Welcome to
WatsuWashington.com
This web-site is dedicated to the Watsu Practitioners who live and work in Washington State. We have joined together to help promote the practice of Watsu and to post events that are occurring during World Watsu Week in April 2007.
Practitioners are posted in alphabetical order. Descriptions indicate the location and types of services provided.
WATSU® is the first form of Aquatic Bodywork. Harold Dull began developing Watsu in 1980, floating and applying its stretching and moves to his Zen Shiatsu students in the warm pool at Harbin Hot Springs. In the years since, countless others in classes, clinics and spas around the world have developed Watsu has into the most profound development in bodywork of our time. While other modalities are based on touch, the holding that working in water necessitates, brings the receiver to a new level of connection and trust. This, combined with the therapeutic benefits of warm water and the greater freedom of movement it encourages, creates a modality that can effect every level of our being.
For more information about Watsu and the Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association go to http://www.waba.edu/
As a lifelong lover of water, it brings me great pleasure to combine my current career as a college level wellness instructor and yoga instructor with my passion for water. I have also taught Special Education for 12 years and specialize in working with children. My warm, outdoor pool on beautiful Samish Island (a drive-to island) is the perfect place to relax and unwind, address specific physiological needs, or enhance spiritual awareness through Wondrous Watsu.
| Location: | Skadgit County |
| Phone: |
(360) 766-8403 (360) 766-5094 (fax) |
| E-mail: | lizbart@wavecable.com |
| Address: |
5207 Filbert Lane Bow, WA 98232 www.soothingwaters.net |
| Pool: | Private - Samish Island, WA |
| Location: | Seattle |
| Phone: | (206) 528-8496 |
| E-mail: | Tom@stillpointhealth.net |
| Address: | www.InnerWaves.com |
| Pool: |
M'Illumino, Seattle Water Lily, Sammamish Rachina, Redmond NW Pools as available |
As a lifelong swimmer, I’m passionate about using warm water therapy as a medium for people to unravel into blissful states of relaxation, physical freedom, and fluidity. To me, the self-nurturing effect of WATSU is like untangling from deeply held patterns (like nets) of stress and tension so that feelings of relief, release, peacefulness, well-being, and reintegration can surface.
I am a WA State licensed massage practitioner and am dually certified in both WATSU and Cranio-Sacral therapies. I completed my massage and cranio-sacral training here in Seattle at The Brian Utting School of Massage (now The Cortiva Institute), and had the honor of studying with Watsu-inventor Harold Dull at the School of Shiatsu & Massage’s Watsu Institute in Northern California.
| Location: | Seattle (Ravenna) |
| Phone: | (206) 276-0853 |
| E-mail: | shawatsu@mac.com |
| Address: |
M'Illumino 6921 NE Roosevelt Way Seattle, WA 98115 www.m-illumino.com |
| Pool: |
Heated, in-ground pool Outdoors with gazebo covering Salt-purified |
| Location: | Spokane |
| Phone: | (509) 927-0301 |
| E-mail: | burhans@wildblue.net |
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I am working out of two pools, one is at the M'Illumino, a salt water pool close to Whole Foods on Roosevelt, and on Tuesdays I work all day at the Rachana Retreat Center off the Redmond Fall City Road. Directions to both pools are on my website. Hope to see you there.
| Location: | Seattle and Redmond |
| Phone: | (206) 612-6878 |
| E-mail: | garyajaeger@comcast.net |
| Address: |
4110 Stone Way N. Seattle, WA 98103 |
| Pool: |
M'Illumino at 70th and Roosevelt Rachana Retreat Center, 23301 Redmond Fall City Rd. |
Discover another new way to reduce stress and pain!
Experience the unique treatment of Watsu at Water Lily Pool in Sammamish, WA
Since 1998, I have operated at small business providing aquatic therapy to people of all ages with special needs. In addition to being a Watsu practitioner (with 350 hours of training), I am a certified Aquatic Therapist.
Water Lily Pool is a 15 foot diameter above ground pool with a sun dome. The sun dome cover allows privacy and year round use. The pool is treated with Ozone Gas instead of the more typical Chlorine. Ozonators make efficient sanitizers in pools and provides a more natural and gentle environment.
You can learn more about my Aquatic Therapy programs and Community Integration Services by visiting my website.
| Location: | Bellevue - East Side |
| Phone: | (425) 830-7746 |
| E-mail: | harrietott@comcast.net |
| Address: | www.cisaquatics.com |
| Pool: | Water Lily Pool |
Photo by Debra Cannon
Since 1999, I've taken 300 hours of training in Watsu and WaterDance.
HeartSplash Pool is a 16 foot round salt water pool located in Southeast Seattle near Seward Park. It is open year round.
| Location: | Seattle |
| Phone: | (206) 723-4663 |
| E-mail: | mread_lmp@yahoo.com |
| Address: | |
| Pool: | HeartSplash Pool, SE Seattle, WA |
In addition to Watsu, I also do a gentle approach to Chiropractic in the water.
My pool on Bainbridge Island will be opening up in the spring of 2008.
| Location: | Bainbridge Island |
| Phone: | (206) 842-6714 |
| E-mail: | drjrosenblatt@aol.com |
| Address: |
164 Knechtel Way Bainbridge Island Wa 98110 www.drjulier.com |
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We have an indoor 24-foot salt-water pool in our land. The pool house is easily accessible with wheel chair access. Entrance into the pool is with a comfortable step and handrail.
| Location: | La Center - South WA |
| Phone: |
(360) 263-2119 (360) 263-2124 (fax) |
| E-mail: | maryseamster@earthlink.net |
| Address: |
14000 NE 371st La Center, WA 98629 www.watsunw.com |
| Pool: | Private - La Center, WA |
I have studied watsu, waterdance, healing dance, underwater healing dance, and watsu 3 adapted for special needs. Of all the modalities I have learned and practiced, healing dance has had the most profound effect on my work. I am currently working on my healing dance practitioner certification.
I work with many populations, including children, adolescents, elderly, athletes, clients with emotional trauma, pregnant women and new mothers.
I practice in a beautiful new 14 ft round salt purified pool at M'Illumino Studio in Seattle.
| Location: | Seattle |
| Phone: |
(206) 985-2605 (206) 250-2094 (cell) |
| E-mail: | laura@watsuseattle.com |
| Address: |
3158 NE 82nd St Seattle, WA 98115 www.watsuseattle.com |
| Pool: |
M'Illumino 6921 NE Roosevelt Way Seattle, WA 98115 |