A new approach to healing through the body.

Sylvia Founder of Health Artist

If you have normalized living with pain or heard that this is the way the body is over the years, here is another possibility.

Your body has an immense capacity for transformation when it receives the right tools. My work is based onmanual therapies and movement techniques that help you regain mobility, stability and confidence. Healing is not just eliminating a symptom: it is breaking old patterns, letting go of what no longer serves and opening space to live with more freedom.

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My approach

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Every body holds a story. My job is to help you rewrite it.

I work from an integral vision of body, mind, emotions and behavior. Each process is unique. Each session is designed to accompany you with respect, listening and technical precision. I believe in a human, professional and functional approach. And in that deep change does not have to hurt, but it does require awareness.

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    +10,750

    Guided programs

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    Accompanied patients

Know my story

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A challenging health experience led me to look beyond conventional approaches. In that journey, I was trained in methodologies backed by scientific evidence that integrate body, mind, emotions and behavior.

That experience transformed me: I understood that health is not recovered as something that has been lost, but that it is rebuilt, step by step, with awareness and a deep and compassionate look at oneself.

Today, with a solid foundation in professional training and a personal experience that marked my path, I accompany healing processes that go beyond pain relief. My approach seeks to generate lasting changes in the way we inhabit the body and life, from authenticity, reconnection with who we are and the freedom to choose how we want to live.

In my free time, I give myself to dance, and I find in nature walks, an inexhaustible source of connection, presence and renewal.

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    • Hatha Yoga Instructor, Gran Fraternidad Universal, La Paz MX, 1996

    • Massage Therapy, American Institute of Massage Therapy, Fort Lauderdale FL, 2002.

    • Rolfing® Structural Integration Practitioner, The Guild for Structural Integration, Boulder, CO, and Kauai, 2003

    • Continuum Movement Somatic Movement Therapist
      (Emilie Conrad and Robert Litman, Santa Monica CA, 2008)

    • Fascia Fitness Instructor
      (Divo Müller and Robert Schleip, Los Angeles CA, 2015)

    • Oriental Dance Teaching Certification Program
      (Arabian Dance School, Buenos Aires AR)

    • Mentoring Somatic Movement Therapy Continuum Movement
      (Beth Riley, Marcella Bottero, Marilyn Montgomery, online, 2021)

    • Craniosacral Therapy I, Upledger Institute Mexico, 2022

    • Craniosacral Therapy II, Upledger Institute Mexico, 2022

    • Somatoemotional Liberation, Upledger Institute Mexico, 2023

    • Bones for Life, somatic movement therapy, Cynthia Allen, 2023

    • Rolfer Institute member Dr. Ida Rolf, 2023

    • Series following the ten-session Rolfing® method (Nilce Silveria and David Davis, Boulder, CO, 2004)

    • Ethics of the Rolfing® Method of Structural Integration IASI (Tom Myers and Michael Murphy, Seattle, WA, 2005)

    • Advanced Rolfing®: Understanding Scoliosis (David Davis and Robert Schleip, Plano, TX, 2006)

    • Advanced Rolfing®: Balancing the Head and Neck (Anatomy Trains by Tom Myers, Boston, MA, 2007)

    • Muscle energy tecnique and osteopathy, Resolving low back pain (John deMahy, Santa Fe NM, 2015).

    • Lauren Berry technique and osteopathic pelvis (Ron Murray, Spokane WA, 2015)

    • Lauren Berry Technique and Osteopathy Upper Extremity (Ron Murray, Portland OR, 2015)

    • Lauren Berry Technique and Osteopathy Knee and Ankle (Ron Murray, Santa Fe NM, 2015)

    • Lauren Berry technique Shoulders, ribs and cervical osteopathic approach (John deMahy, Santa Fe NM, 2016).

    • Neural shoulder and pelvic girdle mobilization, Rolf Institute (Johnathan Martine, Seattle WA, 2016).

    • The Female Pelvis and Life Cycles, Anatomy Trains and Holistic Gynecology New York (Tom Myers and Eden Fromberg, New York, 2016).

