Would you like to feel your body rested, free, light, flexible & with no pain?
Do you need to disconnect from stress, have some "me-time", far from the noise & stressors of daily life?
Would you like to empty your mind & find calm again?
... or are you simply looking to reconnect with your inner self in a quiet, supported, peaceful space?
Aquatic Therapy (also known as Watsu, Water Release Therapy or Aquatic Bodywork) was created in the early 1980’s in California and Europe. Resting back into the arms of the practitioner you are floated, stretched, cradled, massaged and moved through warm water (97°F). With the use of a nose clip there is also the option of being submerged underwater.
Aquatic Therapy offers a calming of the nervous system, deep peace and relaxation, and greater inner awareness. The gentle nature of water can be highly supportive to pain and physical injuries. Water is a profound conduit for healing, and sessions may offer an exploration on multiple levels: physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual.
On a physical level, benefits may include release of pain and tension, muscle, joint and spine care, fuller deeper breathing and improved sleep and digestion. Emotional benefits include reduction in anxiety and stress and processing of fear, grief and life changes. Aquatic Therapy can be highly supportive during pregnancy.
Part MASSAGE, part FLOAT TANK, part MEDITATION, part ENERGY HEALING, part DANCE, the Aquatic Therapy experience is multi-sensorial and has indescribable qualities. Each session is unique – it may be still or dynamic, playful, graceful or anything in between. It is common to access feelings of trust, freedom and presence at a level elusive in everyday life.
Please come to the pool clean from a fresh shower and free of oils, lotions & fragrances.
You will meet your provider in the pool and discuss what is going on in your body.
Your provider will apply floats to your body to create equilibrium or floatation, your provider may do a float test to make sure the weight is distributed evenly.
On an exhale, lean back into the support and experience the magic of aquatic massage!
• Reduces anxiety & stress
• Restorative gentle movement for individuals with compromised mobility or pain
• Traction
• Promotes a sense of general wellbeing
• Improves sleep quality
• Calming & unwinding of the nervous system
• Reduces general pain
• Improves digestion
• Reduced muscle tension, weakness and guarding
• Interruption of muscle contractions and pain cycles
• Increased range of motion
• Reduction of edema
• Improved breathing
• Somatic healing
• Improved body awareness
• Muscle tone, posture and skin circulation
• The recovery and release of emotional issues and deep seated trauma and grief
• Self acceptance
• Therapeutic for individuals with auto immune illnesses such as epstein barr, MS, Lupus & Lyme Disease
• Coping with loss of a loved one; child, parent, spouse, partner, friend, pets
• Recovering from abuse
• Releasing fear of water
• Cultivate the benefits of breathwork and pranayama in warm water
• Receive stretching & articular movements
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