Watsu® is a form of aquatic bodywork which applies the ancient principles of Zen Shiatsu from Japan and Tantsu from India while being floated in warm water. The result is profound relaxation. . . . Many believe that Watsu is the most significant advance in bodywork in our times. A bodywork modality which can have specific therapeutic results and profound healing on many levels of a person's being. These sessions are given in a chlorine free pool set in a beautiful, private aromatherapy garden.

WATSU & WATERDANCE
Watsu® is a registered trademark of Harold Dull

Watsu is an extraordinary modality of aquatic bodywork in which the receiver experiences many different sensations: deep relaxation, a sense of calmness and an overall feeling of release while being floated in warm water. This aquatic bodywork is a deeply meditative and profound experience that draws on your body’s natural healing energies to bring more comfort, ease, spaciousness, freedom, vitality and balance to all aspects of your body and being. There are gentle stretches along with Shiatsu massage, Yoga, and the circling movements of Tantsu along with the connection of breath and movement. If applicable Diane encourages the experience of WaterDance where even deeper openings can occur. However the perfect session unfolds it is reflected in the intuitive presence of being with and available to the needs, the breath and circumstances of each client in each moment.

WaterDance, also known as Wassertanzen, like Watsu begins with the client held above the surface of the water. And in Wassertanzen the client is then given nose plugs, 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: Wassertanzen 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 combine with deep states of relaxation, meditation, bliss and even visions.

The effects of being wrapped in the energetic field of the therapist’s heart energy in a warm fluid environment, with a new relationship to gravity, spatial orientation, temperature, light, sound, and movement can create a great calming, centering sense of well being. And the effects of feeling that sense of oneness with all of life can be a profound message to the central nervous system. Diane treats her clients and patients to an experience of Watsu and WaterDance Therapy combined with the breath which becomes an experience of trusting presence and conscious awareness for growth and inner well being. In conjunction with Healing Waters Diane offers retreat packages for couples and families combining both land and water modalities.

Some clinically proven benefits of Watsu and WaterDance include:
• Deep and often profound Relaxation
• Reduced Pain, Stress, and Fatigue
• Increased Energy
• Reduced Muscle Tension, Weakness and Guarding
• Interruption of muscle contractions and pain cycles
• Increased Range of Motion
• Improved Body Awareness, Muscle Tone, Posture, Breathing, and Skin Circulation
• The Recovery and Release of Emotional Issues and deep seated trauma.

Some conditions that respond well to Aquatic Bodywork:
•Chronic Back problems, Shoulders, Necks, Hips, Strokes and recovery
• Stress, and Stress-Related Disorders
• Acute and Chronic Pain, Including Headaches
• Fibromyalgia
• Parkinsons
• Low Energy, Chronic Fatigue, Sleeping Problems
• Strains, Sprains, and Fractures
• Arthritis
• Depression, Hyperactivity
• Neuromuscular Disorders
• Head Injuries
• Discomforts of Pregnancy (at any stage)
• Trust Issues Resulting from Trauma and Abuse
• Fear of the Water

Water Release Therapy is about the inward journey on the Earth plane. Water Release Therapy is a therapeutic Healing modality developed by Diane Feingold to facilitate healing and well-being. WRT is an Aquatic Art with origins from Watsu,WaterDance and Yoga. WRT is designed to release trauma, old patterns and holding stored in the body and mind. The client experiences the process of deep release and a profound unfolding from whatever may be keeping one from living fully. Water Release Therapy is about experiencing the magic of healing integration above and below the surface of the water.

If appropriate the client is gradually taken entirely under the water freed from the bounds of cellular memory and gravity one can embrace inspiration, flow, trust, courage, connection, openness, adventure, peace and well-being in literally transformational and unlimited ways.

Some conditions that respond well to Aquatic Bodywork:

• Chronic Back problems, Shoulders, Necks, Hips
• Strokes and recovery
• Stress, and Stress-Related Disorders
• Acute and Chronic Pain, Including Headaches
• Fibromyalgia
• Parkinsons
• Low Energy, Chronic Fatigue, Sleeping Problems
• Strains, Sprains, and Fractures
• Arthritis
• Depression, Hyperactivity
• Neuromuscular Disorders
• Head Injuries
• Discomforts of Pregnancy (at any stage)
• Trust Issues Resulting from Trauma and Abuse
• Fear of the Water

Going back to the source. That is the essence of Diane Feingold's waterwork. The work in warm salt water takes one back to origins, back to the source, a deep remembering of our first bodily experience. In this way it is deeply healing and profoundly re-organizing. Diane's work helps the body to remember its original integrity. The element of salt water combined with the hands and movements of a skilled practitioner allows the body to naturally come back to its beginnings, its essential wholeness. One emerges from this work truly reborn. - Patricia Reis, Maine

WRT Trainings

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.

