Massage Ritual
LOMI LOMI - A JOURNEY TO THE INNER SELF
In our society starved of physical contact, we hardly ever touch each other outside of family and friends - and even then sometimes only to give something back to the other person, e.g. in love relationships. So we are almost always active in some way.
It's different with Lomi: here you are only received - from beginning to end. You don't have to do anything, be anyone, give anything back. You may simply let yourself be gifted and go on an inner journey.
If you wish, we can accompany you with our integrative breathwork therapy.
THE LANGUAGE OF THE BODY
During the Lomi massage ritual we use our hands to read your body and let you, let your body guide us as to the appropriate intensity and dynamics of our touch.
We communicate with you non-verbally, so that each massage can become an individual and personal experience. Just as in dance,–there is no fixed sequence. The mind follows the body and dives into silence. Deep relaxation for body, mind and soul sets in and can last for several days.
Your body perception is supported and sensitized through touch. This touch heightens your perceptions, sharpening your awareness of the signals your body gives, an aptitude which can be both a pleasant and transformational experience on the massage table, and a useful learning for everyday life. This proximity and understanding enables and encourages you to take better care of yourself.
Neck tension, for example, can be released when peace is made on a deeper level with the issues from which it stems.
Lomi means seizing the opportunity for deep inner change.
PROCEDURE OF THE RITUAL
Before each Lomi massage we will have a preliminary talk with you, the length and intensity of which will depend on your current situation. Here you have the opportunity to ask any questions you might have. With a short breathing meditation you will be led from the outer, active world into your inner, sensory world. You... arrive.... This time is valuable to align yourself internally: Lomi as a rite of passage can be very powerful. That is why we always ask our clients: is there an intention, a current theme for the treatment?
We introduce the massage ritual with a blessing, a Hawaiian chant or dance. We open the space for the unpredictable, for healing and new possibilities.
You lie on a soft, warm massage table and can surrender to our touch, to Hawaiian sounds, as if on ocean waves. A thin cloth is used to cover certain areas of the body.
You can choose between a two-handed massage (one person) or a four-handed massage (2 people). During the ritual you are invited to give in to the impulses of your body and - if you wish - to move yourself. Sometimes we also move you: for example, you are turned or pulled back and forth as if in water. In all cases, we follow you and your body.
At the end of the massage, a cleansing and activating foot wash awaits you - before we meet you again at eye level.
You have time to rest and integrate what you have experienced.
At the end of the treatment you have the possibility to come back to the here and now with a cup of tea and let the inner experience gently fade away.
Feedback
It was the first professional massage I ever received and it was so incredibly beautiful! I have never been touched so consciously, completely attentively and absolutely without being asked for anything in return. The last time maybe when I was a little child - yes, it felt so completely accepted. Your security has helped me to really let go. Now I am very soft and can't get the smile off of my face. And: Your breath supported me to breathe deeper myself. I don't think I've ever breathed so deeply before! Especially when I was lying on my back. I then began to perceive your touches very consciously. Each one, the different pressure, the ‘being held’. It was like a journey to a new and yet very familiar land. As if I had once again gained a whole new awareness of my body. Thank you!
From beginning to end I had the feeling of being in Hawaii with you, dear Anja! Inner images of incredible nature and abundance kept popping up, animals and plants. I bathed in the ocean. Your Lomi massage is a merging of the elements, a pure flow of embrace and movement, of touch and connection. The embodiment of a Hawaiian shaman. I felt carried by your hands and kissed by the gods. Old things could rise and new things I was allowed to receive. I felt the power in my heart and the power in my life. Nicole, financial expert, 43 years old I am very happy to share the very special experience of my Lomi Lomi journey/massage with Jana. It was a very, very deep immersion and emergence for me into the body, through the body and all that is still. A new layer of Lomi Lomi massage opened up for me that I am very grateful for. I found myself in water and in the air. Especially with Jana's gentle attention and mindful touch, I was able to let go and dive away deeply, physically and mentally. I felt Jana's presence as fully present and yet again with a lot of space for freedom. Lomi Lomi is a beautiful massage and so much more. Jana held a powerful, tender space for me that I found very healing, empowering emotionally, physically and spiritually. Mahalo nui, dear Jana
I am very happy to share the very special experience of my Lomi Lomi journey/massage with Jana. For me, it was a very, very deep immersion and emergence into the body, through the body, and all that is beyond. A new layer of Lomi Lomi massage has unfolded for me, for which I am deeply grateful. I found myself in the water and in the air. Especially through Jana's gentle attention and mindful touch, I was able to deeply let go both physically and mentally and drift away. I experienced Jana's presence as fully present, yet also allowing much space for freedom. Lomi Lomi is a beautiful massage and so much more. Jana held a powerful, gentle space for me, which I found deeply healing, uplifting emotionally, physically, and mentally. Mahalo nui, dear Jana.
