Going Back to Pondycherry was a great relief in itself. I knew I would be away from all the hassles of life & be with only water & learn new many applications. And also to be just with myself & some introspection. It indeed give me all that after my visit.
Meeting Jun Konno was interesting & knowing from him the idea of Ai Chi was even interesting. After initial introductions, Jun spoke on how Ai chi came into existence. It was inspiring to hear how the concepts sometimes take shape with an act of serving a purpose & then metamorphosises into the purpose itself.
We started with basic moves on land & went on till we became clear with all the 19 katas /moves that were to be done in water. I felt even doing it in land also should have a benefit on core muslces as i could feel the change in my body alignment. We did the work on land almost till evening & just when I was thinking We may not go into water after all Jun told it was time to get into water.
I was missing the warm water all these days, It was just like being back home. We did all the 19 moves in the water & I felt a great sense of freshness seeping in. With the work on land I was feeling tired but it wore out once I was in water. It was great day. The second day went on learning the finer bits of Moves & doing it more correctly. We did a lot of practice & I felt confident by the second day I would remember all the moves. Later It was followed by Ai Chi Ne, an acitivity done by two people together. This was fun as well as quite effective in stretching. Two days passed by very quickly. But it gave a plethora of ideas to involve Ai Chi to my patients. It proved to be a very clinically useful tool for me. (the present edition of comprehensive aquatic therapy has a chapter on clinical applications of Ai Chi by Johan Lambeck & Ann Bommer)It was a pleasure to meet Jun Konno.
This was followed by WOGA, i.e. Doing yoga in water. It was also very effective in bringing about most of the stretches on the upper part of the body as well trunk & also the lower extremities. My clinical mind was running along to see how it could be adapted for my clients. Though Gianni was specifying it is for aquawellness I could not stop myself from thinking the clinical applications it could have to my clients. The evening was followed by some great time with lila & some dolphin dance. It simply was awesome. Woga left me with options of adapting it to my clients in water.
Watsu for babies was fun fun & fun, We did some basic sequence with dolls in water & discussed the possible issues babies have in water. At the end of the day we had babies of different age groups from 4 months to 1& 1/2 years. It was beautiful to see babies enjoying, few crying, few laughing & a moment of silence. It was a moment to cherish for me.
Pondycherry was, as it always would be. A great Experience & memorable one too. Looking forward now for Tantsu & other few courses to complete my Watsu Program.
Meeting Jun Konno was interesting & knowing from him the idea of Ai Chi was even interesting. After initial introductions, Jun spoke on how Ai chi came into existence. It was inspiring to hear how the concepts sometimes take shape with an act of serving a purpose & then metamorphosises into the purpose itself.
We started with basic moves on land & went on till we became clear with all the 19 katas /moves that were to be done in water. I felt even doing it in land also should have a benefit on core muslces as i could feel the change in my body alignment. We did the work on land almost till evening & just when I was thinking We may not go into water after all Jun told it was time to get into water.
I was missing the warm water all these days, It was just like being back home. We did all the 19 moves in the water & I felt a great sense of freshness seeping in. With the work on land I was feeling tired but it wore out once I was in water. It was great day. The second day went on learning the finer bits of Moves & doing it more correctly. We did a lot of practice & I felt confident by the second day I would remember all the moves. Later It was followed by Ai Chi Ne, an acitivity done by two people together. This was fun as well as quite effective in stretching. Two days passed by very quickly. But it gave a plethora of ideas to involve Ai Chi to my patients. It proved to be a very clinically useful tool for me. (the present edition of comprehensive aquatic therapy has a chapter on clinical applications of Ai Chi by Johan Lambeck & Ann Bommer)It was a pleasure to meet Jun Konno.
This was followed by WOGA, i.e. Doing yoga in water. It was also very effective in bringing about most of the stretches on the upper part of the body as well trunk & also the lower extremities. My clinical mind was running along to see how it could be adapted for my clients. Though Gianni was specifying it is for aquawellness I could not stop myself from thinking the clinical applications it could have to my clients. The evening was followed by some great time with lila & some dolphin dance. It simply was awesome. Woga left me with options of adapting it to my clients in water.
Watsu for babies was fun fun & fun, We did some basic sequence with dolls in water & discussed the possible issues babies have in water. At the end of the day we had babies of different age groups from 4 months to 1& 1/2 years. It was beautiful to see babies enjoying, few crying, few laughing & a moment of silence. It was a moment to cherish for me.
Pondycherry was, as it always would be. A great Experience & memorable one too. Looking forward now for Tantsu & other few courses to complete my Watsu Program.
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