Taught by Elisa Muñoz Blanco.
February 14, 2026, at Hospital Fundación San José, Madrid, Spain.
(8 hours accredited by the Watsupath™ Training Institute https://watsupath.com and the Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association W.A.B.A. http://waba.pro for the Watsu® professional training path)
Bodywork in water profoundly transforms the way the body organizes, perceives, and responds. Floating, support, and the relationship with gravity modify muscle tone, breathing, internal rhythm, and the experience of contact.
In this context, the therapeutic alliance ceases to be an abstract idea and becomes a physical, observable, and dynamic experience, built through presence, contact, rhythm, and the way of accompanying.
This workshop offers a clear and rigorous experiential exploration of the therapeutic alliance applied to bodywork in water, understood as a key factor in safety, regulation, and support. Throughout the day, we will investigate how the aquatic environment influences the perception of safety and the body’s ability to let go, adapt, or protect itself, and how accompaniment can facilitate these processes without forcing or directing.
The focus of the course is strictly physical and experiential. It is not a course in psychotherapy or psychological intervention, but rather training aimed at refining the quality of physical accompaniment in water, offering clear and applicable criteria for working with sustained contact.
The proposal integrates current knowledge about the body, regulation, and relationships, translated into accessible language that is directly applicable to practice in the pool. The theory is not explained outside the body: it is experienced, contrasted, and integrated in the water through guided dynamics and supervised practice.
The workshop combines rigor, depth, and lightness, inviting participants to learn from direct experience, curiosity, and enjoyment, and to discover how, in many cases, less technique and more presence generate safer and more effective accompaniment.
Objectives of the workshop
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand how the physical properties of water influence muscle tone, breathing, and body organization.
- Recognize observable body signals of safety, activation, and overload when working in water.
- Develop a stable and regulated body presence during aquatic accompaniment.
- Apply basic principles of contact, rhythm, and flotation that promote physical and relational safety.
- Differentiate between accompanying from the body and directing, forcing, or overstimulating.
- Integrate basic criteria of consent, boundaries, and professional ethics into WATSU® and CST in Water™ sessions.
Professional ethical framework
- The workshop is developed in accordance with:
- Principles of physical and relational safety in bodywork in water.
- Respect for informed, ongoing, and revocable consent.
- Clear boundaries between bodywork and other areas of intervention.
- The Bioethical Charter for Bodywork in Water.
- Good professional practices in contexts of prolonged contact.
Original price
200€
Early bird price
180€
200.00€Add to basket
Students are required to pay a facility fee of 36,30€/day to access the pool and use the group room for land classes. The total fee for the five days is included in the final price and will be detailed in the invoice delivered at the end of the course.
STUDENT PROFILE
This workshop is aimed at people who practice or are training in aquatic bodywork and wish to deepen their knowledge of the quality of accompaniment, relational safety, and bodily presence.
This class will be taught in Spanish. English translation can be provided upon request.
CERTIFICATION
At the end of the workshop, a Certificate of Participation will be awarded by the Watsupath™ Training Institute, the only training institute in Spain accredited by the W.A.B.A. Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association for the Watsu® professional training path.
TEACHER PROFILE
Elisa Muñoz Blanco is a physical therapist, university professor, and clinical researcher with more than two decades of experience exploring how the body organizes life, pain, and resilience. Her work integrates evidence-based physical therapy, psychosomatics, neurophysiology, and advanced aquatic therapies from a systemic, sensitive, and deeply embodied perspective.
She is the creator of Craniosacral Therapy in Water™ (CST in Water™) and founder of the Watsupath Training Institute™, an international space for research, clinical practice, and knowledge transfer. She is one of the few instructors accredited to teach Clinical Watsu® 3, noted for her contribution to the approach to fascia as a system, the integration of trauma, and self-regulation processes in the aquatic environment.
