If you were to call Lomi Lomi a relaxing massage I feel it is really missing it's essence as a prayer, a dance of energies, a moving meditation. My body was honoured with gentle but powerful touch. My grieving heart was held with tenderness. My mind was held in stillness. My soul rested in bliss. It was both a tender but intense gift. I believe the more openness, trust and surrender you bring to the experience the more you receive from it. For me, it fulfils my need for compassionate skin to skin connection in a safe and caring environment with a spiritual soulmate. Being offered a Tea Ceremony (from the Chinese tradition) at the end of the Lomi Lomi once I was dressed, to sit quietly and share both deep experience and light conversation, was a beautiful way to bring me back into the world. I left feeling lighter and more equiped to carry my grief.