| ...relaxation and spiritual transformation leading to a complete state of grace |
| Watsu (Flotation Therapy) combines Warm Water (94º to 98º), Shiatsu techniques, Massage, Reflexology, dance, yoga, and Integrated Breathing. The combination of several of these oldest modalities provides many of the usual benefits of massage, relaxation, stress reduction, therapeutic muscle treatment and often leads to psychological healing and spiritual transformation. It is not just a technique, but also a way of being. |
| The client is held and guided by the practitioner toward healing by a nurturing hour-long session wherein the client can heal old wounds, feel safely held, feel freedom from the weight of disabilities or responsibilities, and free the spine. The continuous support of the practitioner and water combined, unrestricted by contraction, can carry away metabolites left over in the muscles, thereby reducing soreness and fatigue. |
| WaterDance (Wassertanzen)-another aquatic modality offers unbounded freedom and deep meditative states. The receiver is given noseplugs and gently guided completely underwater. Weightless,time slows down, light and the texture of water delights the senses, rendering a relaxing and profound experience. |
| The reduced requirements of oxygen found in states of weightlessness help calm the respiration. The relaxation of tension in the spine and the musculature, by removing excess pressure on the nerves, improves the tone and functioning of the whole body and the organs those nerves service. Full motion of elongation, rotation, and flexion begins. Flexibility, equanimity, freedom, and openness... complete state of grace. |
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Sessions are held at Sacred Space, the Ultimate Garden Retreat for Integration of Body and Soul. This unique private retreat offers not only Watsu, but also a variety of services and spaces in an intimate canyon setting, located in the foothills of Santa Barbara. The beautifully landscaped grounds host a walking meditation spiral, labyrinth with sacred circle of trees, sweat lodge, tree house, and yoga studio suited for a variety of purposes. The heated pool, surrounded by granite boulders and lush plantings, provide the perfect setting for a variety of water therapies that include watsu, wassertanzen, water dance, and other forms of these gentle therapies that incorporate flotation, dance, shiatsu, massage, stretching (yoga) and integrated breathing. About sessions: Click Here to print our flyer [PDF file] Call Lori
Ann David, certified Watsu Practitioner and Yoga
Instructor, At Sacred Space/Landscape ArtDesign, Namaste
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