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An intensive 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 […]

A 2-day neuromuscular re-education (mind-body training) intensive in the tradition of Thomas Hanna. Somatics is a system of slow mindful movements. It is a gentle, easy and effective way to help you manage chronic and acute pain. Other benefits include more ease in the body, better posture and deep relaxation. It teaches you to recognize, […]

A 5-day intensive on the surface only. In this intensive you will connect the basic movements and positions you have been exposed to in Watsu Basic with long, gracefully flowing transitions and to adapt this work to people of different sizes, shapes, and dispositions.You will also gain insights about your own body mechanics and how […]

A 2-day intensive. 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 whichever spiritual or […]

A 2-day celebration for ALL lovers of movement and flow. We will playfully explore and express ourselves through movement and dance on land and in warm water, on our own, with partners and in group. From self-connection to allowing movements to emerge, no one deciding where to go, the doors open for non-verbal communication and […]

A 2-day intensive. 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 […]

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 learn the joy of being in water with babies.In this intensive you will discover that emotions arising from spontaneous movements in water open extraordinary borders. They allow […]

Integration Days are excellent opportunities to refresh, adapt and further explore the techniques and sequence learned 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 […]

Welcome couples to this 2-day journey of relaxation, connection and celebration on land and in warm water. We offer you a safe space and simple explorations where you can rediscover one another in new ways of intimacy. You will acquire easily applicable skills to hold space for each other, fun ways to be together, and […]

An intensive 7-day residential retreat An important part of aquatic bodywork is about BEING instead of DOING something particular. Meditation is one of the best ways to enter into that state of awareness. Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was rediscovered […]

A 2-day intensive. 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 […]

A 2-day celebration for ALL lovers of movement and flow. We will playfully explore and express ourselves through movement and dance on land and in warm water, on our own, with partners and in group. From self-connection to allowing movements to emerge, no one deciding where to go, the doors open for non-verbal communication and […]

Integration Days are excellent opportunities to refresh, adapt and further explore the techniques and sequence learned 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 […]

"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." Holistic Rebalancing is a powerful balancing tool for body-mind-energy based on healing techniques developed in 80's. It's a synthesis work combined with deep tissue massage, joint release, energy work, breath work, […]

Welcome couples to this 2-day journey of relaxation, connection and celebration on land and in warm water. We offer you a safe space and simple explorations where you can rediscover one another in new ways of intimacy. You will acquire easily applicable skills to hold space for each other, fun ways to be together, and […]

An intensive 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 […]

A 5-day intensive on the surface only. In this intensive you will connect the basic movements and positions you have been exposed to in Watsu Basic with long, gracefully flowing transitions and to adapt this work to people of different sizes, shapes, and dispositions.You will also gain insights about your own body mechanics and how […]

A 1-day neuromuscular re-education (mind-body training) intensive in the tradition of Thomas Hanna. Somatics is a system of slow mindful movements. It is a gentle, easy and effective way to help you manage chronic and acute pain. Other benefits include more ease in the body, better posture and deep relaxation. It teaches you to recognize, […]

A 7-day intensive. 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, […]

A 6-day intensive, mainly under water. WaterDance (also known as WATA or WasserTanzen) is a dynamic, mind- and playful movement therapy. It was developed by Peter Schröter and Arjana C. Brunschwiler in the late 80s.In WaterDance we explore the breath in various ways. Having an intimate relationship with our own breath is a good base […]

A 7-day intensive 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 […]

A 6-day intensive, mainly under water. In WaterDance 2, we deepen the work of WaterDance 1, using the same principles while expanding the material with a fuller repertoire of underwater moves and techniques. We continue to listen and deeply connect to the breath, which is the linking thread throughout a WaterDance session.We also explore the […]

A 3-days intensive. 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 […]

A demanding 8-day intensive (with a one day break after 3 days) on the surface as well as under water. During the Transition Flow (TF), you will acquire the skills to connect the basic movements you have been exposed to in Watsu Basic with long, gracefully flowing transitions. You will also acquire knowledge about your […]

A 1-day intensive. 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 intensive you will discover that emotions arising from spontaneous movements in water open extraordinary borders. They allow […]

This 6-day intensive is for experienced water students, who want to dive deeper in the different layers of Watsu. "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 […]

A 1-day neuromuscular re-education (mind-body training) intensive in the tradition of Thomas Hanna. Somatics is a system of slow mindful movements. It is a gentle, easy and effective way to help you manage chronic and acute pain. Other benefits include more ease in the body, better posture and deep relaxation. It teaches you to recognize, […]

A 2-day intensive. 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 whichever spiritual or […]

In this intensive you are exposed to the ancient art of Vedic Healing through Prana Vidya or the Knowlegde of Prana, the universal life force which permeates all creation.Prana Vidya offers the knowledge of gaining, restoring and uplifting Prana in our body. It also explains how to transfer this life force to other people, as […]

A 6-day intensive, mainly under water. Free-Flow-Dance: Are you ready to take the next step into a new dimension? WaterDance resembles many other forms of art. Take the example of the musician who is studying for years fingering-exercises and basic studies before he will become a gifted virtuoso able to express himself. With WaterDance, there […]

A 6-day intensive. 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 […]

An intensive of 6 half days.Watsu & Liquid Flow are both aquatic bodywork modalities given in a warm water pool (ideally 35°C). While Watsu is the mother of all water therapies, Liquid Flow was developed at the Quiet Healing Center, Auroville, and is inspired and based on the forms and qualities of Watsu, OBA, Healing […]

A 7-day intensive. 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 […]

A 2-day neuromuscular re-education (mind-body training) intensive in the tradition of Thomas Hanna. Somatics is a system of slow mindful movements. It is a gentle, easy and effective way to help you manage chronic and acute pain. Other benefits include more ease in the body, better posture and deep relaxation. It teaches you to recognize, […]

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 […]

This 3-day intensive offers water participants 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 […]

A 7-day intensive on the surface only. Watsu 2 expands the Watsu 1 Transition Flow. Additional movements and bodywork in each position are shown to incorporate them in a session. You will gain insights about the meridians and acupressure points in Watsu, as well as creatively exploring your own movements, while following the receiver's tendency […]

A 3-day intensive geared towards aquatic bodywork practitioners, who would like to become facilitator assistants in Watsu.This intensive is offered by experienced facilitators, who over more than a decade of experiance have gained a deep knowledge of passing on these aquatic bodywork techniques. While remaining respectful to the spirit of Harold Dull, the founder of […]

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 […]

A 3-day intensive, on the surface only. In this intensive, you will apply the qualities and techniques of Watsu to persons with special needs or disorders, whether physical or mental. You will also start using pool noodles and working with people, who are particularly rigid or afraid to be held due to trauma, culture or […]