Lomi Lomi & Hawaiian Massage

Hawaiian Massage
Lomi Lomi has become very popular in recent years with courses and therapists being promoted in all major cities.  It is not a new therapy but rather a massage style based on ancient teachings.  It is a very relaxing style of massage using long flowing strokes with the forearms and hands.  The patient is put into a state of very deep relaxation some describe as spiritual.

Lomi Lomi is an ancient massage performed by Hawaiians. Handed down through Polynesian families for generations Lomi Lomi' has various meanings including 'massage', 'rubbing', or 'love through the palm'. Lomi Lomi and Hawaiian massage free the energy blocks in the body. Hawaiian massage is given in fluid, rhythmic motion using the forearms as well as the hands. Under body and full body strokes help to free the energy, make the body soft, promoting free and abundant flow of life energy in the recipient.

Lomi Lomi is based on the Hawaiian philosophy of Huna which assumes that everything in the universe wants harmony, love and balance, so imbalance causes ailments of the human body. The continuous, flowing strokes of Lomi Lomi corrects these imbalances nurturing the body and enabling the patient to relax.  Releasing energy blockages, stress and tension; assisting in the flow of blood and lymph; and stimulating the elimination of wastes and toxins are all part of what Lomi Lomi facilitates giving healing at a mental, emotional and spiritual level.

A Lomi Lomi session starts with an attunement with the practitioner's hands resting on the patient's back. A quiet blessing or prayer for the healing of his or her patient may be said. The therapist then intuitively massages the patient with a fluid, rhythmic motion using the forearms as well as the hands.