Lomi Lomi is a traditional healing massage technique practiced by Native Hawaiians.  Lomi means "rub" or "massage" in Hawaiian.  This healing practice was passed down from generation to generation by village healers and also within families.  I incorporate a style of lomilomi called Mana Lomi which was developed by Dr. Maka'ala Yates, D.C., who has studied this ancient tradition since he was six years old.  The Mana Lomi technique is based on the Hawaiian concept of working with the "mana" (life force) of the body, and the mind and soul of an individual.  It is a therapeutic treatment that uses a multitude of techniques that affect the golgi tendon organ to help release muscle tension and pain.  Mana Lomi reaches down to the bone with a gentle approach that requires listening to the tissues of the body, before allowing us to go deeper into muscle tissues down to the bones.