Watsu® & Dolphin Play: What to Know Before You Come

Once you register, you'll receive complete details including the address and parking instructions. Here's a preview of what to expect:

🕐 Please Be On Time Arrive by 12:30 PM for Dolphin Play and WATSU® Round. For Open Practice, please be in the pool by 3:00 PM.

🏊 What to Bring Towel, swimsuit, water bottle (unbreakable), and snacks if you'd like. Bring everything you need for the afternoon.

🚿 Shower Before You Arrive Or use the bathhouse near the pool. Please wash off all body products and scents with soap and water - the warm water is a shared sacred space.

🅿️ Parking Park facing uphill above other cars (not in the cul-de-sac). Call 650-804-4423 when you arrive so someone can meet you, especially if it's your first time.

♿ Accessibility It's a steep walk with many stairs from parking to the pool. If you have any challenges with walking or stairs, please let us know - we can arrange pool-level parking for disability or injury.

🩺 Medical / Special Needs Please let us know if you have any medical condition or special needs that could affect your participation. We want to hold you well.

🤧 Illness Please do not attend if you have been exposed to or are showing symptoms of any contagious illness (cold, flu, COVID, etc.). Your registration fee will be refunded or applied to a future session. We take care of each other by taking care of ourselves.

Private Sessions

Want to go deeper? Private sessions with Paul are available by appointment on the Monday and Tuesday following each gathering.

• $120/hour · A typical session is 1.5 hours = $180 / Gift Economy also available. Tips warmly welcomed. Paul is a certified Practitioner/Therapist in WATSU® and Healing Dance, and skilled in WaterDance and Dolphin Dance.

Our Shared Agreements

These gatherings are held in a container of intention and care. When you register, you'll be invited to agree to these principles:

💛 Kindness - Communicate and act with consideration of the feelings and needs of others.

🌿 Awareness - Do your best to be present and aware of your surroundings.

🤲 Consent - Touch only with permission, be aware and responsive to changing needs.

🌸 Self-Care - Take responsibility for your own wellbeing, and speak up as needed.

A Word About the Water

Being held in warm water can be profoundly powerful. When the body arrives in deep relaxation and its normal tension patterns release, sometimes feelings, sensations, or emotions surface - and that is welcome here. WATSU® can also bring up issues around intimacy, trust, and vulnerability. This is part of the healing. You are never alone in it.

Ready to Dive In?

Come float with us. Come play. Come home to your body in the water.

We'll hold you. 🐬