Aquapoetics

Opening of Water Temple: PremShala (Abode of Love) in Northern California

This is a special post to share the wonderful achievement of Shantam and her partner Daniel in creating their Abode of Love (PremShala) and Water Temple which opens officially this month. Nine years of gestation has gone into creating this dream child, and the result is truly stunning.

Shantam is a Certified Aquatic Bodywork Therapist and highly experienced Instructor.  Inspired by Adyashanti, she combines meditation and spiritual mentoring with her healing practices.  I've known her for over a decade and can attest to her deep devotion and true love for water.

The water itself, carries a teaching that can actually support and empower us to recognize and embody our true nature.  Shantam

The new Sanctuary has been built with loving care for the healing work within it and also for the land around it.  Read more and see images of the new center in the Newsletter here, which includes the unique program they are offering there for the rest of this year. (Allow time for the download as it contains some beautiful high-resolution photos.)

Download PremShala Newsletter

Perhaps I'll see you there one day, along with many in the Water Family who will be making their way to this Center of Presence, just 20 minutes from Harbin Hot Springs where Watsu was born. They'll be offering not only aquatic bodywork courses but also water-inclusive retreats.  Here are a few of the phrases that conjure their aquatic art ...

WaterBreath Dancing . Fluid Depths . Presence of Being . Diving into Self

 
 

Exploring Alternative Aquatics: A Unique Mobile Workshop for Practitioners

In the relatively unexplored and, by definition, fluid area of alternative aquatic bodywork that employs intuitive and subtle energy-related sensitivities, it is challenging to record and research effects.  But it is also important that we value and respect the skills required to practice in this way, and that we begin to acknowledge unique benefits and applications. Sara Firman, Presenter of Alternative Aquatics/ Aquapoetics

Below you will find outlines of lecture and workshop presentations given by me (Sara Firman aka Sulis) at the ATRI National Aquatic Healthcare Conference, Nov. 2009 in Chicago, US.

There are also:

• Samples and other downloads of the information presented

• An invitation to host a similar workshop at your own venue

Meet me in Chicago at ATRI's Aquatic Healthcare Conference, 19-22 Nov. 2009

I'd love to share some of what I most value about Alternative Aquatics* with you in two exploratory presentations (on land and in the water) at the ATRI National Aquatic Healthcare Conference in Chicago this November:

Documenting Alternative Aquatics (talk and sharing)

and

Developing Intuitive Skills in Aquatics (experiential; CEC/ CEU credit)

Come and share your own view of how, or if, alternative approaches can contribute to aquatic therapeutics. These are just two offerings in the usual good selection of aquatics offered by the Aquatic Therapy and Rehab. Institute.  Go here for the full program.

Full Conference registration fees include your choice of conference courses, evening welcome, Saturday sit-down luncheon, and CD of all conference course proceedings.

To learn more about the conference or to register please click here.

You'll be eligible for a special discount if you call, fax or email (rather than registering online) and ask for the Faculty Discount. When you are asked for faculty name just give my last name (Firman) for a $50.00 discount on full registration.

Conference flyer

Let me know if you're planning to be there!

* By Alternative Aquatics I mean any water-based healing modality that involves movement and/or bodywork but that is not generally considered suitable without modification for clinical settings or medical billing.

See also the following posts for more on this topic:

Do you keep records of your alternative aquatics sessions?

Alternative aquatics research