Held with Heart: Trauma-Informed Massage, Rhythm & Belonging
Aloha, my name is Rachael
I’ve walked with trauma, through systems, across thresholds of healing-first for others, and then for myself.
Guided by the gentle wisdom of trauma informed massage, I’ve come to trust in presence, breath, and open hands as the language of true healing.
Lomilomi Bodywork found me not as a new modality, but as a remembered rhythm.
It reconnected me with the part of healing that doesn’t need language-only presence, breath, and open hands.
This work is not about fixing.
Its not about ascending.
It’s about softly returning-to the body, to the now, to your own enoughness.
I hold this space for anyone ready to meet themselves through stillness, not effort. Through sensation, not stories.
Come as you are.
The body already knows the way home.
Training and lineage
Pa’a is the principle of being rooted, centred and aligned in ones truth. It is the foundation of all sacred work- touch, word, presence. This teaching now lives in everything I offer.
I bring a blend of formal training and lived experience into this work.
Training includes:
Certified Lomilomi Practitioner - trained by Charlie Snow a Wodi Wodi person with permission to teach this work from Kumu La'au Lapa'au Sylvester Keiliwaliu Kamaka Iki Ali'i Pa'akaula Kamoa Kepilino - better known as Papa K.
Workshops : Foundations of Hawaiian Spirituality and Pa’a (to be grounded, steadfast - unshakeable foundation) with Elder Kumu Pa'a Nui Lawrence Kalainia Kamani Aki.
16 + years of extensive training in trauma psychotherapy, and relational healing. My background has taught me how to hold space. Lomilomi taught me how to do it with breath, not words.
Experience:
16+ years walking besides others in healing
Personal journey with body-based recovery and soul embodiment
Ongoing integration of sacred rhythm, rest and reconnection
Registration & Insurance:
Full Membership and insurance with International Institute of Complimentary Therapies (IICT).
Wondering what makes LomiLomi trauma-informed and deeply restorative? Read my blog Trauma Informed Massage: Honouring Body, Mind, and Safety