Maya Abdominal Massage

I first heard about Maya Massage a couple of years ago and since then it has repeatedly popped up in my life – articles, conversations, and so on. And so I decided to do something about it and signed up for the womb healing with BushraFinch www.birthvision.co.uk

Maya Massage is an external abdominal massage that helps guide the reproductive and digestive organs back into their correct position. The therapy is known as the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy because it was developed by Dr. Rosita Arvigo. She moved to Belize in the early 80?s and apprenticed with a Mayan healer, Don Elijilo, apparently one of the last traditional Mayan shaman, who taught her all he knew. The principal of Mayan abdominal massage is to correct any uterine problems which are growing every year. Any woman with reproductive or pelvic problems will benefit greatly from this massage and for men it is very beneficial for any prostate problems. Any emotional or physical problems that have become unbalanced and landed in the abdominal or pelvic area, can be helped by Mayan Abdominal massage.

Bushra’s workshop was a practical and experiential workshop. I learnt lots of ways to heal myself both physically and emotionally. We looked at how uterine position affects health and guidelines on diet and lifestyle for menstrual health. We were taught how to use a faja, which is binding that is placed around the abdomen, and learnt the benefits of a faja. We were given castor oil packs and learnt about the healing properties of externally applied castor oil packs. .My favourite and probably the most important part of the workshop was the self care abdominal massage. Below are some of the symptoms (taken from Dr. Arvigo’s website) that can be improved using Maya Massage:

• Displaced or prolapsed uterus and or bladder
• Painful menstrual cycles and ovulation
• Irregular menstrual cycles and ovulation
• Bladder or yeast infections
• Miscarriages, difficult pregnancies
• Endometriosis
• Peri menopause, menopausal symptoms
• Infertility
• PMS/Depression with menstruation
• Ovarian cysts
• Uterine fibroids
• Abnormal uterine bleeding
• Enhances Pregnancy, aids in labor and birthing
• Pelvic congestion, pain