A therapeutic practice for anyone ready to inhabit their body more fully — athletes, professionals, and people from every walk of life. Twenty-six years of listening, on the islands of Hawai'i.
"The nervous system holds everything — stress, history, injury, joy. The work is to listen beneath the skin, meet what's there, and help the body find its way home."
Each session is shaped around you — integrating deep tissue, lomilomi-informed flow, and therapeutic work with the nervous system, fascia, and breath. Available by appointment on both islands.
For twenty-six years I've dedicated my life to the study of the human body — the nervous system, the breath, and the quiet consciousness that moves through both.
My practice serves everyone. Athletes, artists, parents, professionals, people navigating injury, stress, or long-held tension — anyone ready to come home to their body. What I offer is attention: a careful, skilled meeting with whatever the body is holding, and a path toward ease.
The foundation of the work is formal training — I graduated from the Boulder College of Massage Therapy in Colorado in 2000 — paired with decades of daily Ashtanga yoga and the body's own intelligence as my ongoing teachers. I was raised in the Caribbean lineage — heritage shaped by sea, family, and the belief that healing is ancestral as well as physical.
Along the way, my work has also taken me deep into Hawai'i's surfing community — from everyday athletes to four world champions and countless legends of the sport. My sixteen-year-old son represented Hawai'i on the Hawai'i Surf Team in Peru in December 2025, competing against fifty-seven nations. The ocean, the breath, and the body in motion — this is the life I live, and the practice I bring to the table for every client who comes through the door.
Over nearly three decades, Armando has worked with people from every walk of life — those seeking relief, recovery, or simply a way to come home to themselves.
He meets the body where it is. I came in carrying stress I couldn't name, and I left feeling like I'd remembered how to breathe.
Armando has hands that listen. After a single session I felt years of tension unwind — the kind of work that stays with you long after you leave the room.
He understands an athlete's body like no one else I've worked with. Before competitions and after heavy training, Armando is the one I trust on the table.
— Testimonials representative of client experience —
Sessions are offered by appointment. Advance booking recommended — schedules move between islands throughout the year.
Home studio appointments on the east side of the Big Island, just north of Hilo. A quiet, private setting to receive unhurried, fully attentive bodywork.
Primarily house calls along the North Shore — from Hale'iwa through Sunset. In-home sessions available for regular clients and visitors staying along the coast.
The best way to schedule is by phone or text — I respond personally. Let me know your island, preferred session length, and a few dates that work.