About Temple-Style Lomi

Lomilomi is an ancient form of bodywork originating in the islands of Hawaii. Many unique and varied lineages of Lomi have developed over the years on the different islands. In this training you will learn a full-body routine rooted in a lineage called Temple-Style Lomi.

Temple-Style Lomi primarily uses rhythmic forearm strokes that flow across the body in spontaneous wave-like motion, while the practitioner uses a dance-step called the Ka'aleleau to navigate around the body. Temple-Style incorporates sacred geometry into its movements, which can bring the receiver into a trance-like state of deep relaxation where inner transformation occurs. Additionally, manual stretches and twists help to open the body and powerful elbow techniques release tension from deep in the body's tissue.

Temple-Style Lomi also incorporates Deep Joint Rotations. The Deep Joint Rotations are unique to this modality and I only teach them in this Advanced Level Training. DJRs involve torquing each joint to its maximum range of motion and slowly rotating it three times in each direction. This improves flexibility and range-of-motion and also frees stuck energy and emotions that get stored in the joints.

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About This Training​

This class is intended for people who have completed at least one prior Lomi Training or private training with Benj and want to delve deeper into the work! If you have not met the prerequisite but are drawn to this class, email me to discus the options for getting you up to speed before the course starts!

Temple-Style has a lot of depth and even on a purely technical level, there is always room to go deeper and discover new layers of nuance and subtle adjustments we can make to fine-tune our practice.

In the primary Lomilomi Training, I teach a variety of techniques from multiple lineages including Temple-Style. In this Advance Temple-Style Training, we will:

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• Learn all the components of a full-body Temple-Style Massage

• Continue developing and adding nuances to our forearm techniques

• Practice bringing more creativity and spontaneity to our flow, dancing around the body.

• Learn new advanced techniques including under-the-body work, which feels amazing!

• Learn the full set of Deep Joint Rotations for shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, elbows, and the neck.

• Deepen our relationship with the breath during sessions.

We will give and receive Lomi each day and on the final day we will trade full 3-hour sessions!