ISBN 0972996303 A.E.I. Press (800-237-0469)
11 x 8.5. 400 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated. Index. $56.80
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements...................................................... 8
Preface.................................................................... 9
Preparation............................................................... 10
Forward................................................................... 11
by Mark W. McEachren
Contents.................................................................. 13
Author Biographies
Douglas Bedgood......................................................... 16
Alexander Georgeakopoulos............................................ 19
Barbara Courtney........................................................ 22
Introduction.............................................................. 25
Color photos: for bios & Chapters 1 & 2............................. 29
Chapter 1: Healing Waters........................................... 4587
by Barbara Courtney
Dreamshifts............................................................. 45
Wave Mocean.......................................................... 46
The Six Awareness Portals............................................ 51
Movement............................................................... 52
Sound.................................................................... 57
Breath................................................................... 62
Sense.................................................................... 70
Dream................................................................... 76
Elemental Consciousness............................................. 80
Chapter 2: Aquatic Bodywork ..................................... 88 121
by Alexander Georgeakopoulos
Introduction............................................................ 88
The Body and Warm Water........................................... 89
The Water Body........................................................ 91
The Passive Body...................................................... 92
The Hydrodynamic Body.............................................. 94
The Sources of Aquatic Movement.................................. 96
Origins and Principles of
Aquatic Bodywork..................................................... 99
Watsu.................................................................. 100
WaterDance........................................................... 101
Healing Dance......................................................... 102
Jahara Technique..................................................... 104
Levering the Body in Water......................................... 105
Body Mechanics for the
Aquatic Practitioner.................................................. 108
Basic Support...........................................................114
More about the Head and Neck...................................... 116
Effects and Applications.............................................. 117
The Aquatic Bodyworker.............................................. 119
Chapter 3: Contractile Physiology in the Pool...................122 150
Chapters 3-16 are by Douglas Bedgood
Muscle Tissues......................................................... 122
Pathways to Energy.................................................... 133
Chapter 4: Mobility................................................... 151 163
The Contractile Element............................................... 151
The Series Elastic Element............................................ 158
Chapter 5: Articular Surroundings................................. 164 184
Joints.................................................................... 164
Rotator Cuff............................................................ 168
Tendon Pain............................................................ 178
Adhesive Capsulitis.................................................... 181
Complaints from the Sacroiliac....................................... 182
Its All in the Wrist.................................................... 184
Chapter 6: Aquatic Endurance Exercise.......................... 185 214
Muscle Endurance...................................................... 193
Oxygen Transport...................................................... 196
Stretching Aquatically................................................. 197
Working Out in the Pool............................................... 199
Inactivity and Aging....................................................212
The Image of Made Belief............................................. 213
by Mark W. McEachren
Chapter 7: Bone Density and Aquatic Exercise...................215 250
Weightlessness in Space.............................................. 215
Osteoanatomy.......................................................... 218
Response to Strain Rate............................................... 222
The Integrity of Osteons.............................................. 228
Effects of Aging on Bone.............................................. 229
The Hippo and the Rhino.............................................. 235
Piezoelectric Properties............................................... 240
Osteoporosis........................................................... 245
The Ascension of Density............................................. 248
Chapter 8: Nutrition for Aquatic Endurance......................251 274
Essentials............................................................... 251
Food Combining Simplified........................................... 268
Chapter 9: Kealawai
(The Path of Water)................................................... 275 297
In the Beginnings...................................................... 298
The Water Molecule................................................... 278
Aquatic Adaptations................................................... 284
Shamans and Springs.................................................. 286
Harbin................................................................... 295
Chapter 10: Aquatic Exercise and the Laws of Physics.........298 306
The Laws of Motion and Aquatics.................................... 298
Aquatic Physics and the Senses...................................... 302
The Microsphere....................................................... 304
Chapter 11: The Kinetics of Water................................ 307 316
Chapter 12: Floating into Therapy................................ 317 332
Universal Gravity...................................................... 317
Buoyancy................................................................ 318
Hydrotherapy........................................................... 319
Rehabilitation.......................................................... 322
Igor Burdenko.......................................................... 328
Arthritis Precautions.................................................. 331
Chapter 13: Paddling................................................ 333 338
Chapter 14: Water Boxing with Cassius Clay.................... 339 342
Chapter 15: Products, Books and Resources.................... 343 353
Chapter 16: Reducing Stress with Aquatic Bodywork and
Water Fitness......................................................... 354 367
The Hormones......................................................... 354
Aqua Music and Choreography....................................... 359
Massage Therapy ..................................................... 360
Aquatic Bodywork and
Waves from the Brain................................................. 365
Envoi.................................................................... 368
Appendix............................................................... 369 379
References ............................................................. 380 392
Visual Credits........................................................... 393
Index.................................................................... 394 404
