HAHA (Diagnosing) Techniques The following diagrams ...
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LOMI WORKSHOP – HUI MĀLAMA O KE KAI Mele Coelho 673-9953 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pikoakea.com TERMS HAHA - This was a form of diagnosing illness by palpation “to feel as if searching for something”, and through careful observation of the patients physical as well as mental & spiritual state. LOMILOMI - Was a term used more specifically for general massage (rub,press,squeeze, knead, …) to aching muscles and tired bones. KAOMI -To press down, squeeze or compress, using either palm of hand or heel of foot. Great in shoulder region. KU’IKU’I - To pound (as poi). In lomi we use the soft side of the fist to ku’i ‘OKI’OKI - We use the edge of our hands to created a “chopping” motion. PAHUPAHU- Create a cupping shape with the hands, helps to open the lungs by cupping the back, especially in between shoulder blade area. HAMOHAMO - Rubbing the hand gently over the area of pain. HAHA (Diagnosing) Techniques The following diagrams describe how to use your body as a map to better understand your over-all health! These specific methods stem from Chinese origins. However our kupuna also diagnosed in similar ways. Diagnosis: Eye - connects many organs Eye lid - spleen (rou - muscles) Inner and Outer Canthus - heart Sclera - Lung Iris - Liver Pupil - Kidney
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LOMI WORKSHOP – HUI MĀLAMA O KE KAI Mele Coelho
673-9953 Email: [email protected]
Web: www.pikoakea.com
TERMS HAHA - This was a form of diagnosing illness by palpation “to feel as if searching for something”, and through careful observation of the patients physical as well as mental & spiritual state. LOMILOMI - Was a term used more specifically for general massage (rub,press,squeeze, knead, …) to aching muscles and tired bones. KAOMI -To press down, squeeze or compress, using either palm of hand or heel of foot. Great in shoulder region. KU’IKU’I - To pound (as poi). In lomi we use the soft side of the fist to ku’i ‘OKI’OKI - We use the edge of our hands to created a “chopping” motion. PAHUPAHU- Create a cupping shape with the hands, helps to open the lungs by cupping the back, especially in between shoulder blade area. HAMOHAMO - Rubbing the hand gently over the area of pain. HAHA (Diagnosing) Techniques
The following diagrams describe how to use your body as a map to better understand your over-all health! These specific methods stem from Chinese origins. However our kupuna also diagnosed in similar ways.
Diagnosis: Eye - connects many organs � Eye lid - spleen (rou - muscles) � Inner and Outer Canthus - heart Sclera - Lung Iris - Liver Pupil - Kidney
The tongue is one of the most important diagnostic areas,” your tongue is a map of your body’s organ networks, the Chinese believe. Reading its abnormalities can alert you to illnesses everywhere – from brain to bowels – so you can find the right remedies. Chinese medicine divides the tongue into five zones: the tip, behind the tip, the right and left sides, the center and the back. Each corresponds with an organ and energy system in the body as well as a natural element, such as fire or water.
There is approximately 7800 nerves in the human foot! Each important organ and muscle in the body is connected by a network of nerves to a tiny point on the foot where the energy terminates. When circulation slows down due to, illness, wearing shoes, or lack of exercise small crystalline deposits form at then nerve endings. By doing lomi on the feet we break up deposits and recharge the foot feeding circulation to the entire body!
