Diane Feingold - Santa Barbara Watsu

Watsu®, WaterDance, and WRT Water Release Therapy®

Watsu®, WaterDance, and WRT Water Release Therapy® are forms of Aquatic Bodywork.

Watsu® applies the ancient principles of Zen Shiatsu from Japan and Tantsu® from India while being floated in warm water. Watsu® or 'Water Shiatsu' is the original form created by Harold Dull in Northern California.

WaterDance, also known as 'Wassertanzen', like Watsu® begins with the client held above the surface of the water and gradually and gently taken entirely under the water.

WRT Water Release Therapy®, created by Diane Feingold combines Watsu®, WaterDance, Yoga, breath, and the insight and compassion of Deep Presence.

The result is profound release, integration, wholeness and well-being.

Diane's work is a healing experience of profound depth which brings about the Universal laws
of vital energetic renewal and rejuvenation.

Many believe that this Aquatic experience of WRT Water Release Therapy® is the most significant advance in bodywork in our time. A modality which can have specific therapeutic results and profound healing on many levels of a person's being.

Watsu is an extraordinary modality of aquatic bodywork in which the receiver experiences many different sensations: deep relaxation, a sense of calmness and an overall feeling of release while being floated in warm water. 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. There are gentle stretches along with Shiatsu massage, Yoga, and the circling movements of Tantsu along with the connection of breath and movement. If applicable Diane encourages the experience of WaterDance where even deeper openings can occur. However the perfect session unfolds it is reflected in the intuitive presence of being with and available to the needs, the breath and circumstances of each client in each moment.

Private Sessions, Private 2-3 Day Intensives and Group Trainings are given in a state-of-the-art, in-ground salt and mineral pool designed exclusively for this work. The easily accessible location is set in a beautiful, unpretentious, private aromatherapy garden where one experiences the seasonal ebb and flow of nature.

Watsu® is a Registered Trademark of Harold Dull.
WRT Water Release Therapy® is a Registered Trademark of Diane Feingold.
WaterDance is an Aquatic immersion modality developed by Richard Bock and concurrently 'Wassertanzen' was developed in Switzerland by Aman Schroter and Arjana Brunschwiler.
Healing Dance is an Aquatic Modality above and below the surface developed by Alexander George
and assisted and also taught by Inika Spence-Whaley.
Presence of Being a modality of 'Being' created by Richard Bock and Shantam Lantz.

Private Sessions & Small Group Trainings

As part of the training students are given the opportunity to discover their personal gifts and ways of thinking which allow options for healing both personally and professionally.

Included in the WRT Water Release Therapy® training program students are given Life Coach readings with Diane.

Watsu® is a form of aquatic bodywork which applies the ancient principles of Zen Shiatsu from Japan and Tantsu from India while being floated in warm water. The result is profound relaxation. . . . Many believe that Watsu is the most significant advance in bodywork in our times. A bodywork modality which can have specific therapeutic results and profound healing on many levels of a person's being. These sessions are given in a chlorine free pool set in a beautiful, private aromatherapy garden.

WaterDance

WaterDance, also known as Wassertanzen, like Watsu begins with the client held above the surface of the water. And in Wassertanzen the client is then given nose plugs, and gradually and gently taken entirely under the water. Once freed from the bounds of head support and gravity, the client’s body can be moved, stretched, and worked in literally unlimited ways: Wassertanzen incorporates elements of massage, Aikido, dolphin and snake movements, rolls, somersaults, inversions, dance and much more.

The effects of this work include deep physical release, and can combine with deep states of relaxation, meditation, bliss and even visions.

The effects of being wrapped in the energetic field of the therapist’s heart energy in a warm fluid environment, with a new relationship to gravity, spatial orientation, temperature, light, sound, and movement can create a great calming, centering sense of well being. And the effects of feeling that sense of oneness with all of life can be a profound message to the central nervous system. Diane treats her clients and patients to an experience of Watsu and WaterDance Therapy combined with the breath which becomes an experience of trusting presence and conscious awareness for growth and inner well being. In conjunction with Healing Waters Diane offers retreat packages for couples and families combining both land and water modalities.

Some clinically proven benefits of Watsu and WaterDance include:
• Deep and often profound Relaxation
• Reduced Pain, Stress, and Fatigue
• Increased Energy
• Reduced Muscle Tension, Weakness and Guarding
• Interruption of muscle contractions and pain cycles
• Increased Range of Motion
• Improved Body Awareness, Muscle Tone, Posture, Breathing, and Skin Circulation
• The Recovery and Release of Emotional Issues and deep seated trauma.

Some conditions that respond well to Aquatic Bodywork:
• Chronic Back problems, Shoulders, Necks, Hips, Strokes and recovery
• Stress, and Stress-Related Disorders
• Acute and Chronic Pain, Including Headaches
• Fibromyalgia
• Parkinson's
• Low Energy, Chronic Fatigue, Sleeping Problems
• Strains, Sprains, and Fractures
• Arthritis
• Depression, Hyperactivity
• Neuromuscular Disorders
• Head Injuries
• Discomforts of Pregnancy (at any stage)
• Trust Issues Resulting from Trauma and Abuse
• Fear of the Water

Trainings

Diane also teaches Watsu®, WaterDance, and WRT Water Release Therapy®

See more on her website - Watsu®, WaterDance, and WRT Water Release Therapy® Trainings