Speakers

MSc, MT, SB, CAFS. WATSU 1, 2 and 3 Instructor. Senior Instructor and Coach Advisor at WABA. Watsu for Athletes and Myofascial Release in Water concepts creator. Pioneer of WABA`s online events. Creator of the WATSU Center in Dobrociesz, Poland.

Dr Ertan Tufekcioglu is a lecturer in the physical education department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. He completed his doctorate at Marmara University, Department of Sports and Health. His research focuses on WATSU therapy, in-water performance improvement and rehabilitation practices, and body-based life coaching.

Amir chose Aquatic Body Work because, after a life of being in the arts (ceramic), he realized the importance of working with the depth of the soul. The connection between the water and the source of life is undeniable. Anything that reminds us of our oneness has incredible healing power.

WATSU Practitioner, Physical Education teacher in a special-needs school. President of the Hipokamp Foundation.

WATSU Practitiner and Basic WATSU Instructor. Graduated Russian State Pedagogical University (1996) and Coaching Institute (2009). Marina has rich experience in HR and team building. In WATSU, Marina focuses on precision, quality of touch and movement, and presence as the essence of the work.

PhD, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Kütahya Dumlupınar University.

Received his BA from Marmara University Physical Education and Sports Teaching (2000), Marmara University Institute of Health Sciences (2004) 'Thesis Title: "Examination of the Effects of Aerobic Endurance Studies on Anaerobic Capacity"'. Thesis Advisor: Assist. He completed his PhD with Dr. Ali Kızılet. Marmara University Institute of Health Sciences (2012) Thesis Title: A Comparative Analysis of the Anti-Aging Effects of Different Exercise Approaches in the Elderly. Dr. He completed it with Salih Pınar.

Ruth Meyer is a kinesiotherapist and has specialized in aquatic therapy since 1980, with training in Watsu®, Bad Ragaz®, Back rehab, Aquastretch, Arthritis Foundation, Halliwick® and Burdenko. She is currently employed by the McGuire VAMC in Richmond Virginia as an aquatic specialist. Ruth also has training by the National Posture Institute, in t'ai chi for arthritis and level 1 adapted PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors Association) certification. Ruth loves gardening, singing, hiking the Virginia mountains and her son Sam. She offers Watsu in the Mountain Lotus Watsu pool in Afton from April through December and is willing to travel to offer watsu sessions and classes. She teaches for ATRI and offers intro Watsu classes for ATRI.

Hydrotherapist, physiotherapist (graduated in 2003). Here is what Adrienn says about herself:

I’m working with pregnant women, since 2003 using Aquanatal, WATSU for pregnant women and birth preparation courses for couples in water and birth preparation yoga.

I’m using animal assisted therapies, dog and dolphin assisted therapy for 12 years.

I’m holding baby swimming and Baby-WATSU courses since 2007.

I’m working with multiply disabled children since 2003 as physiotherapist and hydrotherapist. I started using WATSU and hydrotherapy with disabled children. Since they have very special needs I worked out a program combining WATSU and hydrotherapy into a special method. I would like to introduce you this method at the CCF.

Last year I founded The Association of Hungarian Hydrotherapist’s, to support and improve the Hungarian hydrotherapy.

Watsu Basic Instructor. Founder of the Water Therapy Association Watsu for Health and the Watsu Czech Institute in the Czech Republic. Dita has experience in bodywork and aqua bodywork since 2011. She love to share this experience especially with families who take care about children with special needs, including with the muscular dystrophy, which has her son.

Before WATSU, she had several years of practice not only with land massage but also with teaching massage classes. As an external teacher, she worked for Dexter Academy International Massage School almost 8 years (2010-2017). Dita was an instructor of retraining masseur courses - a sports massage including anatomy, additional courses of Eastern massage styles (Chinese, Thai, Ayurvedic, Indian head massage and classical relaxation massage.