Californian Massage, our passion for bodywork led us in 2006 to introduce in Spain a new concept of massage from California based on Gestalt principles, the Californian massage.
In this type of transmission the emphasis is on what is perceived and felt, from the presence, in order to learn and integrate in an organic way what is the essence of conscious touch.
Spazio Californian Massage® is a preventive and resolutive Manual Therapy based on the principles of Gestalt psychology that helps to re-organise body, mind and emotions, considering that the body has the capacity to heal itself because health is its natural state.
The benefits of Californian massage are many and scientifically proven: relief in the treatment of chronic pain, release of muscular blockages and contractures, expansion of joint range of motion and reorganisation of postures.
All of these practiced elements seek to uncover blockages and release energy, reestablishing normal flow patterns that keep the energy field open and flexible. It aims to connect us with our
inherent intelligence, achieving increased energy and higher consciousness and relieving anxiety and stress.
It is a preventive and restorative manual therapy based on Gestalt psychology principles that helps reorganize the body, mind, and emotions, recognizing the body’s natural ability to heal itself, as health is its natural state.
This massage is characterized by long, fluid, and integrative movements, which serve as the foundation for a wide range of deep-touch techniques. These movements are primarily performed with the hands, forearms, and elbows, using oils to facilitate fluidity.
Spazio Bodywork – Californian Massage® is not a technique in itself but rather the integration of various bodywork approaches and the space we create for magic to unfold during a session.
The main components are:
🌿 Present and intentional touch
🌿 Long, integrative movements across the body
🌿 Joint mobilization
🌿 Passive stretches
🌿 Definition using all parts of the hand (15 different ones)
🌿 Thoracic and visceral mobilization
🌿 Active meditation
🌿 Connection with the body’s various systems
🌿 Harmonic Rocking®
🌿 Connection with the five rhythms in the massage
🌿 Stillness and holding
PRESENCE
We listen, pause, and pay attention to subtleties.
BREATHING
We connect from our center and use our breath and bodily reactions.
REGULATION
We regulate the nervous system based on somatic work.
FEELING
We hold our hearts in our hands and touch the body with sacredness.
MOVEMENT
We intuitively move with the other and transmit the energy of loving touch.
The most important aspect during a Californian massage session is the support provided to the person in your hands. We create a safe space that allows individuals to lower their defenses. Likewise, as therapists, we are not striving to achieve anything.
It is in these moments, when we step out of our own way, that the ego falls, the present moment emerges, and magically, things begin to happen.
