How is lomilomi different from other types of massage?
Lomilomi has been developed over thousands of years as an integral part of Hawaiian health care. In times past, village experts or kahunas worked clinically with community members, addressing a wide array of health problems. This clinical development is the key to lomilomi’s success in dealing with complex physical, emotional and energetic problems. The essential ingredients of lomilomi massage are prayer, compassion, love and a deep understanding of the physical body. Hawaiian kupuna (elders) describe lomilomi as “loving touch deep to the bones where the soul resides.” Lomilomi is more about the type of touch as opposed to a set routine. That said there are thoroughly developed procedures for specific conditions. Lomi therapists are trained to assess physical conditions and create solutions that help restore the client’s feeling of wellness. The therapist addresses those conditions on a very physical and energetic basis, allowing for a deeply spiritual as well as physical transformati
