Be in your body. Reconnect to your heart.
Do you suffer from chronic pain or a restriction that persists no matter what you try?
Do you wish to change a few things in your life, but you can’t quite find the energy to make it happen?
Do you ever find yourself in a long-lasting state of sadness, grief, or anxiety, and nothing helps to let it go?
Then my work is for you. It facilitates the restoration of order, balance and harmony
on the physical, mental and emotional level.
My general approach to healing is based on the fact that any illness is always an imbalance of the mental, emotional and physical aspects of our being. Any symptom is but a pointer to deeper, underlying disharmonies.
I am deeply interested in all aspects of human existence, the intricate connections within ourselves, the meaning of our life paths, the conditionings and circumstances we were born into, which provide the general frame for learning, experiencing, accepting, transforming and loving.
I am a practical, well grounded and optimistic person who enjoys helping other people to heal and gain a deeper understanding of whatever the problem/project might be right now in their lives. My sessions are usually a combination of different modalities. However, we can decide that together at the begin of your treatment.
I am deeply interested in all aspects of human existence, the intricate connections within ourselves, the meaning of our life paths, the conditionings and circumstances we were born into, which provide the general frame for learning, experiencing, accepting, transforming and loving.
I am a practical, well grounded and optimistic person who enjoys helping other people to heal and gain a deeper understanding of whatever the problem/project might be right now in their lives. My sessions are usually a combination of different modalities. However, we can decide that together at the begin of your treatment.
Testimonials:
"Best pain relief sessions of my life! I had severe sciatica pain in my leg that was debilitating. I was not able to sit down for more than 15 minutes at a time without being in excruciating pain. I would wake up every 4 hours during the night due to the pain. I was taking Ibuprofen, doing yoga daily and stretching every 4 hours, anything to try and find relief. My first session had Ulrike had her exam my posture, understand where the pain was and then she gave me an intense pressure releasing massage which is technique called Rolfing. I went 18 hours with virtually no pain and was able to sleep 7 hours straight. I had three sessions with her during my stay in Sayulita and I feel like a new human. Thank you for making such a big difference in my health and well-being!" Mary Mc Ph., Vancouver, 2023
"After 3 surgeries in 3 years my body was a mess. I was in a lot of discomfort plus out of alignment. I made plans to travel to Sayulita for a vacation and with the hope of finding someone to help me heal. I booked several sessions with Ulrike after reading her website and searching for what I hoped to be the right healer for me. She has helped me tremendously. Her extensive knowledge, plus her confidence in her work and sense of calm has helped me get on the right path to restore my body. I highly recommend Ulrike and am extremely grateful for her attentive care and expertise." Lois K., New York, 2023
"Excellent Massage Therapist & Healer. I met Ulrike (Riki) on my recent stay in Sayulita. She was able to see me in my Airbnb which was very convenient. I injured myself the day before, a sprained ankle of which I couldn’t put any weight on. Riki used multiple modalities to reduce pain and facilitate healing. I felt at least 40% improvement immediately after her session with me. I was then able to start to put weight on my foot. I booked another session a week later. I found Riki to be an excellent massage therapist but much more, she is a gifted and highly professional healer. She also values a wholistic approach, strives to understand the whole picture and the complete person. She operates with integrity, compassion and a clear intent to improve things for others. I would unreservedly recommend her as a massage therapist and healer." Stephanie, Vancouver, 2023
"My body has transformed since having work done by Ulrike. I have had years of body work done prior to working with her. After healing successfully from Lyme disease and mold poisoning, I have been working tirelessly to aid my body into getting back to being fully whole. Years of monthly deep tissue massages, myofascial releases, acupuncture, chiropractic and the list goes on. None of that even comes close to what Ulrike has done in such a short amount of time. She has truly assisted my body into coming back to life. My body is finally functioning successfully as it was always meant to. No more hip or back pain. She was able to analyse my body and pinpoint issues in a way that no other healer has ever been able to. She has a true gift and I am so grateful for all that she has done for me! Having work done by her feels like an honor." Kirby, Sayulita, Nov.2020
"I wanted to thank you for your time and energy. My first Rolfing experience turned out to be the greatest bodywork I've gotten so far in my life including countless massages and chiropractic sessions. I felt such a difference in one session and I think its been the thing I've been looking for for my body. The feeling lasted for a week and allowed me to feel more free in all the things I normally do. I am so excited!!" Flynn, USA, Nov. 2019
"Best pain relief sessions of my life! I had severe sciatica pain in my leg that was debilitating. I was not able to sit down for more than 15 minutes at a time without being in excruciating pain. I would wake up every 4 hours during the night due to the pain. I was taking Ibuprofen, doing yoga daily and stretching every 4 hours, anything to try and find relief. My first session had Ulrike had her exam my posture, understand where the pain was and then she gave me an intense pressure releasing massage which is technique called Rolfing. I went 18 hours with virtually no pain and was able to sleep 7 hours straight. I had three sessions with her during my stay in Sayulita and I feel like a new human. Thank you for making such a big difference in my health and well-being!" Mary Mc Ph., Vancouver, 2023
