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'''Watsu''', a [[portmanteau]] of '''[[water]]''' and '''[[shiatsu]]''', is a form of body [[massage]] performed while lyingtherapeutic bodywork performed in warm water pools (around 35 °C or 95 °F). The receiver of a 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 bodypractitioner, creating a sensation of floating and deep relaxation. In this gravity-free environment, the practitioner is freable to be manipulated and stretched in ways impossible while on themove, stretch and manipulated the body in ways that are not possible on land.

== History ==
Watsu was created by therapistShiatsu teacher [[Harold Dull]] in the early 1980s, then director of the [[Harbin Hot Springs|Harbin School of Shiatsu and Massage]] in northern [[California]]. {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} 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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[[ar:Watsu]]
[[de:Watsu]]
[[it:Watsu]]
[[he:וואטסו]]
[[hu:Watsu]]
[[ru:Вацу]]
[[yi:Watsu]]