Developed by combining Zen Shiatsu with Aquatic Therapy, Watsu is an effective approach to muscle re-education involving gentle mobilization of joints and soft tissue. The receiver of a Watsu session is continuously supported while being floated and gently stretched in 95 degree water. The warm water and the low gravity combined with the security of being held, allows for deep relaxation and release to occur.
Here are just a few of the conditions that have been proven to respond well to the gentle depth of Watsu:
- Recovery from Strains, Sprains, Fractures, and Surgery
- Acute and Chronic Pain, Including Headaches
- Chronic Fatigue, Sleeping Problems
Stress and Anxiety-Related Disorders- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Fibromyalgia
Alan Hundley is a Certified Watsu Therapist and member of the World Aquatic Bodyworkers Association. Alan has also written an article on Watsu called Life Begins in Water (PDF) for Whole Living Journal.
To schedule an appointment, call Alan Hundley at 513.281.8606, or e-mail Alan at ahundley@threewaters.com.
TESTIMONIALS
“...the winner for the alternative version of Dom Perignon is definitely Watsu. Once immersed, gravity and weight and the entire world become irrelevant. I close my eyes and let Alan move me through the water. I listen to my heart beat and feel the water against my skin. My limbs move like an ancient dance and I can see colors like fireworks, only my eyes are closed. It is sensual and mystic, and feels like something akin to the divine. And I would take it over a commercially fabricated high any day of the year.”
Stacy Sims from “Natural High,” Cincinnati Magazine, November 2003
“...it was in his 95 degree pool for some Watsu that I really let go and felt truly free. Watsu is a combination of Zen Shiatsu with aquatic therapy—sort of massage and sensory deprivation at the same time.
“...I barely noticed any “work” being done. I entered an altered state, literally a primitive life experience where I no longer had any sense of having a human body—more like a tadpole. It was incredible freedom. I left Alan with an overwhelming urge to call my mother—or anyone’s mother.”
Donna Covrett, City Beat, January 2003
