The Science & Expert Perspectives Behind The Ixchel System
Chronic pain is rarely random. It follows patterns in how you move, how you hold tension, how you eat and how you live. The Ixchel System brings together biomechanics, the nervous system, nutrition and epigenetics into one clear, teachable method – and the people who practise it come from medicine, movement therapy, acupuncture, coaching and hypnotherapy.
This page explains what the system is built on, in plain language, and lets you hear from the professionals who use it.
The experts behind the work
The people who practise and teach The Ixchel System come from very different professional worlds – and they all say the same thing: the body is not a mystery, and it is never too late to learn to move well.
Victoria Salomon
Founder – Bodywork & Mobility specialist
"Using my own life experiences of recovering from pain and trauma, I have created The Ixchel System so that I can help you enjoy the freedom of a body that works the way it was designed to."
An award-winning educator and qualified therapist, Victoria has spent 30 years in clinical practice – from a degree-level qualification in Clinical Massage (BTEC Level 6, The Jing Institute) and Biomechanics & Gait Analysis (Gary Ward, Anatomy In Motion – Flow Motion Model) to medical acupuncture, systematic kinesiology, reflexology and mindfulness instruction. She has helped hundreds of people internationally recover from acute and chronic pain.
Dr Manuela Mazzoli
Medical doctor
"As medical doctor, in many years of research and practice I have understood that healing means changing – therefore I have devoted my studies to approaches that would allow me to be a catalyst, a coach for helping patients willing to enter the path of such personal transformation."
Manuela has spent years in clinical practice, teaching and study: Chinese medicine and acupuncture, energetic and vibrational techniques, bioresonance, healthy nutrition, meditation and yoga. She became an Ixchel practitioner after experiencing the relief of a 20-year story of sciatic pain that traditional physiotherapy and osteopathy could not resolve.
Claire Barras
Acupuncture & Qi Gong
"After art restoration studies, I trained in acupuncture following an accident. I obtained diplomas in Switzerland and France and became a Qi Gong teacher for many years. This expertise deepened my understanding of the body and emotions through eye movement therapies."
Claire's path to the Ixchel System began with a personal journey, and she now trains as a practitioner, bringing the body-and-emotion perspective of traditional movement medicine to the work.
Debbie Brupbacher
Professional Certified Coach
"Debbie supports your journey to easeful, aligned, embodied living. Her personal journey through Ixchel restored not only her ability to run but also her sense of wholeness."
As a Professional Certified Coach, Debbie brings a gentle, grounded presence. She offers clients a safe space to hear what their bodies are asking for, release held tension and emotions, and rediscover the joy of moving and living in harmony with themselves.
Wendy Cheverton
EFT practitioner & hypnotherapist
An EFT practitioner and hypnotherapist with a passion for helping people transform their lives, Wendy discovered the Ixchel System at a coaching event and is now training as a practitioner.
Wendy brings the tools of EFT and hypnotherapy to the emotional-release side of the method.
Keren Morris
Equestrian specialist
"I have been blown away by the powerful results of the Ixchel Method and am honoured to train as a practitioner. I believe that human wellbeing is so precious – and when Ixchel is used to help riders, it helps the horses profoundly at the same time!"
Keren's work with riders and horses is a living demonstration of the system's core principle: when the body is aligned, everything else works better.
The scientific foundations, in plain language
The Ixchel System is not a mystery cure. It is built on four pillars of well-established science, taught in plain language so you can understand and apply it to your own body.
1. Biomechanics: how you sit, stand, walk and move
Most joints in your body are designed to move in three directions, in precise timing with every other joint. When one area falls out of alignment, your body compensates elsewhere – and those compensations create pain, tension, stiffness and nervous-system dysregulation. The system teaches the exact science of re-aligning every bone and joint, from your feet up to your jaw.
2. The nervous system: where stress and trauma are held
Emotional experiences like grief, trauma and stress get stored in the body as tension and bracing. When alignment shifts, those patterns can finally let go. This is why the work includes the body-and-emotion side of the method – and why the system draws on the science of the autonomic nervous system (including polyvagal theory) in its teaching.
3. Essential nutrition
What you eat shapes inflammation, pain and healing. The system includes nutrition as a foundation – understanding deficiency, food intolerances and how the body uses food to rebuild and repair.
4. Epigenetics and inherited patterns
The patterns you carry – from your family history, your body and your life experiences – shape how you move and feel today. The system teaches you to see them and change them, so the next generation can inherit something different.
None of this is a workout. It is simply learning how to correctly stand on your own two feet.
Where to explore the research
The science behind the system is published in peer-reviewed journals and academic libraries. These are good places to start reading if you want to go deeper:
- PubMed – the world's medical research database, free to search.
- Cochrane Library – independent reviews of the evidence behind health treatments.
- Polyvagal Institute – the research and teaching of the autonomic nervous system.
The Ixchel System does not claim to treat any medical condition. It is an educational programme – it teaches you how your body is designed to move and how to change the patterns that create pain.
Ready to explore the Ixchel System?
If you want to experience what this work can do, the fastest way to start is the free 7-Day Pain Fix – a focused introduction to understanding why you hurt and how to begin to change it. Or go straight to the signature programme, Get Into Your Body™ Level 1.
