Rafael Alvarado is an Ayurvedic Practitioner and Massage Therapist that seeks to understand how to be truly healthy and vibrant in our bodies. He believes that the most effective way we can make a positive change in this world starts with each individual becoming the best version of themselves. Ayurveda teaches how to live a healthy, balanced life, and that all disease arises from falling out of balance with nature, which is found both within and all around us. With this understanding, Rafael works to provide holistic therapeutic sessions that assist his clients to come into balance and align with their true nature.
His journey into health began when he became interested in Yoga. As he developed his personal Yoga practice, he was introduced to Vipassana meditation and attended his first of many meditation retreats. Feeling the benefits from his practices, he began to explore various healing modalities and gained his level two Reiki attunement under Reiki Master Renee Sarasvati. Eventually, while studying Ashtanga yoga and philosophy, his mentor introduced him to Ayurveda. Feeling a resonance with the wisdom of Ayurveda, he went on to become an Ayurvedic Health Counselor from Kerala Ayurveda Academy. Being introduced to body work through Ayurveda, he became a massage therapist through Santa Fe Community College to further his understanding of working with the body.
Rafael currently lives just outside of Santa Fe. In his spare time, he enjoys making music and going on hikes with his wife and son.
