Aloha
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Flow
What is Ka Huna massage?
Ka Huna massage was used during Rites of Passage as transformational massage and healing system. Using hands, forearms and elbows in fluid, dance-like movements, the practitioner moves around the table in continuous flowing strokes from head to toe. They work with energy to apply various pressure and create a deeply healing and balancing experience for body, mind and soul.​​​​​​​
"KaHuna massage is a flowing style of massage, providing a holistic approach to healing by balancing the body-mind in its physical, emotional and spiritual dimensions."
— Mette Sorensen, High Spirits Retreat
KaHuna is deeply yang in its quality — enlivening, invigorating, and expansive. Working with energy through movement, rhythm and touch may support a sense of re-energisation, invigoration and grounding. Long-held tension that is physical, emotional, or energetic is invited to move and release, leaving many people feeling lighter, clearer, and more themselves.​
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KaHuna - Rhythmic · Flowing · Grounding · Invigorating
Would you like to learn more about Ka Huna massage and Lomilomi massage?
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"What is the difference between Lomilomi, Heartworks Lomilomi and KaHuna massage?" — Charlie Snow
Frequently Asked Questions about KaHuna & Lomilomi Massage
"Lomilomi tends to be more YIN and KaHuna tends to be more YANG — both in the way they are given, and their intentions."
— Charlie Snow, Institute of Living Aloha
Spiritual Hawaiian Lomilomi & KaHuna Massage ​​
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A full-body oil massage (except nipples and genitals) — drawing on the wisdom of Hawaiian healing practice.
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The session opens with intention-setting and pule (non-religious prayer)
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Then moves into the long, nurturing strokes and gentle stretches of Lomilomi
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Enriched by the grounding, enlivening presence of KaHuna bodywork
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Deep relaxation, energetic and emotional release
Your session, your way
Before and during your session, your practitioner will listen to you and your body
— intuitively sensing which quality of touch you need in each moment, moving fluidly between the softness of Lomilomi and the enlivening flow of KaHuna.
You are always welcome to simply request a preference or share what feels right for you.
What is Spiritual Hawaiian Lomilomi Massage?
Lomilomi is far more than a massage technique. Rooted in the understanding that everything is connected, it works across the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions of a person.
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"Traditionally massage was a part of everyday life… there was a deep understanding that we need to malama (take care of) our bodies — as well as our spirit, the land, each other, our families and communities."
— Charlie Snow, "What is the difference between Lomilomi, Heartworks Lomilomi and KaHuna massage?"
Central to Lomilomi is pule — prayer and intention-setting — which opens and holds the space of each session. The strokes are long and flowing, moving across the whole body in continuous waves, releasing physical tension alongside emotional holding, always guided by aloha (unconditional love).
How do they work together?
Both traditions share Hawaiian roots, a whole-body approach, and the foundational intention of aloha. The distinction is one of energy — and together they create something greater than either alone:
Lomilomi · Yin
Soft, receptive, inward.
Opens the body gently.
Nurtures, softens, and invites deep emotional release.
Rooted in pule (non-religious prayer) and spiritual lineage.
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Aligning
body, minds
and spirit with Aloha
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KaHuna · Yang
Flowing, enlivening, expansive.
Energises and uplifts.
Temple-style movements in a flowing dance around the table
— leaving you lighter, brighter, and more alive.
"Both styles aim to work on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual 'bodies' — and they both have the understanding that they need to be given from a place of aloha."
— Charlie Snow, Institute of Living Aloha
