Before
We take a few minutes to arrive: how you're feeling right now, any injuries or health concerns, and how comfortable you are in the water.
Aguahara · Janzu · Gestalt Awareness Practice
Aquatic Therapy
Present-moment awareness in warm water. Sessions with Adam.
About
About Aquatic Therapy
Aquatic therapy is an invitation into the here and now: present moment awareness, and a journey of remembering who we are and where we come from. It offers a reprieve from the constant thinking mind, a chance to rest in awareness itself. You float in water, the element where life began and the one that held each of us for our first nine months, and are gently moved and stretched. Our bodies remember.
Nervous system regulation in water is profound. The breath slows, the body softens, and for many people the mind grows quiet in a way that is rare anywhere else. With nothing to hold up and nowhere else to be, your attention rests on the breath, the body, and the water. Mesmerizing, like a dance beneath the surface, a session is as beautiful to watch as it is to experience.
“I am loving awareness.”
During
You float in warm water and are gently moved. I stay present with you, check in along the way, and follow your cues. Sessions can stay on the surface, or they can include a noseclip and gradual immersions that go deeper in step with your breath. Some people prefer the calm of surface work; others enjoy a more dynamic session. My training includes a wide range of approaches, so we can shape the session to you.
After
You rest and notice what is here now before slowly returning. There's no rush.
Background
My Training
Aguahara and Janzu
I trained in both Aguahara and Janzu, two forms of aquatic bodywork that grew out of Watsu, the water shiatsu developed by Harold Dull. Aguahara emphasizes flowing, dance-like movement at the surface, with more continuous head support and attention to physiology. Janzu is influenced by the culture of Mexico, with an emphasis on the spirit of water; spirituality and music are infused throughout the container of the session. Both include gentle underwater movement guided by the breath.
Gestalt Awareness Practice
I studied Gestalt Awareness Practice with Christine Price and Dorothy Charles. The practice grew out of the work of Dick Price and Fritz Perls at the Esalen Institute, and centers on present-moment awareness: noticing what is happening here and now, in the body and between people. I bring my training as a reflector holding space to my aquatic sessions being present as a reflector offerig unconditional loving kindness to whatever arises for you during a session.
Together, these shape how I work in the water: staying present, attending to what is happening here and now, moving at your pace, and checking in so you always stay in charge of your session.
Janzu Aquatic Therapy
with Adam Bruce Wohlberg
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