For over 13 years Dr Rosita Arvigo was an apprentice to a Maya Shaman, Don Elijio Panti MBE. In his humble home, which doubled as his clinic space, he used local healing plants, copal (incense), prayers and an abdominal massage to treat thousands of patients each year.  Dr Rosita would ask Don Elijio “why do you use this technique?” he would reply “because it works”. Dr Arvigo’s curiosity got the better of her and she got out her Anatomy & Physiology books to research the “why”. Following this Rosita came up with an abdominal massage a “Self Care” routine which her clients could do at home, underpinning the work she had done on them.  This Self Care routine is what I will take you through when you book in for your initial appointment. Dr Arvigo also developed the full therapy working on the front and back of the body, incorporating some techniques she picked up through her years of working with both Don Elijio and other traditional healers in Central America. 

Sadly I didn’t get to meet Don Elijio Panti (he died in 1998) but I have had the privilege to have been taught this therapy directly by Dr Rosita Arvigo both in America and in her home in Belize. 

Rosita often says: 

It can take between one and three appointments (plus the Self Care work) to notice beneficial changes, however as we are all different, occasionally more sessions may be required and in some tricky cases the desired results may not be forthcoming. 

Area worked on: The whole abdomen front & back, from pubic bone to breast bone, from coccyx/buttocks to shoulder blades.

Please set aside 2.5 to 3 hrs for your first appointment.

Follow up appointments last approx. 1.5hrs.

Please see section on: Cautions & Contraindications.