What is LomiLomi?
An
ancient Hawaiian art of healing passed down to family
members from generation to generation is Hawaiian massage
known as Lomilomi.
Lomilomi is a gentle, graceful, rhythmic light or deep
massage applied to different parts of the external body
(pressure points, nerve centers, muscle tissue, and internal
organs).
Lomilomi removes toxic wastes, tension, pain and tiredness
from the body and replaces it with positive energy and
vitality, also increasing the circulation and improving
muscle tone.
 Lomilomi
is an attitude on the part of the lomilomi therapist that
one has to be clean and positive in mind, body and spirit
when massaging another person. One is transferring positive
energy and feeling to another whereby healing is taking
place before, during and after lomilomi.
It is
a cultural therapy that creates harmony and balance in the
body.
Aunty
Kahaunaniomaunakea Mokiao – Haumana lomilomi
"Hawaiian massage is a praying work."
Aunty Margaret Machado – Kumu lomilomi
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One
has to bear in mind that the healing process has started
within the person simply because he/she is reaching out for
help.
The
individual believes and trusts that the lomilomi therapist
can help him/her and that healing comes from a higher power.
The
procedure of Lomilomi is using the hands, elbows, palm heel,
knuckles, forearm, fingertips, feet and joint movements.
Some
of the movements are soothing stroking, kneading, friction,
vibration, tapping, hacking and pounding.
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