Workshops & Services

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Small Group Trainings

Customizable trainings from 2-86 hours for massage therapists, friends, couples and spas who want to train in Hawaii.  Contact me with your dates and areas of interest to discuss options.  Write off a trip to Hawaii and treat yourself to great weather, pure natural local healing foods, ocean and mountain magic and lots hands on massage.  Return home with a certificate for NCBTMB Approved CEUs, new skills and a enjoy a trip to Oahu.  This option is open to professionals and non-professionals.

Hamoea Healing Arts is Now a Red Cross Licensed Training Provider.

Now offering First aid, adult and pediatric CPR/AED classes for massage therapists and the general public who need in person training for OSHA or work requirements.  These classes will be offered 1-2 times per month through June 30 2024.

March 24 2024 FIRST AID, Adult and PEDIATRIC CPR CLASSES ARE FULL SEE APRIL 28TH CLASSES FOR RED CROSS CPR CERTIFICATION. 

April 28 2024 1:30-4pm Adult and Infant CPR only $85 Click Here for details.

April 28 2024 1:30-4:30 First aid, Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED $99 Click Here for details.

Introductory Classes

6-12 hour classes that cover the history and basics of Hawaiian Massage techniques.  Introductory classes offered in Lomi Lomi, Hawaiian Hot Stone Massage and Hawaiian Massage for Pregnancy.  See sections below for pregnancy and hot stone class dates.

Open to Licensed massage therapists and other professional bodyworkers with anatomy and hands on professions, PTs, LOTs, Chiropractors etc.

10 Hour Hawaiian Massage Spa Sampler May 18-19 with 2 hour CPR or without 2 hours of CPR. 

Two hour Massage Cupping Basics class June 2 2024 

 

Hawaiian Massage for Pregnancy

6-18 NCBTMB CE hours Birth Doulas 6-12 DONA Approved CEUs

Next in person workshops

NCBTMB and DONA Approved for 6-12 CEs

June 9 6 hour Introduction to Hawaiian Massage for pregnancy

June 9-10 12 hour Hawaiian Massage for Pregnancy

10 Hour Hawaiian Massage Spa Sampler May 18-19 2 hours of Lomi Lomi basics, 4 hours of Hawaiian Hot stone and 4 hours of Hawaiian Massage for Pregnancy with 2 hour CPR or without 2 hours of CPR.

A gentle but effective massage for the mother to be, nurturing the whole body and targeting the areas most effected by pregnancy. In this workshop students will learn massage techniques appropriate for all stages of pregnancy as well as contraindications. The unique rhythmic movements of Hawaiian massage are particularly suited to pregnant and laboring women. 

You will learn a full body side lying massage on massage tables, Self-care and exercises to help prepare the body for birth will also be covered.  Open to Massage Therapists, Doulas, Health care professionals and the partners or friends of pregnant women who want to acquire the skills to help provide them comfort. Techniques are performed that can be used during any stage of pregnancy.

Hawaiian Hot Stone Massage

6 Hour Introduction to Hawaiian Hot Stone Massage April 21 2024.

10 Hour Hawaiian Massage Spa sampler 2 hours lomilomi, 4 hours Hawaiian Hot stone, 4 hours Hawaiian massage for Pregnancy with optional 2 hour American Red Cross Adult and Infant CPR certification.  May 18-19 2024 meets all the HI license renewal requirements in one weekend.  

May 18-19 with 2 hour CPR or 10 hours of Massage training only without 2 hours of CPR.

Traditionally the Hawaiians use all of the elements in nature for healing, earth, air, water, fire, plants and stones. Heated stones are placed on the body to prepare the muscles for massage. Then the stones are used to massage the body with the long rhythmic strokes of lomi lomi for a warm, deep uniquely immersive relaxation experience.

Students learn the correct placement, handling, safety and contraindications of Hawaiian hot stone massage, as well as where and how to select stones to use in treatment. A variety of techniques are offered with supervised practice and a chance to perform a full body routine.

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Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage Workshops and Residential retreats

12-50 hour options open to Massage or related professionals only.

All seminars incorporate movement and breath exercises, Hawaiian Massage techniques and exercises for self care. The Hawaiian practices of Pule-prayer, Oli-chant and Ho’oponopono-a focus on right thought and action and a process for conflict resolution are an integral part of every course.  Longer courses go into more depth on these and other Hawaiian traditions. 

