About Ugnayan (oog-NAH-yan)
Ugnayan is a holistic healing practice dedicated to honoring both individual and communal well-being through rooted in connection and tradition. In addition to manual body therapies, Ugnayan offers ancestral readings and curates sharing circles or silent retreats to support transformative processes.
Desiree Raquepo
Massothérapeute-Kinésithérapeute,
Conseillère en Soins En Fin de Vie
Desiree Raquepo is a holistic practitioner with 10+ years experience in manual body therapies, communal retreats, and ancestral readings. She studied massage therapy at the Institut Kiné-Concept and fascia therapy at École Setsuko, providing her a deep understanding of healing through the body. Desiree works with clients experiencing a range of conditions, including pregnancy-related care, frozen shoulders, chronic migraines and headaches, pinched nerves (such as sciatica and carpal tunnel), blood pressure imbalances, posture issues, and mental health challenges like PTSD, BPD, anxiety, and depression.
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In 2022, Desiree expanded her spiritual and healing practices by enrolling at Luntiang Aghama Natural Divine Arts Shrine of Healing in Bulacan, Philippines. Through her mentors, she learned Hilot Binabaylan practices, and earned her indigenous name, ᜇᜌᜅ᜔ ᜄᜇ ᜎᜓᜎᜈᜈ᜔ (Dayang Gara Lulanann). This name, given to her by her mentors, deeply connects her to her people and pre-colonial roots. She uses tools such as Kilubansa Medicine, Tawas Sa Papel & SiAdTala oracle messages, to receive guidance and messages from Ancestral spirits.
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She recently completed training in End-Of-Life Care (Thanadoula or death doula services) and is offering free consultations on how to navigate death. In her spare time, she volunteers by offering massages at the Maison Saint-Raphael Day Center for caregivers and the bereaved.​
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Her practice, Ugnayan—Tagalog for "correlation, relation, and connection"—focuses on fostering self-healing, self-awareness, and spiritual wellness.
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"As a massage therapist, we always have to do our inner work in order to work on—and with—other people. It goes hand in hand."
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For Desiree, self-healing is grounded in accountability and trust. By facilitating people’s connections to their own capabilities, she fosters both personal empowerment and communal growth.
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“If we take time for our own innerwork, the better we’ll be at taking care of each other.”​
Offrant un espace pour s'encrer,
se reconnecter & le relâchement
(Français - Traduit par Google)
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​Ugnayan est une pratique holistique dédiée au soin et à l'hommage des corps individuels et collectifs. Outre les thérapies corporelles manuelles, elle propose des lectures ancestrales et organise des cercles de partage ou des retraites silencieuses pour accompagner les processus de transformation. « Ugnayan » est un mot tagalog qui signifie « corrélation, relation et connexion ».
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Desiree Raquepo est une Philippine de deuxième génération avec plus de 10 ans d'expérience en thérapies corporelles manuelles. Elle a récemment suivi une formation en soins de fin de vie (services de doula à la mort ou Thanadoula) et offre des consultations gratuites.
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Elle utilise également des outils du Hilot Binabaylan, tels que la médecine Kilubansa, le Tawas Sa Papel et les messages oraculaires SiAdTala, pour recevoir des conseils et des messages des esprits ancestraux.
Desiree intervient auprès des femmes enceintes, des personnes souffrant d'épaules bloquées, de migraines et de maux de tête chroniques, de nerfs pincés (sciatique, syndrome du canal carpien, etc.), de déséquilibres tensionnels et posturaux, ainsi qu'auprès des personnes souffrant de syndrome de stress post-traumatique, de trouble de la personnalité limite, d'anxiété et de dépression.