TULIX INDIGENOUS ARTS
Masewal Maya abdominal Massage therapies
embark on a deeply personal journey into the heart of your own ancestral healing traditions through the Masewal Maya healing Lineage of Yucatec Maya Elder Don Elijio Panti.
WHAT is Mayan abdominal massage?
Tul’ix Indigenous Arts is an evolution of what was formerly known as the Arvigo® Institute. This bodywork and spiritual healing tradition has been passed down to Dr. Rosita Arvigo by Yucatec Maya Elder, Don Elijio Panti.
Tul’ix Therapies, previously known as The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy®, combines bodywork, traditional remedies, herbal knowledge, and spiritual healing. There is an emphasis on self-care and bringing these universal traditional remedies into our hands and homes.
These potent practices support many sexual, reproductive, and digestive imbalances - including infertility, menstrual conditions, fibroids, endometriosis, GERD, IBS, Crohn’s disease, adhesions, scarring, constipation, chronic fatigue, migraines, and many forms of physical trauma. The spiritual aspects of this healing tradition support deep embodiment and the integration of trauma, both lived and ancestral.
"Most people think too much. Get them to laugh and half their troubles and sickness will go away and the blessed herbs will do the rest." - Don Elijio Panti
I have seen these ancient healing practices impact people’s lives tremendously. In my practice working primarily with cis-women who were suffering from infertility and a host of sexual health imbalances, this work was truly the “missing link” for addressing their concerns at the root. Most of my clients already had numerous medical interventions that failed to recognize the link between unprocessed trauma, and physical manifestations as symptoms.
Tul’ix therapies gave them practical tools for tending their wombs, their hearts, their stories, and the stories of their ancestors.
We urgently need to revive the ancient healing traditions of our Grandmothers and Grandfathers, and the Earth-based traditions from which we were severed.
That is why I continue to accept the gift and responsibility of this lineage. I now offer monthly training, and mentorship opportunities for those wanting to bring these potent teachings into their daily rituals.
I am forever grateful to the seen and unseen forces and guardians who have supported me in holding this lineage with respect and reverence.
My story
I began practicing this lineage work in 2012, but I had been called to the jungles of the Maya many years prior.
Visiting Guatemala and the land of the Maya changed my life.
I was born in Ukraine, during the time of the the Soviet Regime. My family immigrated to America when I was 3 years old, and although some of our traditions were preserved, my Slavic healing traditions were unknown to me. I was called to the Maya lands during my freshman year of college, to visit a friend. Through a series of synchronicities, I was led to Tikal near Peten, Guatemala the village where Don Elijio Panti was born, to participate in a Mayan fire ceremony. I completely fell in love with this sweet fire ritual, with the colors and textures of Mayan folk art and cosmology. At the time, I did not know that these wonderful textures would lead me to discover the rich folk traditions of Ukraine from which I had been disconnected.
It was several years until I began to practice Mayan Indigenous Healing Arts. Throughout the years, I have learned of many parallels between this tradition and many other folk healing traditions.
TuL’ix self care Training
Learn the legacy and lineage of this potent work, the essential anatomy and physiology of the pelvic and abdominal organs, and what happens when they become unbalanced. In this training, you will learn abdominal self-massage, anatomy, physiology, pelvis steams/soaks, castor oil therapy, herbal support, plant spirit medicine, and techniques for nervous system regulation.
Participants are qualified to perform the abdominal massage on themselves and are prepared for Level 2 of the Tul’ix Indigenous Arts Practitioner Training Program which certifies the practitioner in The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy®.
This is an online training with many opportunities to get off-screen and engage in hands-on learning.
Provides 16 CEU’s for Massage Therapy.
Tul’ix Therapies & The Gender Binary
The multi-billion dollar health and wellness industry reflects and upholds norms rooted in capitalism, white-supremacy, and systemic oppression. People of color, trans, non-binary folks, and poor communities have not had the same access to health care in the medical and holistic fields. In contribution to collective work toward change I am committed to examining my biases and creating inclusive spaces. As a somatic professional and educator, I strive to use inclusive language that makes this work accessible to people of all genders, body sizes, races, sexual orientations, expressions & identities. I include what has been left out of anatomy textbooks. My classes and trainings are designed to be safe spaces for all.
"Before I found Zhenya, I was struggling with severe endometriosis, fertility issues, and IBS. My physical and emotional pain was to the point where I would try anything and everything! We saw multiple fertility doctors who said I should have come to them sooner because of my age, I had a low egg count and their suggestion was jumping right to IVF. It felt like our hope of having a family was just a business to them, and left us feeling defeated and angry.
I reached out to Zhenya and at my first appointment, she told me to give her three months. I learned so many new techniques about helping with circulation in the body and the benefits of self-massage, & steaming. After my three months was up, I found out I was pregnant! Now, I tell everyone about the woman who helped my body prepare to have a baby.“ -Shelby
Accessibility & Equity
My work is rooted in the anti-patriarchal, anti-capitalist, and anti-racist practices of reciprocity and collective liberation. In acknowledging systemic oppression and the unequal distribution of wealth and privilege based on race, gender, class, and ability, I will always keep offerings financially accessible with affordable pricing and payment plans. Investing in our sexual health, and emotional and spiritual wellbeing in late-stage capitalism is an act of resistance. We have been taught to value productivity at the expense of our minds and bodies. These important practices have been suppressed, undervalued, and even criminalized. Those of us who work in the field of somatic sexology continue to face discrimination and censorship. It is tender to hold these truths, while also honoring the tremendous value, personal investment, and wholehearted dedication it takes to continue making this important work available to all.
Tul’ix Indigenous Arts donated 10% of all profits to Indigenous organizations such as Taos Pueblo, Don Elijio’s direct descendants, who protect The Elijio Panti National Park, and other groups.