Lomi lomi is the Hawaiian term for masseuse. It is a form of massage where the practitioner uses hands, forearms, elbows, thumbs and other body parts to provide their client a unique healing experience. Treating the legs with lomi lomi massage stimulates the circulatory, nervous and lymphatic systems and leaves the recipient relaxed and revitalized.
Instructions
1. Place the recipient face down on a flat, comfortable surface. Help him relax by bending the left leg back and forth at the knee, gently rotating the left ankle and massaging and stretching the leg and hip muscles with your hands.
2. Apply long, even strokes with the sides of your arms from the lower hip to the calf. Work your way to the bottom of the foot, back up the leg and back down again.
3. Strive to leave your arms connected to the surface of the recipient's body as you continue the strokes back to the knee. Use your arm and elbow to continue up to the hip and back down to the foot in one long fluid movement, applying pressure to the foot, then around the foot and back up the leg.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 with the right leg.
5. Instruct the recipient to turn over and do the front of her legs in the same fashion. When treating legs with a lomi lomi massage, alternating long and short strokes toward the end leaves the recipient refreshed.
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