Everything was fine until the moment I was lying on my stomach, but when I turned onto my back, I became increasingly irritated because I constantly had to check if I was going to fall off that table.
Fear of the New
The control arising from fears of the New is a natural human defensive reaction, but sometimes excessive fears and a lack of trust in anything prevent us from moving forward. Control becomes so ingrained in us that we control almost everything, especially our bodies, because we are afraid. And of what?
It starts innocently with learning to adapt to the rules of everyday life:
When we cross the road, we hold dad’s hand…
Don’t eat so many candies, or your tummy will hurt…
Don’t drink so much, or you’ll wet the bed at night…
Put on slippers, or you’ll get sick…
Don’t run, or you’ll fall!… and if you fall, you’ll dirty your pants!…
Hurry up, or I’ll be late for work because of you! Don’t cry!…
Don’t shout, or I’ll go deaf!!!…
Program installed. Let’s go. Tiiiiii…!!!!How are you driving, you fool!…
Lying on your back opens up what is most precious to you, your body and heart. The front of the body is extremely sensitive to feeling and touch. Just beneath the skin are the internal organs that actively participate in life and digestive processes. Here are our filters and energy transmitters, which is why we care so much about protecting them. In threatening situations, we curl up.
Lomi Lomi and Hawaiian Shamans
Hawaiian shamans practicing Lomi Lomi Nui massage believe that our past is recorded on the front of the body because it can be seen. Every way we perceive the world and react to our surroundings determines the functioning of the intestines, stomach, or heart and the flow of energy in the body
Lying on your back, on the table, during a Lomi Lomi massage session is a great challenge for some. A challenge of trusting the person giving the massage and letting go of control. And Lomi massage offers special conditions in this regard? It can feel as if the body wraps around the table or floats above it.
However, it is worth surrendering, going through this challenge, because in this way we learn to let go and trust what happens to us. This is a process that sometimes takes many sessions. Only then does the body begin to release what is no longer needed and does not serve it, what was installed during the process of social domestication, so that something new can emerge. ?
Lomi Lomi Nui is the Courage to Let Go of Control
Every journey into oneself, especially in such a subtle space as Lomi Lomi Nui massage, requires a certain amount of courage and readiness to discover one’s own limitations. When we lie on our backs, exposing the most sensitive, front parts of the body, we come into contact with the most wounded places, those we have learned to hide under layers of daily routines, fears, and social expectations.
Only under the guidance of an experienced masseur can we try to give up this constant need to control everything around us. It’s a meeting with oneself, where instead of running away from our emotions, we can accept and release them. When we dare to take this step, the body begins to let go of everything that is no longer needed – tensions, fears, useless beliefs. With each touch of the masseur, we learn to trust ourselves again and open up to new experiences, allowing the body and mind to regenerate.
Such openness and willingness to let go of control can lead to experiencing deep, healing peace. As Hawaiian shamans say, by letting go of the old, we make space for the new – for healing, for finding inner Aloha, and full harmony with oneself. The body, when ready, begins to release unnecessary limitations on its own. Lying on the table in a position of complete openness is therefore not only a challenge but also a symbolic expression of trust in life.
Aloha ️ ❤
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