1. Please share with the class in 3-4 sentences why it’s important to choose the location before giving hydrotherapy and having all equipment ready before starting treatment.
2. Have you ever received hydrotherapy where the “practitioner” was not prepared and the location less than ideal for a healing atmosphere?
Its important to select the location before giving the hydrotherapy treatment so that you will know which treatments are able to be done in that location. You will also know what equipment is available such as water supply, electricity sockets, bed, chairs or tables. It will also help you know what you may have to bring yourself. We would always need to make this selection with the clients needs and capabilities in mind also to make sure it suits them.
I have not received an unprepared treatment before. I have only had a few but they have always been very well done.
I have received a treatment where the sheet and blanket were not long enough to cover my feet when lying on the table. I am taller than average – 5’11.5″. The therapist shamed me for being so tall. I can laugh at it now, but it wasn’t funny at the time.
1) Location and preparation are very important because this will have an impact on the confidence your client has in you as well as impact their level of anxiety. If you are prepared, organized, and in a location conducive of performing treatments your client will feel trusting and at ease. This will in turn impact the level of healing their body is able to attain.
2) I have not had an experience where I received hydrotherapy in an unideal location by an unprepared practitioner. But I can imagine that if I was in such scenario, I would not be capable of relaxing and would lose confidence in said practitioner. I would most likely not return to said practitioner and would have a bad taste of hydrotherapy left in my mouth.
1) It’s important to choose the location before giving the hydrotherapy treatment to ensure it is a space that is warm and inviting and conducive to healing. The location should be warm and draft free, free from commotion and noise, not too bright, near a source of hot and cold water, near a restroom and near an electrical outlet for a heat source. Ensuring the location has these things ahead of time is critical in helping the treatment to be effective and a positive experience for your client.
It is also important to have all equipment ready prior to starting the treatment to prepare for a successful experience. Being prepared helps to instil a sense of trust and gives the client a sense of peace. It is also gives a sense of professionalism.
1) It’s important to choose the location before giving the hydrotherapy treatment to ensure it is a space that is warm and inviting and conducive to healing. The location should be warm and draft free, free from commotion and noise, not too bright, near a source of hot and cold water, near a restroom and near an electrical outlet for a heat source. Ensuring the location has these things ahead of time is critical in helping the treatment to be effective and a positive experience for your client.
It is also important to have all equipment ready prior to starting the treatment to prepare for a successful experience. Being prepared helps to instil a sense of trust and gives the client a sense of peace. It is also gives a sense of professionalism.
2) I have only experienced treatments where the practitioner was prepared. Each time this helped create a sense of peace and security for me.
1) It is very important to have all aspects of the treatment set up and prepared in advance in order to install within the patient a sense of calm. As with all spiritual matters, God always works via a sense of order.
Within the earthly sanctuary where everything had its particular place and all mediations of the priest were carried out with purpose, so too should the work of the medical missionary “practitioner” be in carrying out the work of tending to the needs of the sick. The patient’s mind in turn will be better set at ease and this state of calmness will provide fertile grounds for health.
2) I have never received hydrotherapy treatments from anyone … but I can imagine that in any environment where the provider was not adequately prepared, as the patient my thoughts would start to stray from myself and hoping that I may reach some level of health, to wondering if the other individual was the right person to get me there 🧐.
“sense of calm”…”God…order” – yes!
I’ve never thought of the orderliness of the sanctuary services compared to orderliness of giving a treatment. I like that.
1) If I don’t know where the hydro will be done, I won’t know what equipment or facilities are there, or what I would need to bring with me. What if there’s no running water? Or no electricity? Will end up needing very different equipment, vs. a location with running hot and cold water, as well as electricity. Must think ahead and plan ahead.
