In February 2017 Cynthia attended an 8 day training in The Arvigo® Techniques in Maya Abdominal Therapy. Arvigo® Therapy is founded on an ancient Maya technique of a non-invasive, external abdominal massage. Arvigo® Therapy stimulates circulation and blood flow within the abdominal area, supporting the body for optimal function of digestive and reproductive health and wellness. It is a therapy that can be applied throughout every stage of a woman, man or child’s life. After the training Joe and Cynthia bounced around between the beach and the rain forest of Belize and had a true Belizian experience. In addition to all the natural beauty and activities you can do in Belize, the locals are some of the friendliest, most hospitable people you can find. The fact that they speak english there is a real bonus too!
Tag: birth
Wwoof’ing and Yurts
January 15, 2011
Last night we spent the night at a wwoof home. We slept in a Yurt! I have been wondering about Yurts for three years and I slept in a very beautiful hand made one. The family we did wwoof’ing for was a youngish couple with a five year old, a two year old, and mama is eight months pregnant. They “sort of” live “off the grid”. He is a circus performer and a craftsmen and hand made the Yurt we slept in. He also makes primitive weapons and is a wonderful husband to Hannah. Hannah home births (lotus births) the babies, she organic gardens, grinds her own grains, preserves food, makes her own yogurt, makes waldorf style toys for her children, and is a most wonderful woman to be with! Some of what we did to help them was: scrub and paint the outside of their caravan, move the wood pile, and make batches of sourcrout .
After working all day with Daniel and Hannah, we came to a hostel in a lovely little beach town. We are aching for the beach! It has been pretty chilly everywhere we’ve been and now that we’re in the northern part of the north island and summer has really set in, we’re getting warmth! The kids were happy to be back at a hostel where life is busy and there are interesting travelers all around.