Watsu

Since the shocking events of early December, a few people have been working to transform and facilitate the trauma and emotions that were triggered.

As I’m swept gently through the warm water in Dariya’s arms, I perceive intense colours behind my closed eyes. My daily concerns fall away from me, and I start to feel weightless in this seeming alternative reality where one is not required to do anything, other than simply relax and surrender to the process.

A couple of months ago, a poster went up on Auroville notice boards advertising scuba diving lessons offered by ex-Special Forces soldiers of the Indian Army.

Aloka and Joan talk about their approach to awareness in the body and how they have initiated a much appreciated programme to develop this in children and adults.

The Unity Pavilion recently hosted a new photographic exhibition by Ireno entitled ‘Water Being’. The exhibition, which was partly funded by Stichting de Zaaier, displayed work from an ongoing project to document aquatic-bodywork at Quiet Healing Centre.