In ancient times lomi would go on for hours or even days. Then the Kahuna, a healer, and the recipient would go to the ocean to be restored by the gods. They would drink herbal remedies, be pounded, pinched, rolled, and sleep on the beach wrapped in kapa cloth(a traditional cloth made from pounded bark). The recipient would then be covered in sand and warm stones and watched over all night by their family. In the morning, there would be more ocean therapy and lomi. The process would continue for three to five days. Upon completion of the ritual, the kahuna would consult with the Spirit of the body. If all was in balance, Spirit would speak to one of the Kahunas and the lomi was "pau” (finished). Huge celebrations would ensue, and all the village would come to witness the re-united body and soul. A luau would mark the recipients complete body and spirit reunification. The reunion of body and Spirit would affect the entire village. One person’s healing was a healing for the entire tribe!
The strokes of Lomi are done with the forearms, and feel like ocean waves moving across, over and around your body. While these strokes are not painful, they are powerful. Clearing away the cellular and psychic debris that is toxic, the strokes of Lomi free the entire body from what keeps one energetically and perhaps physically stuck. People often feel tingly or energetically high after receiving a Lomi session. The ocean is known for healing wounds, bruises, inflammation, joint aches and pains. Emotionally, the ocean comforts and restores balance. The process of being lomied provides the same effect as ocean therapy. The lomilomi ritual traditionally includes a soak in the ocean. In the therapy room, Lomi pracitioners use heated basalt stones instead of the ocean to wash the client. The strokes of Lomi are done with the forearms, and feel like ocean waves moving across, over and around your body. While these strokes are not painful, they are powerful. Clearing away the cellular and psychic debris that is toxic, the strokes of Lomi free the entire body from what keeps one energetically and perhaps physically stuck. People often feel tingly or energetically high after receiving a Lomi session. The ocean is known for healing wounds, bruises, inflammation, joint aches and pains. Emotionally, the ocean comforts and restores balance. The process of being lomied provides the same effect as ocean therapy. The lomilomi ritual traditionally includes a soak in the ocean. In the therapy room, Lomi pracitioners use heated basalt stones instead of the ocean to wash the client.
During Lomi I invoke the Spirit of my guest to communicate with me. My experiences with Spirit have been amazing. I am so grateful for the generosity of Spirit! We are blessed to be able to ask for guidance and we are more blessed to be able to receive it! Whether it is a vision, a gut feeling, a voice in our head, a heartfelt knowing…we are wired to hear, feel, see, and know what is right for us. Working with and relying on Spirit in my Lomi work has been a privilege and an adventure. What has been shown to me during my sessions with clients defies logic and yet those visions moved both my client and me into greater balance, deeper connection to the divine and more joy!
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