"After 3 surgeries in 3 years my body was a mess. I was in a lot of discomfort plus out of alignment. I made plans to travel to Sayulita for a vacation and with the hope of finding someone to help me heal. I booked several sessions with Ulrike after reading her website and searching for what I hoped to be the right healer for me. She has helped me tremendously. Her extensive knowledge, plus her confidence in her work and sense of calm has helped me get on the right path to restore my body. I highly recommend Ulrike and am extremely grateful for her attentive care and expertise." Lois K., New York, 2023
"Excellent Massage Therapist & Healer. I met Ulrike (Riki) on my recent stay in Sayulita. She was able to see me in my Airbnb which was very convenient. I injured myself the day before, a sprained ankle of which I couldn’t put any weight on. Riki used multiple modalities to reduce pain and facilitate healing. I felt at least 40% improvement immediately after her session with me. I was then able to start to put weight on my foot. I booked another session a week later. I found Riki to be an excellent massage therapist but much more, she is a gifted and highly professional healer. She also values a wholistic approach, strives to understand the whole picture and the complete person. She operates with integrity, compassion and a clear intent to improve things for others. I would unreservedly recommend her as a massage therapist and healer." Stephanie, Vancouver, 2023
"My body has transformed since having work done by Ulrike. I have had years of body work done prior to working with her. After healing successfully from Lyme disease and mold poisoning, I have been working tirelessly to aid my body into getting back to being fully whole. Years of monthly deep tissue massages, myofascial releases, acupuncture, chiropractic and the list goes on. None of that even comes close to what Ulrike has done in such a short amount of time. She has truly assisted my body into coming back to life. My body is finally functioning successfully as it was always meant to. No more hip or back pain. She was able to analyse my body and pinpoint issues in a way that no other healer has ever been able to. She has a true gift and I am so grateful for all that she has done for me! Having work done by her feels like an honor." Kirby, Sayulita, Nov.2020
"I wanted to thank you for your time and energy. My first Rolfing experience turned out to be the greatest bodywork I've gotten so far in my life including countless massages and chiropractic sessions. I felt such a difference in one session and I think its been the thing I've been looking for for my body. The feeling lasted for a week and allowed me to feel more free in all the things I normally do. I am so excited!!" Flynn, USA, Nov. 2019
The body-mind connection and the healing process in general
A quote from Gil Hedley, and outstanding pioneer in integral anatomy education and research
and very eloquent speaker/philosopher:
"I do beliefe that there are standing patterns of tone throughout all our different tissues, and construed together, those patterns are a representation of our habits of thought, emotional expressions and movement style over time. Also specific events that have occurred will be met with compensations - adjustments in thought, emotion and movement - or specific tonal signatures that represent a response of the organism to that event. Those compensations, if not released immediately, can then get buried deep within our organism. These events don't have to be traumatic per se. Rather just moments in time around which we have adjusted, that become stored "memories" in tissue tonus. We all collect such various event-compartmentalizations around which we move. And when we are being touched or move in new ways that connect into and disrupt and expose these holding patterns, we might remember the event relative to which we developed the particular tonus signature.
Of course, whenever we are invited through the explorations of touch, movement, conversation and introspection to loosen our grip on a pattern that may not be serving us anymore, that release may be accompanied by various physiological signatures of the adjustment - shaking, feeling of restored circulation of fluids and energy or emotional expressions. There can be on the part of both practitioners and clients a growing attachment to such "dramatic releases" because of our yearning for physical evidence that something is indeed happening. But these fireworks are not always necessary really. We can learn to trust more subtle processes that can also be sufficient to initiate adjustments of long held tonus patterns and so restore our healthiest function or bring us to levels we never knew possible, with or without fireworks along the way."
A quote from Gil Hedley, and outstanding pioneer in integral anatomy education and research
and very eloquent speaker/philosopher:
"I do beliefe that there are standing patterns of tone throughout all our different tissues, and construed together, those patterns are a representation of our habits of thought, emotional expressions and movement style over time. Also specific events that have occurred will be met with compensations - adjustments in thought, emotion and movement - or specific tonal signatures that represent a response of the organism to that event. Those compensations, if not released immediately, can then get buried deep within our organism. These events don't have to be traumatic per se. Rather just moments in time around which we have adjusted, that become stored "memories" in tissue tonus. We all collect such various event-compartmentalizations around which we move. And when we are being touched or move in new ways that connect into and disrupt and expose these holding patterns, we might remember the event relative to which we developed the particular tonus signature.
Of course, whenever we are invited through the explorations of touch, movement, conversation and introspection to loosen our grip on a pattern that may not be serving us anymore, that release may be accompanied by various physiological signatures of the adjustment - shaking, feeling of restored circulation of fluids and energy or emotional expressions. There can be on the part of both practitioners and clients a growing attachment to such "dramatic releases" because of our yearning for physical evidence that something is indeed happening. But these fireworks are not always necessary really. We can learn to trust more subtle processes that can also be sufficient to initiate adjustments of long held tonus patterns and so restore our healthiest function or bring us to levels we never knew possible, with or without fireworks along the way."
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