From seaside walks to home beauty treatments, water is an essential element for body and soul. In this book, the author talks us through the comprehensive benefits of water - in our diets, for the treatment of cellulite and migraines, for luminous skin and fresh-faced beauty, for fitness, saunas and steam baths. This book also examines why water birthing is a natural and supportive environment to bring a child into the world. Interwoven with historical facts and references to the uses of water throughout the centuries, from Native American rain dances and the Mesopotamian god of water to the symbolism of foot washing ceremonies in biblical times and the miracles at Lourdes.