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Embody Aloha by embracing love, affection, peace, and compassion, and practice acceptance of yourself and your client to foster harmony and a natural flow of healing and energy.
Trace the history of Lomi Lomi from Polynesian settlers to a holistic medicinal practice, featuring chanting, prayer, diet cleansing, and massage as final step, with 1947 anatomy and physiology regulations.
Explore lomi massage as more than technique, weaving spiritual growth, aloha-inspired intention, breath-centered flow, and reverence for nature into flowing strokes.
Begin Lomi Lomi with pool aid (prayer) to cultivate mana and lifeforce energy from bones, through intention, channeling healing in the present moment.
Explore Aunty Margaret style and temple style Lomi Lomi in this course, rooted in the idea 'your hands reveal your heart' with a practical North America focus.
Push your Lomi Lomi practice by weaving Qigong, yoga, and Tai Chi to cultivate life force energy, breath, and grace. Practice nature meditation to translate calm and energy into treatments.
Explore how lomi lomi massage eases therapists' hands with varied forms, drains sluggish tissue, and promotes energized lightness, peace, stress relief, improved digestion, and joint mobility for client and practitioner.
Identify and respect contraindications for lomilomi, including burns, sun burns, skin rashes, fever, contagious diseases, blood clots, and acute injuries; when in doubt, Google pathology and use clinical intuition.
Explore Hawaiian holistic health values, linking harmony of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual states to illness prevention through local foods as medicine, herbs, massage, sweat lodges, and sauna.
Learn to palpate and assess tissue during lomi lomi massage, evaluating tension, mobility, congestion, heat, and inflammation to guide treatment, with abdominal palpation for digestion health assessment.
Assess skin dryness during palpation to determine oil amount, use a couple of pumps, avoid excess oil, and place oil on forearms for a smooth glide.
Perform lomi lomi massage with kneading, rubbing, and soothing strokes in multiple directions to relax the muscles and improve circulation.
Maintain good body posture, use leg lunges and body weight to press down into tissue, allow the client to breathe before sinking in, and do not push the tissue.
Press, squeeze, and stretch techniques drive continuous movement in Lomi Lomi massage, wringing the legs and arms with the sense of four hands to enhance flexibility.
Master the pounding technique (paona) in lomi lomi massage through rhythmic karate-chop motions with loose wrists to relax the body, aid breathing, and release mucus, suitable for pre-event or relaxation.
Light strokes in Lomi massage relax clients, activate the parasympathetic rest-and-digest system, drain toward the heart on arms or legs, and end any part of the body with scalp strokes.
Explore hot stone techniques in lomi massage, using basalt, jade, and Himalayan salt stones to perform myofascial release, trigger point work, and relaxing placements that enhance joint mobility.
Ground yourself before a session by breathing mana lifeforce energy and exhaling aloha loving intention. Visualize yourself as an empty vessel for loving intention, radiating acceptance, no judgment, and lightness.
Start the opening pule by connecting with the client through breath, mana lifeforce energy, and aloha loving intention. Slowly engage the tissue with silent intention to relax the nervous system.
Begin with intention and prayers, apply oil, and perform a free-flow Lomi pass on the back from the upper traps to the spine, using light pivots and flowing motion.
Learn to guide clients into a relaxed state as you work shoulders and arms with free-flow Lomi techniques, emphasizing intuition, tissue relaxation, gentle stretching, and carpal tunnel-focused practices.
Apply oil and drape for posterior leg access, then perform flowing forearm strokes, traction, and violin-style movements across the calves, hamstrings, glutes, and feet to improve joint flexibility.
Learn interior leg lomi techniques with proper draping and oil, using a flowing sequence to warm the leg and release abductors, adductors, and quads.
Lomi Lomi massage emphasizes abdominal work to improve digestion and overall health, using breath-guided techniques, sun and moon strokes, diaphragm release, and gentle myofascial stretching around the colon.
Master chest and arm massage techniques to open the pecs, mobilize the shoulder and clavicle, and apply traction and kneading to stretch the arm for thoracic outlet relief.
Learn a relaxing lomi lomi face and scalp sequence that uses forearm and thumb kneading, gentle traction, sinus drainage, and sub occipital release to ease neck, eyes, and shoulders.
