Workshops & Services
The gift of Aloha is in your hands.
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 and Babysitter’s classes for massage therapists and the general public who need in person training for OSHA or work requirements.
Adult and pediatric CPR and first aid at Hawaii Dance Bomb Kaimuki 3566 Harding Ave #202 Honolulu December 19 2026 from 1-4:30pm
Pregnant couples can now enjoy in home infant CPR training and massage packages to prepare for birth and baby. See here.
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 anyone who wants to learn including estheticians, Licensed massage therapists and other professional bodyworkers with anatomy and hands on professions, PTs, LOTs, Chiropractors etc.
Honolulu, HI basic classes open to all:
November 30 2026 Cupping massage Basics No massage experience required earns 3 NCBTMB CE hours.
Learn the correct placement, safety, contraindications and use of both silicone and vacuum suction cups in massage. Demonstration followed by hands on practice. Learn to use cups on others and yourself.
February 6 2027 Cupping massage basics 8-11am at Kawainui Healing Center and Academy in Kailua.
February 6 2027 2-5pm Introduction to Hot stone massage in Kailua
Hawaiian Massage for Pregnancy class December 10-11 2026 or March 16 2027.
Longer classes are for professional massage therapists only.
See my March 10-17 2027 series.
Hawaiian Massage for Pregnancy
6-18 NCBTMB CE hours Birth Doulas 6-12 DONA Approved CEUs
Introduction to Hawaiian Massage for Pregnancy at
Hawaii Dance Bomb 3566 Harding Ave #202 Honolulu HI
December 10 9am-3:30 pm Hawaiian Massage for pregnancy anatomy contraindications, ball and chair work
6 NCBTMB and DONA CEs
December 11 2026 9:30-4:30pm Hawaiian Massage for pregnancy Side Lying Basics
6 NCBTMB and DONA CEs
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.
Pregnant couples can now enjoy in home infant CPR training and massage packages to prepare for birth and baby. See here
Hawaiian Hot Stone Massage
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.
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. 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.
20 & 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
NCBTMB Approved Workshops on Oahu.
If you are traveling to Oahu and want to schedule a private individual or group training contact me for pricing and schedule. One on one sessions start at 3-8 hours and earn NCBTMB CE hours. Write off your trip to Hawaii with continuing education and certification.
More classes on Oahu TBA
November 30 Massage Cupping Basics
December 10-11 Hawaiian Massage for pregnancy
December 16 Advanced Lomi playshop
2027 Classes on Oahu
January 16 2027 8 hour Introduction to Pregnancy Massage
February 6 2027 Cupping Massage Basics
February 6 2027 Intro to Hot Stone
March 10-17 2027 Lomilomi Level 1 pregnancy and advanced lomi
Residential Retreats include the elements below.
Day classes do not.
Gourmet catered meals using local farm grown produce.
Learn about and use traditional Hawaiian herbs and food as medicine.
Visit local sites of natural beauty.
Groups are held Ohana style at a retreat center to fully immerse and live Lomi Lomi 24/7.
To insure individual attention a max. of 12 students are allowed.
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.
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 1998 and has been traveling the world teaching Hawaiian massage and couples massage classes for over 28 years.
Her husband Nile is also a massage therapist and they have been teaching couples classes and retreats together since 2005. In home couples and tandem massage with both of us at the same time is available on Oahu.
Learn in the comfort and privacy of your own home. $120 per hour plus $25-$50 travel fee.
Join us for Group Couples classes November 8 & 22 2026 InKailua Limited to 5 couples.
Couples massage class November 8 & 22 2026 Sundays 2-5pm
Join us in the peaceful oasis that is Kawainui Healing Center and Academy to learn the skills to connect with, nurture, and massage your partner through movement, touch, and conscious connection.
Nile and Carrie Curtis are both professional massage therapists and lifelong dancers. They have traveled the world together since 2005 sharing the gift of massage with couples and professional massage therapists.
Each class is unique and customized to the students based on each couples’ needs and lifestyle. If your partner suffers from migraines, TMJ, carpal tunnel syndrome, or repetitive strain due to their job, we will help you help them. If you just want a way to relieve stress and connect, we’ve got you covered there too.
Each class begins with movement and connection practices and participants are guided through a basic massage sequence with individual attention and modification for each couple.
Sunday November 8th from 2pm-5pm: Fully Clothed Massage
Learn a full body, fully clothed massage that you can do anywhere. Wear loose comfortable clothes that you can move and stretch in comfortably.
Sunday November 22nd from 2pm-5pm: Massage with Oil on Bare Skin
Learn gliding techniques using oil, massaging with hands and forearms on a massage table. Some of the techniques can translate to working on a bed or the floor. You choose the level of undress and areas you are comfortable giving and receiving.
**Proper draping will be used at all times and there is no public nudity or sexual activity in this class.
$180 per couple for one class or $345 per couple for both classes.
All attendees save $20 off a massage with Carrie or Nile or both of us at the same time. register at www.kawainuiheals.com or call 1-808-266-4325.
Individual Massage Sessions or One on One Training:
Lomi Lomi, Pregnancy Massage, Hawaiian Hot Stone, Cupping, Deep Tissue
$120 an hour for sessions up to 2 hours long – Travel fee of $25-$50 added based on location.
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.
Pregnant couples can now enjoy in home infant CPR training and massage packages to prepare for birth and baby. See here.
You can also no book with me or my husband Nile at the gorgeous Kawainui Healing Arts Center in Kailua for individual or couples massage. See here to book online.
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.
$300 for Transformational Sessions. Allow 2 1/2- 3 hours for this session