Maya Abdominal
Massage Course
We are glad you are interested in this millenary healing art. This supports its preservation as it is becoming widely used around the world.
Even though controversial, it is not valued in Guatemala, where it comes from. This work is in danger of extinction and we are passionate about its preservation. The energy waves are slowly rippling inward as well, and this is slowly changing as midwives are becoming revalued for their work.
The history is long, and the effects of the invasion and the more recent civil war are strongly felt in the fast changing, modern day Maya world. There are many deep layers to the realities lived here.
We are also aware of the responsibility in taking it out of its context to offer in different settings. We call on the guidance of the ancestors and trust that this medicine goes to those who are needed, and those who carry it do so with respect and tribute to the grandmother and grandfather teachers who have held this medicine for thousands of years, and to those who continue to hold and share this wisdom, despite the life threatening persecution. We have tailored this one week immersion from the experience gathered and collected over 13 years of collaboration with Maya midwives, healers, and ajq'ij, spiritual guides, offering a journey into the art of Mayan healing. In this journey we hope you can absorb and feel as much of the medicine offered through this work. Truly, it becomes a way of living: living in more connection and awareness of our being and interactions with the world and cosmos, realizing that we are part and one with all, bringing the sacred back to all that we do, and remembering the ways of our ancestors as guiding stepping stones for our path.
This 45-hour introduction course to Maya Abdominal Massage gives you the training to perform this ancestral healing technique on yourself, deepening the connection to our bodies. It also offers direct contact to the foundation of Maya healing — a space to connect and immerse yourself in this divine art of service so you can then offer it to others, as done by the Maya midwives.
We practice holding space for others and offering this healing art. It is a highly effective healing modality used for a wide range of conditions, bringing balance back to the body: spiritual, physical, emotional, energetic, and mental. It is used for men and children as well, and specifically for women after giving birth, to help the uterus contract back to its original position and size. During the week we learn the essentials to practice and give the massage to others, working on each other and incorporating as much practical hands-on work as possible.
Contraindications: During menstruation, pregnancy and with IUD.
What This Course Includes
✦Receiving three massages, one in the temazcal or tuj
✦Preparation of heating massage balm
✦Learning to prepare and receive a yoni steam session
✦Guided practice to learn to give the massage
✦Learning to hold space energetically, support in trauma release and moving blocked energies & emotions
✦Wild plant foraging walk
✦Temazcal ceremony, plant bath and massage
✦Connecting with your birth Nahual and Maya Cosmovision
✦A hand-woven faja
✦A Maya fire ceremony
✦A course manual
✦Deep healing and connection to our bodies and this land… and so much more!
INSCRIPTION & PAYMENT:
Please confirm your participation by paying 50% (US$444 non-refundable) direct deposit
Total investment is $888 for this transformational week-long immersion, second payment is to be completed on the first day of the training.
Thank you, maltiox, gracias.