In cooperation with Matthias Mösle, head of the Upledger Institute in Switzerland, the idea of offering a combination course of Cranio-Sacral Therapy and dolphins in Europe was created.
Since I have been working as leading physical and cranio-sacral therapist in the Dolphin Therapy Center in Antalya, Turkey for 7 years and am blessed to witness animal-supported therapy in a unique concept combined with traditional therapies together with children from all over the world, I of course was very open to start such an experiment at our center. Read the rest of this entry »
the year is drawing to an end and it is the time to recollect all the memories and expectations of the past year, and make plans together for the future.
We send a hearty thank you to all the children, Families and Relations, and dolphin friends for the lovely memories and trust that you have given us. Things are a little calmer now in Antalya, the days are shorter and gradually cooler. However it is not a true Winter without snow.
As we miss the usual Winter chaos we would be pleased to see a photo, a drawing or greetings on our Facebook web site. This year we would like to present a little Tombola: Under all participants who have a small or big child, we would like to raffle our 50 cms cuddly dolphin soft toys and our smart LED Torches for the dark Winter period!
Everyone who would like to take part, just write in addition on our Facebook page: “Yes, we would like to take part in your Raffle”.
The whole Onmega Dolphin Therapy Team in Turkey and Mega-Sport-Reisen in Germany, including our dolphins Daisy, Frosia, Splash and Flipp wish you a happy and relaxing Christmas and and all the best for the coming year.
Axel Linke & Team
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A German animal protection organisation, the ‚‚Wal- und Delphinschutz-Forum (WDSF)’’, is currently causing a huge fuss on the Internet and is calling for a protest which demands a world-wide closure of Dolphinariums. A demonstration is also planned for April at our Dolphin Therapy Center in Antalya.
It is unfortunate that many of our self-named animal protectionist experts are undifferentiated, without expertise and even argue with falsehoods. They view all dolphinariums world-wide as similar, or they make totally unqualified comparisons with the massacre of dolphins in Japan.
We in the Onmega Dolphin Therapy Center cultivate a responsible interaction with Nature and our animals.
We also strongly condemn some of the facilities which does not hold their dolphins in any way gently and humanely.
But the best evidence are the many great and small miracles that we daily experience here, even if there are still many critics that try to dispute the scientific proof .
How many therapy or healing methods or other attainments of applied science have through hundreds of years of experience been successfully applied although without scientific proof?
What the Parents concerned say about dolphin therapy:
Nowhere else can one find so many therapy reports in the internet
Moreover, one can also contact the parents by e-mail to ask questions about the therapy.
What you should know about our Dolphin Therapy Center:
Our dolphins are very dear to us, as if they were our own children, and they are put to use exclusively for the therapy of disabled children and adults.
It has never occurred in our Center that a patient has been injured by one of our animals
We do not offer acrobatic dolphin shows
We were awarded custody of the dolphins by the Turkish government, after years of strict examination, for breeding and therapy purposes in our Dolphin Therapy Center.
What you should know about the keeping of our dolphins:
It is often said that dolphins cannot be held in custody by people. The internationally acclaimed scientist Dr. Randall Wells has after many years made the assessment that there are no differences between wild dolphins and tame dolphins in respect to their lifespan.
Our dolphins are held in an open expansive enclosure of sea water in Antalya bay, unique in Europe
The dolphins live in their natural element in a 3000 sq.m. and 9m. deep floating sea water pool and preserve their Frequency and Sonar capabilities which are so important for the therapy
The biological balance is preserved, as is the hygiene which is natural – no requirement for harmful chemicals
Our 4 dolphins have 15 million liters of natural sea water as habitat – this is unique
Ask a dolphin protectionist why
every year 300.000 dolphins have to die in fishing nets?
many sea mammals die because of submarine sonar systems
every year 15000 dolphins and small whales are massacred in Japan, Faroe Isles, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and other islands?
in Germany 17 dolphins are held in captivity?
Ric O´Barry, the Actor known as the ‚Flipper trainer’ and so-called ‚dolphin expert’ has for his dealings with dolphins been fined by US Courts for 40.000 US$ and in a second case for 20.000 US$?
