Cross-Training Body Mind Emotions Spirit | Rachael R. Resch

Yesterday I received a Watsu session from my friend Sharon Dvora.  Wow! 

Watsu (from “water shiatsu”) is type of bodywork done in the water.  (Find out more about Watsu here.)  

Talk about the sensation of being Embryonic!  

You are floating in warm water, while being continuously cradled, rocked and stretched by the Watsu practitioner.  Stillness alternates with flowing movements.  In the water, the body is weightless yet always supported.

Again and again during the session, I found myself thinking, “Everyone in the world should experience Watsu!” 

In a Watsu session, the body moves, senses and feels in ways that are impossible on land.  The sensation truly is like nothing else.  

You might think, “Well, I could just have that experience in my bathtub or out swimming somewhere.”  But no. 

Floating in a body of water does provide the sensation of weightlessness that the Nia practice of Embryonic brings us, and is beautiful in its own right.  But add the deep presence of a practitioner and the gentle Watsu movements, and the nervous system and the spirit receive a profound nourishment they have never had before.

So if you want to receive peaceful healing, if you want to receive deep relaxation, if you want to receive the experience of Embryonic more deeply into your 75 trillion cells, if you want to travel energetically within your own body, if you want to give your nervous system one of the biggest gifts possible, try Watsu.

Watsu is like Nia:  It’s like chocolate — you have to taste it to know if you like it.

Sharon Dvora, LMT, Certified Watsu Practitioner, can be reached at 541-482-6396.