Filipino Hilot Massage

Hilot is a word from the Tagalog dialect meaning massage rubbing or touch with caress. There are many words used to refer to the healer (or Hilot). Hilot is the science of the Ancient Filipino Traditional Art of Healing in the Philippines. Hilot is "Healing".

Hilot, is the Filipino healing arts, are the oldest and the most secret arts in the Philippines. Due to the secrecy of the arts, very rarely do Hilot masters teach this art to the general public. Most Hilot in the Philippines is either learned from relatives, through hands on practice, or inherited from their forefathers, passing the arts from one generation to the next.


Most Filipinos are exposed to the curative value of Hilot. The art survives through family, relatives, and friends. Hilot apprenticeship is taken seriously by the young "Hilot" to absorb as much of the knowledge as possible from his/her "Hilot Priest/Priestess".

Hilot records date back to the first civilization of the Philippines (approximately 5th century). Due to the fact that there is no written history of this art, numerous new generation Hilot masters failed to document the origins, dates, facts, where the arts originated and who developed these effective and intriguing healing arts. There is no doubt that Hilot was practiced in the Philippines to varying degrees or levels, now it is found in many parts of the world, carried by the Filipino Hilot.

Hilot is not just a wonderful healing art but it is also a wonderful experience that gives you Hope, Inspiration, Love, Optimism and Trust. Philippine Traditional Hilot Massage is a holistic primary health care treatment modality that would benefit you in maintaining optimum health and wellness.

Why do you need Hilot massage?

• Relaxation
• Improve sense of well
• Well-Being
• Improve skin condition
• Stress reduction

Hilot included in the treatment:

• Pagkapa - palpation of hot and cold syndrome.
• Pagsasalat - palpation of skin tissues/ and stiff muscles.
• Pagpupulso - palpating the activities of the internal organs through the pulse.
• Use of the banana leaf strip (dahon ng saging) in determining energetic balance.
• Panghihila - refers to the process of joint areas stretching then perform Pagsasala - or action to reposition the bone or joint in place (they are our very own Osteopathy articular manipulations). In this way they are treated effectively problems of the musculoskeletal system and posture.
  

A well-trained Hilot Therapist intuitively scans your body with touch to diagnose areas which are energetically imbalanced. Once they find out which areas need attention, they will proceed with the usual healing sequence and before ending the session, will focus their skill and energy on the troubled area. That is why a "Hilot healing" experience is always different from the usual massages.

Hilot is a Holistic Arts and Science of Filipino Healing that is not only provides Massage Services to its client but also for the following:

• Banyos - is a therapeutic bath that is washing of the body with water or with/through an herbal solution. The purpose of banyos is to cleanse, wash away dirt and soil (dead skin cells) in the body, and prevent the spread of bacteria causing diseases.
• Herbal Treatments - Herbs used by Hilot has been known as the earliest source of modern medicine now-a-days, that´s why having a Hilot Treatment is just like going back to the basics of healt hcare practices.
• Dagdagay - Traditional Filipino foot massage using two bamboo sticks. Dagdagay foot massage was usually done after foot banyos treatment.
• Suob - is a Hilot treatment where it induces sweating and perspiration either through steam vapor or through dry fumigation, (Sauna).
• Bentusa, (cupping) - is a healthcare system used to restore balance of the four humors which is the blood, phlegm, yellow bile and the black bile.
• Hilot Massage - application of the Filipino healing massage techniques.

Hilot masahe is a common healing tool of Hilot that involves physical manipulation of skin muscle tissues and nerves that is healing, initiating, life-changing and operable therapy.
Hilot is not just a simple massage but it is a holistic art and science that heals the person Physically, Mentally, Emotionally, Socially and Spiritually.

If you are in Madrid, Spain, you can experience the benefits of Hilot Filipino Massage by visiting:

Xiao Ying Massage Center, at Hermosilla Street, nº 102, 1º A. Telf... (+34) 686 57 60 91 Madrid.