananda
Ananda is a simple yogi, meditator and inner guide sharing life, wisdom, experiential retreats, training, and individual sessions across Asia & Europe. He feels awareness & love are the master keys to living wholesome. His sharing is based on 30 years of deep experiences with Yoga, Tantra, Psychology, Inner Science, ancient and modern healing tools.
He is professionally trained in various ancient and modern forms of healing tools, including Ayurveda, Varma, Reiki, Pranic Healing, NLP, NVC, Watsu, Aqua wellness, Liquid Flow, Awareness through the body, Reflexology & Rebalancing.
12 years ago, he left his early life as a computer software architect with a Master’s degree in computers for a simple living. Currently, he is setting up an organic farm of fruits & herbs in the healing forest of Kodaikanal mountain as a wholeness space. Timings: 7.00 am – 8.30 am
Price: ₹ 500 per class / ₹ 3,500 for 10 classes
10 Morning Immersions
February 2-11

Liquid Flow Deepening with Dariya & Daniel
2024-02-08 - 2024-02-14
A 7-day course, on the surface as well as under water. Liquid Flow Deepening is an extension of Liquid Flow Essence with a focus on process work and refinement of flow and touch, both on the surface and under water. It also includes free movement and contact dance in water as well as acquiring tools for deeper listening and expressing yourself with the help of compassionate communication. During previous courses, required as prerequisite to join this course, you have accumulated a wide spectrum of moves. Even though Liquid Flow Deepening offers some new material and variations of already known moves, it is basically about refining what is already there.
In addition, you’ll learn connecting deeper through working with the breath, sequencing your session, and finding your own combinations and adjustments according to your personal abilities and circumstances – away from right or wrong or perfect – to accommodate different sizes, shapes, and body types. You’ll also be encouraged to create your own sequences and moves, present them to other students, and learn from their creations. Ample practice time will be given, allowing you to refine the flow and smoothen transitions from one move to another, while at the same time improving your quality of touch.
Also, learning to take your client under water without using a sign will allow you to establish a deeper connection.
A wide variety of practices offering possibilities for self-inquiry in groups of two or three, sharing in pairs and with the bigger circle, self-connecting meditations and movement-oriented practices alone and as a group. Tools will be offered for deeper listening, learning from feedback, and holding your own process and that of others. All this will hopefully lead to a better understanding of yourself and allow more empathy for your client’s process, thereby fostering personal healing for yourself as well as your client. Prerequisites: Liquid Flow Essence.
Credits: Liquid Flow Deepening is part of the Watsu India training program and gives 50 supplementary hours of credit for registration with WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and as an elective with Watsu India. Dariya (as WABA instructor) & Daniel have been sharing their passion for aquatic bodywork with groups since 2004.
Besides the belief that a solid technical base provides possibilities for ease and lightness in further personal growth, their main focus is to create spaces for flow, deepening and connection. Timings: 9.00 am – 6.00 pm (plus one evening)
Price: ₹ 31,500 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Watsu® & OBA Basic with Dariya & Daniel
2024-02-16 - 2024-02-21
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 with water, its fluid support and warm embrace, and the practitioner’s presence provide a space for the client to experience the multi-layered benefits of this powerful and softening bodywork. Watsu & OBA offer 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 and to each session.
In this course, you will practice basic techniques and qualities (grounding, presence, stillness, movement, attention) of being and moving another body in water. You will experience floating other people and being floated, 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 (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) as part of the Watsu training program and gives 16 hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India. OBA Basic is part of the Watsu India training program and gives an additional 15 hours of credit for registration with Watsu India and 15 supplementary hours with WABA. Dariya (as WABA instructor) & Daniel have been sharing their passion for aquatic bodywork with groups since 2004.
Besides the belief that a solid technical base provides possibilities for ease and lightness in further personal growth, their main focus is to create spaces for flow, deepening and connection. Timings: 8.30 am – 1.30 pm