Finish the treatment by placing one hand beneath the skull and one on the forehead, guiding breaths of mana lifeforce energy and aloha loving intention, then end with wide strokes.
Watch and learn a full body Lomi Lomi massage by reviewing techniques, sequence, and theory; practice flowy movements, meditation, and sensing nature's rhythm on a friend or loved one.
Learn Lomi Lomi Massage & Hawaiian Bodywork Techniques
Learn the traditional background and practical techniques of Lomi Lomi Massage with Michael Eric Everson, Manual Osteopath, Registered Massage Therapist (RMT), and Yoga Teacher.
This comprehensive Lomi Lomi Massage Course introduces the history, philosophy, and hands-on techniques of Hawaiian bodywork while teaching you how to perform a complete flowing Lomi Lomi massage sequence.
You’ll explore the traditional cultural context of Lomi Lomi while developing practical massage skills that can be incorporated into a professional massage practice or used as an introduction to Hawaiian bodywork.
What Is Lomi Lomi Massage?
Lomi Lomi is a traditional Hawaiian approach to bodywork and healing that encompasses more than a collection of massage techniques.
Traditional Lomi Lomi practices developed within Hawaiian cultural and spiritual traditions and were historically taught through long-term study and mentorship. Concepts such as mana, or spiritual life force, are part of the traditional cultural context surrounding Hawaiian healing practices.
Modern Lomi Lomi Massage is practiced around the world as a form of massage and bodywork. This course explores both the traditional background and the practical application of flowing Lomi Lomi massage techniques.
What You'll Learn
Throughout this Lomi Lomi Massage course, you'll learn:
Lomi Lomi massage techniques
Hawaiian bodywork principles and traditional concepts
The history and cultural background of Lomi Lomi
How to perform a complete Lomi Lomi massage sequence
Flowing massage strokes and continuous movement
Forearm and hand techniques
Full-body Lomi Lomi massage techniques
Positioning and movement during a Lomi Lomi treatment
How to develop rhythm and flow within a massage sequence
How to incorporate stretching and movement into your treatment
How to adapt techniques while maintaining the overall flow of the massage
Ways to incorporate Lomi Lomi into an existing massage practice
Learn a Complete Lomi Lomi Massage Sequence
A central focus of this course is learning how to deliver a full-body Lomi Lomi massage sequence.
You'll learn how individual techniques can be connected through continuous movement, flowing strokes, rhythm, positioning, and transitions.
The goal is to help you understand the structure of a Lomi Lomi treatment while also developing the ability to adapt your technique and movement to the individual session.
Explore Hawaiian Bodywork & Traditional Culture
Lomi Lomi is deeply connected to Hawaiian cultural traditions and concepts of holistic well-being.
The course explores the historical and philosophical background of Lomi Lomi, including traditional concepts surrounding mana, mind, body, spirit, and the relationship between practitioner and recipient.
These traditional concepts are presented within their cultural and historical context while the practical lessons focus on contemporary massage and bodywork applications.
Lomi Lomi for Massage Therapists
Lomi Lomi can provide massage professionals with a different approach to full-body massage, flowing movement, touch, rhythm, and treatment sequencing.
You can explore how Lomi Lomi techniques may complement your existing massage practice and potentially be incorporated as an additional massage service.
This course is suitable for:
Massage Therapists
Registered Massage Therapists (RMTs)
Manual Therapists
Bodyworkers
Spa Professionals
Wellness Practitioners
Massage Therapy Students
Practitioners interested in Hawaiian bodywork
Anyone interested in learning Lomi Lomi Massage
Learn at Your Own Pace
Complete the course from the comfort of your own home with lifetime access to the course videos.
Return to the lessons whenever you want to review individual Lomi Lomi techniques, massage sequences, transitions, or traditional concepts.
Whether you're a professional massage therapist looking to expand your hands-on techniques or someone interested in Hawaiian bodywork and the cultural history of Lomi Lomi, this course provides a practical introduction to this distinctive massage tradition.
Educational Disclaimer: This course is for educational purposes only and does not replace medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment from a qualified healthcare professional.