Aloha! What do you imagine when you hear “massage training”? Some people think about hours of anatomy class and theory, others see hours of massaging one another. I really didn’t know what to expect when I was starting my first lomi lomi training one winter morning, January 2017. Now, 9 trainings later, both learning and teaching, …
April 2017. I am on my lomi lomi practitioner training with kumu Susan Floyd. Last day of the course is so called “temple day” where we give and get full 4-hand lomi lomi sessions. I receive as first and it turns out to be one of the most transformational moments of my life. I cry …
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Magdalena, is this massage relaxing on healing? – this is a question I got from somebody interested in lomi lomi. It’s such a fascinating topic that it deserves much more than a post, so in this video I share my perspective on relaxation and healing.
Who is touching and who is being touched here? Am I massaging you Or are you Massaging Me? – Magdalena
Many people come to me with physical pain, usually upper/lower back. Before I start massaging, we talk – I ask about their overall physical condition, recent operations, injuries, diagnosis. Sometimes there is a clear diagnosis that – at least according to medical standards of western world – helps to explain this pain: spinal degeneration, trapped …
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, …
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.