Price: ₹ 19,950
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Shiatsu for Watsu® with Petra Buschfeld
2024-02-16 - 2024-02-21
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 will offer a simple Shiatsu protocol for applying pressure along the 12 main meridians (energy pathways) and some basic theory of Chinese Medicine (yin yang, 5 elements system, organ-clock). Practical exercises on land and in water will let you discover your own energy system and become more sensitive to your partner’s energy body.
To become a certified Watsu practitioner, you need to have at least 50 hours of Shiatsu and 50 hours of Tantsu, another method of land-based bodywork. Prerequisites: Watsu 1 or equivalent course.
Credits: Shiatsu for Watsu is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) as part of the Watsu learning program and gives 50 hours of credits for registration with WABA and Watsu India. Petra Buschfeld
Certified acupuncturist, WABA facilitator for Watsu Basic, Watsu 1 and co-facilitator for Shiatsu for Watsu. She also facilitates OBA Basic, OBA 1 and Woga 1 & 2. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.30 pm
Price: ₹ 31,500 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Birenda Massage Course with Jean-Louis & Sivacoumar
2024-02-23 - 2024-02-25
This massage training consists of six days, divided into two times 3 days (23 – 25 February) and two days (11 – 13 March). Birenda Massage is a unique Indian massage therapy, which was developed by Birenda, an accomplished therapist from Bengal with 50 years of experience.
To facilitate the learning process, the course material consists of three sections: the first part is dedicated to back massage; during the two other sections, you’ll learn how to massage the legs, arms and front of the body.
You’ll also learn how to prepare yourself before massaging a person, create a trusting relationship with your client, and offer relevant information afterwards.
Manual and certificate upon completion of the course! Jean-Louis
After receiving a long, in-depth personal training from Birenda himself, Jean-Louis has been offering massage treatments over the past 25 years. As an accomplished therapist, he has also been teaching this innovative body treatment to both beginners and experienced therapists in India and abroad. Sivacoumar
Sivacoumar has been working as a Birenda massage therapist since 2018. During this period, he was personally trained by Jean-Louis to become a Birenda massage instructor and will co-teach this course together with him. Dates:
* 23 – 25 February 2024 (part 1)
* 11 – 13 March 2024 (part 2)
(36 hours in total)
Timings: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Price: ₹ 20,950 (including manual and lunches)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Watsu® 3 with Gianni De Stefani & Mary Seamster
2024-02-23 - 2024-02-29
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 shown and passed your Watsu 2 mastery! Prerequisites: Watsu 2 and Watsu 2 mastery.
Credits: Watsu 3 is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) as part of the Watsu training program and gives 50 hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India. Gianni De Stefani
Travels worldwide since more than 30 years as organizer and WABA facilitator. He facilitates Watsu Basic, Watsu 1, 2 & 3, Anatomy for Watsuer, Adapted Watsu, Watsu & Meditation, Watsu for Babies, OBA, Woga, Water Gymnastics and Rehab. Mary Seamster
Mary Seamster, LMT, RCST, Integrative Aquatic Therapist, Amnion and Watsu Instructor. Currently serves as the Executive Director of White Stone Medical Inc in La Center, WA, and is the developer of Amnion. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.30 pm
Price: ₹ 31,500 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Watsu® & Breathing with Dariya
2024-03-01 - 2024-03-02
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 into your water work, you will practice, explore, share your feelings, and practice again and again… Prerequisites: Watsu Basic or Watsu & Liquid Flow Basic.
Credits: Watsu & Breathing is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) as part of the Watsu training program and gives 15 hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India. 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. Timings: 8.45 am – 6.00 pm
Price: ₹ 9,950 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.

Amnion® 1 with Mary Seamster
2024-03-03 - 2024-03-08
A 6-day intro into working with embryological patterns and attachment imprints.
Being in a warm pool seems to spontaneously evoke many prenatal and preverbal gestures that emerged inside the protective matrix of the amnion (a membrane that closely covers the embryo when it’s first formed). In order to set the intention for calm and grounded contact, this course starts with a brief exploration of cranial sacral therapy principles. The training includes both land-based components as well as explorations in water, incorporating experiential exercises, informative lectures, engaging videos, and sacred creative expressions.
This is a time to let go of whatever aquatic techniques you have learned and be prepared to unfold, unmask, and delve into your own deeply rooted imprints. Prerequisites: Watsu Basic or an intro to Cranial Sacral therapy.
Credits: Amnion 1 is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 50 hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India.
Mary Seamster
Mary Seamster, LMT, RCST, Integrative Aquatic Therapist, Amnion and Watsu Instructor. Currently serves as the Executive Director of White Stone Medical Inc in La Center, WA, and is the developer of Amnion. Timings: 8.45 AM – 6.30 PM
Price: ₹ 31,500 (lunch included)
Please read the General Information before you apply for this course.
