LEGIT (NON-sexual)
MASSAGE THERAPISTS • MASSEUSES
MASAJISTAS LIST
Below is the most DETAILED list you'll find on where to get a
massage in Costa Rica. I've created based on my experiences and many
others sharing their stories. It's currently focused on MASSAGE
THERAPISTS in the Central Valley (mainly in the West-end).
HINTS TO HELP YOU GET A GREAT MASSAGE
!
#1 – it’s YOUR BODY!! We ALL have
different likes, experiences and issues!! If something doesn’t feel right or
you need it harder or softer or different - it's CRUCIAL that YOU speak YOUR THRUTH
DURING the massage!! They are NOT mind
readers!!! Yes – some therapists don’t
like to be told what to do (some DO think they know it all and I’ve found OFTEN
they WERE RIGHT – when I got out of MY way of knowing what’s best for me!!) so
perhaps you can do it in gentler/less insulting way – like “I like it when . .
. “. If you don’t do it and you didn’t
like your massage – was it REALLY the Massage Therapists “fault”??? Didn’t like the massage (first off, do you
have a history of not finding the right massage therapist for you? Of attracting negative things?? Hmmmm – so is it the Massage Therapist – OR -
. . . . ???!!!)? Bitching about it when
you leave didn’t get you the results you wanted now did it?? SPEAK UP!!!!
“I GOT SICK AFTER MY MASSAGE”
If this happened – you most likely had an AWESOME Massage as they moved
TOXINS out of your body!!! This is a
GREAT thing when it happens as ALL of us are FILLED with all sorts of
toxins!!!
“I WAS IN MORE PAIN AFTER MY MASSAGE”
Did you have MORE pain?? Were
YOU by chance RESISTING it – kept yourself closed off/tight?? So the therapist was working AGAINST YOUR
energy/blocks???
“A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS JUST LIKE I
WAS BEFORE”
Hmmm – did you go back home and get on your computer and hunch over
just like you’ve always been doing?
Basically putting your body BACK into the SAME position that CREATED the
tension/pain in the first place??? We’ve
ALL done (or am doing) it!!!
“BUT I CAN GET A MASSAGE FOR JUST 5,000-9,000 PER HOUR”
SURE
you can – BUT – what is their TRAINING (MOST Massage Therapists I’ve
encountered that come from the U.S. and Canada and Europe have LOTS more
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING!!!! Professional
Massage Therapy Training costs LOTS of money usually and takes more than 1-2
days like MUCH of the training is like in Costa Rica that I’ve seen.
Some of us have LOTS of years of RECEIVING PROFESSIONAL Massages so we know the
difference between a REALLY GOOD Massage and an ok one.
So far - ALL of those cheaper ones have watched the clock and are done RIGHT on
time. Well, I can tell you – MY body
will NEVER say “1 Hour” for a massage.
It will say 2-3 hours – but NEVER just 1 hour!! I want someone that TUNES IN to MY body and
even better – if our energies mesh/become one!!! (but that’s just me). IF they come to you, many do NOT have a table
so you need one or they'll do you on the floor. MOST do NOT speak English and I
find it REALLY HELPS if they speak your language – especially if you have
issues/past problems you need to describe.
Bottom line – you get what you paid for!!
ANOTHER ANGLE: A professionally trained massage therapist is
important but someone that brings INTUITION is MOST IMPORTANT to ME as I’ve
been receiving massages regularly for over 30 years and sadly, the most
clinical/ detached/unintuitive/worst massages I’d ever received have sadly been
in CR (it seems like many go to the same school and learn the same technique
and do similar cycle on your body. I've had MANY people share the same
comments).
I want someone that taps into what
my body is saying - not just what they’ve learned or is their usual
routine!
HOW CAN I ENHANCE MY EXPERIENCE –
GUARANTEE IT’S MORE TO MY TASTE?
I SERIOUSLY welcome you to bring your own
music - otherwise you’ll get whatever the therapist brings (I wrote this after a
massage therapist that was seeing a client at my place had JOLTING –
NON-soothing classical music! I had to get out of the room it was making me
feel so rushed and I wasn’t even the person receiving the massage!!). We ALL
have our own taste and rhythm - help guarantee a harmonious massage by bringing
your own beat!
