Rebozo Copenhagen is a family business that supports the family workshops of artisans and the survival of local communities. We work to strengthen family values through joy, quality and well-being. Our rebozos are lifelong products created with the environment and sustainability in mind.
Here you can read about our founder, the artisans and what a rebozo is. We hope you find reading it inspiring.
I founded Rebozo Copenhagen in 2019. I was born and raised in Mexico, am married to my husband Christian, and have lived in Copenhagen since 2012.
The rebozo has always been a natural part of my culture and upbringing. Throughout my life, I have experienced its importance as a tool for grounding, containment, and nurturing care.
Today, I combine this cultural heritage with my work in pregnancy, birth, postpartum care, and the treatment of children, adolescents, and adults. I use the rebozo as a somatic approach to support the nervous system and the body. Through both my teaching and treatments, I share practical techniques, traditional knowledge, and the physiological understanding of how the rebozo works.
I truly discovered the power of the rebozo during my first pregnancy. In the last month, my midwife recommended using it to relieve pain in my back, ribs, and pelvis—and it felt like pure magic. It was the only way I could sleep at night. Every evening, my husband spent 5–10 minutes doing the techniques we had learned together, and the difference was remarkable.
In 2014, I gave birth to our first daughter, Emma, at Hvidovre Hospital in Denmark. During that experience, I discovered how the traditional rebozo techniques could provide support, comfort, and relief throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period.
The rebozo has also been an important part of our family life. I have used it to carry both of my children and continue to appreciate its many uses. Today, I still wear it as a scarf and use it to give my children rebozo massage whenever they need comfort, relaxation, and a sense of calm.
These experiences inspired me to establish Rebozo Copenhagen. My vision is to make the rebozo accessible to pregnant women, families, and healthcare professionals throughout Denmark and Europe, while supporting local weavers and their families in Mexico and helping preserve an important cultural heritage.
I am also passionate about sharing knowledge of rebozo techniques, traditions, and their many applications through education for both professionals and private individuals. My mission is to help more people experience the benefits of the rebozo and its ability to support the body, calm the nervous system, and create a sense of safety, connection, and well-being.
I am the proud mother of two wonderful children, Emma and Oscar. When I'm not working with rebozos, I enjoy staying active, travelling, and spending time in nature with my family.
Creating handmade rebozos is a proud craft, and we are very happy that all our rebozos are made with personal care, emotions and consideration. Sustainability: We care about less environmental and climate impact and social responsibility with gender equality and a fair price per piece.
The difference between our authentic, handwoven rebozos and mass-produced low quality factory copies is that ours differ significantly with the best possible thread quality, lifelong durability and all our rebozos are beautiful and unique. A true rebozo is handwoven and a proud tradition.
The rebozo, its tradition and meaning, is very beautiful, maybe as time goes by you forget to appreciate what you have in the moment, but after trying other business and other things, I appreciate my craft, also when I think of all the life history I have behind me.
- Javier, artisan
For us rebozo means family, that is why all the company's rebozos are named after our family members, and our rebozos are handwoven and handmade by families in their family workshops in Mexico. We have developed and custom-designed our rebozos with perfect measurements and beautiful colors.
All our rebozos size 1-3 are with multifunction and can be used for scarf, baby sling to carry your child from 0-5 years and you can use them for rebozo massage. Our rebozos size 4-6 are only available in our Emma model and are rebozo wraps. They are perfect for carrying your child from newborn up to 5 years old.
Something I am passionate about is that the rebozo is a family tradition. The rebozo is part of our culture. Where the family is united. We are a joint team, if one part of the team fails, everything fails. We are always here to support each other.
- Javier, artisan
We work directly with five unique artisans from different local communities in Mexico. By choosing Rebozo Copenhagen, you are supporting these artisans in keeping their crafts and traditions alive in their communities.
Behind every rebozo, there is a person, a pair of hands and a story to be told. Our rebozos are woven on a traditional pedal loom and it takes between 1 to 3 days to weave a rebozo - depending on the length. Our rebozos are handwoven in lengths from 2.2 to 4.7 meters.
One rebozo is made by an entire family, where both men and women are involved in the process. The men weave the rebozo, while the women tie the fringes with their hands. It is a team effort where you find equality of genders working as a team. The elders helps tying the fringes, as they enjoy being with the family in this way and can talk about all kinds of things while they sit and having a cozy time making rebozos.
A rebozo is an everyday item in Mexico, used to carry babies in, keep warm or to cover one's shoulders from the sun. You will be familiar with the images of Frida Kahlo wearing beautiful handwoven rebozos.
Mexican midwives use rebozos to perform 'manteada', a massage technique where the woman is rocked and shaken in a rebozo like in a hammock, to help relieve back and pelvic pain and to help get her baby in a good position for birth. Rebozo techniques are also used during childbirth to rotate the baby naturally and healthily down the pelvis and through the birth canal.
