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. …
Aloha! There are so many things about massage that I hadn’t known until I started massaging. One of them is that sometimes after massage you feel worse before you eventually feel better – I was talking about it in one of the videos. Another is that massage doesn’t end when masseuse / masseur stops touching …
I remember as a psychology student, we had classes about different types of psychotherapy. You know: psychoanalytic, behaviorism, gestalt, psychodynamic, existential, transpersonal… I remember reading some studies comparing the effects of different therapies. You know what the conclusion was? That none of these therapies was more effective than other because what had the real healing …
Aloha! I will tell you a story. About Hawaii. And about my big complex I had since I started massaging. A moral dillema almost. Something that was like a shadow on my practice and eventually became one of the main reasons why I even went to Hawaii (ok, end of dramatic intro). Very quickly after …
Aloha! I learned another Hawaiian proverb. Ahuwale ka po’okela I kāu hana iā ha’i – It is through the way you serve others that your greatness will be felt. We are here to serve each other, inspire each other, remind each other about our greatness – what else would we come to this world for? …
Your body has good intentions: to make sure you survive. To protect you, guard you, defend you, keep you safe. Sometimes the only way the body knows how to do this is by putting on armor and growing a shield of muscles, tension, fear and pain.
After the massage…. Take your time. Take your time to just lie down and breathe. Take your time to really feel your body. Every part of it. Take your time to just be. Give yourself a minute, or five minutes. Just enjoy the moment. This is your time. Time to heal, time to rest, time …
What is a “whole body massage”? When I speak about lomi, I sometimes mention that this is a whole body massage. During the massage your body is naked, however, your genitals are covered all the time and are not touched or massaged. In lomi lomi nui not only your back, shoulders or legs are being …
What can happen during a lomi lomi session… Sometimes it’s relaxing. You lie down, the massage table is nice and warm, the oils smell good, the hands that touch you are soft and gentle, the music plays. You feel good. You fly on a cloud. You feel light, weightless. You are calm, happy, energized, you …