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.

Watsu & Waterdance
Watsu® is a registered trademark under the name of Harold Dull

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.

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

WRT Water Release Therapy® is about the inward journey on the Earth plane. WRT Water Release Therapy® is a therapeutic Healing modality developed by Diane Feingold to facilitate healing and well-being. WRT® is an Aquatic Art with origins from Watsu, WaterDance and Yoga. WRT Water Release Therapy® is designed to release trauma, old patterns and holding stored in the body and mind. The client experiences the process of deep release and a profound unfolding from whatever may be keeping one from living fully. WRT Water Release Therapy® is about experiencing the magic of healing integration above and below the surface of the water.

If appropriate the client is gradually taken entirely under the water freed from the bounds of cellular memory and gravity one can embrace inspiration, flow, trust, courage, connection, openness, adventure, peace and well-being in literally transformational and unlimited ways.

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

Going back to the source. That is the essence of Diane Feingold's waterwork. The work in warm salt water takes one back to origins, back to the source, a deep remembering of our first bodily experience. In this way it is deeply healing and profoundly re-organizing. Diane's work helps the body to remember its original integrity. The element of salt water combined with the hands and movements of a skilled practitioner allows the body to naturally come back to its beginnings, its essential wholeness. One emerges from this work truly reborn. - Patricia Reis, Maine

   WRT Water Release Therapy® 'Provider' Trainings

Designed to help us explore and embrace the grace of being present with the breath, the heart, the continuous unfolding of the moment and Yogic stretching. When one is fully present with mind, body, emotions and breath we can experience the deepest connection of wholeness and oneness on all levels of our being. Through this connection, our work (on land or in the water) becomes a practice of being. Learn to discover what we are made of.

Diane's sensitivity toward various learning styles offers the student a supportive and compassionate environment of ease.

Class open to all…no previous experience necessary.

For WRT Water Release Therapy® 'Provider' training dates click here.

Basic Watsu®
(each Credit of 16 hours)
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
with Diane Feingold,
WABA licensed Watsu®/ WaterDance Therapist
Basic Watsu® / WRT Water Release Therapist® and Instructor.

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*Basic Watsu® Training can be taken with WRT Water Release Therapy® Trainings

This course focuses on the Basics of Watsu, as in Tai Chi or Yoga Pranayama, one is grounded in stance while floating and stretching someone to the rhythm of the connected breaths. You will be led through a simple but complete form. You can take this course to deepen your meditation, your relationship to water, your connection to others. There will be no pressure to 'learn' the form, but those who choose to, can follow this with the Transition Flow that expands this Basic Flow to complete a Watsu 1.

As in each stage of our program, the form learned has its own organic unity and can be repeated over and over without losing its freshness or benefits for both giver and receiver. There is a total of 16 hours in this course where you will experience the stillness that is the ground of presence and incorporate the way the heart and breath connection can be maintained throughout a Watsu as well as explore the many levels of your being that the Watsu is helping you access in the warm 97 degree purified mineral water.

This class can be taken toward practitioner license with WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association).
Fee for class is $595.
Please send payment to hold your space one month prior, as class size is limited.
Check Payable to "Diane Feingold".
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WRT Water Release Therapy®
WRT Water Release Therapy® 'Provider' Training Level-1 (20 hrs. CEU credit)
*Pre-requisite is Basic Watsu® (16 hrs. CEU credit)
CONCURRENT REGISTRATION REQUIRED IF NOT TAKEN PREVIOUSLY
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
with Diane Feingold

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Designed to help us explore and embrace the grace of being present with the breath, the heart, the continuous unfolding of the moment and Yogic stretching. When one is fully present with mind, body, emotions and breath we can experience the deepest connection of wholeness and oneness on all levels of our being. Through this connection, our work (on land or in the water) becomes a practice of being. Learn to discover what we are made of.

Diane's sensitivity toward various learning styles offers the student a supportive and compassionate environment of ease.

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

This 36 hour level 1 class can be taken toward
WRT practitioner license hours.
Fee $695. (taken concurrently or previously with Basic Watsu®
Check payable to WRT WRT Water Release Therapy®
c/o Diane Feingold
6 Harbor Way, Ste. 233
Santa Barbara, CA 93109.