2) Yes to both. Re the unprepared person, I started wondering if they had done this before and if they knew what they were doing, I was also wondering what was going to go wrong next. Not very conducive to relaxing and benefiting from the hydro. There is a big difference between receiving a well-done hydro and a half-done hydro. Re the location, the worst for me is a chilly, or drafty room. Easy to miss a draft when you’re well-dressed, but when you’re wet, changing clothes, or resting afterwards with wet hair etc., you feel the smallest draft. Bright lights overhead are annoying. It’s also disturbing when there are folks loudly chatting away nearby. And its disconcerting if the space isn’t very private, and one is constantly fearful that someone may come stumbling in while you’re half undressed.
Our second pilot class was January 2021. We had a student from another country where he had no range stove or running hot water. He had to heat water over an open fire! And he was so prepared. Put me to shame!
Wow – sounds like you’ve had some doozies! It’s amazing you stuck around and now getting trained.
Yes, all those you described are annoying.
Having everything ready reduces anxiety and exudes professionalism toward the client thereby promoting the effectiveness of the treatment. The location is important because it aids in preparedness. It ensures that consideration will be given to the environment, access to treatment utilities like water, and power for heating.
Though I have had hydrotherapy before, I can’t recall a time in which I received poorly planned or executed hydrotherapy. Thankfully it has been a positive experience for me.
1. Please share with the class in 3-4 sentences why it’s important to choose the location before giving hydrotherapy and having all equipment ready before starting treatment.
The treatment setting sets the stage for a first impression. For example, things such as cleanliness and neatness will create an impression that you care about your work and more readily creates a sense of initial trust. Treatment settings also generate ambiance, which can impact someone’s emotions. Colors, temperature, furniture and equipment can be, for example, relaxing or unwelcoming. This will impact how the client experiences the overall treatment and even if they’ll invite you back!
2. Have you ever received hydrotherapy where the “practitioner” was not prepared and the location less than ideal for a healing atmosphere?
I have never received true hydrotherapy. I’ve done some DIY things I’ve read in books and YouTube, and because I wasn’t really sure that I was doing things right, I didn’t feel confidence that treatments were even effective.
Yes, first impression – great phrase! I can track your thought process to the last phrase – “if they will invite you back!”
I have received treatments where the room walls were painted red! And the practitioner kept talking about her family in a negative way. Didn’t go back!
1) Location and preparation are very important because this will have an impact on the confidence your client has in you as well as impact their level of anxiety. If you are prepared, organized, and in a location conducive of performing treatments your client will feel trusting and at ease. This will in turn impact the level of healing their body is able to attain.
2) I have not had an experience where I received hydrotherapy in an unideal location by an unprepared practitioner. But I can imagine that if I was in such scenario, I would not be capable of relaxing and would lose confidence in said practitioner. I would most likely not return to said practitioner and would have a bad taste of hydrotherapy left in my mouth.
1. As you stated, building confidence is huge. Even if you feel nervous as a practitioner about giving the treatment, if you are organized and prepared that will put the client at ease. Fake it ’til you make it. 😉
2. Have you ever received professional hydrotherapy?
As you have described in your imagination of receiving a treatment in an unprepared/disorganized situation, it can be helpful to then think through how to be prepared, whether in Hydro Zoom Lab, practicing on your partner, or giving to someone real-time.
🙂
1. To me, selecting location and having everything prepared ahead of time makes all the difference in the world in patient perception. The effects of both placebo and nocebo are well documented. Hydrotherapy isn’t placebo, but the nocebo effect that a client could come away with if the person giving it is scattered / unprofessional, could definitely undermine the therapeutic effect of the treatment, not to mention closing the patient off to further benefit from future treatments. And ultimately, it could definitely potentially close the door to contributing to the client’s life on a spiritual level.
2. I haven’t received a poorly executed hydro. But I have been on the receiving end of poorly executed medical treatment in general. And the effect is certainly memorable in a negative way. :-/
1. Please share with the class in 3-4 sentences why it’s important to choose the location before giving hydrotherapy and having all equipment ready before starting treatment.
2. Have you ever received hydrotherapy where the “practitioner” was not prepared and the location less than ideal for a healing atmosphere?
