Massage & Individual Care
Massage therapy, manual therapy and somatic sessions for pain, tension, recovery, regulation and a renewed connection with your body.
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Body · Care · Relationships
Everything begins with the body.
Massage therapy, manual therapy and somatic care in Helsinki—alongside Embodied Communication for teams, organizations and hospitality.
BODY · CARE · RELATIONSHIPS
Three Arches
A human practice across different scales
The body is where we experience tension and ease, protection and openness, stability and change. By beginning with what is already present, Three Arches creates pathways from individual care to embodied learning and healthier ways of relating.
Body · Care · Relationships
Three expressions of the same philosophy
Three pathways
Begin where you are
Organizations
Embodied Communication workshops for leaders and teams exploring presence, trust, adaptability, collaboration and relational intelligence.
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Bodywork for guests and Embodied Communication for teams who make care part of the hospitality experience.
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Rio de Janeiro ↔ HelsinkiMeet Alex Mendes
A practice shaped across disciplines
Alex Mendes connects concrete knowledge of the body with an understanding of emotional, developmental and relational processes. His work brings together Dance and Somatics, Formative Psychology, Massage Therapy, Contact Improvisation and the study of organizations.
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Care, experienced and shared
A few words from people who have encountered the work in practice.
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“Alexandre’s massage has been invaluable to me as a dancer. I feel that my concerns have been heard as a whole.”Read this review on Google ↗
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“The treatment with Alex felt deeply welcoming, safe and comforting. I left feeling more centered, present and sincerely grateful.”Read this review on Google ↗
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“The treatment has been incredible. It has made a huge difference in my daily life and pain management.”Read this review on Google ↗
Three Arches · Helsinki
What might become possible when we begin with what is already here?
The first step does not require ideal conditions. It requires availability for a first encounter.