Massage Therapy in Cabo San Lucas

Massage Therapy in Cabo San Lucas now has a new addition with the Pura Vida Spa. This Spa is truly a great addition to Los Cabos region. For while there are plenty of Spas located in the resort hotels, there are not really that many good options in Cabo, for those that actually live here locally in the Los Cabos area and are in real need of truly therapeutic massage and or holistic treatments.

Pura Vida , has just opened along the highway (Los Cabos corridor), on the seaside frontage road just before the Costco exit next to the Jardin Santa Fe (nursery).

Chris Vincent, last from Glenwood Springs, and his wife Betty from Mexico City have just opened the Pura Vida spa offering not only traditional relaxing stress release massage but much more along the real therapeutic massage used for rehabilitation and general physical therapy.

Betty lived in the states with Chris for the last 3 years before coming hear to open their spa. They had met while Chris was down here before working at one of the resorts. She is a certified massage therapist from Colorado and now has certification in Mexico as well.
 

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The arthritis I have had for the last 10 years has given me the opportunity to try many different therapies and therapist and personally I believe I have really found a place that can help me heal myself at Pura Vida. While I have not had the pleasure of a therapy with Betty or any of his other therapist, if he has trained them, my guess is they are really good. It is not only the place but the people that matter the most. There are therapists and there are healers. Healers listen and guide you to you heal yourself whether they are trained in alternative or western medicine. Those that take the time and truly have the intention of helping, I believe you will benefit the most from.

Chris is not only trained in many techniques, but teaches them as well. With over 500 hours for state of Colorado certification and Mexican certification as well as many other alternative teachings. He is very well trained and experienced.

Pura Vida therapist use many modalities such as Swedish massage, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Chinese cupping (use of suction cups) and Gua Sha where they use a blade made of bone with a scraping action on the skin with oil, both of which helps energize the Chi (Chinese term for energy that flows through the body) and helps loosen up connective tissues and break up toxins. The only slight drawback with cupping is that you fact, look like a giant squid had hold of you, the treatment is painless and really seemed to help my circulation.

Tom my co-conspirator on www.bajainsider.com  experienced the Gua Sha which is really amazing to see how the blood rushes to the skin. Stretching out the muscles and bringing circulation to the skin. Chris explained how it effectively breaks down the “gristle” in your muscles. There can be a little pain associated with this but as Tom said” it is one of those good pains”. By no means do you have to endure anything you don’t want to and of course if you are just looking for a stress releasing relaxing massage anyone of the staff can provide this.

Tom also had the pleasure of using the Morf Am vibrating massage which looks very similar to a vibrating orbital polisher for cars. Chris used this on Tom to loosen him up for a much deeper massage as Tom had been experiencing serious back muscle pain.

Chris is also a strong believer in hot and cold therapies having learned some of the Native American sweat lodge techniques for the excretion of toxins. As Chris explained we breathe more through our skin than our lungs and so keeping those pores open is essential to good health.

Pura Vida also uses a few other tools such as a Quantum light ray that really helps generate some heat to those areas that need it. I myself have severe rheumatoid arthritis and found this to be very helpful and soothing.
 

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Pura Vida has people that care and an intention to help anyone who asks. I was very pleased with the very personal approach they use taking the time to talk and most importantly listen.

Pura Vida is a boutique spa that has several rooms for massage and another for teaching yoga. They also have the use of a very large Palapa right across the parking lot for much larger classes when needed. Yoga classes are presently on Monday, Wednesday and Friday you may also arrange private classes just use the contact or call them directly at 044-624-114-6425.

The spa itself offers a wonderful healing and relaxing feeling. Chris and Betty have many plans to expand and grow their business and they have the location to do so. His pricing is very reasonable and he and his staff are available for out calls to your home or hotel (if allowed, some resorts restrict you to only using there spas).

In any case I as you can tell I highly recommend the experience whether you are, looking for a relaxing stress releasing or a deep tissue massage or physio-therapy the Pura Vida Spa should definitely be on your list of things to do while living or visiting here in Los Cabos.
 

Massage techniques available at Pura Vida Spa:

Deep tissue
Physio Therarpy
Reflexology
Shiatsu

Equipment integrated with massage:

Morf Am vibrating massager
Chinese cupping, used to activate and move your chi (body’s energy)
Gua Sha (use of bone scrappers to activate the chi)
Quantum light for deep heat
Infr-Sound equipment that use light and sound spectrums to provide deep relaxing gentle nerve and muscle release 

Yoga classes

M,W,F  9-10am, $10.00 USD, or by private appointment

Pura Vida Spa
Massage Therapy & Yoga
Touristic Corridor Northbound in Cabo San Lucas
Across the Hwy from Costco
044-624-114-6425