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22/11/2025

We are getting ready for a year jam packed with a variety of WATSU® Courses!!!

We start 2026 off with Basic WATSU® training in

Edenvale:

13-14 January 2026

Followed by Transition Flow (together these 2 courses are known as WATSU® 1)

16 - 19 January 2026

Next we go to Hermannsburg in KZN for Basic WATSU®

23-25 January 2026

In Cape Town our Basic WATSU® training will be from

27 February - 1 March 2026

More details to follow.

20/11/2025

Enter the KOMMETJIE FESTIVAL RAFFEL to stand a chance to win a WATSU® Voucher amongst many other prizes.

www.watsusa.co.za

04/11/2025

This Ted Talk will make you think very differently about your sleep.

Another aspect of assisting improved sleep is a regulated nervous system.

Do more of what brings you peace and calmness.

Some of my favourite things to assist in good sleep is being out in nature, getting some sunlight on my face (early morning and late afternoon) and of course receiving a WATSU® session.

Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature's best effort yet at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this deep dive into the science of...

31/10/2025

Did you know that the heart sends more messages to the brain than the brain sends to the heart?
It’s a lot more than a blood pumping machine It influences how we think, feel and make decisions.
Maybe that is why people and cultures throughout history have talked about the heart as a source of wisdom.

19/10/2025

The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) — the current that sets the tone of awareness.

The ANS shapes how the inner feed is experienced:

⚡ Sympathetic =

When regulated ~ energy, readiness, waves rising

When dysregulated ~ fight, fright, flight

💧 Parasympathetic =

When regulated ~ rest, restoration, calm waters

When dysregulated ~ freeze, dissociate, shut down

When the body feels safe and supported, the RAS filters clearly — like sunlight through calm water.

When tension or overwhelm is present, the feed becomes clouded and narrow.

🌬 A gentle reset:

Take a slow, mindful exhale which lasts longer than the inhale.

Notice the softening of the body and the subtle settling of internal currents and rhythms (breath, pulse, muscle tone)

Awareness becomes clearer, like light reflecting on still waters.

The ANS sets the mood of awareness.

Breathing slowly and noticing body sensations supports clarity in perception, creating space for ease and presence.

18/10/2025

The communication...

And Presence is profound!

Total embodiment...

Thank you for letting the world see how we can relate to each other

18/10/2025

This will change our perception of healing

18/10/2025

Choosing...

Ease...
...Presence

In the field....
..In the water

Heart Presence....

18/10/2025

🌿 Meet the Inner Algorithm 🌀

Ever notice how certain things stand out, while others fade into the background?

The brain carries its own built-in “social-media algorithm” — the Reticular Activating System (RAS).

Emerging from deep within the brainstem, the RAS filters which signals reach the surface of awareness.

Only a small fraction of what’s happening — inside and around — becomes consciously perceived.

💡 Attention trains the algorithm.

When focus gravitates toward stress, pain, or fear, the inner feed begins to fill with more of the same.

When moments of calm, gratitude, or connection are noticed, the feed gently refreshes toward ease.

✨ A simple practice:

Pause for one breath.
Notice a single, pleasant detail — a sound, a colour, a texture.

In that instant, the RAS is being guided to highlight what nourishes.

17/10/2025

Each time we choose coherence we send a ripple creating coherence

17/10/2025

This unfolding of the rhythm and the shifting from moment to movement to pause is mesmerizing.

17/10/2025

Are you seeking to feel peace and calm in your body?

Spending time in quiet reflection with our Herd of Percherons will assist you to find the calm within.

Horses are masters of coherence and regulation and they gently share with us the way to find coherence in our own body.

Learn practical ways for you to carry this feeling within you, wherever you go.

Join us for one session or make a weekend of it.

We also have WATSU° (aquatic bodywork) on offer. A session will leave you feeling calm and recharged - often described as a Homecoming to self.

Hermannsburg, KZN, South Africa

29 October - 2 November 2025

Email: retreats@watsusa.co.za for more information