Aloha! Practicing Hawaiian lomi lomi nui massage – both giving and receiving – teaches me a lot about the subtle nature of change. I used to think that change has to be something visible and easy to notice. Like when you walk down the stairs and suddenly miss the step – you feel it, it’s …
For your body there’s no difference if somebody literally attacks your heart or if it is emotional pain and hurt. Reaction would be often the same – protect the heart, withdraw, freeze, create armor. I see this body pattern on the massage table.
Aloha! The other day somebody contacted me on Facebook asking about Hawaiian massage. When they found out that I am a woman, their answer was – I prefer men, I like strong massage. I smiled (ok, I giggled) and wished them to find a perfect massage therapist for their needs. But this article will not …
No, I can’t. Well I could but I won’t. And let me tell you why. Your back is not some separate body part that functions – or hurts – independently of other body parts. And your back pain may have nothing to do with back. It might be because your feet or calves are tense, …
Aloha! I don’t speak Hawaiian. I know, however, many words, many songs and chants that I sing during massage. Hawaiian is quite a difficult language for me to learn – not only because it has only 13 letters (5 vowels and 8 consonants) so words sound similar to each other, or are very long. But …
On the one hand physical contact, hugging included, is basic need of every human being and is essential for survival and development. On the other hand, not everybody likes hugs, not everybody wants to be touched or hugged and we need to somehow navigate between human need for physical contact and human need for boundaries and private space.
Aloha! The topic of massage and boundaries has been brewing in me for some time now. Nothing taught me more about people and about myself than almost 2 years of massaging. And when you choose massage to be also your business, sooner or later (usually sooner than later) you will have to deal with boundaries. …
