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Hudson Aquatic Offers Treadmill Systems
Hudson Aquatic (Angola, IN) makes the AquaGaiter, a drop-in underwater treadmill designed to upgrade any…
2020/3.1, March 4 — Island Adventures, Liner Laments, Precision Tiling and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS March 4, 2020 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Meeting Special Needs
Ponds are often valued for being uniquely calming and comforting.  But for a child with autism, these watershapes can also be therapeutic in a number of ways.  That's wonderful news for these kids, Mike Gannon observes -- and great for their families as well.  
2017/5.1, May 3 — Artful Restoration, Stylish Tiling, Helping Autistic Kids and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS May 3, 2017 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
2017/2.2, February 22 — Sustaining Water, Frosty Ponds, Nautical Meditations and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS February 22, 2017 www.watershapes.com SUSTAINABLE TRENDS…
Aquatic Access Offers Pool Lift for Dogs
Aquatic Access (Louisville, KY) manufactures a custom canine lift for use around pools and spas.…
Helpful Heat
I've done an awesome amount of painting in the past six months - two bedrooms, two hallways, a den, a kitchen, a utility room and our living room as well as the outside of the front door.  I won't count the two bathrooms, because I painted them last year:  They looked so good that the pressure mounted to bring everything else up to speed. I learned two invaluable lessons along the way. First, having the right
Helpful Heat
I've done an awesome amount of painting in the past six months - two bedrooms, two hallways, a den, a kitchen, a utility room and our living room as well as the outside of the front door.  I won't count the two bathrooms, because I painted them last year:  They looked so good that the pressure mounted to bring everything else up to speed. I learned two invaluable lessons along the way. First, having the right
Medical Arts
Not long ago, I did a pair of columns on healing gardens and their benefits.  If you’ll recall, I preached the importance of persuading hospitals in particular to include these spaces in their overall site plans as a means of providing garden environments for patients, patients’ families and hospital staff:  These spaces reduce stress, help patients heal more quickly and give everyone who visits them a soothing sense of tranquility.   I’ve attempted to the greatest extent possible to practice what I preached, and through the years I’ve installed numerous health-specific gardens at local assisted-living centers, Alzheimer’s care facilities and even at a center for emotionally-challenged children.  But truth be told, I haven’t met with much success with our local hospitals, despite the fact that healing gardens have caught on with countless such facilities coast to coast. I don’t know quite why this is, but we
Breathing in Water
I’m sure many of you have noticed by now that we’ve been devoting some of WaterShapes’ pages to articles that in one way or another shine a light on the health benefits of swimming and other forms of aquatic activity.  We’ve done so in the firm belief that the information is important and needs to be