THE REAL KAHUNA and HAWAIIAN BODYWORKS MASSAGE
Unfortunately when western civilization came to the islands they did not understand the culture or the meaning of the teachings and so, misconceptions arose and some information and techniques were lost when westerners tried to duplicate what the Kahuna's were doing. In just fairly recent years, compared to the history of Hawaii, the Kahuna's decided to allow their teachings to be taught to westerners, to ensure the integrity of their art being used outside of the islands. They now do direct teaching to non-natives to maintain the integrity of this ancient art as it is being practiced around the world.
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Working with the Huna principle of Family to explain the basis for relationships and the phenomenon of cause and effect, the Kahuna's were able to gain mastery over the diverse and sometimes awesome forces of nature. Most practitioners of Hawaiian Bodyworks Massage, are aware of these aspects within one's Self and also honor these in the body to be massaged. By consciously working with these forces, the practitioner creates a space in which both giver and receiver become one Mind Body Spirit. Into this space, healing takes place to meet with the individual needs of the client. One of the distinguishing skills of this type of Massage is the radiant quality of touch that communicates love, stillness, centeredness, and understanding. Hawaiian Bodyworks Massage is a unique, flowing, energetically vibrant, and yet deeply relaxing all-body massage. The practitioner uses hands and forearms in long fluid strokes of varying intensity and rhythm up and down and all around the body. It is the ability of Hawaiian Massage to go right to the core of cause and effect that places this healing art in a class of its own and unlike any holistic therapy.
The objective of this form of Massage is to work with intention. As an actor reads a script, the practitioner reads the body's subtle vibrations and frequencies and connects with the 3 selves of the other. The practitioner will work with the body of the client being careful not to force the body but, work with the body until it is ready to create the change for its self. Our body's natural intention is to maintain and heal it's self in perfect balance. We can support our body to maintain this state with the whole body healing effect of Hawaiian Bodyworks. By working in this manner, with the body changing within its own rhythm, the change becomes more sustainable and achievable with less resistance, which means greatly reduced pain. The Massage unfolds in a spontaneous, co-creative manner rather than a premeditated, prescriptive method of treatment. Universal in its approach, it deals effectively with a wide range of situations and conditions, from the specific to the general, and on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels of experience.
All of these aspects are what makes Hawaiian Bodyworks a unique and powerful force in healing for the individual. The end result's you'll gain from this work is more of a meditative, all over balanced physical and emotional and spiritual state rather then just a massage.
An underlining principal for OhanHuna is,
"to love is to heal, and to heal is to love,
to heal with love, is to create a space in which something is allowed to change, so that it may heal itself".