Its important to select the location before giving the hydrotherapy treatment so that you will know which treatments are able to be done in that location. You will also know what equipment is available such as water supply, electricity sockets, bed, chairs or tables. It will also help you know what you may have to bring yourself. We would always need to make this selection with the clients needs and capabilities in mind also to make sure it suits them.
I have not received an unprepared treatment before. I have only had a few but they have always been very well done.
You are thorough in prepared-thinking.
I have received a treatment where the sheet and blanket were not long enough to cover my feet when lying on the table. I am taller than average – 5’11.5″. The therapist shamed me for being so tall. I can laugh at it now, but it wasn’t funny at the time.
1) Location and preparation are very important because this will have an impact on the confidence your client has in you as well as impact their level of anxiety. If you are prepared, organized, and in a location conducive of performing treatments your client will feel trusting and at ease. This will in turn impact the level of healing their body is able to attain.
2) I have not had an experience where I received hydrotherapy in an unideal location by an unprepared practitioner. But I can imagine that if I was in such scenario, I would not be capable of relaxing and would lose confidence in said practitioner. I would most likely not return to said practitioner and would have a bad taste of hydrotherapy left in my mouth.
It looks like you replied twice to this question, as this is what you stated in a previous reply.
1) It’s important to choose the location before giving the hydrotherapy treatment to ensure it is a space that is warm and inviting and conducive to healing. The location should be warm and draft free, free from commotion and noise, not too bright, near a source of hot and cold water, near a restroom and near an electrical outlet for a heat source. Ensuring the location has these things ahead of time is critical in helping the treatment to be effective and a positive experience for your client.
It is also important to have all equipment ready prior to starting the treatment to prepare for a successful experience. Being prepared helps to instil a sense of trust and gives the client a sense of peace. It is also gives a sense of professionalism.
1) It’s important to choose the location before giving the hydrotherapy treatment to ensure it is a space that is warm and inviting and conducive to healing. The location should be warm and draft free, free from commotion and noise, not too bright, near a source of hot and cold water, near a restroom and near an electrical outlet for a heat source. Ensuring the location has these things ahead of time is critical in helping the treatment to be effective and a positive experience for your client.
It is also important to have all equipment ready prior to starting the treatment to prepare for a successful experience. Being prepared helps to instil a sense of trust and gives the client a sense of peace. It is also gives a sense of professionalism.
2) I have only experienced treatments where the practitioner was prepared. Each time this helped create a sense of peace and security for me.
Professionalism is key, just as with any other health profession. Trust is huge.
1) It is very important to have all aspects of the treatment set up and prepared in advance in order to install within the patient a sense of calm. As with all spiritual matters, God always works via a sense of order.
Within the earthly sanctuary where everything had its particular place and all mediations of the priest were carried out with purpose, so too should the work of the medical missionary “practitioner” be in carrying out the work of tending to the needs of the sick. The patient’s mind in turn will be better set at ease and this state of calmness will provide fertile grounds for health.
2) I have never received hydrotherapy treatments from anyone … but I can imagine that in any environment where the provider was not adequately prepared, as the patient my thoughts would start to stray from myself and hoping that I may reach some level of health, to wondering if the other individual was the right person to get me there 🧐.
“sense of calm”…”God…order” – yes!
I’ve never thought of the orderliness of the sanctuary services compared to orderliness of giving a treatment. I like that.
Yes! Lol.
1) If I don’t know where the hydro will be done, I won’t know what equipment or facilities are there, or what I would need to bring with me. What if there’s no running water? Or no electricity? Will end up needing very different equipment, vs. a location with running hot and cold water, as well as electricity. Must think ahead and plan ahead.
