Jitka

Welcome to Mahalo.

“Mahalo is the Hawaiian word for gratitude, and with it, I would like to express my gratitude for all the approaches and methods you will find here. They have significantly impacted my life, and I would like to share them with you to bring inspiration and life-changing experiences.” – Vojtech Chladek, Founder of Mahalo

About me

My name is Jitka Havlíčková. I studied biology with a focus on anthropology and human genetics. My own health story led me to the study of movement, massage and bodywork. In 2011 I completed a massage retraining course, and since then I have been actively practicing massage and exploring different approaches to working with touch. Tantra enriched me greatly: besides working with energy, it showed me how to open up to life and perceive it through the body. It was there that I first felt how much my body remembers, and discovered de-armouring techniques. Getting to know the fascinating world of fascia, where scientific knowledge intersects with the world of energy and emotion, amazed me so much that I went abroad to study Rolfing®. Since completing that training in 2018, I have worked exclusively with the body and with the experiences it makes possible. In 2026 I began to focus intensively on vagus de-armouring.

I am also an instructor of therapeutic exercise (zdravotní tělesná výchova), which I enrich with insights from the instructor courses of the Pelvic Floor School and the Lumbar Muscles and Self-Healing School, as well as inspiration from Rolf Movement and the Feldenkrais Method. I am currently also in professional training as a NeuroIntegrity™ somatic facilitator. Besides the Mahalo center, I also work in Liberec (www.telemksobe.cz), where I live with my husband and two children. I love nature, sleeping under the open sky, chocolate and cats.

Practise and Training

Massage Education

  • Massage Retraining Course (Dexter Academy)
  • Honey Massage (Dexter Academy)
  • Chocolate Massage (Dexter Academy)
  • Dorn Method (Dexter Academy)
  • Deep Tissue Massage (Dexter Academy)
  • Deep Massage (Masérnička Massage School)
  • Myofascial Therapy (Masérnička Massage School)

Bodywork Courses

  • Rolfing® (European Rolfing® Association e. V., Munich)
  • Fascial and Membrane Technique (Peter Schwind)
  • Fascial Integration Therapy (Khalil Kermani)
  • Mahalo Method I – The Power of Healing Touch – External De-Armouring (Vojtěch Chládek)
  • Mahalo Method II – Internal De-Armouring (Vojtěch Chládek)
  • Mahalo Method III – Embracing the Shadow (Vojtěch Chládek)
  • Mahalo Method IV – The Art of Manifestation (Vojtěch Chládek)
  • Vagus Bodywork – Professional Course (Vojtěch Chládek)

Tantra and Courses with Tantric or Taoist Themes

  • Moments of Tantra I (Manguri)
  • Moments of Tantra II (Manguri)
  • Tantra – The River of Life (Manguri)
  • Cuddling Meditation (Manguri)
  • Sacred Body – Passionate Spirit (John Hawken)
  • Dark Eros (John Hawken)
  • Body, Heart and Soul 1 (Alan Lowen)
  • The Universal Experience (Alan Lowen)
  • Core Touch (Denisa Říha Palečková, Richard Vojík)
  • The Essence of Kashmir Tantra (Daniel Odier)

Movement Education

  • Therapeutic Exercise Trainer (retraining course, IQ Academy of Movement)
  • Rolf Movement (as part of Rolfing training)
  • Body Work according to Moshe Feldenkrais (Joe Stoller)
  • Pelvic Floor School – Instructor Training (Renata Sahani)
  • Lumbar Muscles School – Instructor Training (Míša Cusanová)
  • Contact Improvisation Courses
  • 5Rhythms Dance Courses

Other

  • Tantra, Shamanism, Firewalking (Ivo Janeček, Daniela Maya)
  • Holotropic Breathwork, Drum Journey and Firewalking (Míra Kašpar)
  • Scar Care Course (Silvie Šabacká and Hana Malachovská)
  • Somatic Meditation Facilitator (Helena Mošnová)
  • NeuroIntegrity™ Somatic Facilitator – in training (Helena Mošnová)

        Testimonials

        “I came to de-armouring with long-term pain near my shoulder blade. I was surprised by how much warmth and love I felt during the chest massage, and by how many tears flowed. I felt the space of my heart expanding until it was bigger than my chest, reaching out somewhere into the universe. I had never experienced that before. Next time I would love to explore it even further. And my shoulder blades no longer hurt.”

        – Lucie K.

        “At the beginning, Jitka skillfully took the pressure off my expectations and created a space where I didn’t have to do anything. Just be. I was afraid of pain. It came, but it was like an invitation. At some moments I let it in more, at others less. I felt safe; Jitka responded immediately to my impulses when I needed to stop. There was surprisingly much pain in my body. After the treatment I felt wonderful, connected. I had a feeling of lightness in my head and throughout my body. A deep sense of presence and calm. How this will affect my anxiety over the longer term, I will still be observing.”

        – Judita B.

        “It was my first time at de-armouring. It was a new and interesting experience for me. I actually didn’t know anything about the vagus nerve, so I’m glad everything was explained to me clearly. The relief after releasing a point was very pleasant. I was only surprised by how much it hurts. Perhaps my theme of boundaries showed up a bit here, and the fact that I don’t always communicate them well. It was also difficult for me to sense how much it hurts. Perhaps I can’t sort out well in my head where I am on the scale, or it may be that I automatically disconnect when in pain. I’m not sure whether I would need even stronger pain so that this doesn’t happen, or on the contrary something very gentle. But overall I liked it very much, how you kept bringing me back into the present moment and encouraged me to use breath and sound, and how you said, ‘gather all the lost pieces of yourself and invite them here, into the present, and be here for yourself.’ I will definitely take this sentence with me, and also the sense of presence in my body. I don’t know what other massage or bodywork would allow me to explore myself so well.”

        – Jana S.

        Opening Hours

        By appointment only, 9 AM – 10 PM (exceptionally until midnight)

        Contact

        info@mahalo-centrum.cz
        +420 775 020 202

        Address

        Velke Kunraticke 1355/15
        Prague 4 – 140 00