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OUR LIFE BEGINNINGS 
Pre-natal & Birth Journey

OUR LIFE BEGINNINGS 
Pre-natal & Birth Journey

OUR LIFE BEGINNINGS 
Pre-natal & Birth Journey

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Integrative Aquatic Foundation Training

Europe - Vienna/Wien

OUR LIFE BEGINNINGS

(course in warm water) 
 

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Discover the hidden parts of your earliest life experiences !

(prenatal - birth - postnatal)

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NEW DATES

PRENATAL JOURNEY

   3-5/10/2024 (2,5 days) 

BIRTH JOURNEY

5-7/12/2024 (2,5 days)

DISCOVER MORE DATES

IAT 

Resource workshop

for those who followed David Sawyers' training

MORE INFO coming 

> save the date:

6-9.11.2024

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Meet our team
 

Andrea Freh - Els Soetaert - Claudia Schachner

When you have more questions do not hesitate to contact us 
 

All three are trained and certified in Integrative Aquatic Therapy by David Sawyer (Boulder /USA) and assisted manygroups with him. http://www.davidsawyertherapy.com

With his support we offer this Integrative Aquatic Foundation Training.

We will guide you with all our professional skills and experiences we gathered during the years.

More information on each of us below.

Andrea Freh
(Austria - Ostereich)
www.waterfamily.at


contact

andrea.freh@gmx.at

Els Soetaert
(Belgium - Belgien)
www.els-aquatouch.com

contact

els_soetaert@hotmail.com

Claudia Schachner
(Austria - Ostereich)
www.frauhebamme.at

contact

claudia@frauhebamme.at

 

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What we offer

Our early life experiences, from conception to birth to crawling, form the basis of how we deal with life and relate to others. Who we are or who we can be. From recent research such as epigenetics, we know that these early imprints have a greater influence on our personal development than previously thought. 
The "scars on our soul" limit our vitality and our emotional range of movement. In a safe space, at our own pace, we explore these early injuries and allow ourselves to rediscover our original zest for life in a playful way.

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PRENATAL JOURNEY

With curiosity and mindfulness, we explore the valuable prenatal themes on land and in warm water and feel into our own body memories. Exploring our own journey opens up new approaches and skills for our work. The aim is to create a safe and empathic space for our own parts, but also for the babies and clients we meet today.

BIRTH JOURNEY

Similar to the prenatal seminar, we will deal with the topics of birth and the time afterwards. We want to understand our own birth journey with its complications and challenges and learn how we can nourish ourselves. This will also open up new possibilities in our work with others. More information will follow.

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For whom

For all who are interested in this toppic Professionals or non-professionals Midwives, babyswim teachers, therapists, future parents, … > with or without previous water (therapy) skills

When & Where - upcoming

- Prenatal Journey: 23/05 - 25/05/2024 (2,5 days) - Birth Journey: 12-14/09/2024 (2,5 days) The second cycle will take place - Prenatal Journey: 20_22/02/2025 (2,5 days) - Birth Journey: 8-10/05/2025 (2,5 days) in Vienna, Therme Wien We will start Thursday at 14h and finish Saturday around 17.30h

350€ (pool and grouproom included!) not included: Entrance to Therme Wien

Pricing

fill in the form (this one is in English) and make your deposit of 50€

Meet our team

All three are trained and certified in Integrative Aquatic Therapy by David Sawyer (Boulder /USA) and assisted many groups with him. http://www.davidsawyertherapy.com

With his consent we offer this Integrative Aquatic Foundation Training. We will guide you with all our professional skills and experiences we gathered during the years.

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Andrea Freh
(Austria - Österreich)
www.waterfamily.at

is a Certified Practitioner in Integrative Aquatic Therapy since 2018. From then on, she assisted David Sawyer in his training. Special education, Elementary education, Founder of Waterbaby as a teacher for baby and children's swimming courses, Functional Analysis (i.f.), IBP process support course, further training with Thomas Harms (Emotional First Aid), coach of a Special Olympics® sports team, head of the

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Els Soetaert
(Belgium - Belgien)
www.els-aquatouch.com

is a Certified Practitioner in Integrative Aquatic Therapy since 2011. From then on she assisted David Sawyer during his "500 hours" formation trainings (until Covid came in 2019). For years she provides individual therapy and group workshops ‘on land’ and ‘in the water’, offers Stress & trauma Release & Self-regulation through Integrative Somatic & Aquatic Therapy, Dance- and Movement Therapy, Authentic Movement, Guided Drawing®, Watsu® and Healing Dance®, and is TRE ®provider. She also has a background in Cranio Sacral Therapy, gave baby swimming and swimming classes. www.els-aquatouch.com

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Claudia Schachner
(Austria - Österreich)
www.frauhebamme.at

is a Certified Practitioner in Integrative Aquatic Therapy since 2008, after which she organized and assisted a complete "500 hours" IAT Formation Training with David Sawyer, Midwife since 1981, Attachment Analyst (Hidas/Raffai) since 2013, Watsu®/Wata® Practitioner (1995/1996); IBP Process Support course, further training with Thomas Harms (Emotional First Aid) and freelance lecturer at the FH midwifery course. Subject: perinatal psychology and trauma;

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