(and therapists – I’ll bet your clients would REALLY APPRECIATE
it if you asked them to select their music or invite them ahead of time to
bring their own cd or whatever you have.
Another nice thing – do YOU have an oil or scent YOU like? Or do you have an oil you do NOT like?? Bring your own! Or even bring a small squeeze bottle with a
scent you like/feel you need & the therapist can add their oil to it.
Do you have an allergy or don’t like incense or scents? Tell your therapist BEFORE you come so they
can be more conscious and YOUR experience can be even better!!
I’m ALL about creating the BEST experience I can for my massages!! I don’t do “victimhood”!! ESPECIALLY when it comes to something as
SACRED as a Massage!!!!
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MASSAGES THERAPISTS AROUND COSTA RICA
CAROLINA DELGADO
One word to describe Carolina - AWESOME!!
She is one of the BEST most intuitive Massage Therapists I've
found!! She combines her knowledge of the body (she was a nurse in the
U.S. and has much of her massage training in the U.S.) along with that
intuition and WOW!! Are you TRULY ready/choosing to let whatever go and
heal it??? She can do "feel good" massage (what most people are
looking for I've found) but if you're wanting a REAL THERAPEUTIC massage
- Carolina IS your gal!!
TECHNIQUES: NEURO MUSCULAR (she's AMAZING at this!!),
Therapeutic, Lymphatic (knocked the onset of a cold out of me!!).
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY: $50/75 minutes for Regulars. $55/75
minutes for 1st timers and Non-Residents.
LOCATION: Works in Escazu. Live in Alajuela
8-719-5468 • CarolinaDel@gmail.com
IRIS HURTADO DELGADO
I’ve experienced Iris and this woman has STRONG HANDS!!
She got in DEEP in some of my what feels like
steel rod parts of my back!!"
LANGUAGE: Spanish and English.
COMMENTS: Sarah -
"She WORKED on my knots and adjusted to the areas I wanted more or less
pressure (she listened to me!). She was very nice and friendly and made me feel
comfortable! What a wonderful way to end my vacation to Costa Rica! I can now
get on the plane feeling mucho relaxed after a go-go-go vacation!" Laine says “Iris is a beautiful Colombian gal
with very strong hands, she’s professionally trained and really gives a great
massage.” Alice said she was “Wonderful!”
TECHNIQUES: Deep Tissue, Relaxing, Lymphatic, Reflexology,
Pregnant Women (with positioning), Hot Stones (23,000/75 minutes, + for
longer), Digital Pressure.
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY: 20,000 for 75 minutes (if she’s
bringing her table [you don’t have one] you’ll pay her taxi fare)
(8-868-5880 / 2-289-2453 / IHude@hotmail.com)
Escazu (San Antonio) but she comes to you.
BARBARA ADAMS
I received an AWESOME ReBalancing Massage from Barbara!!!
WOW!! The technique (one only a few people do in Costa Rica. She learned it
from Menla at
HaciendaDelSolCR.com near Nosara) is REALLY SPECIAL! A
good balance of numerous techniques and her space is MAGICAL!!
TECHNIQUES:
Barbara is Certified in ReBalancing Massage (a
bybrid combo of trager and Feldenkreis, a LITTLE bit of non-painful rolfing,
Reich - deep, slow and relaxing). She has one of the few tables around with a
belly hole - perfect for pregnant gals. When I spoke with her she said she's
quite busy so you may have to wait to get into her.
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY:
$55/hour, $70-1-1/2 hours
SPECIAL!!!!
Pre-Pay for 5 hours at $50/hr.
10 hours at
$45/hr. 20 hours - $40/hr.
NOTE: Call at least a day in advance. She also has reliable taxi service to her.
LOCATION: Escazu - Bello Horizonte - She's WAYYYY up
the hill (which is how you have those AMAZING views!!) though she has a reliable taxi service driver to pick you up and bring you there (it's also
challenging to find).(you have to go to
her though if you have mobility issues, she'll make an exception).
