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Upcoming Cources

August - October 2025

Explore the upcoming aquatic bodywork courses organized by Watsu India in collaboration with Quiet Healing Center in Auroville.

At Quiet Healing Center, Auroville

February 08 - 13, 2025

Anatomy for Aquatic Bodyworkers with Gianni De Stefani & Prashanth C.G.

At Quiet Healing Center, Auroville

A basic knowledge of anatomy is essential for any aquatic bodywork practitioner. This 6-day course offers both theoretical and hands-on learning about anatomy relevant to Watsu and focuses on planes and axes of movements, joint mechanics, physiology, metabolism, and on muscles and their lengthening. Theory and practice will take place on land and in water. Through massages and specific exercises, you will learn the functions of various body structures and their applications in Watsu. About one-third of the course is dedicated to theory, one-third to land-based practice, and one-third to effective applications in water. Prerequisites: Watsu 2 plus 100 hours of aquatic bodywork training or Watsu 1 plus 200 hours of aquatic bodywork training. Credits: Anatomy for Aquatic Bodyworkers is part of the Watsu training program and gives 50 hours of credit for registration with WABA and Watsu India program. Timings: 8.45 am � 6.30 pm Price: ? 34,950 (lunch included)

At Quiet Healing Center, Auroville

February 08 - 13, 2025

Shiatsu for Watsu® with Petra Buschfeld & Ulrike Urvasi Burghardt

At Quiet Healing Center, Auroville

Shiatsu is a modality, which originated within the oldest healing system known to humanity. It restores and maintains health by adjusting and balancing the body�s primary communication network ? the energy system. About 60% of this course is on land, during which you will learn a simple Shiatsu protocol for applying pressure along the 12 main meridians (energy pathways) along with some basic theory of Chinese Medicine (yin yang, 5 elements system, organ-clock). Practical exercises on land and in water will let you discover your own energy system and become more sensitive to your partner�s energy body. To become a certified Watsu practitioner, you need to have at least 50 hours of Shiatsu or 50 hours of Tantsu, another modality of land-based bodywork. Prerequisites: Watsu 1 or equivalent course. Credits: Shiatsu for Watsu is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) as part of the Watsu learning program and gives 50 hours of credits for registration with WABA and Watsu India. Timings: 8.45 am � 6.30 pm Price: ? 34,950 (lunch included)

At HappyTurtles Wellness&Retreat, Varkala, Kerala

February 11 - 16, 2025

OBA 1 with Fred

At HappyTurtles Wellness&Retreat, Varkala, Kerala

A 6-day course with mainly under water work. �Diving into the wonderful world of memories, where we, as embryos in the protective belly of our mother, floated, surrounded by warm water. In timeless vastness, going inside, feeling free and secure, and diving into a weightless world�. In this first course of 50 hours, we will approach water in a playful and friendly way, beginning to learn the various techniques of this wonderful work in hot water. We will see the 3 phases of a session: working on cushions and floats, working on the surface and underwater. At the end of this course you will be able to offer friends and acquaintances a complete OBA session. Prerequisites: OBA Basic or Liquid Flow Basic or Watsu 1 or Healing Dance 1 or WaterDance 1. Credits: OBA 1 is recognized by WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and gives 50 hours of credits for registration with WABA and Watsu India. Price: ? 47,000 (lunch included)
At Quiet Healing Center, Auroville

February 14 - 18, 2025

Watsu� & OBA Basic with Dariya

At Quiet Healing Center, Auroville

A course of 6 half days. A Watsu & OBA session offers an opportunity for profound relaxation and letting go, for building trust, for being nurtured and held, for expanding inner and outer boundaries, for releasing emotions and traumas � ultimately, for freeing body and mind in a flow unique to each client. In Watsu Basic, during which the receiver�s face remains always on the surface, you will learn the qualities and body mechanics required to work with someone in water. During the OBA Basic part you will bring your receiver under water (with a nose clip), thereby offering a unique experience. In this beginner�s course, you will learn and practise basic techniques and qualities such as grounding, presence, stillness, movement, and attention in moving another person in water. You will experience floating others and being floated, both on the surface and under water, thereby creating space for deep relaxation and nurturing body, mind and spirit. Participants in this course often appreciate the group space, which fosters deep, meaningful and nurturing connections. Prerequisites: No previous experience required. Credits: Watsu Basic is recognized by WABA as part of the Watsu training program and gives 16 hours of credits for registration with WABA and Watsu India. OBA Basic is part of the Watsu India training program and gives an additional 15 hours of credits for registration with Watsu India and 15 sup�plementary hours with WABA. Timings: 1.00 � 6.00 pm Price: ? 20,500
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