Kim Chamberlain (idowatsu)'s Page

Seems that Watsu has become a larger percentage of my practice recently. Though the economic downturn has reduced overall business by 30% to 60%, the ratio of land to water based work is shifting more toward a 50/50 split. In the projected business plan, at 5 years out, which is where I am at right now, these are the goals I have been aiming for. Owning a pool has it's advantages and disadvantages, overhead is always an issue as well as being a high end consumer of energy for which I have person… Continue

I have been on the phone and internet to investigate funding sources and incentives for installing a solar water heating system to my pool to mitigate the environmental and financial impact to my business. I replied to a post here about pool efficiency and it got me curious about the possibilities. After a couple days of internet browsing I found incentive programs and tax exemptions for solar hot water systems are only for the household use, pools and hot tubs don't qualify. Therefore I am not… Continue

It's so hard to find a pool guy that is reliable when you need them. I knew it was too good to be true.I heard that it would be fixed and he wanted to rent it to do his water therapy clients. I patiently tried to deal with him and the job wasn't getting done very well, pipes kept leaking. yuck! I was in a delema of 1 using the certified pool installer to keep the warranty on the heater I was installing valid or 2 using my friend who can fix anything for way less money. Well I got to use both and… Continue

I have been literally grounded, my pool heater went out and it's taken a long time to get it fixed. I researched and ordered a heavy duty replacement so they had to build it. That was when I was under the impression that this process was only going to take a couple of weeks. I surrendered to time and money requirements and am still looking at a couple more days 6 weeks later (good thing I do massage too)
I fortuitiously met a person interested in renting the pool for excersise therapy clients an… Continue

thought I would introduce myself, I am Kim I am living my dream of introducing Watsu to our rural Humboldt county Ca. being only one of 2 therapists up here, poses many challenges to the continued inspiration for my work. I get a reawakening when I hit that magical combination of floating someone just right, seeing their profound shift in being, making it all worth the years of training, house buying, pool building, marketing and all those first time sessions with people. I have a deep gratitude… Continue