"Coming out of Fixation into Flow"
This is my description for unwinding the effects of trauma and PTSD in the water. For all of us, whether traumatized or not, there is a continuum of experience that cycles between fixation and flow, and our devel...
Thank you Diane for beginning to clear the waters on this murky subject of therapy and water work. As someone who has trained in Somatic Psychotherapy with the Hakomi Method and taken Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing, trauma resolution training...
Laura and client,
Thank you so much for taking the time to write about your experience! I did Peter Levine's first training in Boulder about 15 years ago, and that way of working and perceiving has stayed with me and infused into my aquatic bodywo...
I love this Laura. I have had similar experiences with clients with the dissolving of long held holding patterns and hyper-vigilance. I wonder if our whole compass for re-organizing and re-orienting gets reset by the water into a deeper and more l...
Hello Christian ... I just tried to view your landscape & design website but it did not load. Can you let me know if it is live or perhaps I have the wrong address. Would love to see more of your work.
Hi Christian,
This is new to me, and I am pumped! I'm curious how you built clientele when you started out. Can you share any tips or lessons learned with me?
You web site is gorgeous!
Hi Christian,
I left a comment about dance on the healing dance page, replying to yours, I am never sure where to leave comments, so this is just to lead you to that :)
Laura
Hi Christian - can you tell me more about Half-Machine Aquarium? I found a website with some intriguing photos (Denmark) but not much info. Would love to do a piece for my aquapoetics blog on performance art/aquatic bodywork. So am collecting info. Any other leads? You do contact dance?
Ah, so now I understand why I could not see your blog (I do have PC not Mac). I will try to view if via a friend's Mac as I'd love to see your writings there. I host a blog carnival every few months on my aquatic site and it would be great to include you there.
Great to have you here Christian - I love the title of your website/practice. Look forward to your (forthcoming?) blog on that site. Meanwhile, you have a blog here too. May I invite you to visit my writings on Aquapoetics (and it's linked sites) - I too see water is many dimensions. Once again, welcome.
For Watsu research coordination we may need to start updating/compiling a list of all known studies (this is somewhat complete here on AquaticNet; and Sulis has done this, I think?) As for making a central place where we can coordinate these kinds...
The International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education (IJARE) is dedicated to advancing the knowledge and practices of aquatic professionals worldwide. This peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishes significant research findings, articulat...
I am looking for people with experience in working with patients diagnosed with ALS. I have seen positive research on the effectiveness of Aquatic Therapy for stretching, relaxation and light exercise, however I am apprehensive as a LMT and SPT to...
Bill Vogel's article was published in AKWA, the newsletter of the Aquatics Exercise Association (AEA).
He reserached effects of Watsu on en elderly population. www.aea.wave.org may have a list of such organizations....at the very least they would ...
New understanding of PTSD and the aquatic work of members Diane Tegtmeier and Inika Spence, indicate the potential application of aquatic therapy in healing trauma. This Group has been created to explore and promote that.
This group could explore, discuss and learn from each other the many benefits of working in warm water with the approach that humans have potential to recognize the potential for movement and alignment in the physical, emotional and energetic body.
Finally... A Plan for Your Post-Graduate Studies in Aquatic Therapy
For the last 14 years, the Aquatic Resources Network has offered fantastic continuing education seminars for the aquatic therapist.
One thing was missing.
A cohesive plan. A p...
Finally... A Plan for Your Post-Graduate Studies in Aquatic Therapy
For the last 14 years, the Aquatic Resources Network has offered fantastic continuing education seminars for the aquatic therapist.
One thing was missing.
A cohesive plan. A pr...