It was amazing and very civilized

"Another name of lomi lomi massage is 'loving hands' massage, involving deep but gentle strokes that nurture the body and allow the receiver to relax and simply be."

After yesterday, the "simply being" of Hawaiian lomi lomi massage is feeling like clay in the hands of a master potter. Warm and gentle at times; at other times, strong with pressure and energy. The masseuse left me as a pile of mush that needed to be scraped off the table and back to the world.

At Mamalahoa Hot Tubs & Massage, we soaked away tense muscles in a wonderful hot tub secluded in their private garden santuary. Here, the only interruptions were a few birds wandering the garden paths and a breadfruit that dropped from a tree. The knots, muscle tightness, and poor circulation were then kneaded from our bodies on the massage tables.