Watsu’s name derives from the amalgamation of “water” and “shiatsu.” It was initiated and trademarked by H. Dull back in 1980s, when he began giving Shiatsu stretches to students floating in the warm water of Harbin Hot Springs in California. In its early years, Watsu was more about stretching, but as therapists and recipients noticed the profound emotional effect it had on people, the emphasis changed from merely physical to emotional and energetic.

Watsu is a type of bodywork that truly takes place in heated, waist-deep water, with the therapist crawling the client who is receiving. It can be a extensive treatment that mainly works on both mind and body. Actually, it is believed to help recover “ lesion of separation” and renew our sense of connectivity and togetherness with others.

It is comparatively unusual at spas for 2 reasons. Firstly, the masseuse has to have the special training, generally from Harbin Hot Springs. Secondly, the provider needs to have a special type of pool that is warmed to the exact temperature as one’s body. It is not a treatment that one can do in a swimming pool. Anyway, spas do have outdoors Watsu special pools surrounded by walls, with panels overhead to create a combination of sunlight and shade.

Procedure

Client and the masseuse both wear bathing suits. The massage therapist gets first in the water. And only then you enter the water and, while you sit on a step, the therapist puts floater around your ankles whilst entering the water, you put one arm around the therapist’s back while he crawls you, taking all your weight, and pulls you into the water. The specialist then whirls you through in the water, taking your body through a series of stretches and twists. Holding the client in the heated water is deeply soothing.

Watsu’s kindle stretches have a remedial effect on the body. Plus, the support of the water enables the spinal column to be moved in such ways that aren’t quite possible on land. A lot of clients also find it assisting on an emotional level as well as promoting connection and trust.

Benefits

* Increased range of motion

* Increased muscle relaxation

* Decreased muscle spasm

* Decreased spasticity

* Decreased pain

Long Term Benefits

* Improved sleep patterns

* Improved digestion

* Improved healing and immune system response

One of the many other benefits of the Wastu massage is that it can be adapted to each person’s needs. Each session is different, depending on the physical and psychological state of the person.

For some people, the therapy will focus on the physiological effects of the massage: stretching, tension relief, articular movements, etc.

On the other hand, the therapy can focus on providing a meditation experience, where you completely disconnect and feel the amazing relaxing effects it has.

Safety

Watsu must not be performed if the patient experiences any of the following conditions: fever of plus 100°F, uncontrollable epilepsy, cardiac failure, significant open wounds, respiratory disease, severe urinary tract or respiratory infections, blood infection, bowel incontinence, menstruation without internal control and infectious disease.

Conclusion

Watsu lays a healing opportunity for clients by soothing the sympathetic nervous system, and in turn, helps ease away the stresses of daily life. Moreover, studies have shown the advantages of Watsu therapy in patients suffering from numerous neurologic and orthopedic impairments. Future researches on Watsu are required to address the full range of merits that one might experience through this water massage/exercise.

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