When I flew to one of the Pilates and well-being retreats I ran in Ibiza last year, I took down my heavy case from the overhead locker on landing and my hip was in absolute agony. The retreat manager recommended a massage with Boris and the result was incredible: I was able to teach Pilates the whole week as if nothing had happened. I felt AMAZING!
Boris van Keulen is an intuitive massage therapist … intuitive because he has this incredible ability to tune in with your body, his hands acting like a conductor that allows energy to pass through him so that he can feel exactly what is needed and get right to the cause of the problem. He can even sense if an issue that needs releasing is sports-related or due to a trauma within the body, such as from something that’s happened in the past.
A former personal trainer, specialising in injury recovery mainly for people playing sport, Boris went on to study biomechanics and now offers a truly unique and holistic treatment that combines massage with energy healing, fascia treatment and lymphatic drainage. He maintains that fascia protects everything in the body, but if it gets blocked then your lymphatic flow is stuck too and that’s when pain can start. (As you know, I frequently talk about the importance of the lymphatic flow for health and you can discover more about the benefits of improving it in my blog: The Secret River That Runs Through Us.)
As you can see from the film, Boris may employ a variety of techniques in his treatment such as Madero therapy which involves using shaped wooden tools to manipulate targeted areas of muscle, fat and cellulite, and also roll the fascia and help stimulate the lymphatic drainage system to eliminate stored toxins.
He also uses cupping to help improve the blood circulation and loosen the fascia so that the body has more space to breathe and can recover more easily. He may even place crystals and stones on each chakra point in the body, while his essential oils mixed with almond oil penetrate the skin to continue treating you even after the massage is over.
I can honestly say that I’ve never experienced anything like this before. Thanks to Boris, my body felt like a totally new one.
How to book
For the very best results, Boris recommends having a course of intuitive massage treatments.
He is available to book at my Ibiza retreats for either one hour or 90 minute sessions. These are held in the cosy yurt at Can Shanti or, if the weather is suitable, you can choose the tranquil yoga deck instead and be surrounded by nature. Early booking is strongly advised as his intuitive massage treatment is so popular.
Please email me at vanessa@soulcentralpilates.com or call me on +44 (0) 7860 503191.
(Although Boris lives on Ibiza, he also makes regular visits to his client base in London and is sometimes at Rachel Staggs Aesthetics at Roko Chiswick. Please call them to book any of those dates.)
