Author: Hilot Academy of Binabaylan

I am Rolando Gomez Comon a.k.a. Apu Adman. I am the Founder and Chief Priest of Luntiang Aghama Natural Divine Arts Shrine of Healing Inc. and Hilot Academy of Binabaylan is our Educational Ministry that aims to preserve the Physio-psycho emotional and socio-cultural and spiritual aspect of Hilot as the Philippine Traditional Healing Arts and Sciences.

History of Philippine Traditional Medicine

I am re writing a Comptency Based Learning Material for Hilot Wellness Massage NC II and i want to share it here the History and Development of Traditional Medicine in the Philippines.

This article is not a full details of History but a summary of what had happened in the past, that which i like most in TESDA training which focus more on Skills Development rather than in theoretical and philosopical knowledge.

So here is the first part of my CBLM:

 History of Traditional Filipino Medicine
Ancient Filipinos believes that all Life form comes from the Divine, thus maintaining life is the sacred duty of everyone. Since the Divine is the creator of mankind, it is also the Divine who is the first healer of its creation.
When the creation of the Divine had multiplied on the face of the world, the Divine tasked the human beings to be the caretaker of all of its creation; and the Babaylan, who was chosen among the people who has a special ability in communicating with the Divine and all of its creation becomes the Catalonan or mediator between man and the Divine. The Catalonans are the one who are at Peace with everyone thus he or she has the role of a healer who brings back peace to the lives of the People.
When the Spanish arrive in the Philippines, they brought Catholicism in the land and forcibly convert the locals to the modern religion; thus the Babaylan, Catalonans and Mumbakis of the old religion hide their beliefs and practices by adopting the new religion and their healing methods are synchronized into the Catholic Faith that bring forth to the Alburaryos and Spiritista who employs orasyon , herbs and touch manipulation massagein their healing arts. Catholic Faith demonizes the old beliefs and practices of the Babaylan, Catalonan and the mumbaki that makes the modern medicine popular to the Land.
On the revival of the Traditional Medicine in the Philippines on 1997, the Former President Fidel Valdez Ramos signed the Republic Act 8423 which is also known as the Traditional & Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 of which brought forth the standardization of the study of Hilot Wellness Massage as an employable skills that can generate income to the Health, Social and other Community Development services sector.

Hilot definition UPDATE

Hilot is the Ancient Healing Arts and Science of the Philippines. It is an Art because it is a skills acquired by study, experience and observation. While Hilot is also a Science because it is a knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truth or the operation of general laws specially obtained and tested through Scientific Method.

Hilot incorporates Herbs, Heat (Init), Light (liwanag), Therapeutic Communication/ Positive Affirmations (orasyon) and Water (tubig) in healing thus becoming a Holistic Integrative Life Changing Operable Therapy.

Do Hilot absorbs negative energies of the Client?

A question been asked to me by a client after our Binabaylan Hilot Session, and her question is that do Hilot absorb negative energy from the client? And my response is No we do not absorb negative energy but we transform the negative energy into a positive energy.

I believe as a Hilot, we heal people because we are a vessel of overflowing positive energies from the Divine. As this energy overflow, we transfer it to our client that has negative energy and fill it up until the client will spill over all negative energies and be filled with positive energies that a Hilot has.

Another way the Hilot absorb the negative energy of the client is through the use of Banana Leaf during the Pagsasala (Filtering) Ritual.

Watch the video to learn more.

 

The work of Hilot


Hilot is not only about giving a sequential massage, but it is about knowing the client/patient well and providing the best possible treatment that a client/patient could ever have.

The treatment of Hilot is not a sensual pleasure but it can be a painful relief and satisfaction.

As a Hilot provider, we do not follow programed sequential movement but we analyze and evaluate first our client/patient to plan an appropriate treatment modality we could aplly in providing relief or cure to our Client/Patient chief complaint and expectations.

​Why need to learn Pulse Reading?

As a Primary Health Care Provider, it is our goal to maintain optimum health and wellness of our client/patient in sustaining life. 
And one of the signs of Life is the Pulse.
Our Pulse is the sound that produce by hour heart to signify the activity of life that is within us. 
As you can see what i write, Pulse is the sound of our heart, which our hands could feel.
Learning to analyze pulse does not only teach you to determine the activity of our clients internal organ, but also train the practioner to activate their psychic senses by becoming sensitive to the activities of life within the Body.
Hilot Wellness is not just the Traditional Healing Arts and Science of the Philippines but it is also a socio-cultural and spiritual heritage of the Filipino People.
Learning the art and science of Hilot initiates you to be proficient in spiritual diagnosis as well as to the physical diagnosis through Pulse Reading.
So make your reservation noe by calling or texting Apu Adman Aghama at 09952467040 for Globe and Touch Mobile or 09208952599 for Sun, Smart and Talk N Text.
Registration Fee is Php 1,800.00 inclusive of Modules and Certificate.

Life Giving Hilot

If you are a newly wed couple and planning to have a Baby, a Hilot could help you position your organ to have success in making baby.

After 3 months of pregnancy, Hilot can assist the mother to relieve the pain of pregnancy by moving the baby in the right position for easy delivery.

Traditionally, Hilot was also called to attend in delivering birth.

And from birth of a child, Hilot is also called to care for the newly born and to the mother.

Hilot is a Traditional Filipino Natural Medicine that a whole family could enjoy.