Traditional Mayan holistic treatments fuse ancient mysticism with Western sensibilities to heal body, mind and soul

TULUM, Mexico (May 11, 2005) – Holistic retreats pairing old-world Mayan mysticism with Western spa practicalities are gaining popularity along the white sand beaches of Tulum in Mexico’s Mayan Riviera.

Maya Spa has re-launched an improved holistic spa menu to bring relief to tired muscles – of the mental and physical sort. “Our holistic practitioners help guests create personalized spa programs that suit their individual needs,” says spa manager Lucrecia Bloomquist. “Through our treatments, people experience the traditional Mayan spiritualism and healing energy that is rooted in Tulum.”

Holistic Maya Spa specializes in treatments that mesh traditional Mayan knowledge with modern day Western spa services. The Mayan massage combines reflexology with Mayan and lymphatic techniques to release dense energy and realign organs and muscles. Mayan clay massages help with lymphatic drainage and other ailments by drawing out impurities in skin, allowing for absorption of minerals and natural curative properties inherent in clay.

Each member of the spa team brings a special gift to the table: Daniel Pool Pech is a local Mayan shaman whose gift of intuition that he applies in healing massages was revealed to him in dreams. Quetza Sha, another renowned Maya-Aztec shaman, performs energy cleansing crystal therapy treatments. María Galindo, a local healer, performs energy cleansing rituals using use an egg and invocations that extract low vibration energies from a person’s astral body – the egg is later broken in a glass of water and “read” to determine a person’s physical and energetic composition. Alejandra Libélula has mastered the ancient skill of corn readings that she mingles with interpretations of guests’ Mayan birth calendar.

One of the most intriguing services is the ancient Temazcal, a three-hour long traditional pre-Hispanic sweat lodge purification ritual that cleanses and detoxifies the organs and body. Maya Spa Temazcal is led by a local shaman who takes participants to the inner depths of their soul with chants and music in a steamy, sauna-like hut in the jungle.

ABOUT ECOTULUM RESORTS & SPA
Zahra (www.zahra.com.mx) offers 22 remodeled rooms and cabañas with seven completely new cabins nestled between two private beaches. Electricity is provided from sunset until 11pm. Azulik (www.azulik.com), a 15-villa retreat next door carries the concept of rustic luxury to the max with lounge beds and hand carved wooden soaking tubs. Cabañas Copal (www.cabanascopal.com) features 47 rustic cabañas hidden among the jungle on the pristine white powder shores of Tulum in Mexico’s Mayan Riviera. The eco-hotel has candle lit cabañas, encourages total wellness, and celebrates spirituality with a clothing-optional dress code. At night under a canopy of celestial stars, hundreds of candles light sandy laneways at all properties.

For more details, please contact:
Mexican Pacific Marketing
US: (949) 340-2602
MX: +52 (314) 335-3207 press@mexicanpacific.com
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