Humans spend the first nine months of their lives immersed in liquid and perceive the outside world through sound vibrations. 

 

Recipients of Musical Hydrotherapy have compared their experience to pre-natal life.

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In Musical Hydrotherapy, speakers are placed inside the water in a hydrotherapy pool and the listeners are supported to float on the water surface. Buoyant, the listeners feel the sound vibrations on their body and perceive the music when any part of the head is placed in the water. The vibrations travel through the water and stimulate the inner ear directly, and so the listener perceives the sounds as if they are heard from inside their head.

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This is an all-body experience of sound that is incredibly detailed and immediate.

 

Despite being in a public space, the listener feels as though they are inhabiting a very private space, a womb-like environment. The listener enters a deep state of relaxation.

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“I just kind of drift away… it feels so good for my back. It’s just one day a week but it feels good for days afterwards.”  Student at Victoria Education Centre, Poole

 

“Staff have noticed a difference with pupil engagement when in the pool. They appear more relaxed, open to touch/ contact, more aware of the environment and generally more comfortable in the water than before. One of our more challenging and anxious pupils is initiating the positions/supports with staff when in the water which is a clear indicator that the practice is enhancing pupils/staff relationships. Another pupil will now allow staff to be near them in the water, which was not tolerated previously."

Lesley Connacher, Principal Teacher, Croftcroighn Primary School, Glasgow

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“Life-changing”  Jackie, Head of Swimming, Ivy House School

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