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NEXT: Basic Watsu – Cornwall

DATES & TIMES: 20 – 22nd APRIL 2012. Starts 6.30pm Friday; finishes 6.30pm Sunday

VENUE: Boswedden House, St. Just Cape, Cornwall, TR19 7NJ, UK.

COST: £390 – includes meeting room, pool fees, notes & WABA Registration.  £50 non-refundable deposit by cheque secures your place (payable to Hilary Austin). Paypal payments will incur a 5% charge.

PLACES: maximum 6 students. Download, complete and return the following forms to Hilary:

ACCOMMODATION: £108 for 2 nights bed & breakfast, lunch, & dinner in twin-shared en suite rooms from Friday evening through to Sunday lunch. Book and pay separately to Boswedden House (referencing Basic Watsu Course): www.boswedden.org.uk Email: relax@boswedden.org.uk Tel: 01736 788733

MORE QUESTIONS? contact Hilary directly.

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BASIC WATSU TRAINING 21ST 22ND 23RD OCTOBER 2011: CORNWALL, UK

INSTRUCTOR/ORGANISER: Hilary Austin (W.A.B.A)

Organiser’s Contact details:
Email: hydrohilary@yahoo.com
Tel: 01249 701094
Mobile: 07767 493886

DATE OF COURSE: 21ST, 22ND, 23RD OCTOBER 2011
START 6:00PM Friday 21st Oct
FINISH 6:00PM Sunday 23rd Oct
VENUE: BOSWEDDEN HOUSE
ADDRESS: Cape Cornwall, St.Just, Nr. Penzance, Cornwall. TR19 7NJ England

COURSE INFORMATION:

The Tuition for this course is £300. A £50 deposit will secure you a place.

Accommodation (including bed & breakfast plus lunch), in twin-shared en suite rooms from Friday evening through Sunday lunch, is an additional £90 payable to and booked directly with Boswedden House (quoting the Watsu course). Additional nights Bed & Breakfast at £32 are available. www.boswedden.org.uk

You do not need to be able to swim, but it is important that you are comfortable and confident in the water. If you have any concerns about this, please ask before you apply and see terms and conditions on the Registration Form.

COURSE CONTENT:

5 hours of pool time in 2 sessions and 3 hours of land sessions each day.
Extensive Notes and waba registration are included in the course.

Watsu’s Basic moves and positions taught as a sequence
Body mechanics and client alignment
Safety, support and contraindications
Meditation and breath work
Self awareness, maintaining boundaries and ethics

On successful completion of the course you will be certificated with W.A.B.A – Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Associationn ***

16 hour BASIC WATSU TRAINING

Certified by w.a.b.a Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association

WATSU or WATER SHIATSU is a profoundly relaxing aquatic movement therapy where the emphasis is upon stretching & freeing the body in a warm and comforting water environment. The technique is based upon Zen Shiatsu, and is an effective way of mobilizing “CHI” [the body’s life force] through the “meridians” which, in Oriental systems, are paths of energy.

Body-temperature water is an ideal medium for deep relaxation. The lightness of the body in water allows the practitioner to float the receiver, to free the spinal vertebrae, to articulate joints and elongate muscles in ways that are not possible on land. These rhythmic and dance-like movements are performed in harmony with the breath to inspire the natural regeneration of mind, body and spirit.

One feature of Watsu that makes it more effective than other forms of bodywork is the potency of being held closely and non-sexually. This is more easily accepted in water, and can heal deep wounds of mistrust and separation. Watsu connects us to something beyond the purely physical. This therapeutic environment promotes deep feelings of security and nurture, leading to a profound and holistic bodywork experience like no other.

Physiotherapists, Massage Therapists and other bodyworkers use Watsu all over the world because of Watsu’s clinically proven benefits:

Reduced stress and anxiety
Decreased muscle guarding and tension
Increased range of motion
Improved circulation
Improved body awareness

Decreased pain and fatigue
Increased energy
Released emotional stress
Better breathing and sleep patterns
Release of toxins

WATSU’S BASIC MOVES CAN BE LEARNED AND COMBINED INTO A SIMPLE SEQUENCE TAUGHT IN 2 DAYS [16 HOURS] – LEARN:-

HOW TO HOLD AND MOVE SOMEONE SAFELY IN THE WATER
GOOD BODY MECHANICS
A COMPLETE SEQUENCE, WHICH IS THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL FURTHER WATSU TRAINING
HARMONISING AND CO-ORDINATING THE BREATH WITH MOVEMENT AND STILLNESS
LAND SESSIONS WHICH AUGMENT THE SEQUENCE & ENCOURAGE SELF AWARENESS
On successful completion of the 16 hour training you will be registered and certified with W.A.B.A – the Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association *** http://www.waba.edu

Hilary Austin www.aquatictherapy.co.uk
Authorised waba Instructor http://www.waba.edu

WATSU WORKS!

Rachel Lewis, Rheumatology Superintendent of Physiotherapists at Southmead Hospital, N. Bristol says:

“Since our first Basic Watsu Training in January 2001, our ankylosing spondilitis A/S patients speak of little else. They get great benefit from the deep relaxation, and comment that they sleep extremely well, which is very important in clinical conditions. Our metrology shows tremendous improvement in their range of motion and posture. We have also used Watsu with patients who are in chronic pain. Our staff too, are requesting Watsu for stress relief.”

Jacqueline Pattman, who attended the Bristol course, introduced Basic Watsu Training in January 2002 at The Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, Sussex. She too endorses Watsu’s benefits:

“I first experienced Watsu on a Hydrotherapy HACP study day when I was quick enough to change to be a model for Hilary’s demonstration. Even with a crowd of people watching I completely relaxed, felt entirely safe and extremely free. Further to this I attended a W/E introductory Watsu Course, which highlighted the precision and skill required in this unique water work. I started to practice Watsu on my colleagues. They noticed immediate physical and mental benefits .In my clinical practice, as a Hydrotherapist, I have practiced Watsu on a variety of patients with excellent effects. The types of conditions that have benefited are:

Cerebral Palsy: Traumatic Brain Injury: Manic Depression: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Paranoid Schizophrenia: Low Back Pain: Pregnancy Induced Pain.

It has also proved very popular with the STAFF within the department for STRESS RELIEF and other stress related complaints.”
“IN MY EXPERIENCE WATSU CAN COMPLEMENT TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES AND IS AN EXTREMELY USEFUL TOOL IN TODAY’S STRESSFUL LIVING”

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