Yoga & Surf Massage is a sports massage practice in Santa Maria focused on releasing real tension from surf and kitesurf. Deep, intuitive and personal work. No miracle promises, but noticeable improvements in mobility, sleep and pain when other methods have failed.
The day tying your shoes becomes possible again
In Santa Maria there are two kinds of visitors: those who say “I’m just here to relax”, and those whose bodies start sending warning signals by day three. Between wind, boards, kites and enthusiasm, Yoga & Surf Massage tends to appear exactly when moving stops being automatic.
Sports massage with a brain, not just hands
This isn’t a generic massage or a spa session designed to switch off from reality. What happens here is sports and therapeutic massage: highly individual, very focused and refreshingly honest. It works especially well for kitesurfers, surfers, divers, or anyone arriving with long-standing pain.
If you’re after light, superficial touch, this may not be your place. If you want to understand what hurts — and why — it fits much better.
Precision, intuition and mixed techniques
The pattern is clear: Gabi finds the problem areas without you needing to explain much. She combines fascia work, acupressure, stretching and elements close to osteopathy. There’s no fixed script; each session adapts to what the body is asking for.
Many people arrive restricted and leave with more mobility. Others talk about better sleep, returning to sport, or feeling a “click” they hadn’t achieved in years.
This isn’t a massage to forget your body — it’s one to inhabit it again.
No rush, no distance
The atmosphere is calm and very personal. There’s no conveyor-belt feeling, no clock pressure. Gabi takes her time, explains when needed, and listens closely.
Sometimes the session goes beyond the purely physical, and it’s worth knowing that. The body is treated seriously — without ignoring everything else. For some, it’s exactly what they needed; for others, unexpected.
Magical expectations
This isn’t a miracle cure or a “one hour fixes everything” solution. Improvements are real, but so is realism. If you expect instant, permanent results without continuity, expectations need adjusting.
And yes, it can be intense. You leave better — but not always floating.
How to really benefit
Arriving with time and without rushing helps.
Explain what sport you practise and how long the pain has been there.
If you’re in the middle of an active sports week, one session can make the difference before your body says “enough”.
Moving again without thinking about it
Yoga & Surf Massage isn’t a luxury — it’s maintenance. The kind you notice the next morning, when you get up and your body cooperates.
On an island that constantly invites movement, having someone who helps you keep moving is no small thing.
When the pain fades, the whole trip finds a new rhythm.