Included in the WRT training program students are given readings and personal magic transformation teachings facilitated by Jennie Marlow, international channel and world renowned healer under the direction of the WRT Spirit Guides.

For more information on Spirit Guide teachings, readings and trainings please visit Jennie Marlows site: www.jenniemarlow.com

Class open to all…no previous experience necessary.

For WRT training dates click here.

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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.
Check payable to "D & A 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.
Check payable to "D & A Feingold".
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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.
Please send $525 deposit fee by May 15th to hold your space as the class size is limited.
Check payable to "D & A Feingold".
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WaterDance 1
(Credit of 50 hours)
Healing Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
Richard Bock, Instructor
Diane Feingold, Assistant Instructor

Prerequisites:
Watsu 1 or the Basic Watsu with Diane above...
(This may be changed to a WaterDance 3 depending on the incoming requests. In that case the prerequisites include the above plus WaterDance 1 & 2)

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.
Please send $525 deposit fee by June 1st to hold your space as the class size is limited.
Check payable to "D & A Feingold".

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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 $500 deposit fee to hold your space one month prior as the class size is limited.
Check payable to "D & A Feingold".

Questions?
You are being presented with a wonderful opportunity to take these classes locally, in our own backyard, without traveling and lodging expenses. And here you will also get credit with WABA toward becoming a Watsu Practitioner and be placed on the registry with the World Wide Aquatic Bodywork Association if you choose.

With the addition of our new Healing Waters Spa; a 98-99 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, Healing Dance, WaterDance, Presence of Being etc. here in Santa Barbara or elsewhere.

Namaste
Blessings for peace, Diane

Diane Feingold is one of Southern California's finest certified yoga instructors and healers. In her twenty passionate years of teaching and healing she has specialized in presenting traditional yoga in a modern context to a wide spectrum of people. She has worked with people of all ages and physical abilities from beginniners to the highly advanced, children, teenagers adults, and seniors. Diane's eclectic style draws from various traditional yoga systems; Gentle Hatha Yoga Therapy, Iyengar, Flow, Power Yoga, Ashtanga, and others including Feldenkrais and Desikachar. Diane specializes in teaching private and public classes and workshops throughout Southern California.

Yoga is a process of self discovery and fulfilment at any age. We awaken our senses. We become conscious of who we are. Yoga teaches us practical 21st century tools for living wholly -- mind, body, and spirit -- in union with the world. Yoga is not a belief or a religion but a practical method to develop health, inner peace and spiritual expression. The practice of Hatha Yoga addresses all aspects of our health and well-being. We learn to cleanse, heal, strengthen and balance creating unbounded health, radiance and longetivity.

Public Yoga Classes by Diane

City of Santa Barbara, Cultural Arts
Monday Evening 5:30-6:30PM - Hatha Yoga
100 East Carrillo Street, Meeting Room (Anacapa and Carrillo, downtown SB)
This class is for the beginning/intermediate Yogi or Yogini. For more information please contact Instructor Diane Feingold at 805.569.7047 or to.life@cox.net.

Drop-in $15 or $13 with RDC* or $60 or $50 with RDC for the 5- week series. You are welcome to register at class, or online with City SB: www.sbparksandrecreation.com

Wednesday Yoga for Lunch, 12:10-1:15PM
100 East Carrillo Blvd., Baylor Room (Anacapa and Carrillo, downtown SB)
This class is designed for the beginning Yoga student and/or continuing Yoga students primarily interested in stress reduction. For more information please contact Instructor Diane Feingold at 805.569.7047 or to.life@cox.net.

Drop-in $15 or $13 with RDC or $72 or $60 with RDC (resident discount card) for the 6 week series. You are welcome to register at class, or online with City SB.

(*The above series and classes are maintained at the lower fees providing you are a resident of the City of Santa Barbara and have a card for the resident discount program from the City.)

UCSB

Classes open to students, faculty and staff. Sign up process through UCSB Department of Physical Activities and Recreation.

Classes are 8-10 week series offered quarterly. Great low price of $40 per quarter. (That's $4.00 per class!)

There is a progression for each class during the term where students are led from Yoga breathing techniques and beginning asanas toward more dynamic advanced postures and flow.
No drop-ins.

Private Yoga classes

Please contact Diane to schedule 1 and 1.5 hour classes in advance. $150/hr. $225/1.5 hr. Most sessions are in the privacy of your home, office or studio. Scheduled in advance. Semi-privates also available.

Yoga Audio Tapes for sale $15.00 each. Complete 75 minute guided (by Diane) Yoga Practice accompanied by inspired flute music.

Check or Pay Online on Diane's site:
www.tolifewithwatsu.com or www.dianefeingold.com or contact Diane at 805-569-7047.