The Studio Australia Barcelona Team
Esteban Gilardi Vaccaro
Shiatsu Massage Therapist, Tai Chi and Chi Kung Teacher
Esteban has been practicing as a massage therapist in Barcelona since 2006 and joined Studio Australia Barcelona team in 2014.
A committed practitioner he has massaged over 5000 people since choosing wellness as his vocation and is dedicated to giving his maximum attention to each client. Being a teacher of Tai Chi and Chi Kung since 1999 he uses the tools of martial arts and mindfulness to enrich what he has to offer the people he treats.
Esteban leads a healthy lifestyle and with his devotion to fitness had a rigorous teaching and training routine that he believes enhances the quality of his treatments.
Shiatsu techniques
Esteban will use a combination of massage therapies to care for you body in a massage treatment.
SHIATSU Namikoshi Technique
Shiatsu (SHI: finger – ATSU: pressure) has been defined by the Ministry of Health of Japan as a “treatment that, applying pressure with the fingers and the palms of the hands, on certain points, corrects irregularities, maintains and improves health, helps to alleviate discomfort, pain, stress and nervous disorders. Also activating the self-healing ability of the human body. It has no side effects.”
NIMMO Technique
This is called the “Drag and Resolution” Technique.
The methodology behind it is to work on the teno myofascial complex of the muscles and tendons of the body. To locate the trigger points where you are in pain and release them by applying pressure so you can find relief.
Esteban Gilardi Vaccaro's Practices
Harmonising of the body and mind with motion
Tai Chi Chuan & Chi Kung
Tai Chi is known today as “the martial art of longevity,” this discipline, of Chinese origin, was thought to be developed first by Taoist monks in the XIII century.
Havard Medical School has called it “medicine in motion”.
You may have seen groups of people in the parks moving together doing this form of martial arts and wondered what they are doing?
A way to describe it is “a practice and series of smooth and fluid body movements that combines the foundations of Chinese medicine, the principles of Taoist philosophy, meditation and martial arts to channel vital energy (Qi) to restore, repair and revive the body.”
An almost inseparable technique of this idea of “meditation in motion” is Chi Kung (or Qi Gong).
The class with Esteban consists of a series of breathing exercises combined with movements that allow you to gain energy and find relaxation.
This energy can also be accumulated and directed with the mind, making it flow throughout the body, enclosing and emitting it to prevent diseases or imbalances and heal or help heal others.
Benefits include:
- Harmonising of the body and mind
- Improved psychophysical balance and coordination
- Increased concentration and patience
- Better health
- Gaining youthful energy
During the classes you practice Tai Chi forms 8 and 24 Yang style and Dr. Li Ding Chi Kung technique.
Tai Chi and Chi Kung are in general safe for everyone but we always suggest that you speak to your doctor before you start any exercise especially if you have any medical issues.
It’s not necessary to have previous knowledge to attend your sessions.
Esteban Gilardi Vaccaro has 10 years of experience in teaching Tai Chi and has been practicing the art himself daily since 1999.
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Chronic severe back pain motivated my first visits to Studio Australia Barcelona. Subsequent visits for Pilates classes and exercises have helped me to compensate for the imbalances of a professional life spent between walking in the mountains and fine dining, and to manage the niggles of advancing middle age. The personalised attention, support and encouragement at Studio Australia Barcelona is so positive that it is difficult to conceive of not being a client for life there.
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Jessica
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A Studio concept that changes you!! From the Pilates method, massages or Reiki, a balanced package, in an environment and space that help to achieve that sought after balance. It has become a must!!
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It is the best place to do Pilates in Barcelona. The quality is exceptional and they adjust the sessions and programs that one needs - in the long term and short, day to day. When you arrive you are asking yourself how you are and what you need to do. They take care of you. And the body shows it!
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I had a very serious accident a couple of years ago. I came to Studio Australia with my legs in full braces and on crutches, not sure if I'd walk again. Needless to say the wonderful team at Studio Australia worked tirelessly to get my strength back (both physically and mentally) through Pilates and physical therapy. I am back on my feet and walking up to 10km a day. Not only are they damn good at what they do, but they are fun, caring, and just good people.
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My Reiki and Pilates sessions with Natalia where key in helping me cope and beat my breast cancer. I was new to the studio and the moment I walked in, I instinctively just knew that “they had my back” and would help me through it and they did!
Anella Alcott
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