(2-228-1049 • SecretGardenMassage@yahoo.com)
NORMA
Santa Ana or she comes to you
TECHNIQUES: MASSAGES: Therapeutic • Relaxation • Russian
Classic • Chiropractic • Swedish • Sports • Hot Stones (12,000-15,000-c) •
Pregnant Women • Baby’s • Chocolate OR Fruit Therapy/Massages (grapes, orange,
vegetables, cucumber) • Facial with mask with steam (45 min.) - 12,000 • Foot
Massage includes Exfoliating - 30 min. 10,000. Full Body Dry Exfoliation -
8,000. Reflexology on the Feet &/or Hands - +20 min. +5,000. She can
make up an oil and you can select the scent from her bottles of essences! She
can also put a few drops of essences in the room to help set the mood.
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY: 10,000+/session in her studio.
12,000/session at House of Self Empowerment. 15,000/session+ (depending on the
services) in your house (plus her transporation to/from Santa Ana if she brings
her table from Escazu to Cuidad Colon to Belen. Inquire for further).
AISHA MICHAL
Los Yoses•San Pedro
(8-831-2991 / MichalAisha@gmail.com)
I have not received a massage from Aisha but I CAN tell you she has some pretty
INCREDIBLE energy and does ENERGY WORK!!!!
TECHNIQUES: Thai, Reiki, Acupuncture.
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY: 15,000/hr. A combo of acupuncture and massage 21,000
for 1 1/2 hr.
Belen
LUIS SANCHEZ
(8-389-8864 / LSanchezCA@ice.go.cr [though he doesn’t always check his
emails])
.
Sessions are normally 60-80 minutes using a combination of
different
TECHNIQUES: Reflexology, Digit Pressure, Deep Tissue, Aroma and Therapeutic
Massage. “My Commitment is to your Well-Being. To understand your body make you
feel better while connecting with the Universe’s Vital Energy. I am just an
instrument for helping you. When this becomes clear and you begin to realize
the mission, the Universe will provide you with the tools needed to carry it
out. Above all, our session will be an Encounter with yourself to discover your
natural state.”
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY: $30/hr. He sees people at the House of Self
Empowerment in Escazu or comes to you if you have a massage table and is mainly
available in the day till 3pm but he may be available at night with advance
notice.
Alida Francisco
LOCATION: Ciudad Colon (As well, will come to you)
TECHNIQUES: Reiki Master • Therapuetic Body Therapy • Reiki Energy Healing • Therapeutic Body Work • Hot Stone Massage • Aroma Therapy • Chakra Healing/Balancing • Animal Medicine Therapy • Medicine Walks • Feng Shui • ** Reiki Level I-II and Master Certification
INVESTMENT
IN YOUR BODY: PRICE IS UP TO YOU!
I live in the natural raw Canopy of
the Rainforest. I highly recommend you come to me for a session. The
environment that surrounds Studio BE where you will receive the natural
properties of the jungle will heal you from the inside out.
My
specialty: Primal Experience (call for details)
HealingOurMotherEarth.com • 7-016-1013 • AlidaFrancisco@gmail.com
FREDDY PADILLAC
LOCATION: NOW in Santa Ana - you go to him
(8-881-7602 / 2-282-5719 / movement8@yahoo.com)
I received a treatment from
Freddy and my experience was that it was VERY relaxing and freeing!
TECHNIQUES: Rebalancing Massage (a combination of Joint
Release, Deep Tissue, Craniosacral and Reflexology). Good English and Spanish.
HOURS: Weekedays-Mon.-Fri.
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY: $35/session or $250/10.
ERIN DEANS
Sunlight On Water Healing Therapies
LOCATION: Playa Garza - Guanacaste
(2-656-8047 • sunh2oyes@yahoo.com [English] • mangomama8@hotmail.com - [English•Spanish])
See her video of her doing WATSU Massage:
youtu.be/pR_4fj9CleU
It’s interesting - for over 15 years I’ve been having people
come to me to give me a massage and I forgot how nurturing and special it is to
go to someone else in their space - especially one as MAGICAL as Erin’s!!
