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Lomilomi is traditional Hawaiian massage
with a spiritual component. A lomilomi massage
requires �loving hands� and includes skill and compassion. Practitioners use
their hands, forearms, elbows, knees, feet and even special sticks (pu'ili) and
smooth lava pebbles (pohaku).
Lomilomi Massage - The Loving Touch
Native Hawaiian people, in their isolation from the world,
developed profound skills in the areas of healing and relationships. A basic
healing skill is lomilomi - Hawaiian massage.
Lomilomi is based on a sense of connectedness, transmitted by
loving hands and a loving heart. The long flowing strokes, combined with a
loving touch, is very relaxing. It helps us find our inner pu'uhonua -
our
inner place of refuge - a place where we can change limiting beliefs and and
unwanted fixations.
Although many people now teach Hawaiian lomilomi, few were
taught by native Hawaiian healers and kumu (teachers). Very few people
have the blessing of a Hawaiian healing lineage.
Lomilomi commences peacefully. You feel hands gently resting
on your back. You may hear a short Hawaiian blessing or prayer, asking for your
healing. You may be asked about what healing you want. The massage may then flow
intuitively or follow a sequence.
Aunty Mona Kahele
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Always ho'oponopono before lomilomi said Aunty Mona Kahele -
and she should know. She was born in Miloli'i around 1910 and trained by her kahuna grandfather
in South Kona at a young age. Auntie Mona was honored by the governor of Hawaii
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Aunty Mona Kahele described her tests of acceptance
and initiation that few modern students would even consider. I studied
ho'oponopono with Aunty Mona and lomilomi with
her cousin - Aunty Margaret Machado.
Aunty Margaret Machado
Aunty Margaret Machado founded
the Hawaii Massage School. From her beach house near Kealakekua Bay, Aunty Margaret
Machado attracted students of Hawaiian lomilomi from all over the world ... and I
feel fortunate to stand amongst them. (In August 2006, I attended
her 90th birthday party there - her body died in 2009).
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For a month I slept on Aunty Margaret's
lanai (balcony) with the sounds of wind in coconut palms and endless
ocean surf. During that busy month I learned her lomilomi massage magic . Martyn Kahekili Carruthers
Auntie Margaret and Martyn
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Aunty Maile Napoleon
Waimea is a town with a split personality. The eastern side is
of Waimea is wet - and the western side dry. Right in the middle, Aunty Maile
Napoleon teaches the lomilomi of Papa kalua kaiahua and temple style
lomilomi and how to use pu'ili sticks.
Aunty Maile is known for her smile and her aloha. She
has many skills besides lomi lomi, including la'au lapa'au (herbal medicine) and
lava carving and she is a master lei maker. She has given our students many
stories and experiences of Hawaiian Aloha.
Aunty Maile's Kohala grandmother taught Maile to pray out loud
(pule) before and after lomi, to lomi with love and that hands are only
tools. After studying the huna of Serge King, Aunty Maile learned the lomi of
Papa Kalua Kaiahua , a respected master of lomilomi and la'au lapa'au
on the island of Maui.
Aunty Maile ("Call me Smiley!") Napoleon has endless
stories of the 'old days'. She said that the ruined village of Lapakahi
(now an archeological park where Maile once worked) was a medical college
for pre-contact Hawaiian healers. (Aunty Maile blames the now-defunct sugar
industry for diverting the rivers and streams in that area, causing West
Kohala to become arid.)
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Aunty Maile
and Martyn on Big Island, Hawaii |
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Hawaiian Healing
Lomilomi, used together with la'au lapa'au,
ho'oponopono and ho'omanamana,
or by itself, can help increase your flexibility, health and vitality.
Hawaiian Spirituality .
Huna,
Healing and Ohana .
Awaiku .
Kumulipo .
Soulwork
E komo mai! Welcome. Come to Hawaii and re-connect to
your aumakua. Learn the old chants with us under the trees by Kealakekua Bay.
Ride the tide at Waipio valley. Walk with us into volcano craters. Let us
ride the winds together at Ka Lae. Meditate with us deep inside a lava tube.
Or will you help us come to you? Together
we can bring the teachings and magic of Huna Kalani to the world. Take the
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Consider joining us in Hawaii. Our
classrooms are the beaches, forests and volcanoes - bring strong walking
shoes. We can help you make Hawaii a journey of a lifetime. Stay with us
at a budget hotel in South Kona and drive to the most beautiful, most sacred
(and most haunted) places on Big Island.
Huna Kalani
. Soul Mentorship
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| Huna Introduction |
Huna Elements |
Huna Dreamtime |
Return to source |
Huna in Hawaii |
| Ohana, aloha and ho'omana
Ho'oponopono, kala and Hawaiian healing
Hawaiian prosperity chant |
Ho'omanamana of Honua, Ha, Ahi & Wai
Ele'ele eke and Hawaiian healing
Hawaiian chant for controlling wai - water element
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Moe uhane
Dreams that change reality
Hawaiian Dreamtime chant
Moe heiau |
I'o and Creation Aumakua, akua and
la'au kahea
Advanced Huna of I'o, Kumulipo and
Awaiku
Hawaiian cleansing chant
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Visit special and sacred places in the
Kona, Kohala and Kau districts of Hawaii.
Ho'omanamana
Kahuna symbols |
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Aumakua initiation |
Kumulipo initiation |
Hakalau initiation |
Awaiku initiation |
Milu initiation |
Online Huna & Ho'oponopono
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