We are always ready to talk about the subject of the protection of animals and species and we are in constant contact with many animal protection institutions, environmental organisations, societies for the disabled, rehabilitation centers, Ministries, Universities and other interested parties.
We at Onmega support animal protection actively, and financially, and share the same aims as whale and dolphin protectionists. However we distance ourselves from uninformed and misinformed critics of dolphin therapy centers of any type – a new center has been opened in the Amazon successfully using blind river dolphins with disabled children.
What can we achieve together?
Let us set up a constructive and pertinent dialogue for everyone
Take part in the internet discussion – with your personal experiences – to give animal protectionists more insight into dolphin therapy. We are always ready to help should the discussion take a wrong turn or become too one-sided
At “” you can let us know of discussions and you can always turn to us with questions. We guarantee a reply and would give you support backed up by our years of experience
Write a short Therapy Report, if you haven’t done so already, so that we can publish it on our web-site. We want to give our best to the rehabilitation of our disabled children, whether it has been scientifically proven or not.
my name is Ivan, I come from Bulgaria and I live in the town of Varna. I graduated ecology and environmental sciences in 1998, I’ve got master degree. Then I worked for an environmental NGO.
Since the end of March 2009 I’ve been interested in animal therapy and I’ve made contacts with different organizations working on this sphere. My own website www.BestFellows.com is about pets and useful information about them. This year I was invited by Mr. Axel Linke, the Director of Onmega Dolphin Therapy and Activity Center in Antalya, Turkey, to visit him and to get acquainted at close and in details with the dolphin therapy. Read the rest of this entry »
Read the Onmega Dolphin Threapy Christmas Greetings in newsletter format!
Dear friends,
we would like to give a hearty thanks to all our young patients and their families, and also to all dolphin friends, for their trust and support. All the unforgettable hours of joy shared in our Dolphin Therapy Center in Antalya will remain in our hearts.
This year our new web-site went online which opened new possibilities in communication with our dolphin friends. We are glad that our Facebook page reached 2000 friends throughout the world in such a short time.
The new forms of communication have given us the opportunity to present a little winter special: The coming days will be quiet also in Antalya. We would be very glad to hear from our little angels and dolphin friends. Tell us what’s new at home? Send us a picture or video or write us a short story using our Dolphin Therapy Facebook page. Read the rest of this entry »
News from our dolphin family, Flip with Daisy and Splash with Frosia, making amorous advances.
For the first time, and in the hope of pairing, the Onmega Therapy Team in Antalya opened the gates of all three sea-water pools, which contain 3500 cu.m. and 15 Mio.L. of natural sea-water, so that all four dolphins were together.
Our rascal Splash, 9 years old, just out of puberty, straightaway angled the lovely and clever virgin Frosia, 14 years old, and is trying with sporty fervour to win her favour and solve his testosterone problem. Read the rest of this entry »
The attached video is of dolphins playing with silver colored rings which they have the ability to make under water to play with. It isn’t known how they learn this, or if it’s an inbred ability.
As if by magic the dolphin does a quick flip of its head and a silver ring appears in front of its pointed beak. The ring is a solid, donut shaped bubble about 2-ft across, yet it doesn’t rise to the surface of the water! Read the rest of this entry »
“Ten Minutes with Temple” – An Autism Hangout “Beyond the Headlines” Report
In the world of Autism, Dr. Temple Grandin is a legend. She has singularly contributed more to science’s knowledge of autism than any other one individual. There’s a reason she’s #23 on Time’s list of 100 Most Influential People… and that Hollywood is producing movies about her.
Alex Plank, the founder of WrongPlanet.net, a popular web community for individuals with Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, ADHD, PDDs, and other neurological differences has shared a movie on YouTube. It is a critically acclaimed documentary film about autism by an autistic film director. ‘Autism Reality’ is a moving interview-based piece that shows a new and refreshing side of this issue.
Don’t watch this movie unless you have 10 minutes to spare. You’ll want to watch the whole thing!
Please leave a comment about your thoughts on that film. What is your favorite video on YouTube about autism or other neurological differences?