In
her space you have those wonderful smells of the oils she uses for
aromatherapy, it’s tranquil as it’s off a peaceful country road in Santa Ana
(just east of Baccus Restaurant) and it’s a little piece of paradise!! She also
put over my eyes an eye protector made out of flax seed with some eucalyptus
oil that helped clear my lungs (since that was a BIG problem iw as having at
the time) - DELICIOUS!!! Erin REALLY taps into your body and Spirit and knows
just where to work her magic! You wouldn’t find that with most massage
therapists that come to you! I was able to keep my VERY relaxed feeling even on
the way home and till the next day!!
TECHNIQUES: 23 years in practice and a Certified Practitioner
in Osho Rebalancing Massage (a combination of deep tissue, light tissue
massage, joint release and integrative physically, mentally, emotionally and
spiritually) • WATSU • Reflexology (a compression technique used on the feet, hands and
ears to release energy meridians to enhance overall wellbeing, elimination,
assimilation and relaxation), Cranio-Sacral Therapy (allows the body to realign
thru gentle holding and manipulation of points on the head and other specific
areas of the body. Profound relaxation occurs allowing pain patterns to
dissolve and old injuries lose their grip. Emotional moods lighten and in a
deep state of relaxation, your body will best heal itself), Kineseology (offers
support through muscle testing in discovering, exploring and experiencing your
emotions. When emotions are released, many times the physical challenges
diminish), Aromatherapy Massage (blend with and compliment your wellness
sessions on every level) and Warm Water Therapy’s (assists the body, mind and
spirit to relax in warm water. Floating, being supported, massaged and
stretched using Shiatsu techniques and movements in the water melts away
tension and enhances vitality, thus overall wellbeing is integrated, creating a
state of bliss and inner peace) to Nurture and nourish your body, mind and
spirit, rejuvenate, relax and melt away stress.
Erin has a Mother's Option
PREGNANCY TABLE, Erin is able to accommodate the expectant mother's from
conception throughout the pregnancy, as well as baby massage. Erin takes
special care to cradle and support the mother's baby with a state-of-the-art
hammock table, for Mom's comfort so she can lay face down and have delicious
massage on her back without causing discomfort for Mom or the baby (important
note: pregnancy tables can be dangerous
if the support is not firm enough. Some tables with expanding elastics are not
strong enough and will stress the lower back and abdomen of a pregnant woman).
HOURS: Mon.-Thurs. 9am-5:30pm.
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY: $45/hour (various packages)
RAMON MARTINEZ
Ramon is a very Spiritually Gifted energy with MANY very Spiritual techniques.
Reiki - 15,000/hour. Flower Therapy helps with emotional upheavals, depression,
to fortify the immune system, endocrine glands - 12,000/40 min. (includes the
essences which lasts approximately 21 days). You then return on day 21. Tues.
and The Sat. Schedule of attention 9 a.m. to 7p.m Saturdays until the noon.
Both:
Podal Reflexology with essences
of orchids and tropical trees - 15,000/40 min. Thai Massage - 15,000/hr.
Sensitive Massage - The dawn of the person balances activating the corpuscles
of Meisner of the skin, is realized with essential oils, for the unfreezing of
the power knots of perception extero and interoceptiva of the body - 15,000/hr.
Podiatry Treatment/Massage for people with problems of the feet including
calluses, ingrown nails and diabetic feet - 15,000/hr.
REIKI Classes - 1st
Level - It is the rite or ceremony in which the masterful aids the students to
connect for always with Reiki. It is not necessary to repeat it, but it is a
process of in case so sanador that it is recommended to repeat it. In order to
benefit from this process any preparation does not make lack, nor training,
neither special study, nor qualities. In fact all initiation is a
autoiniciación. The teacher is for facilitating, the process Is a process of
connection with itself - $50/4 hrs.
