The  Watsu therapist  works with the client in the water in order to arrive at his  deep emotional and muscular release . Let’s find out better.

>   What the Watsu Therapist Does

>   How to become a Watsu therapist

>   The law in Italy and abroad

>   Curiosity

What the Watsu therapist does  

The Watsu therapist knows joint anatomy and physiology and acts on the recipient at the level of  muscles , nerves, blood vessels,  bones , ligaments and joints. His goal is also to release on a nervous and psychosomatic level. 

Basically, the therapist welcomes the client into the water and puts in place a series of sequences to move him, pampering, even minimal movements, variations in rhythm and intensity in the grip and release.

After a treatment with a Watsu therapist, blood and lymphatic circulation is promoted in the patient, has a beneficial effect on the spine, tones the muscles, positively influences the psychic state of the person. Wtasu acts on hormonal levels, facilitates the elimination of toxins, relieves  tension and related disorders :  anxiety , nervousness,  insomnia ,  migraine ,  fatigue , difficult digestion.

Become a Watsu therapist 

The therapist is a figure recognized by Waba International and / or Watsu Italy . Accumulate 100 hours of shiatsu   is a requirement. The school modules include hours of work both on land and in water and during the first level the future operator goes to acquire skills in the water, learns to support the recipient in a comfortable way and according to a correct physiology, also working on the study of transitions between locations. 

The operator works on deep contact and on the sequence of movements. In the second level there is a deepening of the various districts and of the deep muscles.

Practice is important : by working and continuing to work, the watseur is formed in depth and learns to intuit the intelligence of the body receiving the treatment.

Release tensions in the water with Watsu

The Watsu therapist in Italy and abroad 

The Watsu network of therapists is truly international. Waba International  is  the reference body that has a global reach; you will find a lot of information about courses active all over the world, from Canada to Brazil, to Poland and France. It is possible to consult the site in at least six different languages.

As for Italy, the therapists report to  Watsu Italia .

Curiosity

The creator of the technique, born from his theorization of the tantsu, Harold Dull was a poet.