Aquabalance™ Mind Body Program
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There is now ever increasing studies on how a slow somatic based approach to movement, combined with body sense awareness, may have remarkable health benefits . Particularly for pain management and imbalances such as fatigue, anxiety, depression often resulting from long held associated trauma.
Aquabalance™ is a unique somatic based aquatic program mental health initiative drawing from ancient and modern slow movement exercise practices.
The Aquabalance™ Mind Body Program provides each Trainer with a unique tool that can support Clients with self help tools for both their physical and mental wellbeing.
Aquawellbeing courses are dedicated to providing Quality and Evidence based education to maintaining the dignity and credibility of the aquatic movement or body work professional.
pre-requisites
Candidates may experience the course with no pre-requisites; in fact many of our clients love joining our study on health retreat program to experience Aquabalance and to learn in depth about the program’s applied theory. However to ”instruct” a qualification in exercise physiotherapy, yoga, pilates, dance, group exercise cert iv, personal training or aquatic exercise professional is optimum prior to undertaking a program. We encourage mental health specialists such as psychologists, psychotherapists, art therapists and counsellors to undertake the training and offer them the required accompanying aquatic training separately to complete at their own pace.
Openly encouraged for Physiotherapists, Exercise Physios, Occupational Therapists, Sports Coaches, Yoga, Pilates, Qi gong/Tai Chi Instructors, Qualified Body workers, Certificate iv level in Fitness, personal trainers and allied health professionals.
The key five forms of Aquabalance™ MIND BODY PROGRAM include:
QI: incorporating principles from qi gong five elements to the water to achieve a balanced state of both yin and yang in order to restore energy and realise our authentic selves.
CORE: modifying aquatic movement exercises that draw from Joseph Pilates key principles, whilst encouraging effortless graceful movement.
DANCE: An embodied approach that is inspired from Ancient Dance, American Indian teachings and therapeutic tools for anxiety, depression & associated trauma to support emotional regulation. Somatic Water Dance from a centre of self trust and mindful focus to cultivate our creativity.
UNION: adapting the principles, asanas and Pantanjali’s philosophy of Yoga to the aquatic environment. Experiencing sound vibration in water during restorative flotations & Yogic meditation practices.
FLOW : an orchestrated blend of all the five forms to arrive at a destination of achieving energy centric and developing greater internal awareness. Flow focuses on flowing effortless movement and identifying ways to differentiate between tension that robs us of energy and tension required for healthy stabilised daily movement patterns.
*Each Aquabalance™ Fundamental course is required to be refreshed every 12 months from the initial date of completion if the Candidate decides to teach within the Community and sign the rights to instruct good will agreement conditions.
*Each Host Centre keeps the marketing materials available for the public during the operation period, which are organised through aquawellbeing.com at an accessible fee.
*Each course combines virtual REAL TIME face to face sessions plus additional self directed theory and water immersion experiences to complete the practical assessments if seeking certification. Allow an additional an additional 6-10 hours for pre and post course certification requirements. The candidate receives visual detailed instruction resources, in some forms audio resources, pool side tools, cuing, a full 12-14 week program plan, Aquabalance uniform Tshirt and 3 x 30 minute ZOOM session one on one consults at no additional fee. After this a fee of $30 per consult is applied.
CONDITIONS
Cancellation Policy:
Notice given in writing 16 days prior to course commencement = full refund available.
Notice given in writing 8 days prior to course commencement = 50% refund available.
Notice given in writing 3 days or less prior to course commencement = no refund available.*
*Candidate may apply in writing within 3 days prior to the course to either;
Transfer to another ABMP course within 6 months.
Or transfer this course to another candidate.