Practitioners work on each other and switch partners to learn how to apply the techniques to different body types. Individual attention is given by the instructor so that the students learn how to utilize their body mechanics in the most efficient way for them

By the end of the seminar each person will have a sound understanding of Hawaiian Massage techniques and receive a certificate of completion equaling 12-50 NCBTMB CE hours.   Courses longer than 12 hours are only open to trained bodywork professionals so you never learn at the pace of or trade massage with untrained partners.

24 hour Lomi Lomi level 1 course is approved in the UK by the CThA, The Australian Massage and Myotherapy the NCBTMB in the US and the hours are recognized by Massage New Zealand and the 40 hour version is approved with Canadian MTAS.

Workshops held in Kailua, Oahu.

All classes are NCBTMB Approved. 

6 hour Introduction to Hawaiian Hot Stone Massage April 21 2024 

10 hour Hawaiian massage Spa Sampler & 2 hours CPR May 18-19 2024

2 hour Massage Cupping Basics June 2 2024 

6 Hour Introduction to Hawaiian Massage for Pregnancy June 9 2024

12 hour Hawaiian Massage for Pregnancy June 9-10 2024

For centuries the ancient art of Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage has been used as a powerful tool for maintaining a healthy way of life. The strokes are long and flowing, using forearms and elbows, and giving the feeling of many hands on the body at once.

Each day you will learn new exercises and massage techniques designed to harness the power of the elements earth, air, water and fire. This massage is profoundly relaxing, creating a deep trance state to allow the receiver to identify and dissolve limiting beliefs that cause illness in the body.

Students who pass this course will receive a certificate for 12-24 NCBTMB CEUs.  This class is not a residential style retreat and students are responsible for their own meals, accommodations and transportation to the class.

Residential Retreats dates and locations TBA

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Gourmet catered meals using local farm grown produce.

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Learn about and use traditional Hawaiian herbs and food as medicine.

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Visit local sites of natural beauty.

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Groups are held in an Ohana style bubble at a retreat center to safely and fully immerse and live Lomi Lomi 24/7.

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To insure individual attention and social distancing a max. of 12 students are allowed.

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Classes longer than 12 hours are open to trained massage therapists and related professionals only. This way you are never trading massage or learning at the pace and skill level of students with no prior massage or anatomy training. Separate classes for non-professionals are also offered.

Workshops are approved with NCBTMB and DONA in the USA, MTAS of Canada, Massage and Myotherapy Australia, CThA in the UK and I am an affiliate member of Massage New Zealand.

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Couples Massage

Learn the skills to add more intentional therapeutic touch to your relationship.
Massage is a fantastic way to provide your partner with physical comfort, emotional security and Oxytocin, the love hormone that is beneficial on many levels including stress relief.  

Carrie Curtis has been a massage therapist since 1997 and has been traveling the world teaching Hawaiian massage and couples massage classes for over 25 years.  
Her husband is also a massage therapist and they have been teaching couples classes and retreats together since 2005.  

Learn in the comfort and privacy of your own home.  $100 per hour plus travel fee outside of windward Oahu. 

Online home study coming soon.

Individual Massage Sessions or One on One Training:

Lomi Lomi, Hawaiian Massage for Pregnancy, Hawaiian Hot Stone Massage

$100 an hour for sessions up to 2 hours long – Travel fee of $20-$35 added for areas outside of Kailua/Kaneohe.

I also offer outcall massage to women and their families on Oahu, private one on one and couples training and customized group retreats to suit your budget and skill level.  I am also trained as a birth doula and have a certification in prenatal exercise and can help pregnant couples prepare for labor and post partum recovery.  I can teach you and your partner or labor support person massage techniques, movement and comfort measures for labor and recovery in the comfort of your home.

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Transformational Lomi Sessions

These sessions are for those ready to take their bodywork to the next level, releasing limiting beliefs and holding patterns that form as a result in the physical body. The session begins with a dialog on your intentions and patterns both physical, emotional and spiritual. The massage may incorporate the use of different oils, heated stones, breath and sound, chanting, and massage. These sessions can be relaxing, invigorating, rejuvenating, cathartic and life altering.

$250 for Transformational Sessions.  Allow 2 1/2- 3 hours for this session

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