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Watsu

'WATSU' the name comes from “WATer shiatSU”.It was developed by Harold Dull in the early 1980's at Harbin Hot Springs in northern California, and has since been enthusiastically received worldwide.The technique's growing popularity is largely due to the fact that each Watsu session is not only a massage, but also a profound experience that causes many healing "shifts" on the physical, emotional and spiritual levels.

Watsu is effective in a wide variety of neorologic and orthopedic problems. It’s gentle rocking movements, stretches and nurturing support in the arms of the practitioner convey receivers to the peace and simplicity of their earliest childhood and womb states, allowing physical and emotional blockages to be gently released.

This unique massage therapy offers the relaxing and rejuvenating benefits of water, owing to its truly therapeutic and restorative properties.The water temperature (95o - 97o Fahrenheit) is ideal for experiencing a sensation of profound relaxation. This aquatic bodywork is a deeply meditative and profound experience that draws on your body’s natural healing energies to bring more comfort, ease, spaciousness, freedom, vitality and balance to all aspects of your body and being.

While the client is submerged in warm water, the therapist does a combination of acupressure and long strokes over the body's energy fields. The buoyancy the water provides create a sense of weightlessness which allows the practitioner to use stretches and muscle manipulations that would normally be impossible.

Waterdance:

Waterdance (or Wassertanzen, the original German name) is a form of aquatic bodywork developed by Arjana Brunschwiler and Aman Schroter in 1987.

Like Watsu, it begins with the client being cradled, stretched, and relaxed above the water surface. However, the movement is not confined to above water movements.In Waterdance, the client is then given nose clips and gradually and gently taken entirely under the water. Once freed from the bounds of head support and gravity, The client is now free to be manipulated in any number of ways while being completely supported and nurtured by water.Waterdance incorporates elements of massage, Aikido, dolphin and snake movements, rolls, somersaults, inversions, dance, and much more.Because of the deeper state of submersion, the state of relaxation is thought to be deeper. A strange disorientation and steady feel of streaming lead to shifts in perception of time and space. The effects of this work include physical release and can induce deep states of relaxation, meditation, bliss, and even visions.