watsu trainings

The following classes are currently scheduled:

Basic Watsu®
Water Release Therapy
Water Release Therapy Level 2
Watsu® 1
Watsu® 2
WaterDance 1
Presence of Being
Healing Dance

For dates and information,
please click on the titles or scroll down.

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Basic Watsu®
(16 hours CEU credit AMTA)
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
with Diane Feingold,
WABA licensed Watsu®/ WaterDance Therapist
Basic Watsu® / Water Release Therapist and Instructor.

June 12 & 13 2010

July 10 & 11 2010

August 28 & 29 2010

September 11 & 12 2010

November 13 & 14 2010

December 4 & 5 2010

All classes can be taken with WRT Water Release Therapy

This course focuses on the Basics of Watsu®, as in Tai Chi or Yoga Pranayama, one is grounded in stance while floating and stretching someone to the rhythm of the connected breaths. You will be led through a simple but complete form. You can take this course to deepen your meditation, your relationship to water, your connection to others. There will be no pressure to 'learn' the form, but those who choose to, can follow this with the Transition Flow that expands this Basic Flow to complete a Watsu® 1.

As in each stage of our program, the form learned has its own organic unity and can be repeated over and over without losing its freshness or benefits for both giver and receiver. There is a total of 16 hours in this course where you will experience the stillness that is the ground of presence and incorporate the way the heart and breath connection can be maintained throughout a Watsu® as well as explore the many levels of your being that the Watsu® is helping you access in the warm 97 degree purified mineral water.

TThere will be no pressure to 'learn' the form, but those who choose to, can follow this with the 'Transition Flow' (that expands this Basic to complete a Watsu® 1) or Water Release Therapy (that expands this Basic to complete Water Release Therapy Provider Certification).

This class can be taken toward practitioner license with WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association)
and/or taken to complete Water Release Therapy License with WRTB(Water Release Therapy Board).
Fee for class is $550 or $450 for full-time students.
Due one month prior to begin date of training.
Please send payment to hold your space one month prior, as class size is limited.
Check Payable to "Diane Feingold".

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Water Release Therapy
( 36 hrs. CEU credit AMTA, includes Basic Watsu®)
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
with Diane Feingold

July 10 - 13 2010

August 28 - 31 2010

September 11 - 14 2010

October 2 & 3 2010

November 13 & 14 2010

December 4 & 5 2010

Designed to help us explore and embrace the grace of being present with the breath, the heart, the continuous unfolding of the moment and Yogic stretching. When one is fully present with mind, body, emotions and breath we can experience the deepest connection of wholeness and oneness on all levels of our being. Through this connection, our work (on land or in the water) becomes a practice of being. Learn to discover what we are made of.

Diane's sensitivity toward various learning styles offers the student a supportive and compassionate environment of ease.

As part of the training students are given the opportunity to discover their personal magic and ways of thinking which allow options for healing both personally and professionally.

This 36 hour level 1 class can be taken toward
WRT practitioner license hours.
Fee for the class is $975.
Deposit of $720 due one month prior to begin date of training.
Check payable to "Diane Feingold".

For further information about WRT click here.

training class

Water Release Therapy Level 2
(each Credit of 16 hours)
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
with Diane Feingold

In this course we deepen and expand on the elements and skills we learned in WRT Level 1. We develop the repertoire of deepening presence through new movements and stillness while exploring transitions into each new flow. Review and refinement of previous movements and techniques from WRT 1.

Prerequisites: Basic Watsu®, Water Release Therapy Level 1, required number of sessions given and received, Readings, Any suggested Supervisions and WRT Intensives.

Materials: Binder, Logging Pages, Input from Practice Sessions,
Floats, etc.

This 16 hour level 2 class can be taken toward
WRT practitioner license hours.
Fee for the class is $575.
Deposit of $450 due one month prior to begin date of training.
Check payable to "Diane Feingold".

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Watsu® 1
(Credit of 50 hours)
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
With Co-Instructors
& Diane Feingold

This 50 hour course is designed for those interested in learning the principalsof Watsu® 1. Those who have already taken Basic Watsu® can either take the remaining 34 hours of this class or repeat the full course with credit.

This class can be taken toward practitioner license hours.
Fee for class is $975. Deposit of $720 to hold your space.
Check payable to "Diane Feingold".

Watsu® 2
(Credit of 50 hours)
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
Diane Feingold, Assistant Instructor

This 50 hour course is designed for those interested in expanding the principals from Watsu® 1. (A pre-requisite)

Watsu® 2 expands the Transition Flow taught in Watsu® 1. We learn additional moves and bodywork in each position, how to incorporate the movements as needed. We learn about the meridians and points in Watsu® and how to explore & follow client's tendency to move and how to creatively explore our own movements.
Practicing the pointwork, the lifts, the pushes and pulls introduced at this stage, helps develop the ability to explore and play with energy. Because the repertoire has increased to this level and there is so much to work & play with, it is recommended that one practices many sessions before going on to Watsu® 3 or another form.

