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Wellness Services at AmaTierra

AmaTierra offers life-enhancing therapies to rejuvenate Mind, Body and Spirit. We use only the best botanical products and highly professional therapists.

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Enjoy a great massage surrounded  by the healing forces of Nature Enjoy a great massage surrounded  by the healing forces of Nature

Massage Therapy

  • De-Stress & Relax with Aromatherapy: a 60 minute relaxing massage customized for your body’s needs and designed to release tension: The Classic Massage: $75
  • Deep Tissue or Sports Massage: a 60 minute massage that works deep to ease knots in muscles and fascia. Sports massage is similar and focuses more on limbs and stretches. $75
  • * Abdominal Chi Mover: 45 minutes of gentle strokes which move the life force energy throughout the belly. Excellent for releasing emotional stress, improving digestion and moving “stuck” energy; it also helps muscle tension and joint problems in the whole body. This massage ends with 10 minutes additional head and foot rub. $75
  • Lymphatic massage: 60 minutes of very light massage and pressure therapy which helps detoxify the system, improve immunity and drain excess fluid from the body. $75

Energy Balancing Therapy

  • * Sound Therapy Tune-up: Re-balance your chakras (energy centers), raise the vibratory level of your entire Being, and address specific areas of concern through the use of Quartz “singing bowls” and other sound tools. Come away feeling Light and Balanced. $75

Detoxification Therapy

  • Ear Candling: Detoxify sinuses and ear canals with this safe, effective process. You will feel clear and hear better! $35
  • Exfoliation Scrub: Choose from Green Tea or Lemon/Coconut salt scrub. Removes dead skin cells for healthier, softer skin. Light massage follows this treatment. Ask about our luscious Chocolate Mask for the Face. 75 minutes. $90
  • Wraps: Choose among 3 different offerings: 1) A special mud/clay from Costa Rica’s volcanoes (recommended for normal to oily skin types) 2) Dead Sea Minerals or 3) Vitalizing Cinnamon Heating Therapy wrap. All three draw toxins out through the skin and leave you feeling oh so soft. Plan to become a burrito, wrapped snugly for 20 minutes while the clay does its work. 90 minutes. $105 Combination exfoliation, massage & wrap: 90+ minutes. $140

*Nutritional/Mind-Body and Special Services


*The Bio-Mat: A Bed of Amethyst Crystals for Healing. Experience the strength of the powerful far-infrared rays, soothing your muscles and nerves; generated through a mat of Amethyst Crystals, powerful healing properties of negative ions. 20 minutes. $15.

The Bio-mat: Amethyst Crystals and Far infrared rays unwind knotted musclesThe Bio-mat: Amethyst Crystals and Far infrared rays unwind knotted muscles

  • *Nutritional/ Herbal Consultation: Make a new start and address health issues that perhaps have been ignored. Perhaps you are looking to change your diet, or discuss what supplements might enhance your health. In an in-depth session that can take up to 1.5 hours, registered herbalist Jill Ruttenberg (AHG) will guide you toward lifestyle changes and a treatment protocol to set you on the right track. $95.
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  • *Mind/Body Counseling & the Equine Experience: Psychotherapists Mark and Marsha Friedman can help you re-reframe negative thinking and learn better communication skills to transform engrained patterns. The end result is a healthier self-image and more joyful interactions with others. For a unique experience with horses that will increase your self-awareness, Inquire about Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, a fun way to get to know yourself in the presence of beautiful Horse-Beings! Advance notice required.

Coming soon: Acupuncture, Positive Re-patterning, Bio-feedback & more State of the Art Mind-Body Therapies

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Please make appointments at least one day in advance at the front desk or call +(506)2419-0110.

* Denotes services offered only by specialists, and are subject to their availability.