HAPA LOMI CONCEPTS

I am consistently asked what I do or how I classify it...
and I tend to shy away from answering the question definitively.

The reason being, I have found that once something is labeled or defined it tends to become boxed in. And the experience one can possibly have gets narrowed.

So, if possible, I like to leave it intentionally ambiguous. For the same reason I do not like to assume I know what someone needs or what is best for them.

If I let it remain open, there is a better chance it will be whatever the person needs or wants it to be. But when pressed to explain it, my current answer is,

FOR ME, IT IS ART. A FORM OF EXPRESSION.

So I call it Somatic Art. It is the process of painting a picture of one's life through touch. Which in my opinion is the essence of Lomi Lomi.

NOT THE SPA STUFF. THE OLD WAY.

While adding in the gold found in every other relevant field of human study or modality. Consistently educating myself and incorporating what I learn.

I call it Hapa Lomi and not Lomi Lomi to pay respect.
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I am not Hawaiian, I do not have the blood, the heritage, the language, or the lineage...

Hence, "Hapa" - half/mixed/partial.But it does come from the heart, a deep well of life experiences and at it's core are the Hawaiian values, philosophies, and approaches.

I approach the person as a complex, multifaceted, multilayered individual.

Then try to meet them where they are at.

Sometimes it is purely physical.
Sometimes it is purely psychological.
Sometimes it is purely emotional.
Sometimes it is purely spiritual.

But most times it is a combination of some or all of these.

So I sit and listen, to all of the things going on with them. Not only in their bodies, but in their heads and their hearts as well, both past and present. Not only do I believe that it is ALL relevant, I believe it is necessary to get an understanding of the person as a whole.

Then I try to engage and positively affect as many systems as possible in hopes of creating an environment within them that allows for a positive change to the whole.

I sit and work with them for however long it takes...
Sometimes it is only 4-6 hours, but sometimes it can go as long as 12 and even up to 14 hours. Everyone is different. Everyone needs a different approach and a different amount of time.

If that still leaves you unclear, this might help...

I have had a lot of people call it the, "Ayahuasca of Bodywork". But I liken it more to Iboga... Having done both, it is more similar to the latter in it's effects. Those who have done both usually refer to it as the, "Iboga of Bodywork".

For a deep understanding and the best explanation I have ever found of Lomi Lomi and Huna, the philosophy behind it, visit Huna.org