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Title: Lomi Lomi Massage in Maui, Hawaii View count: 37 Rating: 0 (0 ratings) Description: Learn Massage in hawaii at http://www.alohamassageschool.com in Maui, Hawaii Lomilomi practitioners use the palms, forearms, fingers, knuckles, elbows, knees, feet, even sticks and stones. Lomilomi practices varied by family, ahupuaʻa (traditional region) and island. Traditionally in ancient Hawaii lomilomi was practiced in four contexts: 1. As a healing practice of native healers -- kahuna lāʻau lapaʻau (healers) and kahuna hāhā (diagnosticians) 2. As a luxury and an aid to digestion, especially by the ruling chiefs (aliʻi) 3. As restorative massage within the family 4. By ʻōlohe lua (masters of the Hawaiian martial arts) Although the term kahuna lomilomi is widely used in contemporary writings, traditionally the people who performed lomilomi were called ka poʻe lomilomi (the massage people) or kanaka lomi (massage person). A related term, kauka lomilomi, was coined in 1920 to describe osteopathic physicians. The word kauka is the Hawaiianized version of doctor. http://www.alohamassageschool.com Tags: massage techniques, lomi lomi, shiatsu, massage therapy benefits, haiku, spa massage, swedish massage.thai massage, sauna, massage spa studio, spa treatments massage, hot stone massage, aloha school massage, effective massage therapy, learning massage, chair massage, massage school, healing massage, Author: spamassagetherapy |
