Abdominal Therapy for Professionals Part 2 in Slovakia, 2022New York State Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Amma Therapist (Chinese Medical Massage)with a Bachelor degree in Amma Therapy from the New York College for Wholistic Health Education & Research on Long Island, NY and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Long Island University.
Completed Spiritual Healing 1 and the Arvigo Techniques Professional Care training with Dr. Rosita Jane Arvigo in 2000.
Certified in these Techniques in 2002 and became a Self Care Instructor in 2004.
Taught classes in North America, Europe and Asia since 2004.
Vivian has attended many holistic trainings throughout the last 20+ years including:
Cranial-sacral therapy,
Myofascial release,
5 Element Acupuncture,
Esoteric Healing,
Inner Alchemy,
Sacred Women’s Teachings in the Abenaki Tradition,
Maya Spiritual Healing,
Watsu,
Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching,
Birth Doula training
In 2018, she became as a Plant Spirit Medicine Healer, having studied with Eliot Cowan and Alison Gayek and been working as a bridge between humans and Mother Earth & the natural world, helping people heal deeply, both emotionally and spiritually.
In 2019 she became an initiated firekeeper, having trained in the principles of Fire Work, expanding and enriching our relationships through the connective and transformative power of Fire; leading community fires, and offering an opportunity for personal and group transformation.
In 2020-2021, Vivian completed her professional teacher trainings with Dr. Rosita Arvigo and also teaches the professional level abdominal therapy classes including Abdominal Therapy for Professionals 1&2, Pregnancy through Postpartum, and the Wisdom Series, Spiritual Healing with the Abdominal Therapy Collective.
Vivian is proud to be one of the founders of the Abdominal Therapy Collective, Inc.(ATC) an international cooperative of Abdominal Therapists dedicated to bringing healing of the physical and emotional body through Abdominal Therapy. Founded by 18 Abdominal Therapists, including Dr. Rosita Arvigo, in 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. ATC has created a new model for a healing collective with equity principles at its core. Its aim is to bring the principles of abdominal healing to as many bellies and communities as possible, with educators and practitioners within easy reach of anyone needing this healing work.
Go to www.abdominaltherapycollective.com for more information
Vivian, a forever student, is currently studying Hellenic Traditional Hippocratic Medicine at Akadimia as well as Psychopomp training with ritualist Shannon Willis and Advanced Plant Spirit Medicine with Alison Gayek.
My Healing Story
Photo taken at Ix Chel Farm, Belize, C.A,
2000
After my First Spiritual Healing
This was the very beginning of my journey into becoming a Spiritual Healer and Abdominal Therapy Practitioner
After receiving my degree in Psychology in 1997, I realized for myself the best way to release emotion was through the body, not by talk alone. Becoming a massage therapist in 1999, opened many healing doors for me. I realized that every person I touched also touched me and in doing so deepened my compassion for people and for my own healing process. During my last semester of massage school I was taking a class given by a wonderful Holistic Nurse practitioner, and Amma Therapist, Cathy Lipsky. During that semester my daughter woke up from a nightmare and came to my bedroom, scared and crying. My first response was to rub her belly. I honestly didn't know what I was doing, I was half asleep, but it seemed to help and she went back to sleep. The next day, after class I spoke with my teacher about what happened the night before and asked what suggestions she may have if she had been in that situation. She asked me to show her what I had done so she could give me feedback. I showed her how I rubbed my daughter's belly and she asked, "Where did you learn this technique?" I told her I was half asleep and didn't know. She then told me she had just gone to learn this ancient technique in Texas called Maya Uterine Massage and it was from Belize. I was speechless. I knew I needed to find out more about this for myself. I had a retroverted uterus ( posterior) since I was a child caused by a fall from a tree. I had a history of ovarian cysts, fibroids and developed Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in 1991 and exploratory abdominal surgery causing my Uterus and Bladder to prolapse and adhere together. I was told I would need a pessary, a plastic invasive device to hold up the uterus, if I didn't do surgery.
I took this as a sign to heal myself. I gave it a try and after three months of weekly sessions my uterus and bladder were no longer adhered by adhesions. My hands were always cold for as long as I could remember, but after the Abdominal Therapy, I had circulation. I was truly amazed at how quickly I was healing.
I knew that I needed to learn this work and share it with others. I knew this would become my life's work.
Maya Abdominal Massage as it was formerly called, has been practiced for centuries in Belize, Central America. This gentle uterine correction is a painless, external, noninvasive technique where I guide the uterus into its correct position through massage of the pelvic area.
I am proud to say I completed the Professional and Certification Apprenticeships in 2000 and 2002 as well as Teacher Training with Dr. Rosita Arvigo in 2004 in Massachusetts, Belize and New Hampshire. It is an honor to be able to practice and teach a tradition that is ancient and yet timely; helping individuals empower themselves. I feel a real sense of honor with each new client that opens their heart and belly to me. It is a very vulnerable place, a place we all like to keep covered and hidden. It is also our place of creativity and power. A healthy belly creates a healthy life.