Ancient Maya Massage ASMR 🌿 Soft Spoken Personal Attention Roleplay
Based on a tradition that is said to have been passed down over 5,000 years, this kind of Maya massage has been adapted and modernized for the Western world by Rosita Arvigo, who studied under a Yucatec Maya h'men [like a shaman (please forgive the pronunciation, I am un-proudly monolingual LOL)] named Don Elijio Panti. Originally, it went by names like Mayan Abdominal Therapy with Arvigo Techniques or Arvigo Therapy, but recently, the name has evolved to Tul'ix Therapy, with the word “tul'ix” being Yucatec Maya for “dragonfly”, a creature in a myth about the Maya goddess Ix Chel. This Maya massage focuses on the abdomen with the aim to “realign the organs” to restore “blood, lymph, and energy flow”.
Want to learn more about the Maya? I made a '100 Facts about the Maya to Fall Asleep To', which you can find here: https://youtu.be/-nsJq3cGB0o
While the actual massage feels great (and I do actually use it on the daily), the ideas behind Maya massage (re-aligning the organs, restoring energy flow, et cetera) are 📢 PSEUDOSCIENCE 📢 From Wikipedia: "Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method." This video is only intended for relaxation purposes, and I'm just an actor on the Internet.
Where We're Doing the Massage: 00:00 – 02:01
Assessing the Abdomen: 02:01 – 02:50
Warming Up the Area: 02:50 – 04:32
The Massage: 04:32 – 34:12
How to Do the Massage: 34:12 – 42:40
Wrapping Up: 42:40 – 43:34
Outro with Raindrop Tapping: 43:34 - 44:49
Triggers include: soft speaking, touch of whispering, explaining, fabric sounds, massage, woo, bit of rambling about Central American civilizations, bit of guided deep breathing, rain sounds, and personal attention.
Research Attributions:
Lineage of Tul'ix Therapy: https://www.tulixindigenousarts.com/lineage
Rosita Arvigo's Website, including her history & relationship with Don Elijio Panti: https://rositaarvigo.com/
"The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy" https://www.thewombwellnesscenter.com/the-arvigo-techniques-of-maya-abdominal-therapyreg.html
"The Mayan Abdominal Massage" https://theherbanalchemistdr.myshopify.com/blogs/philosopher-s-blog/mayan-abdominal-massage-ancient-wisdom-for-modern-women
Maya Abdominal Massage Routine Video by "Dr. DiNezza - Gut Microbiome Queen": https://youtu.be/nix6-WPEMSk?si=gkJOg4b8QUAw5LZX
Sound Attributions:
'Rain from Interior' by Bearded Audio ASMR https://www.youtube.com/@UCJVQJE8WNtZenEzlzpnuA2A
Hope y'all enjoy, have a whale of a day! :)
xx Calliope
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Audio Recording – Rode NT1-A Microphones with Zoom H4N Recorder
Filming – Lumix G85 Camera
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