2nd Level - Emotional Mental Reiki. It
allows to treat remote the patients or to try at the same time as several
people. It includes techniques for the treatment of mental and emotional
problems (memory, addictions, problems of study, relation…). The capacity is
increased to transmit energy and so the treatments are brief. Symbols and
" are used; mantras" or phrases influence of the Budism - $50/4
hrs.
3rd/Master Level - Spiritual Includes the symbols to initiate to others.
The symbol power the previous ones - $400/4 hours.
Shamballa Level - MASTERS: It contributes a western
metaphysics to the traditional Reiki. It introduces to St. Germain and the
teachers promoted like creators of Reiki at the time of Lemuria and Atlantis.
It contributes the initiation in the feet. Integra the Earth energy. It looks
for the connection of the energies superiors the matter. The balance. It
includes 352 symbols. The one for each level of conscience between this plane
and source. The symbols visualize with color and in three dimensions. 32 are known
and the rest is redescubren actually daily of the Reiki. Each connects with its
creative power. It is a creative Reiki. Shambhala is based on the belief that
all the beings have been initiated in Reiki in the past and now is becoming to
wake up to the benefit of the humanity and for the soñación of the world.
Shamballa acts in a plane of greater vibration and thus it can transfer energy
with more rapidity and intensity - $50/4 hrs.
Unitario - Only for the Reiki
teachers. The unitary Reiki is born from the necessity to reunite the Reiki
Usui, the techniques of the Reiki Karuna and the multidimensional Reiki of
Shambhala to create adapted an integrating and evolutionary Reiki to the new
energy. It is a system of accomplishment of one same one by the power of the
love; a route to connect with the source through the presence I am. New contributions:
Anchorage to the Earth - Activation of the Merkabah field - Recognition of the
divinity of the receiver - Connection to the source from I am - intense and
sagrada Initiation during three days consecutive. The Unitary Reiki was
canalized in the 2001 by Selene, sofrólogo doctor, and Cyrille Odón,
psychologist, psychoanalyst and lecturer with more than thirty years of
clinical experience. Both are power and masterful therapists of the Reiki Usui,
Reiki multidimensional Karuna and of Shambhala. It is a new tool of work with a
vibration suitable high energetics to the change that is taking place. The
initiation is three days consecutive. It includes the three levels and the
masters. It is avoided therefore the dependency with the teachers, Unitary Reiki
only are Teachers - $550/5 days.
Cheyenne - of the American natives. Before the
patriarcado one we were more united to the Earth and the nature, discovers your
animal of being able. Reiki Cheyenne contributes the integration of the
elements that form the life along with the universal spirit and the intention
of your life. First level, second level and maestría - $125/ 2 hrs. in a
week.
Kundalini - a safe and smooth
form to wake up kundalini. A series of three initiations is given abrir and to
fortify your channels of energy, allowing that the energy reiki cleans your
bodies. Kundalini is a sánscrita word that talks about the vital energy that
remains slept in the base of the column in the majority of people, is powerful
and creative and so the centers of body energy are abiertos taking contact with
the Earth energy - $100/each level.
Initiation of the Mystical Rose - the
mystical rose is the manifestation of God in the humanity, is the divine spark
that lives in us, the Shekinah of the Hebrews. Flight, Hathor for Egyptian or
the Demeler for the Greeks would come to be the intermediary between God and
the world. It is the rose of the world, maintains the creation of which all we
comprised and we are not separated of her. Its light shines more than the sun. Neither
spirits nor demons can cause damage in their presence by their radiating star
power. In the tibetana tradition is known it as Tare that means star and
represents the feminine divinity, the flower of loto with the jewel. Equally it
is Shakti for the Hindus. The feminine power this resurging nowadays, which
means movements in favor of La Paz, rejection towards the coercive methods of
social repression, a desire of greater beauty, love, cooperation,
interrelations characterized by the values, the search of greater quality of
life with sensitivity and wisdom and in balance with the masculine force. The
mystical rose is the union of the macrocosmos with the microcosm, your
spiritual essence and the essence of the universe is united for the
purification and the sanación. The initiation is realized of form similar to
those of reiki - $50/2 hrs.
