The first 3 certifications are for Watsu I, II and III only.
Minakshi is approved by the
1. National Certification Board for
Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
NCBTMB
# 394182
as a continuing education
approved provider
Learners
who do not satisfactorily complete the course are
given alternatives.
Contact hours will not be awarded by NCBTMB until all requirements are met.
2. Approved Continuing Education Provider for
Florida Department of Health (#50-6353)
Florida Board of Massage recognizes 50 hours (including 2 for Ethics) for Watsu.
and 50 hours for Aquatic Shiatsu® (Fire and Water®)
3. Florida Department of Education
Vocational Rehabilitation Vendor
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4. We are WABA certified for
Watsu®, WaterDance®, and Fire and Water®
choose "courses" link (above) for description
Worldwide
Aquatic Bodywork
Association
(WABA) Certification
Program
WABA oversees the instruction and practice of WATSU®, WaterDancing® , Aquatic Shiatsu, and Jahara® Technique. If you wish to have your courses credited (50 hours for each level) towards the admission to more advanced courses, you must register as a student with WABA. At Watsu® I, you may purchase for $30 the book Watsu® Freeing the Body in Water and will receive a logbook to record practice sessions and classes wherever taken. Requirements to be registered as a practitioner with WABA are listed below. Professionals will be able to transfer credits. Please e-mail for updates and answers to your
questions.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THOSE WITH LICENSE TO TOUCH Students must be physically able to do the work and
Continuing Education and WABA Fees There is a $50 fee to be added to the Registry as a Practitioner. Those who wish may be listed to the public (and access postings for employment) for the rest of their first year at no additional cost. This public listing can be renewed each year as long as a minimum of 50 hours of WABA classes has been added to your transcript in the Registry during the previous 3 years. International Programs In Europe the minimum number of hours required
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WATERDANCE® PRACTITIONER
Watsu® Practitioner requirements plus WaterDance® I, II, and III.
Each
WaterDance class is 50 hours long.
Any 100 hours of bodywork may be substituted
for the Shiatsu requirement
Learning outcomes will be assessed by demonstrating a complete session on the last day of the program. Students learn body mechanics and how to support and gently stretch their clients in warm water. They will learn to co-ordinate their movements with the receiver's breath and be sensitive to their boundaries, adapting moves as necessary for each individual. In Watsu® I and II they will learn a sequence with seamlessly flowing transitions. In Watsu® II, Shiatsu points and additional techniques are facilitated by correct hand placements based on a understanding of the bony structure of the skeleton and especially the vertebral column. In Watsu® III students will learn additional advanced positions, expand their WATSU® vocabulary, enhance their spontaneous creativity and develop their own personal style.
Our courses conclude with a formal assessment and the participants who successfully pass this assessment will receive a Certificate. We have a form which we fill in during the completion session Friday morning. The assessment is based on the information in the above paragraph. The form is available for viewing in the logbook. The logbook can be viewed and downloaded at the www.waba.edu web site. On the homepage there is a choice for students to logon. Choose this, and find and print the logbook.
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