History & Origin
About Arvigo Maya Abdominal Therapy
Arvigo Therapy is a specialised abdominal-pelvic manual therapy combining Maya traditional healing techniques with modern anatomical understanding to address uterine, digestive, and musculoskeletal conditions through external manipulation.
Rosita Arvigo, a naprapathic physician and herbalist from the United States, studied for 13 years with Don Elijio Panti (1893–1996), one of Belize''s last traditional Maya healers. Panti practised a form of abdominal massage for reproductive and digestive conditions that had been passed through generations of Maya healers. After Panti''s death, Arvigo systematised his teachings into a trainable methodology, incorporating her naprapathic and herbal medicine training. She established the Arvigo Institute to certify practitioners and preserve these techniques. The method is named ''Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy'' and has been taught to practitioners in over 30 countries. The Ix Chel Tropical Research Foundation in Belize continues Arvigo and Panti''s legacy of Maya ethnobotanical preservation.