This class can be taken toward practitioner license hours.
Fee for class is $975. Deposit of $720 to hold your space.
Check payable to "Diane Feingold".

________________________________________________________

Presence of Being
(Credit of 50 hours)
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
Richard Bock, Instructor
Diane Feingold, Assistant Instructor

Designed to help us explore and embrace the grace of presence: the continuous unfolding of the "mysterious moment" when one is fully present with mind, body, emotions and breath. From here, we can experience the deepest connection on all levels in whatever setting. Through this connection, our work (on land or in the water) becomes a practice of being rather than doing. Class open to all, no previous experience necessary.

Fee for class is $975. Deposit of $720 to hold your space.
Check payable to "Diane Feingold".

________________________________________________________

WaterDance 1
(Credit of 50 hours)
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
Richard Bock, Instructor
Diane Feingold, Assistant Instructor

Prerequisites:
Basic Watsu® and/or Water Release Therapy Level 1 with Diane.

Waterdance (or "Wassertanzen", the original German name) is a form of aquatic bodywork developed by Arjana Brunschwiler and Aman Schroter in 1987. Like Watsu®, it begins with the client held in the practitioner's arms above the surface of the water, where the body is cradled, stretched, and relaxed. In Waterdance, the client is then given nose clips and gradually and gently taken entirely under the water. Once freed from the bounds of head support and gravity, the client's body can be moved, stretched, and worked in literally unlimited ways. Waterdance incorporates elements of massage, Aikido, dolphin and snake movements, rolls, somersaults, inversions, dance, and much more. The effects of this work include deep physical release and can induce deep states of relaxation, meditation, bliss, and even visions. A prerequisite for participating in Waterdance classes is that you have training in Watsu® or other forms of above-surface aquatic bodywork.
In Waterdance 1 we explore the art of breath connection that enables you to establish a deep rapport with your clients, inspire their trust and offer the attentiveness that is necessary when bringing someone below the water's surface. You learn the Waterdance short form which includes learning to establish a rhythm that works with each client's breathing needs and to move all body types through the water with security, ease and graceful fluidity, giving the receiver a profound sense of freedom and joy.

Fee for class is $975.
Deposit of $720 to hold your space. Audits $875 and standby due to class size limits.
Check payable to "Diane Feingold".

_______________________________________________________

Basic Healing Dance
(Credit of 50 hours)
Santa Barbara Watsu® Center

Hosted by Diane
Taught by Inika Spence

Healing Dance is a powerful and beautiful technique developed by Alexanderin 1993, incorporating elements of Watsu®, WaterDance, Trager Work, and dance. It consists of four trainings, Basic Healing Dance, Advanced HealingDance and the two underwater trainings-Above and Below and Shape and Space.The Healing Dance is primarily based on wave movements for the entire body,and also includes quiet embraces, releases, tractions, smooth transitions and massage, all woven together in an unending flow. The guiding philosophy of the work is that movement is the "medicine" and in the experience of"received dance" the healing process in the body is activated. Students learn to create the sensation of lightness and flying, to generate a rhythmic field, to find the various "rhythms of awareness" for clients andeven to channel movement. Physical and emotional blockages are resolved in the polarity between freedom and security. Advanced body mechanics aretaught to create movements of greater subtlety and sensitivity. As the vocabulary of movements expands students become more confident to improvise
and better respond to the needs of the client. healingdance.org is the official web site of Healing Dance.

Fee for class is $975.
Please send $720 deposit fee to hold your space one month prior as the class size is limited.
Check payable to "Diane Feingold".

________________________________________________________

Questions? Call Diane at 805.569.7047 or dianefeingold@gmail.com

You are being presented with a wonderful opportunity to take these classes locally, in beautiful Santa Barbara, as a resident, without traveling and lodging expenses. Classes at the School of Shiatsu and Massage and elsewhere range from $975 to $1595. Through Diane you will also receive credit with WABA toward becoming a Watsu® Practitioner and be placed on the registry with the World Wide Aquatic Bodywork Association and you will receive credit with WRTB toward becoming a WRT Practitioner with the Water Release Therapy Board.

With the addition of our new Healing Waters; a 96 degree, non-chlorinated, non-bromine, salt-purification and mineral system to sink into... Additionally, as you take these classes, you will then have an opportunity to take future classes in Watsu®, Water Release Therapy, Healing Dance, WaterDance, Presence of Being etc. here in Santa Barbara and worldwide.



	Diane Feingold Licensed Watsu®, WaterDance, Water Release Therapist and Yoga Instructor 805.569.7047 dianefeingold@ gmail.com Sessions are held at Healing Waters and the Rehabilitation Institute of Santa Barbara Purchase Sessions, Intensives, Trainings, and Gift Certificates securely online. To purchase click here .

