The Arvigo® trademark is owned by Tul’ix Indigenous Arts in multiple territories, including the US, UK, EU and New Zealand. 

 

The term Arvigo® refers to the Bodywork Protocol taught at all Tul’ix Indigenous Arts Practitioner (Level 2) trainings.  This Protocol was developed by Dr. Rosita Arvigo and expanded on by other practitioners and remains subject to evolution. 

 

While the anterior portion of the Arvigo® Bodywork Protocol contains sobada inspired techniques as passed down by Don Elijio Panti, we do not refer to this work as sobada nor do we refer to ourselves as sobadoras if we are not of the culture.  

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While the Arvigo® Bodywork Protocol sequence remains trademarked to protect practitioners whose practices require brand continuity, we as an organization recognize and endorse the ethos that traditional practices cannot and should not be trademarked or assumed to be owned by individuals or organizations.  

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As such, all indigenous arts that we share - steams, soaks, spiritual baths, prayers, herbal wisdom, castor oil therapy, swaddling, bone closing and the Spirit of Sobada that often comes through our hands via our own Benevolent Ancestors to intuitively move the uterus - are not included in this trademark.  It refers ONLY to a sequence of techniques, whose components can be practiced interchangeably clinically in response to client need. 

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Everyone who completes Practitioner (Level 2) training retains the right to refer to themself as an Arvigo®  therapist indefinitely if this is beneficial to their communities and themselves.  Practically, this means they are able to practice the Arvigo®  Bodywork Protocol. 

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For attendees who resonate with a compassionate decolonized practice, they can refer to themselves as Tul’ix Indigenous Arts Practitioners.  

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A trademark usage agreement is shared at Practitioner (Level 2) training to outline the specifics of this distinction with clarity.