About

WELCOME to KAMAQUA: The underwater space, where I will be your Aquatic Guide.

I have spent half of my life in the water - I honed my swimming technique on a national level for 15 years before naturally going on to become a lifeguard, scuba diver, swim teacher and finally an Aqua Therapist. Following my empathy toward both people and nature, I have also studied Oceanography and Wildlife Conservation.

Working as swim teacher has inspired me to work with the water itself in order to promote well-being and natural healing for clients. I have developed effective Aquatic bodywork therapies: The absolute relaxation of WATSU and the intuitive methodology of the HALLIWICK concept. My work is balanced between bodywork and therapy and I am able to tailor each session to your individual needs.

I am also a dedicated disciple of Yoga and continue to explore new bodywork techniques both on land and in water. 

SWIMMING

WATSU

I trained swimming for 15 years at the National level, making my teaching very technically correct. I have been a swim coach for 16 years.

I cover all aspects of swimmer development: physical, psychological, and social. My class is a good place for the development of specific areas such as coordination, stamina, respiratory system, and sensory integration. People with difficulties are warmly welcome. My strong advantage is quickly implementing the most effective methods according to the client’s abilities and levels. When I teach children I always try and work with their imagination, telling a story and playing games, which are actually all the proper exercises and skills but made with much more fun!

Besides elementary teaching, I am able to create workouts for swimmers based on abilities, analyzing strokes and technique. Many triathlonist already got technical support at my sessions.

 Aquatic therapy, a water massage. It incorporates static passive streches and sequences of passive body movements or patterns performed at warm 33 degrees water. It is based on theories of meridians and introduces the applied techniques of Shiatsu into the water.

The primary objective is to allow the body to drift into a deeper state of relaxation.

The person is cradled throughout the various movement sequences. Weight is reduced on vertebrae and extremities, thus enhancing muscle relaxation. Once the relaxation is achieved aided by weightlessness effects, spine flexibility is increased to levels far beyond what can be reached on land.

WATSU has a profound effect on the neuromuscular system. It reliefs stress and chronic pain helps to ease the discomfort of pregnancy, used in sports training and recovery. It is beneficial for special needs.

 Immediate Benefits With First Session                    Long-term Benefits After Multiple Sessions                                           

  increased range of motion                                               improved sleep patterns

  increased muscle relaxation                                           improved digestion

  decreased muscle spasms improved healing and immune system response

  decreased spasticity                                                           greater decreases in pain

  decreased pain                                                                       decreased anxiety

                                                                                                            many people report a decrease in their emotional pain

hALLIWICK

Active aquatic theraphy is based on principles of hydrostatics, hydrodynamics and body mechanicks. Hallwick concept is an approach to teaching all people, in particular, focussing on those with physical and/or learning difficulties, also for those with a fear of the water. Ulimatelly leading the student into idependent swimming.

The approach revolves around the theories of balance control, motor control. Clinical objevtives include:

improvment of muscle strenght

improvment of motor control

improvment of circulation

improvment of breathing patterns

improvment of static and dynamic balance

improvment of gait pattern

improvment of postural tone 

aQUATIC

BODYWORK

This class is my own invention. I am using all my aquatic bodywork knowledge. It is dedicated to adults and children that just want to enjoy being in the water while having proper exercise. Fun ONLY!

This class is all about enjoying one's body in the water element not only through swimming but through play, games, playing tricks and lots of different exercises that you don't usually see at the swimming lessons. By this you will be able to exercise at many different levels physical; lung capacity, coordination, movement behavior; psychological stimulation brain activity, confidence, sensory integration; relaxation,; social playing together as a team as well as a fair play rivalry.

You would be able to recognize different elements of land/water bodywork such as ball games, synchronized swimming, yoga, dance, relaxation WATSU and many more. 

Rates 

Watsu

 £90/h

£125/1,5h

I am cooperating with a LIQUID LISTENING charity, facilitating workshops for special schools. Providing quality aquatic bodywork workshops for the school staff.

SWIMMING/ aquaphobia/ hALLIWCK

Sessions are available on request at your own swimming pool or at the pool in Chesterton

Classes are designed for children and adults; elementary swimming,  technique correction, and proper training sessions.

A group of 3 can be created to spread the cost.

               £ 225 set of 5 sessions 30 min each

Address of the pool :

The Moorings
Thrifts Walk
Chesterton
CB4 1NR

Cambridge

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CONTACT

Kamila Janiak

kamaqua.uk@gmail.com

+44 0 77 800 70 310

CAMBRIDGE, UK