This year began with learning OBA and New Watsu, later a pre conference workshop was scheduled by the National Indian Association of Physiotherapy at the national conference at Goa. Unfortunately the program did not take place but, due to the promotion of conference activities the word did spread around for aquatic therapy. This was in Febraury

Then it was great time at Turkey conference on Aqua Evidence, and presentation of paper on this platform was a great boost to keep the work going on at India. This was in March.

After returning from conference, there were two back to back workshops scheduled on basic Aquatic therapy at Mumbai and later at Mysore. Both received wonderful response. This was in April. 

May had a wonderful family trip to Sikkim for almost half a month. A great Break. Following month i.e. June had the first workshop on Ai Chi Basic for the therapists, at Lonavla a picturesque place near Mumbai. Following months had another conference in Mysore. 

The third basic workshop was in Pune for therapists. This workshop had a person from A-Technologies presenting the intricacies of establishing a pool. This was in August. September gave me an opportunity to talk in a Conference at Delhi Neuraxis on aquatic Therapy organised by AIIMs and APMR Institutes. Am looking at another Ai Chi Program for corporate population. Another month to go.

October went on having some brainstorming for the article on Aquatics in Autism in Physiotimes. This should be coming in the next issue.

Meanwhile membership is growing in ATNI, Aquatic Therapy Nework of India. An indigenous way of preparing water dumbells was designed and the first shipment to an aquatic therapist was done. The technique is still evolving and may be will be ready by the year end. Also a Set of guidelines is getting prepared for therapists, pools and safety. Hope to have it ready by year end. A database of centers In India currently employing the pool for aquatic works is prepared and will be updated periodically. The next update on this list will be released shortly.

Phew I am really enjoying to see the changes and spirit going up. Plans have been laid to have a complete aquatic therapy center by mid of Next year. Hope I will have more to update before the year ends.