			The following classes are currently scheduled: Basic Watsu® Water Release Therapy Water Release Therapy Level 2 Watsu® 1 Watsu® 2 WaterDance 1 Presence of Being Healing Dance For dates and information, please click on the titles or scroll down. __________________________________________________ Basic Watsu® (16 hours CEU credit AMTA) Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA with Diane Feingold, WABA licensed Watsu®/ WaterDance Therapist Basic Watsu® / Water Release Therapist and Instructor. June 12 & 13 2010 July 10 & 11 2010 August 28 & 29 2010 September 11 & 12 2010 November 13 & 14 2010 December 4 & 5 2010 All classes can be taken with WRT Water Release Therapy This course focuses on the Basics of Watsu®, as in Tai Chi or Yoga Pranayama, one is grounded in stance while floating and stretching someone to the rhythm of the connected breaths. You will be led through a simple but complete form. You can take this course to deepen your meditation, your relationship to water, your connection to others. There will be no pressure to 'learn' the form, but those who choose to, can follow this with the Transition Flow that expands this Basic Flow to complete a Watsu® 1. As in each stage of our program, the form learned has its own organic unity and can be repeated over and over without losing its freshness or benefits for both giver and receiver. There is a total of 16 hours in this course where you will experience the stillness that is the ground of presence and incorporate the way the heart and breath connection can be maintained throughout a Watsu® as well as explore the many levels of your being that the Watsu® is helping you access in the warm 97 degree purified mineral water. TThere will be no pressure to 'learn' the form, but those who choose to, can follow this with the 'Transition Flow' (that expands this Basic to complete a Watsu® 1) or Water Release Therapy (that expands this Basic to complete Water Release Therapy Provider Certification). This class can be taken toward practitioner license with WABA (Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association) and/or taken to complete Water Release Therapy License with WRTB(Water Release Therapy Board). Fee for class is $550 or $450 for full-time students. Due one month prior to begin date of training. Please send payment to hold your space one month prior, as class size is limited. Check Payable to "Diane Feingold". ________________________________________________________ Water Release Therapy ( 36 hrs. CEU credit AMTA, includes Basic Watsu®) Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA with Diane Feingold July 10 - 13 2010 August 28 - 31 2010 September 11 - 14 2010 October 2 & 3 2010 November 13 & 14 2010 December 4 & 5 2010 Designed to help us explore and embrace the grace of being present with the breath, the heart, the continuous unfolding of the moment and Yogic stretching. When one is fully present with mind, body, emotions and breath we can experience the deepest connection of wholeness and oneness on all levels of our being. Through this connection, our work (on land or in the water) becomes a practice of being. Learn to discover what we are made of. Diane's sensitivity toward various learning styles offers the student a supportive and compassionate environment of ease. As part of the training students are given the opportunity to discover their personal magic and ways of thinking which allow options for healing both personally and professionally. This 36 hour level 1 class can be taken toward WRT practitioner license hours. Fee for the class is $975. Deposit of $720 due one month prior to begin date of training. Check payable to "Diane Feingold". For further information about WRT click here. Water Release Therapy Level 2 (each Credit of 16 hours) Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA with Diane Feingold In this course we deepen and expand on the elements and skills we learned in WRT Level 1. We develop the repertoire of deepening presence through new movements and stillness while exploring transitions into each new flow. Review and refinement of previous movements and techniques from WRT 1. Prerequisites: Basic Watsu®, Water Release Therapy Level 1, required number of sessions given and received, Readings, Any suggested Supervisions and WRT Intensives. Materials: Binder, Logging Pages, Input from Practice Sessions, Floats, etc. This 16 hour level 2 class can be taken toward WRT practitioner license hours. Fee for the class is $575. Deposit of $450 due one month prior to begin date of training. Check payable to "Diane Feingold". ________________________________________________________ Watsu® 1 (Credit of 50 hours) Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA With Co-Instructors & Diane Feingold This 50 hour course is designed for those interested in learning the principalsof Watsu® 1. Those who have already taken Basic Watsu® can either take the remaining 34 hours of this class or repeat the full course with credit. This class can be taken toward practitioner license hours. Fee for class is $975. Deposit of $720 to hold your space. Check payable to "Diane Feingold". Watsu® 2 (Credit of 50 hours) Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA Diane Feingold, Assistant Instructor This 50 hour course is designed for those interested in expanding the principals from Watsu® 1. (A pre-requisite) Watsu® 2 expands the Transition Flow taught in Watsu® 1. We learn additional moves and bodywork in each position, how to incorporate the movements as needed. We learn about the meridians and points in Watsu® and how to explore & follow client's tendency to move and how to creatively explore our own movements. Practicing the pointwork, the lifts, the pushes and pulls introduced at this stage, helps develop the ability to explore and play with energy. Because the repertoire