My encounter with Jana and Lomi seems fateful. I don't use the word that often. Lomi came at exactly the right moment. My life was in a state of turmoil. My daughter was not well, she had great fears, my husband had an absurd accident, I had to pause my work. I felt like I was in a bad movie that was spinning faster and faster. On the drive to Jana's practice, I really doubted whether I would get through this whirlwind of life in one piece. I don't often have that feeling either. I was feeling really bad and had no idea what I could do to help my family and stay strong myself. Jana received me and listened to me attentively. I could feel how much she was with me. Already then I could let go. Finally. My time on the couch is hard to describe. It was a roller-coaster through different feelings, spheres, thoughts, silence. I could let go, was held, guided. And yes, deeply healed. It may be strange to read this, even write it, it was deeply freaky, spiritual and healing. I left the practice with the clear awareness of being connected. I had no more doubts. And was deeply moved. And really. Piece by piece everything cleared up. I am grateful from the bottom of my heart. What a gift. Mahalo*
For me, this "massage" with Anja was life changing, developmental, and I believe in its potential for all who are open to receive that this ancient practice is more than a massage! It was healing on many levels, mental, emotional, physical, even spiritual and ancestral. It allowed me to arrive in the eyes and body of the person I am today, (like a hard-drive update!) releasing physical or emotional pain in my body in a very organic, gentle and respectful way. It was instructive to feel the anatomical blockages in my body with the same kindness that her movements encouraged me with, instead of the shame and frustration of having someone poke and prod at them. After years of therapies and treatments, this made my body feel whole, ten times lighter, and somehow helped me feel my emotions and intuition with more ease. The before and after pictures of me will stay in my memory forever. There is no coercion in her technique, although it is an ancient Hawaiian ritual. Anja surrenders and listens, inviting what the person in front of her needs and demands. Her clear and honest communication and boundaries allow the body to feel safe enough to receive the potential transformation. The invitation to breathe, or even just to hear her breath, can be intense for those who are not used to it, and yet it is an invitation to remember that the sounds of our own breathing are just like the movement of the ocean waves. Anja massages with a purity, respect, joy, warmth, humility and wonder despite her years of experience. This massage is for the skeptic and the believer! For those who feel disconnected from their body or parts of themselves! For those who want to experience the transformational power of even a gentle, flowing massage, and for those who normally can't afford it! For those who are sensitive to all that is invisible, for those who have experienced shock and pain, I can highly recommend that this is a safe space to return to one's own body and true emotional state and find a trusting relationship with touch again.
Anja holds an incredibly loving, present and mindful space in which I can completely surrender to her wonderful hands. I have never trusted a massage therapist so much, so that healing takes place during the treatment and I feel more whole every time.
Every Lomi Lomi massage with Anja is something very special and every time an intense experience. Anja understands, in a very appreciative and understanding way, to look at my issues with me and then process them in the Lomi. Many things are resolved, some things become easier afterwards and some things become very light and very clear. Each Lomi is a precious pearl on my very personal pearl necklace of life and I am very grateful for it. I have been going to Anja now since 2016, and I am already looking forward to the next massage.
Dear Jana, I would like to thank you very much for your soothing massage. Your gentle touch, the essential oils and the warm oil on the skin had a long lasting effect. In your beautiful practice I felt in good hands from the beginning and after our detailed preliminary talk I was able to let go wonderfully. A long-lasting physical pain could also be resolved after this session. Thank you very much for this great experience.