About Sarga

WE ARE BODYWORKERS

We are bodyworkers who are passionate about our work.

We believe that the rigor of our times requires a commitment to continually return to our sensory experiences; that by deepening the experience of our bodies, we deepen our experience of the world to which we belong. We believe that somatic practices such as bodywork are an essential response to a humanity that is in need of being more in-touch with its humanness and with the environments that we inhabit.

METHOD + DESIGN

Sarga Bodywork marries method & design, enabling practitioners to gain tensional support and force with a fabric strap fastened to a massage table. By pulling up on the fabric while applying downward pressure, this added energy is safely and effectively transferred onto the recipient’s body. The combination of gravitational and tensional force with our methods allows practitioners to deliver consistent, oblique pressure to provide a uniquely effective myofascial therapy. We celebrate the broad, densely innervated surfaces of our feet as perhaps the most effective and intelligent tools for this purpose! Learn more about Sarga Bodywork by visiting our FAQ page.

Meet Our Founders

Founders of Sarga Bodywork, Jivatma Massaguer and Daniel Tsukayama are seasoned bodyworkers with practices based on the island of O'ahu, Hawaii. Their love for barefoot massage and myofascial bodywork inspired them to create and share Sarga Bodywork with the world!

THE WORD SARGA

The word sarga has meaning both in Spanish and in Sanskrit. In Spanish, sarga refers to a tapestry woven from many different threads. This is a fitting concept for us, since Sarga Bodywork synthesizes techniques and teachings from many different traditions. It is appropriate that this metaphor of a tapestry is connected to the fabric that we hold in our hands for balance and support. In Sanskrit, the word Sarga can refer to a creation or origin energy, made manifest into form. This idea sustains our mission to provide techniques and materials that help inspire bodyworkers to resource their innate creativity in ways that are mindful, safe, and fabulously efficient.