Harold Dull

Harold Dull was born in 1935 in Seattle and on graduation from the University of Washington in 1957, joined the poets who formed the San Francisco Renaissance where several of his books were published. After two years in Europe and three in Mexico City, in 1976 he began to study Zen Shiatsu, both in America and with its creator, Shizuto Masunaga, in Japan. In 1980 he began teaching Zen Shiatsu at a hot springs in Northern California and applied its stretches while floating friends in its warm...See more

Harold Dull was born in 1935 in Seattle and on graduation from the University of Washington in 1957, joined the poets who formed the San Francisco Renaissance where several of his books were published. After two years in Europe and three in Mexico City, in 1976 he began to study Zen Shiatsu, both in America and with its creator, Shizuto Masunaga, in Japan. In 1980 he began teaching Zen Shiatsu at a hot springs in Northern California and applied its stretches while floating friends in its warm pool. This evolved into the Watsu that is now used around the world in clinics and spas and Harold's Tantsu that brings Watsu back on land.. Once Harold, and those helping him, developed Watsu's standard forms and the way to train practitioners and instructors, Harold turned his attention to making the benefits of both giving and receiving Watsu and Tantsu accessible to everybody through rounds and the Explorer Path. For 35 years Harold has traveled to teach Watsu and Tantsu. He has taught in 30 countries, almost all the countries of Europe, and Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico, Chile, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India and Israel. He has studied several languages. He developed and maintains a Registry on the web that stores the transcripts of 20,000 from 95 countries who have studied Aquatic Bodywork and lists authorized practitioners, instructors and classes. He continues to teach and to work with other instructors in the Worldwide Aquatic Bodywork Association and to be involved in the creation and production of his videos and books. When he is not traveling to teach he lives with his wife in Berkeley. See less