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An 8-day intensive. This facilitator intensive is based on Watsu India's vision, gained over decades of practice, while respecting the spirit of learning Watsu by Harold Dull.Your goals during this intensive are to be able to: • prepare and offer Intro and Basic Watsu intensives; • perform individual tasks and provide the expected intensive; • […]

Integration Days are excellent opportunities to refresh, adapt and further explore the techniques and sequence learned in Watsu 2 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 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 6-day residential massage course Welcome to the KaHuna Basic, the ancient Hawaiian healing art for mind, body and spirit! This Hawaiian massage technique focuses on using hands and arms as an instrument of the heart.What to expect? We will learn and explore the body through yoga exercises, beautiful meditations, Hawaiian dance-movement, Huna philosophy, and […]

A 6-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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

"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 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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Reiki is an ancient, non-intrusive complementary therapy. As a hands-on healing technique, Reiki enhances the body’s own innate ability to heal itself on all levels.It helps restore balance and harmony to the mind, body and spirit. The energy involved in Reiki healing is the universal energy that surrounds all life. Reiki is used throughout the world […]

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 […]

"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, […]

In this workshop 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A 3-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 […]

Yantra is an ancient tool to access cosmic energy and use it in our life. In modern science, antennas are used to receive communication waves; in the same way, Yantra works like an antenna to access cosmic waves. It is a physical device, which helps us to navigate our life along its expected path. A […]

The OBA final evaluation day is the last step to complete your training in Oceanic Bodywork Aqua.During this day, you will give a “hands-on” session to your teacher and present your personal work about OBA to the group.Prerequisites: Successful completion of OBA 3. Credits: OBA Evaluation Day is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) […]

This intensive 7-day course (with a 2-day break after 3 days) on the surface as well as under water is a “classic” in our course repertoire. During the Transition Flow (TF), you will acquire the skills to connect the basic movements you have learned in Watsu Basic with long, gracefully flowing transitions. You will also […]

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 […]

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 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A 7-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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dr. Sankar developed this unique "Niramaya" Ayurvedic therapeutic massage technique, using the traditional concepts of Ayurvedic massage and marma (vital points) therapy in combination with modern anatomy and physiology. A hands-on approach is used to learn this innovative massage, which rejuvenates the client and, at the same time, takes care of the well-being of the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

A 2-day neuromuscular re-education (mind-body training) course 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, […]

Open Heart-Space Meditation is a simple practice of becoming aware of the reality as it is without judgment, interpretation or reaction, and settling into its vast, luminous expanse.We learn to embrace and let go of each experience as it arises and subsides. Eventually, the mind falls silent and sinks into the open heart-space, a doorway […]

A workshop to explore how to touch with simple massage techniques. It is designed to enhance the quality of Conscious Touch. Being aware of yourself while giving attention to another person is a fundamental practice for all flourishing and sustainable relationships; this is especially important while giving and receiving touch through massage. Conscious Touch is […]

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 […]

A 3-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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Open Heart-Space Meditation is a simple practice of becoming aware of the reality as it is without judgment, interpretation or reaction, and settling into its vast, luminous expanse.We learn to embrace and let go of each experience as it arises and subsides. Eventually, the mind falls silent and sinks into the open heart-space, a doorway […]

A 5-days introduction into Watsu & Elements of Vipassana in warm water. 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 […]