Healing Dance Underwater Practitioner Certification in Netherlands


Stage

Pre-requisites

Hours

1. IHDU or WATA I

Watsu I

25 or 50

2. 13 Sessions of IHDU or WATA 10 Practice Sessions and 3 received--

at least one from a Practitioner, the rest from classmates

IHDU or WATA I

13

3. Shape and Space

13 Sessions

50

4. 13 Sessions of Shape and Space 10 Practice Sessions and 3 received--at least one from a Practitioner, the rest from classmates

Shape and Space

13

5. Above and Below

Healing Dance I and 13 Sessions

50

6. 13 Sessions of Above and Below 10 Practice Sessions and 3 received--at least one from a Practitioner, the rest from classmates

Shape and Space

13

7. Underwater Integration

13 Sessions

16

8. Underwater Practitioner Supervision

Underwater Integration

2

9. An additional 10 Feeling Sessions of Healing Dance, making an overall total of 49 sessions given (30 Practice Sessions and 10 Feeling Sessions) and 9 sessions received (at least 3 from a HD Practitioner)

These sessions may be done any time after completing Shape and Space

10

9. Send copy of completed logbook to:


Alexander George

Weihergarten 5

72147 Nehren, Germany


Receive back your signed Practitioner Certificate in the mail!

Successful Practitioner Supervision, 40 Sessions given and 9 received.

Total hours:

192

(sessions

= 49

instruction = 143)


Additional requirements:

  • 100 hours of Anatomy/Physiology training

  • 100 hours of Bodywork training

  • 50 hours of self-enquiry work such as Presence of Being, Hakomi, Pre-Natal Journey, Bio-energetics or actual experience in therapy

  • Supplemental study in The Anatomy Coloring Book or The Anatomy of Movement may be used for up to 50 hours of the 100 hour Anatomy/Physiology requirement.

  • The combined total of 250 hours land work may be reached with varying proportions of Anatomy, Bodywork and self-enquiry trainings.


Additional explanation….

  • It is not necessary to first become a Healing Dance Practitioner before becoming a Healing Dance Underwater Practitioner.

  • The pre-requisite for studying Introduction to Healing Dance Underwater (IHDU) or WATA I is Watsu I. When circumstances necessitate, the Watsu Supervison required in Netherlands may be postponed until after IHDU.

  • Above and Below and Shape and Space may be taken in either order.

  • It is recommended that students complete the 13 sessions between each course, but this must not be strictly followed. It is the final total that must be met: 40 sessions given (30 Practice Sessions and 10 Feeling Sessions) and 9 sessions received (at least 3 from a HD Practitioner). Sessions of Healing Dance received before beginning this training may be included.

  • It should be possible to complete steps 1-10 within 2 to 2 1/2 years.

  • Before certification students may of course use the techniques in sessions, but not say or advertise that they do sessions of Healing Dance. For instance, it would be quite okay to say, "I am studying Healing Dance." "I am on my way toward becoming a Practitioner of Healing Dance." "I use techniques of Healing Dance in my sessions."

  • Practitioner status gives you a certificate, a free listing on the Healing Dance website, the right to use the Healing Dance logo, and to say and advertise that you practice Healing Dance. For instance, "I am a Healing Dance Underwater Practitioner." "I give sessions of Healing Dance."

  • You may study Healing Dance wherever you wish, but to work as a Practitioner we ask you to follow the guidelines established in the country in which you live. At most, this means logging in a few extra hours of training and sessions should you move to a country with a more rigorous program than the one in which you qualified.

  • When you qualify as a Healing Dance Underwater Practitioner it is permanent, but we strongly recommend that you audit further Healing Dance trainings to keep your skills fresh.