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Watsu
{{Unreferenced|date=July 2011}}
'''Watsu''', a [[portmanteau]] of '''[[water]]''' and '''[[shiatsu]]''', is a form of therapeutic bodywork performed in warm water pools (around 35 °C or 95 °F). The receiver of a Watsu treatment is supported by the practitioner, creating a sensation of floating and deep relaxation. In this gravity-free environment, the practitioner is able to move, stretch and manipulated the body in ways that are not possible on land.

== History ==
Watsu was created by Shiatsu teacheinstructor [[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 toDull incorporated aspects of [[Zen Shiatsu]] into his new form of aquatic 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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[[he:וואטסו]]
[[hu:Watsu]]
[[ru:Вацу]]
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