has increased to this level and there is so much to work & play with, it is recommended that one practices many sessions before going on to Watsu® 3 or another form. This class can be taken toward practitioner license hours. Fee for class is $975. Deposit of $720 to hold your space. Check payable to "Diane Feingold". ________________________________________________________ Presence of Being (Credit of 50 hours) Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA Richard Bock, Instructor Diane Feingold, Assistant Instructor Designed to help us explore and embrace the grace of presence: the continuous unfolding of the "mysterious moment" when one is fully present with mind, body, emotions and breath. From here, we can experience the deepest connection on all levels in whatever setting. Through this connection, our work (on land or in the water) becomes a practice of being rather than doing. Class open to all, no previous experience necessary. Fee for class is $975. Deposit of $720 to hold your space. Check payable to "Diane Feingold". ________________________________________________________ WaterDance 1 (Credit of 50 hours) Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA Richard Bock, Instructor Diane Feingold, Assistant Instructor Prerequisites: Basic Watsu® and/or Water Release Therapy Level 1 with Diane. Waterdance (or "Wassertanzen", the original German name) is a form of aquatic bodywork developed by Arjana Brunschwiler and Aman Schroter in 1987. Like Watsu®, it begins with the client held in the practitioner's arms above the surface of the water, where the body is cradled, stretched, and relaxed. In Waterdance, the client is then given nose clips and gradually and gently taken entirely under the water. Once freed from the bounds of head support and gravity, the client's body can be moved, stretched, and worked in literally unlimited ways. Waterdance incorporates elements of massage, Aikido, dolphin and snake movements, rolls, somersaults, inversions, dance, and much more. The effects of this work include deep physical release and can induce deep states of relaxation, meditation, bliss, and even visions. A prerequisite for participating in Waterdance classes is that you have training in Watsu® or other forms of above-surface aquatic bodywork. In Waterdance 1 we explore the art of breath connection that enables you to establish a deep rapport with your clients, inspire their trust and offer the attentiveness that is necessary when bringing someone below the water's surface. You learn the Waterdance short form which includes learning to establish a rhythm that works with each client's breathing needs and to move all body types through the water with security, ease and graceful fluidity, giving the receiver a profound sense of freedom and joy. Fee for class is $975. Deposit of $720 to hold your space. Audits $875 and standby due to class size limits. Check payable to "Diane Feingold". _______________________________________________________ Basic Healing Dance (Credit of 50 hours) Santa Barbara Watsu® Center Hosted by Diane Taught by Inika Spence Healing Dance is a powerful and beautiful technique developed by Alexanderin 1993, incorporating elements of Watsu®, WaterDance, Trager Work, and dance. It consists of four trainings, Basic Healing Dance, Advanced HealingDance and the two underwater trainings-Above and Below and Shape and Space.The Healing Dance is primarily based on wave movements for the entire body,and also includes quiet embraces, releases, tractions, smooth transitions and massage, all woven together in an unending flow. The guiding philosophy of the work is that movement is the "medicine" and in the experience of"received dance" the healing process in the body is activated. Students learn to create the sensation of lightness and flying, to generate a rhythmic field, to find the various "rhythms of awareness" for clients andeven to channel movement. Physical and emotional blockages are resolved in the polarity between freedom and security. Advanced body mechanics aretaught to create movements of greater subtlety and sensitivity. As the vocabulary of movements expands students become more confident to improvise and better respond to the needs of the client. healingdance.org is the official web site of Healing Dance. Fee for class is $975. Please send $720 deposit fee to hold your space one month prior as the class size is limited. Check payable to "Diane Feingold". ________________________________________________________ Questions? Call Diane at 805.569.7047 or dianefeingold@gmail.com You are being presented with a wonderful opportunity to take these classes locally, in beautiful Santa Barbara, as a resident, without traveling and lodging expenses. Classes at the School of Shiatsu and Massage and elsewhere range from $975 to $1595. Through Diane you will also receive credit with WABA toward becoming a Watsu® Practitioner and be placed on the registry with the World Wide Aquatic Bodywork Association and you will receive credit with WRTB toward becoming a WRT Practitioner with the Water Release Therapy Board. With the addition of our new Healing Waters; a 96 degree, non-chlorinated, non-bromine, salt-purification and mineral system to sink into... Additionally, as you take these classes, you will then have an opportunity to take future classes in Watsu®, Water Release Therapy, Healing Dance, WaterDance, Presence of Being etc. here in Santa Barbara and worldwide.	top of page top of page top of page top of page top of page top of page

		*Wings* This breath follows the Other, surrendering to the next, giving rhythm to riddles... these prayers for yet another One to Love... this precious Life, this unending yearning will bless my Heart with wings to gather the wind... Oh, to sail the River of God! Markus


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