The Heart of WATSU (R): Therapeutic Applications in Clinical Practice

This book provides practitioners with anecdotal, practical, and clinical tools to integrate the heart and science of WATSU® for special needs populations, with a unifying theme of adaptation across therapeutic spectrums.

Format: Hardback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 21 April 2023
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

WATSU® is a groundbreaking water-based therapy with its origins in Japanese Zen Shiatsu. This comprehensive book delves into the diverse clinical applications of WATSU® by experts worldwide in various therapeutic settings. Its primary objective is to offer practitioners valuable anecdotal, practical, and clinical tools to seamlessly integrate the heart and science of WATSU® for special needs populations.

WATSU®'s distinctive movements, breathwork, intention, embodiment, and heart are intricately woven with a unifying theme of adaptability across a wide range of therapeutic spectrums. Through the use of frameworks encompassing aquatic rehabilitation, integrative medicine, and wellness program models, the authors explore the current research being documented. They elucidate how therapists can delve into practice with a profound understanding of this unique form of water therapy, employing these techniques with clients experiencing PTSD, chronic pain, neuromuscular disorders, as well as in palliative and hospice care, and pediatric settings.

Weight: 938g
Dimension: 180 x 253 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781787755109