The practioner moves with the grace of a dancer, flowing up one side of the massage table, across the head and down the other side.   The whole time, the person on the table is touched lovingly.  In this dance, the practioner's breathing synchronizes with the breathing of the person on the table.  The two become as one being, flowing and reconnecting with the sensuality of life.

Lomi Lomi is a unique and sacred form of massage originating in Hawaii.  It is also known as Ancient Hawaiian Temple Massage or Sacred Hawaiian Massage.  In Hawaiian, Lomi Lomi, means, to rub, press or massage.

There are different forms of Lomi Lomi.  Each form of Lomi came from different families and was passed down from one generation to the next.  The form of Lomi that I practice includes the use of breath, sound and movement.

The movement, or dance, is Tai Chi in nature; very graceful and sensual.  This dance in combination with the breath, has the benefit of sustaining the Lomi practioner through long sessions.  In ancient times, it was not uncommon for Lomi sessions to last for hours or even days.  Today, the average session runs about two hours.

Lomi Lomi is also a way of life.  It is about reaching down into our center or na'au and bringing up our life force and letting it flow through our entire bodies and then into our lives.  With Lomi Lomi, we can open up such that our innermost selves can surface and express.

Our relationship with our bodies is perhaps the most intimate relationship we'll ever have with anything.  And yet, many of us are numb to what's going on with our bodies much of the time.  How can we be truly present and aware in our relationships with other beings on this beautiful planet when we're numb to ourselves?  Lomi Lomi can help us reconnect with our bodies in a deeper and more intimate way.

Receiving a Lomi sesson is like being loved and nurtured in way that, for some people, hasn't been present since early childhood, if at all.  The sacred space created for the session is like a womb securely embracing a new being, and readying it for birth.  In this place of gestation, old physical and emotional patterns are released, opening up a space for new, healthier patterns to take root and grow.

Tom graciously acknowledges his teachers: Lori McNally, and in Hawaii: Penny Prior and Ku'uipo Latonio.

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