2) Yes to both. Re the unprepared person, I started wondering if they had done this before and if they knew what they were doing, I was also wondering what was going to go wrong next. Not very conducive to relaxing and benefiting from the hydro. There is a big difference between receiving a well-done hydro and a half-done hydro. Re the location, the worst for me is a chilly, or drafty room. Easy to miss a draft when you’re well-dressed, but when you’re wet, changing clothes, or resting afterwards with wet hair etc., you feel the smallest draft. Bright lights overhead are annoying. It’s also disturbing when there are folks loudly chatting away nearby. And its disconcerting if the space isn’t very private, and one is constantly fearful that someone may come stumbling in while you’re half undressed.
Our second pilot class was January 2021. We had a student from another country where he had no range stove or running hot water. He had to heat water over an open fire! And he was so prepared. Put me to shame!
Wow – sounds like you’ve had some doozies! It’s amazing you stuck around and now getting trained.
Yes, all those you described are annoying.
Having everything ready reduces anxiety and exudes professionalism toward the client thereby promoting the effectiveness of the treatment. The location is important because it aids in preparedness. It ensures that consideration will be given to the environment, access to treatment utilities like water, and power for heating.
Though I have had hydrotherapy before, I can’t recall a time in which I received poorly planned or executed hydrotherapy. Thankfully it has been a positive experience for me.
Reducing anxiety – nice thought! And yes, professionalism. Why would we be any less professional than a PT, physician, dentist, etc.?
I’m glad you have had a positive experience with hydro!
1. Please share with the class in 3-4 sentences why it’s important to choose the location before giving hydrotherapy and having all equipment ready before starting treatment.
The treatment setting sets the stage for a first impression. For example, things such as cleanliness and neatness will create an impression that you care about your work and more readily creates a sense of initial trust. Treatment settings also generate ambiance, which can impact someone’s emotions. Colors, temperature, furniture and equipment can be, for example, relaxing or unwelcoming. This will impact how the client experiences the overall treatment and even if they’ll invite you back!
2. Have you ever received hydrotherapy where the “practitioner” was not prepared and the location less than ideal for a healing atmosphere?
I have never received true hydrotherapy. I’ve done some DIY things I’ve read in books and YouTube, and because I wasn’t really sure that I was doing things right, I didn’t feel confidence that treatments were even effective.
Yes, first impression – great phrase! I can track your thought process to the last phrase – “if they will invite you back!”
I have received treatments where the room walls were painted red! And the practitioner kept talking about her family in a negative way. Didn’t go back!
1) Location and preparation are very important because this will have an impact on the confidence your client has in you as well as impact their level of anxiety. If you are prepared, organized, and in a location conducive of performing treatments your client will feel trusting and at ease. This will in turn impact the level of healing their body is able to attain.
2) I have not had an experience where I received hydrotherapy in an unideal location by an unprepared practitioner. But I can imagine that if I was in such scenario, I would not be capable of relaxing and would lose confidence in said practitioner. I would most likely not return to said practitioner and would have a bad taste of hydrotherapy left in my mouth.
1. As you stated, building confidence is huge. Even if you feel nervous as a practitioner about giving the treatment, if you are organized and prepared that will put the client at ease. Fake it ’til you make it. 😉
2. Have you ever received professional hydrotherapy?
As you have described in your imagination of receiving a treatment in an unprepared/disorganized situation, it can be helpful to then think through how to be prepared, whether in Hydro Zoom Lab, practicing on your partner, or giving to someone real-time.
🙂
1. To me, selecting location and having everything prepared ahead of time makes all the difference in the world in patient perception. The effects of both placebo and nocebo are well documented. Hydrotherapy isn’t placebo, but the nocebo effect that a client could come away with if the person giving it is scattered / unprofessional, could definitely undermine the therapeutic effect of the treatment, not to mention closing the patient off to further benefit from future treatments. And ultimately, it could definitely potentially close the door to contributing to the client’s life on a spiritual level.
2. I haven’t received a poorly executed hydro. But I have been on the receiving end of poorly executed medical treatment in general. And the effect is certainly memorable in a negative way. :-/
1. Well said, Natasha.
2. It’s unfortunate when it happens. 🙁