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WRT Water Release Therapy®
WRT Water Release Therapy® Training Level-2/3 Combined (20 hrs. CEU credit)

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$750 all Auditors are 1/2 price.

This review and exploration course is held at Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA w/ Diane Feingold, WABA & AMTA licensed Watsu® & WaterDance Therapist, WRTB & AMTA WRT Water Release Therapist® & Instructor and Life Coach.

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Watsu® L-1,2,3,4, WaterDance, Presence of Being, Healing Dance, Tantsu® Trainings (50 hrs. CEU credit each)

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co-taught w/ Diane Feingold & Richard Bock & Inika Sati

All of the Above and Below as well as Land Courses are offered in Santa Barbara and warm beautiful waters Worldwide, Co-Taught with Diane Feingold and a host of Amazing Aquatic Arts Creators and friends... Harold Dull (Creator of Watsu®, Tantsu® Director WABA, artist, instructor)
Richard Bock (WaterDance creator, Quantum Light Breath, artist, instructor)
Inika Spence (Healing Dance co-creator, artist, instructor)

Certifications through WABA, WRTB and AMTA

Please contact Diane for details on any of the above 50 hour courses available. Watsu®, Tantsu® and Healing Dance courses above are available if interested in following the "traditional" Watsu /Tantsu and/or Healing Dance Practitioner paths.

At present, there is not a WaterDance Training path.... as an alternative Diane offers WRT Water Release Therapy® as an inclusive Aquatic Art which provides its unique expressions of Presence, compassion, love, joy, breath, Yoga, stillness, somatic movement and personal human energy designs that lead us to discover and share who we are and ways to hold a neutral healing space for others both above and below the surface of the water and on land.

Watsu 2
(Credit of 50 hours)
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
Diane Feingold, Assistant and Co-Instructor

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This 50 hour course is designed for those interested in expanding the principals from Watsu 1. (A pre-requisite)

Watsu® 2 expands the Transition Flow taught in Watsu 1. We learn additional moves and bodywork in each position, how to incorporate the movements as needed. We learn about the meridians and points in Watsu and how to explore & follow client's tendency to move and how to creatively explore our own movements.

Practicing the pointwork, the lifts, the pushes and pulls introduced at this stage, helps develop the ability to explore and play with energy. Because the repertoire has increased to this level and there is so much to work & play with, it is recommended that one practices many sessions before going on to Watsu 3 or another form.

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Presence of Being
(Credit of 50 hours)
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
Richard Bock, Instructor
Diane Feingold, Assistant and Co-Instructor

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Designed to help us explore and embrace the grace of presence: the continuous unfolding of the "mysterious moment" when one is fully present with mind, body, emotions and breath. From here, we can experience the deepest connection on all levels in whatever setting. Through this connection, our work (on land or in the water) becomes a practice of being rather than doing. Class open to all, no previous experience necessary.

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WaterDance 1
(Credit of 50 hours)
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
Richard Bock, Instructor
Diane Feingold, Assistant and Co-Instructor

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Prerequisites:
Watsu® 1 or the Basic Watsu® with Diane above...
(This may be changed to a WaterDance 3 depending on the incoming requests. In that case the prerequisites include the above plus WaterDance 1 & 2)

WaterDance (or "Wassertanzen", the original German name) is a form of aquatic bodywork developed by Arjana Brunschwiler and Aman Schroter in 1987. Like Watsu, it begins with the client held in the practitioner's arms above the surface of the water, where the body is cradled, stretched, and relaxed. In Waterdance, the client is then given nose clips 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. Waterdance 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 induce deep states of relaxation, meditation, bliss, and even visions. A prerequisite for participating in Waterdance classes is that you have training in Watsu or other forms of above-surface aquatic bodywork.

In WaterDance 1 we explore the art of breath connection that enables you to establish a deep rapport with your clients, inspire their trust and offer the attentiveness that is necessary when bringing someone below the water's surface. You learn the Waterdance short form which includes learning to establish a rhythm that works with each client's breathing needs and to move all body types through the water with security, ease and graceful fluidity, giving the receiver a profound sense of freedom and joy.

