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,
IT IS AN EXPLORATION AND A FORM OF ALOHA COMBINED.
It is a journey within. A journey of one's life through the senses.
THE OLD WAY.
Adding in the gold found in every other relevant field of human study or modality.
I call it Hapa Lomi and not Lomi Lomi to pay respect.
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 first as a human being. A complex, multifaceted, multilayered, multi system individual.
Then I 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 engage as many systems as possible simultaneously. In order to restore homeostasis to as many as possible. In order to have a positive effect on the whole. Creating a “tipping point” that brings the person back to coherence.
I sit and work with them for however long it takes...
Sometimes it is only 6-8 hours, but sometimes it can go as long as 12 and even up to 18 hours straight.
Everyone is different. Everyone needs a different approach and a different amount of time.
If that still leaves you unclear, this might help...
It is a journey that is similar to an experience one might have on plant medicine. A deep experience and connection to themselves and a doorway into their subconscious.
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