Wellness Center

Amy Zamarripa is the newest addition to our Wellness Center team. She is from Austin, Texas and just closed down her own practice to join us. Amy practices mindful deep tissue work which relieves chronic paing due to injury or overuse. She includes trigger point and myofascial release techniques in her specialty, the Pain Management massage.

Adrian Rivas began his education in 1995 learning techniques in reflexology, metamorphic massage, auricular theraphy, polarity and alternative medicine in general. In 1996 he completed a course in Tui Na, traditional Chinese thereapy. In 1998 he was part of the Flotation Tank Centre staff administering therapy in the first flotation tank in Mexico. In 2001 he studied Thai massage techniques with Bhutto Ram. He then spent a year in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand with the great master Mama Nit in 2003, furthering his knowledge and bringing a freshness and more holistic understanding of the Traditional Thai Massage. His philosophy is " the body is the base of life, through it, the highest goals are achievable". He has shared his technique with numerous guests at our Wellness Center on and off since 2002. His specialties include the Traditional Thai Massage and the Deep Session.

Antonia Echeverria UC imparts the ancient knowledge of Sobada Maya, which acknowledges the importance of the navel region as the body's "power center". She has been practicing this technique for 18 years. It was passed down to her from her Mayan ancestors and sadly, this powerful healing modality is being lost. She has furthered her knowledge, learning Deep Tissue and Swedish massage techniques in the past year while working at our Wellness Center.

Araceli Nunez studied Swedish, Sport, Reflexology and Aromatheraphy Massage Techniques from the Cancun Massage School, graduating in 1999. She has over five year´s working experience in various Spas in the Riviera Maya, Mexico and has been treating guests our Wellness Center since 1993. Her specialties include Aromatherapy massage and the Mayan Clay Mud Mask.

Carrie Haley studied massage in New Orleans at the Blue Cliff College of Massage graduating in October 2001. She has been practicing since in New Orleans and in Mexico. Her specialties include Polarity, an energy based modality and Ayurvedic Massage which helps balance individual´s doshas.

Cinzia Albertazzi graduated from Ricera Applicata in Medicina Olistica in Voghera, Italia in 1998 with a diploma in Holistic Massage and Reiki 2. She has been practicing since in Italy and in Mexico and has added Deep Tissue, Swedish, Digital Pressure and Lymphatic Drainage modalities to her repertoire. She is currently studying the Traditional Thai Massage. Her specialties at our Wellness Center include the Holistic, Reiki Massage Combo, and Lymphatic Drainage massages.

Meritxell Carles is also a new member to our Wellness Center team, she comes to us from Barcelona, Spain. She graduated from the Vipassana School of Massage in 2001 having been trained in Therapeutic massage which incorporates several different massage modalities. She has been practicing since in Europe, Costa Rica and in Mexico. She is currently studying Traditional Thai Massage. Her specialties include the Holistic massage, as well as Deep Tissue, Swedish, and Reflexology.

Patricio Jarillo has been a part of Maya Tulum family for years now. He just recently received his diploma in Swedish Massage and has joined our Spa team. He is natural born healer and gives a truly relaxing and spiritual Swedish massage. He´s currently studying deep tissue, holistic and lymphatic drainage techniques.