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Photo credit: V. Nguyen & Julz Ignacio
Interdependence Liberation Self-determination |
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MASSAGE & CURANDERISMOALEX PAYAN, Co-Founder
Hi, I am Alex P. a queer xican@ born and raised in Southern California, been calling Seattle home for over 10 years now. I graduated from the Cortiva Institute in the summer of 2011. I have recently started my journey into Curanderismo (traditional Mexican healing). I am very excited to incorporate the medicine of my ancestors into my style of bodywork. My therapeutic focus is in providing massage as a healing element in my communities (q/t*poc). My style has developed over the years into a hybrid of wellness and treatment. I like to work on body structure and postural issues caused by everyday work and life. In general I would say working on the neck both anterior and posterior (front & back) could be my forte. Yes, I can help with that tension that you carry in your shoulders I can also help with the chronic low back issues. As far as techniques I mix aspects of structural integration with sports massage assistive stretching, depth massage and Swedish. I recently started to add Ventosas (traditional Mexican cupping) and bits of Mayan abdominal massage into my sessions. Other styles I use are floor massage (think Thai massage meets physical therapy meets assistive yoga), barefoot massage (I jump on the table and stand on folks, it’s slow and repetitive; think cats making pizza). I also work with suction cupping and hot stones and will be introducing Limpias (traditional Mexican spiritual/energetic cleansing). Outside of massage, I like to dabble in herbalism, grow food and herbs in my garden, and build things out of up-cycled materials. I turn discarded things I find in alleys and on the side of the road into functional things or trash art. Well-educated with the ability to tailor a session to fit the client’s needs. Whether it’s to knock out stress, or alter posture to bring balance back to the body, I am here to help facilitate your goals. For booking contact: Appointments: alexpmassage.appointy.com Text: 206-661-0818 |