STEFANO BATTAGLIA
Co-Founder – Glowing Flow Wellness Specialists & Award-Winning Master Therapist, Spa Trainer and Retreat Leader
Stefano Battaglia is the co-founder of Glowing Flow Wellness Specialists and award-winning Master Therapist who enjoys worldwide acclaim for his pioneering approach to emotional wellness and trauma healing. Battaglia’s transformative Glowing Flow session forms an integral part of the Company’s signature Glowing Flow Retreat - the “Heart Retreat” – in which he brings all his wisdom and over 20 years of holistic clinical practice to bear.
Many have described their treatments sessions and encounters with Battaglia as “extraordinary” and “life-changing”:
“His name is whispered discreetly among spa and travel journalists, each of whom has encountered his unparalleled therapeutic touch—a touch that has the potential to be truly transformative.”
The quality and precision of Stefano’s healing touch, coupled with his profound presence and empathetic understanding, consistently create safe and unforgettable experiences for a diverse range of wellness seekers spanning multiple generations. An original researcher with a unique touch, Battaglia has extensive experience in healing techniques, holistic clinical practice, and in his roles as a Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher. He also seamlessly integrates the transformative potential of water and sound into his healing sessions.
“I would travel anywhere in the world for a session with him, for this sense that I am truly, deeply healing.”
Ondine Cohane, Condé Nast Traveller
Specialisms
Method
Battaglia has a wide array of therapeutic specializations and a special affinity for Trauma Touch Skills, a refined technique that begins with attuning to the body’s whispers, delving into emotional memories, uncovering concealed traumas, and dissolving physical and emotional tensions. He is an integrative therapist, massage trainer, listener, and meditation instructor.
Specialisations include ethnic osteopathy, diagnostics, shamanic meditation, and mediation techniques including Vipassana.
His treatments aim to address traumas stored in the body, always respecting the guest’s boundaries and consent. He believes in the connection between the mind and body, promoting clarity at the physical level for inner issue resolution and a more sustainable life experience.
Battaglia’s method involves a deep understanding of psychosomatics and body awareness, guided by individual psychosomatic assessments.
His unique method is an intricate tapestry interwoven with influences from mindfulness, Vipassana meditation, and meticulously crafted non-invasive osteopathy. These disciplines allow him to forge a discreet and gentle connection with the individual’s core, unearthing dormant bodily memories that can over time manifest. He seamlessly integrates a lifetime of research and self-experimentation, employing special techniques that so remarkably complement his bodywork. His latest specialties relate to his favourite element of water and sound.
A profound inner well-being is achieved through the art of listening to the body, employing gentle touches or precise, deep compressions. After a session with Battaglia, clients are encouraged to embark on a journey of self-discovery, dissolving knots, and contractures, rekindling their dormant energy potential, and reconnecting with their authentic life essence.
Background & Inspiration
Advocating a healthy and playful approach to life, Battaglia’s inspiration for his path in therapy came from encounters with holistic disciplines and spiritual mentors. This led to further self-exploration, self-healing, and resolving past traumas. His childhood experiences in Sicily and later exposure to meditation practices including Vipassana and extended sojourns in India influenced his approach to life and therapy.
Before joining Preidlhof as the Master Therapist in 2019, Battaglia, alongside Patrizia Bortolin, played a pivotal role in conceiving the ground-breaking idea behind the very first Psycho-Spa at Borgo Egnazia. He served as a Spa Trainer and Master Therapist at Euphoria in Greece and created massages and treatments, instructing the teams at both Preidlhof and Borgo Egnazia.
Battaglia possesses a unique blend of clinical and wellness experience, with a substantial part of his current focus dedicated to training Spa Teams in the art of becoming Glowing Flow Therapists, imparting essential touch skills and treatment techniques. He also actively supports Bortolin in crafting the concept, executive coaching, and increasing awareness in holistic wellness.