13/05/2024
A talk with Ramona Capilitan, much appeciated team member by Earth Awareness/Nature Temple.
Can you briefly tell something about yourself?
My name is Ramona, I am a mother of two teenagers, work as a massage therapist and relaxation coach and am one of the Team facilitators at the Earth Awareness Centre.
How did you become a massage therapist?
I used to visit an Ayurvedic Centre for wellbeing, where the Ayurvedic Practitioner invited me to enroll in massage course. It’s where I discovered my hands could do more than office work and where my journey started. Many studies and years later, I put my knowledge into a private practice.
What kind of massages do you give people during the retreats in the Nature Temple?
The massages during the retreats are chair massages, adjusted to the participants needs at that moment. Some need a firm physical massage due their long travel, other need a more grounding energetic massage.
In your opinion, how is this affecting the mushroom experience they have?
The massage helps to relax the mind, to come back into the body and release tensions. Participants sometimes even release stuck emotions or anxiety from a tough mushroom experience. The massage brings back the trust in the body to relax, let go and surrender.
Are there typical body issues that you can help people with?
I have a broad spectrum of knowledge and two decades of experience, from deep tissue to energetic relaxation massage, including pregnancy and oncology massage, so there always a way to adjust the massage in a helpful way.
Massages are not possible when you have a fever or inflammation.
Can you share something about your own practice in Amstelveen?
At my private practice I offer beautiful flow massages adjusted to the persons needs and offer relaxation coaching where I take clients into the forest for an outdoor experience. Besides my private practice I provide in-company chair massages at the business locations and/or event locations. And occasionally facilitate massage workshops and trainings to teach people how to get out of their minds and into their sense of feeling.
What do you aim for the future of your work?
My aim is to bring relaxation everywhere I can, either by massage, coaching, space holding and just sharing compassion and care with two feet on the ground and a pinch of humor.
Website Ramona: https://www.mochimassage.nl/