Trip facts
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2–10
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English, Garifuna
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Year-round
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Easy — nothing is required of you
About this experience
The Garifuna Ancestral Healing Hands Massage is a two-hour wellness experience at Palmento Grove in Hopkins, Belize: a walk through our herbal garden and healing trail, followed by a one-hour deep-tissue healing and relaxation massage.
The walk comes first, for a reason. You learn the plants our family has relied on for generations and what each is traditionally used for, so you understand where the practice comes from before you lie down.
Then the massage. The techniques weren’t learned from a manual. They were worked out over generations by people caring for their own families, and taught hand to hand ever since. Natural oils and aromatic essences are part of the practice. Tell your therapist where you’re holding tension and the hour goes there.
It’s a chance to rest — and to experience one of the ways Garifuna families have long cared for each other.
What you'll do
- A walk through our herbal garden and healing trail
- Learn the plants our family has relied on for generations
- A one-hour deep-tissue healing and relaxation massage
- Traditional techniques, taught hand to hand through generations
- Natural oils and aromatic essences used in Garifuna healing practice
