Main description:

WATSU (R) is an innovative water-based therapy with roots in Japanese Zen Shiatsu. Each chapter in this book enlightens practitioners on the ways in which WATSU (R) is being used clinically by experts across the globe in a variety of therapeutic settings.

Its primary purpose is to provide anecdotal, practical and clinical tools to integrate the heart and science of WATSU (R) for special needs populations. WATSU (R)'s unique movements, breathwork, intention, embodiment and heart are steeped in a unifying theme of adaptation across a plethora of therapeutic spectrums.

Using frameworks that are within the realms of aquatic rehabilitation, integrative medicine and wellness program models, the authors discuss the current research that is being documented. They explain how therapists can dive into practice with a deep understanding of this unique form of water therapy and use these techniques with clients with PTSD, chronic pain and neuromuscular disorders, as well as in palliative and hospice care and pediatric settings.

Contents:

1. The Heart of WATSU (R): Therapeutic Applications in Clinical Practice (Harold Dull & Ingrid Keating). 2. WATSU (R) Meeting the Therapeutic Challenges of Diverse Special Populations: Adult and Pediatric (Peggy Schoedinger, PT). 3. Interoceptive Embodiment: The Ocean Within (Ingrid Keating & Dr. Jennifer Olejownik). 4. The Imprint of Trauma ~ How the Body Shows the Story (Mary Seamster, Karen David). 5. Ethics with the Right Use of Power in WATSU (R) Practice (Dr. Cedar Barstow). 6. Palliative Aquatic Programs (TM) Serving Medically Fragile, Infants, Children and Adolescents (Sheila Pyatt, RN, & Dr. David M. Steinhorn, MD). 7. Speech Therapy in an Aquatic Setting (Calias Dull, Susan Nachimson & Dr. Rita Alegria). 8. WATSU (R) in Sports Medicine (Tomasz Zagorski). 9. New Horizons in WATSU (R) and Life Coaching (Dr.Ertan Tufekcioglu, Dr. Iftikhar Nadeem). 10. Water Journey Through Pregnancy & Parenthood (Jurgita Svediene). 11. The Poetry of WaterDance (WATA) Going Underwater and Being Reborn (Arjana C. Brunschwiler). 12. The Neuroscience of Relating and Mirroring in Healing Dance Practice (Alexander George). 13. Aquatic Integration and Eastern Medicine (Cameron West). 14. The Anatomy of an Amnion (R) Aquatic Session (Mary Seamster, Karen David). 15. Watsupath CranioSacral Therapy in Water (TM) Fasica as a System (Elisa Munoz Blanco). 16. Myofascial Release in Water (Tomasz Zagorski). 17. Integrating Heart into Clinical Frameworks for Optimal Care (Dr. Jennifer Olejownik). 18. Epilogue.