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Basic Healing Dance
(Credit of 50 hours)
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
Hosted by Diane - Taught by Inika Spence

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Healing Dance is a powerful and beautiful technique developed by Alexander in 1993, incorporating elements of Watsu, WaterDance, Trager Work, and dance. It consists of four trainings, Basic Healing Dance, Advanced HealingDance and the two underwater trainings-Above and Below and Shape and Space. The Healing Dance is primarily based on wave movements for the entire body,and also includes quiet embraces, releases, tractions, smooth transitions and massage, all woven together in an unending flow. The guiding philosophy of the work is that movement is the "medicine" and in the experience of "received dance" the healing process in the body is activated. Students learn to create the sensation of lightness and flying, to generate a rhythmic field, to find the various "rhythms of awareness" for clients and even to channel movement. Physical and emotional blockages are resolved in the polarity between freedom and security. Advanced body mechanics are taught to create movements of greater subtlety and sensitivity. As the vocabulary of movements expands students become more confident to improvise and better respond to the needs of the client. healingdance.org is the official web site of Healing Dance.

 

Questions?
You are being presented with a wonderful opportunity to take these classes locally, in our own backyard, without traveling and lodging expenses. And here you will also get credit with WABA toward becoming a Watsu Practitioner and be placed on the registry with the World Wide Aquatic Bodywork Association if you choose.

With the addition of our new Healing Waters Spa; a 98-99 degree, non-chlorinated, non-bromine, salt-purification and mineral system to sink into ... Additionally, as you take these classes, you will then have an opportunity to take future classes in Watsu, Healing Dance, WaterDance, Presence of Being etc. here in Santa Barbara or elsewhere.

Namaste
Blessings for Peace, Diane

Diane Feingold is one of Southern California's finest certified yoga instructors and healers. In her twenty passionate years of teaching and healing she has specialized in presenting traditional yoga in a modern context to a wide spectrum of people. She has worked with people of all ages and physical abilities from beginners to the highly advanced, children, teenagers adults, and seniors. Diane's eclectic style draws from various traditional yoga systems; Gentle Hatha Yoga Therapy, Iyengar, Flow, Power Yoga, Ashtanga, and others including Feldenkrais and Desikachar. Diane specializes in teaching private and public classes and workshops throughout Southern California.

Yoga is a process of self discovery and fulfillment at any age. We awaken our senses. We become conscious of who we are. Yoga teaches us practical 21st century tools for living wholly -- mind, body, and spirit -- in union with the world. Yoga is not a belief or a religion but a practical method to develop health, inner peace and spiritual expression. The practice of Hatha Yoga addresses all aspects of our health and well-being. We learn to cleanse, heal, strengthen and balance creating unbounded health, radiance and longevity

Private Yoga Classes

Please contact Diane to schedule 1 and 1.5 hour classes in advance. $150/hr. $225/1.5 hr. Most sessions are in the privacy of your home, office or studio. Scheduled in advance. Semi-privates also available.

Diane Feingold is an experienced Watsu®/WaterDance® & Water Release Therapist and Instructor here in Santa Barbara. She learned Watsu® from the founder, Harold Dull and a host of gifted creators of the Water Arts at Harbin Hot Springs Watsu Center where Watsu was born. Diane is a powerful healer who has further developed her gift as a powerful healing touch. The WRT WRT Water Release Therapy®®, whether on land or water, is about this profound potential for healing through releasing our issues, shattering our limitations and accessing the potential of living the life of our dreams.

In addition to offering private Watsu/WaterDance and WRT WRT Water Release Therapy®® Sessions & Intensives Diane is an authorized Instructor of Basic Watsu® through WABA and WRTB. She offers Introductory, Basic Watsu® and WRT WRT Water Release Therapy®® 'Provider' courses for those interested in sharing with others in water as well as those looking to become licensed Watsu® Practitioners and WRT Water Release Therapists®.

...from the beginning, Diane has been passionate about healing through deep presence, light and love.