

Massage & Healing
Holistic Healing & Integrative Bodywork for Healthy Ageing
At Empowered Ageing, we understand that true wellness is more than just physical fitness — it’s about restoring balance, relieving pain, calming the nervous system, and reconnecting with yourself. Our Holistic Healing & Integrative Massage Therapy supports this journey with a therapeutic approach tailored to each person’s unique body, history, and healing path.
Led by Rivka Savitri, a seasoned practitioner with over 30 years of experience, these sessions offer skilled, compassionate, trauma-informed care
that addresses both the physical and emotional dimensions of well-being. Her work is grounded in somatic wisdom, energy healing, and the deep belief that healing touch, presence, and dynamic movement are powerful tools for transformation.Healing Services Offered
Integrative Massage Therapy
Personalised sessions to relieve tension and pain, restore mobility, and return the body to balance and alignment.
Rivka’s holistic bodywork blends the best of traditional and modern techniques for a deeply restorative experience.
Various modalities are combined for your benefit:
- Traditional Thai Massage for deep stretching, joint mobilisation, energetic balancing and alignment, overall rejuvenation and relaxation
- Deep Tissue Massage to promote relief of chronic muscle pain, stiffness and tension, break up scar tissue, and increase flexibility
- Swedish Circulatory Massage for relaxation and improved circulation
- Nurturing Touch to calm the nervous system and promote emotional healing
- Energy Healing to support the body’s natural flow and vitality and self-healing potential.
Benefits you may experience
- Relief from chronic pain (e.g., back, hips, shoulders, knees)
- Increased flexibility and mobility, range of motion
- Improved circulation and posture
- Reduced anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms
- Better sleep and revitalised energy
- A renewed sense of peace, grounding, and connection with yourself.
Each session is gentle and intuitive, while also tailored to your needs - especially beneficial for ageing bodies, those with past trauma, or anyone seeking healing through compassionate touch.
Kripalu Yoga
Gentle, meditative movement to nourish your body and spirit.
As a certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher, Rivka leads practices that emphasise mindful movement, breath awareness, and self-compassion and awareness. Ideal for beginners, older adults, or anyone recovering from injury or stress and desiring to come into a deeper connection with their own body.
Kripalu Yoga offers:
- Accessible, slow-paced sequences
- Guided breathwork and relaxation
- A trauma-informed, body-positive environment
- Support for joint health, balance, and flexibility
- A nurturing space to reconnect with yourself from the inside out.
This gentle practice is a beautiful complement to massage therapy, offering a holistic path to strength, calm, and inner vitality.
Why Choose to work with Rivka
With a background in Integrative Massage, Kripalu Yoga, and somatic healing arts, Rivka brings a deeply intuitive and heart-centered approach to every session. Trained at the Institute of Psycho-Structural Balancing (Santa Monica) and the Healing Hands Institute (San Diego), her work is also informed by years of personal exploration in 5 Rhythms, Authentic Movement, Ecstatic Dance, and energy work.
What sets Rivka apart is her ability to hold safe, grounded space for deep healing and transformation — especially for those navigating life transitions, emotional and physical trauma, and mobility limitations.
Whether you’re looking to ease pain, reduce stress, or simply reconnect with your body in a loving way, Rivka’s healing touch and presence can support your journey.
🧡 Let’s Connect
Rivka offers in-person sessions in Portimão, Lagos, Porches, and surrounding areas.
📞 Free 15-minute video consultation available to explore your needs and how she can best support you.
📩 Text or WhatsApp Rivka at +351 912 790 287 to schedule your session or consultation.