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'''Watsu''', a [[portmanteau]] of '''[[water]]''' and '''[[shiatsu]]''', is a form of body [[massage]] performed while lying in warm water (around 35 °C or 95 °F). The receiver of Watsu treatment is continuously supported by the [[manipulative therapy|therapist]] while he or she rocks and gently stretches the body. Because it is performed in the water, the body is free to be manipulated and stretched in ways impossible while on the land.
== History ==
Watsu was created by therapist [[Harold Dull]] in the early 1980s, then director of the [[Harbin Hot Springs|Harbin School of Shiatsu and Massage]] in northern [[California]]. The technique slowly evolved as he began to incorporate aspects of [[Zen Shiatsu]] into his therapy. Watsu pools have now been introduced as a therapeutic passive massage tool as in the 2008 Turkish hamams [[Lake Conroe]] resort project.

== Other Forms of Aquatic Bodywork==
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