A specialist in pediatric physical therapy, psychotherapy, and advanced manual therapy, she combines clinical practice with university teaching and scientific research, actively participating in publications and international conferences. Her teaching and accompaniment style is characterized by precision, listening, and respect for the rhythms of the body, embodying a curious, complex, and creative mind, committed to clinical excellence and deep care for people.
SCHEDULE
Begins on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. and ends on the same day at 5:30 p.m.
We recommend arriving at least fifteen minutes before the start of class to begin on time, once you are familiar with the facilities. All scheduled hours are required, so please do your best to be on time at the beginning and organize your return home so that you can stay until the end.
On-site format.
Total duration: 8 hours in person
Format: 100% in water
Structure of the day:
5 hours of experiential theory and guided activities in the water
3 hours of supervised independent practice in water
REGISTRATIONS
The registration fee is 200,00 €. See below for bonus.
Includes: attendance during class hours, teaching materials, and W.A.B.A. registration fee.
Does not include: pool usage fee, travel expenses, accommodation, and meals (see details below).
Registrations will be accepted on a first come – first served basis. The registrations will be valid only upon completion of the Registration Form and online deposit.
BONUS
- Early bird discount: The first 5 students to complete their registration will receive a 10% discount. Not cumulative with other discounts. Coupon: alliance
CANCELLATION POLICY
If, after registering for the course, a participant needs to cancel their enrollment, the following conditions will apply:
-All cancellations must be requested in writing (by email to info@watsupath.com).
-Cancellations requested more than 30 days prior to the start of the course will be eligible for a refund of the amount paid, minus a €100 administrative fee.
-Cancellations requested less than 30 days prior to the start of the course are not eligible for a refund. However, the amount paid may be converted into a credit for a future course, provided that it is taught by the same instructor, takes place at the same facility, and is offered under the same training and financial conditions.
The organization reserves the right to exceptionally assess duly justified cases of force majeure.
In the event that the course is cancelled by the organization, the full amount paid will be refunded, without any additional compensation.
COURSE LOCATION, FACILITY FEE, AND LUNCH
AQUATIC THERAPY UNIT OF THE SAN JOSÉ FOUNDATION HOSPITAL
C/ Pinar de San José, 98
28044 MADRID.
www.fundacioninstitutosanjose.es
Facility Cost:
The San José Foundation Hospital will make its Aquatic Therapy Unit available to students enrolled in this course. The fee for use of the facilities is €36.30 per day (VAT INCLUDED), payable through our payment gateway when you register, and will be itemized and included in the final invoice.
Lunch:
The San José Foundation cafeteria offers a simple menu every day. Salads, sandwiches, and hamburgers are also available for purchase in the cafeteria.
The dining room set up for the group is equipped with a microwave, so you can bring your own lunch if you wish. The areas designated for lunch and snacks in the hospital gardens are a pleasant place to take a break, weather permitting.
HOW TO GET TO THE COURSE VENUE
AQUATIC THERAPY UNIT OF THE SAN JOSÉ FOUNDATION HOSPITAL.
https://goo.gl/maps/nBpnxc2deLu
CAR:
M-40 exit 30, Cuatro Vientos
M-45, towards N-V, M-40 _exit 30
M-30, towards N-V, Cuatro Vientos exit
CITY BUS:
From Aluche (connection with metro line 5 and C-5 commuter train): 483 and 487 towards La Fortuna.
From Plaza Elíptica (connection with metro lines 6 and 11): 486 towards La Fortuna.
METRO:
Line 5 (light green) towards Casa de Campo. Get off at Aluche (link with bus).
Line 11 (dark green) towards La Peseta. Get off at La Peseta and walk 15 Min.
TRAIN:
RENFE operates regular train services to Madrid.
By commuter train: Line C-5 (yellow), towards Móstoles – El Soto. Get off at Aluche (link with bus).
PLANE:
Madrid-Barajas Airport.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Watsupath™ Training Institute
e-mail: info@watsupath.com