Simple. Playful. Engaging.
Get to know Alisa
Waterways Relaxation app was created by a counselor who realized while she worked in a men’s prison, that an interactive mobile activity using digital nature imagery can be soothing to those who can’t access nature.
Alisa Adams has 20 years experience working as a counselor in a variety of settings.
Waterways app promotes numerous health benefits:
Self-directed mental training
Mood management
Introspection
Breathwork
Self Awareness
Management of distractions
Frustration Tolerance
Impulse Control
Attention
Pro-Social behavior
Self- Reflection
Constructive States of Mind
What people are saying:
How to use the App: Sample Exercises
Grounding/Relaxing/Resetting
Write numbers on the sand, counting down from 100.
With every wave, the number is erased.
Take a deep breath in as the water crests and exhale as your image is washed away.
As you continue to write numbers in the sand and watch them wash away,
think to yourself calm, relaxed, ready, and peace.
Feel your feet on the ground. Feel your back against the chair.
Choose to listen to audio ocean waves, mute the audio, and even play your own music from another app.
Words of Intent and Release
Write words of intention or release on the sand.
A student struggling to focus and complete academic work may write:
focus… calm… clear…
I… can… do…this…
A person going through a breakup can write:
lost… sad… frustrated… love… let… go…
A nervous person about to interview for a job could write:
I…am…confident…they’d… be… lucky… to… have… me…
Free Doodle
Simply doodle random or silly shapes to distract and release frustration, tension, disappointment, anticipation.
A heart shape,
a smiley face,
a frowning face,
a squiggle, a star, a moon…
