Somanautiko integrates a variety of Abdominal Therapy techniques – specialized massage, energy healing, and herbal formulas – to support the health and function of the whole body, with particular attention to the pelvic and abdominal organs.

Abdominal therapy focuses on relieving the physical and emotional congestion underneath the tension patterns placing pressure on the structures of the pelvis and abdominal organs that disturbs their health and function. This often causes them to shift out of optimal position and/or restricts the movement of the body’s essential systems of flow: circulation of arterial and venous blood, nerve supply, lymph, and energy/Essence/chi, which the Maya call Chu’lel.

These abdominal therapy techniques help Somanautiko clients find relief from many common digestive and reproductive disorders, prepare and heal from childbirth, and inhabit their bodies more fully.

I am a part of a group of practitioners, healers, and bodyworkers who are passionate about the world of Abdominal Therapy and mentored by Dr. Rosita Arvigo, DN in the U.S. and in Belize. Rosita developed this external, non-invasive, non-sexual, hands-on approach to core body health during her years of study and apprenticeship in Belize with the Mayan healer, Don Elijio Panti, celebrated herbal midwife, Miss Hortense Robinson, and her own experience in massage, naprapathy, herbology and spiritual healing. Now in her 80s, Rosita continues to live and work in Belize. You can learn more by visiting the Abdominal Therapy Collective’s website. This link will open in a new tab.