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Loimi Lomi Massage Essay

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Lomi Lomi massage was brought to the islands of Hawaii by early Polynesian settlers from Tahiti.It has evolved over hundreds of years across the continent.
From children to chiefs practiced the lomilomi and therefore when such a large variety of people practice it many different schools of thought and technique developed over time
In 1820 when Christian settlers came over to convert the kingdom of Hawaii into Christianity lomi lomi massage was seen as a heathen practice was outlawed. lomi lomi massage went underground. in the 1940s the board of health tried to regulate the lomi lomi massage by making native healers who had been practicing the massage take the written test for anatomy and physiology lot of them refused because they could not
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