Maya Abdominal Therapies

Womb • Flow • Connection • Digestive fire

After I had my first Maya Abdominal Massage, I just knew I had to learn the technique and make it available to my patients. It’s that good.

Based on traditional techniques learned and adapted by Dr Rosita Arvigo during her ten-year apprenticeship with Mayan Healer Don Elijio, the massage is a specific, localised, non-invasive and external therapy for reproductive health and digestion.

The aims of the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapies are to support organ function. To stimulate circulation to the womb and ovaries; encourage lymphatic removal of waste and congestion away from the area; and, by working on the ligaments holding the uterus in place, support uterine position.

The massage is ideal when looking at ways to support your fertility & reproductive wellness- for natural conceptions, IUI or IVF support, preparation for donor egg cycles, and miscarriage management. Also consider for fibroids, prolapse, endometriosis and associated adhesions and scarring, chronic urinary tract infections, painful periods, cervical stenosis and cervical scarring, and pain during intercourse.

And think about all the organs in your pelvis and abdomen. Not only your uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and bladder, but also your small and large bowel, stomach, lymph nodes, pancreas. The massage is fantastic at supporting digestive function, and is recommended for reflux, bloating, constipation, IBS and detox support.

The massage technique is adapted to support you in your pregnancy as well. The massage can help ease pregnancy symptoms such as nausea, fluid retention, constipation, lower back pain and hip soreness. The technique has also helped women shorten the length of their labours and the duration of the pushing stage during birth.

The abdomen is also where many of us hold our anxiety, stress and grief. Old wounds and traumas and current stresses like to sit here - that knot in your stomach you might feel. The massage is a wonderful and gentle way to release emotional congestion and blockages, and ground yourself through the womb.

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Timing for your treatment

If you are actively trying to conceive

Please time your massage for after the end of your periods, and before ovulation

If you are in a preconception preparation phase for your natural or IVF conception attempts (i.e. not actively trying at ovulation at the moment)

Any time after your periods is suitable.

If you are not trying to conceive

Any time after your periods is suitable.

• Please avoid eating a large meal in the 2 hours before your massage.
• Please wait 6 weeks after a laparoscopy, vaginal birth or caesarean, or any abdominal surgery before having a massage.

Fee structure for the Maya Abdominal Therapies

Please bring to your appointment your completed questionnaire.

Initial appointment	1.5 hours	$150
Follow-up appointment	1 hour	$95
Uterine steam	30 min	$35

Guys, please note that two days notice is required to cancel or move a 1.5+ hour appointment, 24 hours notice for a follow up appointment. This courtesy allows me to contact others on the waitlist if a space becomes available. A 30% (+GST) cancellation fee will be charged if adequate notice is not received.

Dive in! Call The Jocelyn Centre to make an appointment, 02 9268 9000