Initiation of the Sacred Orchid - To connect your
divinity with the divinities of the nature and to reach other dimensions of the
angelical kingdoms. 3 initiations are realized connecting with the ray
platinum. $75/2 hrs. Required: Have taken the 2nd level of Reiki Shamballa.
Initiation of the 6 Dragons - iridium, rhodium, Indian, gold, platinum,
ultraviolet. Activation of the bodies of light with the new energy.
Ramon also
creates personalized flower essences you can wear around your neck, personal
Manadalas and LOTS MORE!!
LOCATION: Dos Rios
(8-866-6018 / EstrellaPistola@yahoo.com)
Nicki Smith
TECHNIQUES:
REBALANCING BODYWORK (joint release, deep tissue and skeletal rocking)
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY:
$50 per session for 10 sessions, $65
for single session (sessions are about 1 1/2 hours)
SPECIALS:
$30 for 1st session. This type of massage is
usually based around 10 sessions work on the whole body from the ground up, 10
sessions are recommended but but it can be tailored to suit a specific
area/session for a client.
LOCATION:
NOW IN Santa Teresa
(8-857-5561 • Rebalancer@hotmail.com)
MARIA JULIO
(2-254-3323)
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Maria Julio!!!! Because I sit in
front of the computer for hours on end plus ages ago I broke my coxis at
time I get that jammed feeling in my lower back. Maria Julio is a
strong gal that even got up on the table and did this
technique that I've never had anyone do in the past. She kinda pushed my
tush
upwards with both hands and it unlocked my tailbone/coxis area giving me
more
flexibility!! I don't believe she has a table so you need to have one
(or
she'll do you on the floor which gives for GOOD stretches). She also has
some techniques (& a cream) that helps with CELLULITE REDUCTION. She's an older lady but she had stronger hands than some guys that have done me!!!!
LOCATION:
She comes to you
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY:
$20/session
(though she often does longer) plus her bus fare (you provide the table/bed. I haven't talked to her in years so don't know her rates now).
LANGUAGE:
Spanish only (though she
understands a little bit of English. Be VERY clear)
(NOTE: She's REALLY REALLY GOOD - BUT -
sometimes “situations” come up with her family where she doesn’t show or call but if she comes - she's WELL WORTH IT!!)
She has a contact that can make you your own Massage Table for around $150-$200+.
(2-254-3323)
PABLO CHAVEZ
Pablo has his own Pharmacy and can do cheap/relaxing
massages from his pharmacist table. I had one from him and it was nice. He
speaks limited English though he understands more but his son Estaban can help
translate (please give him a propina for helping out!!).
TECHNIQUES: Massage, Aromatherapy, relaxation, circulation.
He can also help you with Private medical assistance, IV's (for dehydration and
to cleanse the blood for various things). He has his own lab to do blood work
and he has MANY connections with GOOD people in the medical fields around CR.
He can make emergency house calls (on sliding scale).
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY: Massage in Pharmacy - 5,000/hour.
LOCATION: Santa Ana
8-890-2959)
Tulio Alvarado
(8-826-2859 / talv3@yahoo.com)
TECHNIQUES: Deep Tissue
AVAILABILITY:
After 4:30pm Weekdays
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY:
$30/hr.
Diane Evans
LOCATION:
Escazu (San Rafael) She will come to you or you go to her
(2-289-5529 / 8-832-4325 / Diane.Evans2@gmail.com)
TECHNIQUES:
Thai and Shiatsu
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY:
15,000/hour if you go to her.
20,000 if she goes to you close by.
Carlwyn Carby
LOCATION:
Santa Ana (Centro) - She will
come to you or you go to her
(8-383-4414)
TECHNIQUES:
Therapeutic, Sports, Deep Tissue, Hot Rocks, Cranial Sacral,
Aromatherapy
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY:
$65/session if she comes to you (from Ciudad Colon to
Pavas/Rohrmoser)
Victoria Schwarz
Escazu (Trejos Montelegre) - you go to her)
(2-228-3163 / VictoriaSchwarz@aol.com /
VESchwarz@gmail.com)
TECHNIQUES:
She is an Advanced Certified Massage Therapist,
Reiki Master, Aromatherapy. She says her massages are 10% technique and 90%
Spiritual Connection. She also specializes in pregnant women by propping you up
with pillows.
