Watsu by Okinawa Watsu Center

Watsu - the most advanced aquatic therapy in our time

WATSU® is the first form of Aquatic Bodywork. Harold Dull began developing it in 1980 floating his Zen Shiatsu students in warm water applying its stretches and moves. In the years since, with the help of countless others in classes, clinics and spas around the world, Watsu has evolved into what many consider the most profound development in bodywork in our time. While other modalities are based on touch, the holding that working in water necessitates, brings both the giver and the receiver to new levels 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.

Watsu promotes a deep state of relaxation with dramatic changes in the autonomic nervous system. Through quieting the sympathetic and enhancing the parasympathetic nervous systems, Watsu has profound effects on the neuromuscular system.
The sympatholytic effects of Watsu lead to enhancement of the parasympathetic nervous system. Physiological changes then occur throughout the body. These changes may include:

Decreased heart rate
Improves breathing pattern
Increases circulation
Enhanced immune system response
Reduces muscular tension, increases joints full range of motion, and enhances correct posture.

For more information on Watsu, go to Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association.

Okinawa Watsu Center

Okinawa Watsu Center is a WABA approved school of Watsu that trains Watsu therapists all around Japan. We also provide Watsu sessions with our instructors and Japan's leading therapists.

Located in Ginoza on the beautiful east coast in the middle of the tropical island of Okinawa, Kanna Thalasso Okinawa is the biggest Thalasso therapy center in Asia. 14 types of jacuzzis, various pools and saunas, and all pool water is the fresh ocean water provided from off shore, filtered and heated close to your body temperature. Soft to the touch and nourishing for the skin. Okinawa Watsu Center is proud to present Watsu, the most fascinating aquatic bodywork in the world, in this beautiful natural water of the island of Okinawa.

See Watsu Session for details.