    • Neural, visceral and vascular integration; pelvis and cranial nerves, sutures, diaphragms (Johnathan Martine, Seattle WA, 2018).

    • Advanced Rolfing Strategies for a non-formulated 3-session series (Russell Stolzoff, Todos Santos, Mexico, 2018).

    • Manual neurovascular release techniques (Kirstin Schumaker, online, 2020).

    • Trigeminal Nerve Osteopathic Techniques, Michael Hamm, Seattle WA 2022

    • Polyvagal Manual Therapy I, Matias Chahab, Mexico, 2025

    • Breathing and Walking, The Rolf Institute (Mary Bond, Portland OR, 2008)

    • Breathing and Walking: Movement Education to Support Rolfing® Sessions (Mary Bond, Portland, OR, 2008)

    • Coordinative indicators of integration, Rolf Institute (Kevin Frank, Austin TX, 2015).

    • Spine and rib decompression, corrective exercises (Isaac Osborne, Plano TX, 2019).

    • Master Class Intensive (Emilie Conrad and Gael Rosewood, Boulder CO, 2006)

    • The Three Anatomies (Emilie Conrad and Gael Rosewood, Boulder CO, 2006).

    • Jungle Gym Intensive (Emilie Conrad, Los Angeles CA, 2006)

    • Performance Continuum (Emilie Conrad and Van, Santa Monica CA, 2007)

    • Mini Intensive, Emilie Conrad (Santa Monica CA, 2008)

    • Portals of Perception, Susan Harper (Hubert Godard, Abbotsford BC)

    • Wellspring Practitioners Training (Emilie Conrad, Santa Monica CA, 2010)

    • Moving Consciousness (Emilie Conrad, Santa Monica CA, 2010)

    • Mystery School (Emilie Conrad and Linda Rabin, Israel, 2011)

    • Mini Intensive (Lynda Rabin, Israel, 2011)

    • The Awakening of the Inland Sea (Marcella Bottero, Los Cabos MX, 2013)

    • Springs of Inspiration (Robert Litman and Gael Rosewood, Vashon Island WA, 2015).

  • Framed certificate for Bones for Life Program awarded to Sylvia Ramirez in July 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Rolfing® realigns the body's structure to improve posture and movement. Craniosacral therapy regulates the nervous system and releases deep-seated tension. Bones for Life uses movement to improve bone density, stability, and balance.

  • From the first session many people experience greater lightness, pain relief, improved posture, freer breathing and greater body awareness.

  • Both. They are useful for relieving chronic discomfort, preventing injuries, improving your physical performance or simply reconnecting with your body.

  • Back pain, neck, shoulders, hips, stiffness, chronic fatigue, stress, anxiety, lack of mobility, postural imbalances, among others.

  • Yes. The approach is comprehensive and personalized. I invite you to check out the Programs section, where you’ll find offerings designed to integrate these therapies and support your transformation process in a more profound way.

  • In a first conversation we assess your physical and emotional needs, and decide together which combination of therapies is the best option for you.

  • Each session lasts 60 minutes and the programs last 90 minutes. The number of sessions will depend on what type of therapy and condition we are treating, as well as your goals.

  • Once your appointment is scheduled, you will receive a health questionnaire to fill out and additional information. You just need to come with comfortable clothes:

    Women's Comfortable bra that opens in the back and panties or short and loose shorts (not sport bra).

    Men'sComfortable boxer shorts or short and loose shorts.

    For Bones for Life®Lightweight clothing that allows you to move freely. You do not need to bring anything extra.

  • Many people report significant improvements in their posture, mobility, emotional well-being and reduction of chronic pain. They also report feeling more connected to themselves and more energetic in their daily lives.

  • Yes, I offer private and group classes of somatic movement therapies in an online format. However, Rolfing and Cranio-Sacral are exclusively face-to-face due to their manual approach.

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HEALING is more than RELIEVING a pain

I accompany people who want to stop living from tiredness, rigidity or automatism and begin to inhabit themselves with presence. I am inspired to see how with small conscious changes, your body recovers its energy, its fluidity and its capacity to sustain you. I am a therapist, your guide, ally and witness of transformation.

- Sylvia Ramirez

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