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY:
$45 session (about 1 1/2 hours)
Michael (Mijael) Brandwaijn
Escazu - San Antonio
(8-353-6559 / http://CostaRicaYoga.net /
Mijael@CostaRicaYoga.net)
Michael is new in town so I haven't gotten
feedback on him yet but he has LOTS of skills/training from the U.S. and his
native Venezuela (he speaks GOOD English). He will come to you or for less you
can go to him. I'm awaiting his techniques list but I do remember he also
does/incorporates Yoga.
MERCEDES DANERI
Escazu (Los Laurels) - you go to her
(2-289-3687 / MercedesDaneri@hotmail.com) - She's no longer
doing standard massage - she's now focusing on these
TECHNIQUES:
Cranial Sacral, MyoFascia (like Rolfing [looking
for the sliding of masses to repair]), a combination of techniques working into
the Mouth. She KNOWS the bod!!! She also does Spiritual Response Therapy (soul
reading). Corporate Physcotherapy. Soft Oestheopathy - uses the chemical your
body is going to elaborate to soften the tissues (chemical reaction to
eliminate tension). She's been on this path for over 40 years.
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY:
$60/session
JOHN GILMORE
Ciudad Colon - He will come to you or you go to him
(2-249-2563 / jgilmore7.1@juno.com)
TECHNIQUES: Massage Therapist, Reiki Master Teacher, Tai Chi
Teacher and founder of Diana Sarah Wellness Center and Cyber School. He also
teaches Tai Chi Free Flow (Short Tai-chi forms, Medical Chi-kung, Tai Chi Ball
Chi-kung and then the developement of our own unique forms) at Sat Yoga
Institute in Escazu and Infinite Nine Tai Chi at the Kapoli Yoga Center.
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY: 10,000/1 hour if you go to him.
+5,000 if he comes to you.
RICHARD STOCKER
Belen (you go to him)
(2-215-2139 /
partlycloudy@rstocker.com)
TECHNIQUE:
30 years experience in ROLFING (VERY VERY VERY
STRONG/DEEP [aka painful]).
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY:
$75/hour
OLMAN PIZARRO and MARCELLA
Santa Ana (they come to you)
(2-282-3427 / 8-890-4153-cO / 8-866-7055-cM /
Pizarro36@yahoo.com )
Both do massage and chiropractic (Marcella can’t work on
larger chiropractic clients). Marcella does REALLY STRONG massages (to the
point the person that told me about her said she adjusted something in him that
had been blocked for awhile).
TECHNIQUES:
Theraputic, Relaxing, Shiatsu (Marcella),
ROLFING/Deep Tissue (Marcella), Lymphatic (Olman), Bioenergetic, Marcella was
trained in Germany. I think they were on the more pricey side compared to the
others. English and Spanish He’s also a tour guide so he’s in and out a lot.
Both speak good English and Spanish.
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY:
Locals-$30/hour + $7+ gas. Foreign
$50/hour + $7+ gas.
DAVID ASKEW
Pozos de Santa Ana (or he can come to you)
(8-896-7911 / DharmaDave@gmail.com) - He does many types of
massage plus he’s a Naturpathic Doctor. Professionally trained (still licensed
in Florida) for over 16 years.
TECHNIQUES:
Massage or Naturpathic
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY:
$40/hour (can be workable with
price for Tico’s and your situation). English
LILY
Escazu (she comes to you)
(8-355-3498 / 2-228-7635)
If you just need a basic/cheap massage. She does NOT speak
English. I don’t think she’s professionally trained hence why the price.
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY: 7,000/hr.
Evelia
She comes to you in the San Jose/Escazu/Santa Ana area
(8-355-0716)
LANGUAGE: ONLY
Spanish. She's not professionally trained but the person that referred her said
she gets the job done for cheap she always confirms with you the night before
the appointment and is always on time as well. YOU have to provide a massage
table and massage cream/oil (quite typical for the cheaper ones). Her sister
also does massage so they can do a Massage/Pampering Party.
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY: 7,000 colones/hour
Massage Classes but they also have 3 Massage Therapists on
property (not students) offering Relaxing Swedish Massage-15,000-c/hour. Deep
Swedish 20,0000-c/hour. Sports Massage or Structural Massage 25,000-c/hour and
give FREE MASSAGES by students (when classes are in session) when training is
going on.
Directions: One block South of the big, big church in San Rafael
Heredia (above in Santa Barbara)
JOE GOODMAN
(8-336-8175)
TECHNIQUES:
Swedish, Japanese, Deep Tissue.
INVESTMENT IN YOUR BODY:
$35/hour on East side. West side $40 - San Pedro - Los
Yoses
MARICEL HERRERA
(2-239-7233 / 8-377-4764)
Jorge Valverde Mora
Turrubares
(2-419-0392 [whomever answers doesn't speak English] / 8-879-0621)
He's young and STRONG and has professional training and also does Sports
Massage and stretching etc.
(per Jill Ruttenberg)
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MASSAGE TABLE:
PriceSmart often has quite nice wider/padded table that’s adjustable height
wise and around $275!!!!
MASSAGE TABLE MAKER:
Fausto Barrientos - Tibas (2-235-2646) (Spanish only).
HOURS: 7:30 am to 11:30am and 1-5:30pm.
DESCRIPTION: The table has a wooden frame with padding on
top. Legs are made of aluminum. The table folds in half and it looks like a
piece of luggage. It also has a piece for the head/face that allows you to put
you face inside a hole when you are lying down on your stomach. The vinyl
padding is in black; dark blue; dark brown or dark green.
ORDERING: You can call and order it by phone and it would
take 8 working days for him to build it. You do not have to pay anything in
advance. You pay when you pick it up.
INVESTMENT: 65,000 colones.
DIRECTIONS (it can be complicated unless you have lived here
for a while and know your way around San Jose): Tibas - from the NE corner of
the Catholic Church 100 meters north, 600 meters west (Clinica Dental), then
100 meters north until you find the Municipal Stadium until you get to School
Jesus Jimenez then 200 meters east towards (Saprissa Stadium) until you find a
property that is fully covered with a fence and you will find a public phone. When
you get to the public phone call him and he will meet you.
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MASSAGE SCHOOLS:
COSTA RICA SCHOOL OF INTEGRATIVE MASSAGE
Heredia (San Rafael) - One block South of the big, big
church in San Rafael
Classes (including weekend classes) include the Basics
starting with Anatomy and Physiology, Aromatherapy (including Raindrop
Therapy), Iridology, Hydrotherapy, Kinesiology, Sports
Massage/Lecture/Assessment, Swedish, Connective Tissue Massage, Reflexology,
Neuromuscular Massage, Shiatsu, Integrative, Spanish For Massage Therapists and
more!!! Want to learn some Basic Massage (for personal use)? They have a
weekend class once a month - 12 hours for $120. They also have a Yoga classes
in the morning for the public, as well as Core Strength classes 2 mornings a
week. They have 3 Massage Therapists on property (not students) offering
Relaxing Swedish Massage-15,000-c/hour. Deep Swedish 20,0000-c/hour. Sports
Massage or Structural Massage 25,000-c/hour.
FREE MASSAGES by students when classes are in session -
inquire.
OWNERS: Roblynn Neumann (zenmormon27@yahoo.com)
Centro de Balance Integral
(2-224-0883 / http://GaiaCostaRica.org /
GaiaCostaRica@yahoo.com)
Director and Sexologist-Javier Ortiz - Classes in
Training in Hypnotherapy for Child Birth, Yoga, Massage, Acupressure,
Hypnotherapy. Personal sessions on Holistic Health, Transpersonal Psychology,
Sex Therapy. Javier hosts a program on Channel 15 - “Musica por Inclusion”.
Most of the classes in Spanish.
