What is Lomi Lomi massage?
Lomi Lomi is Hawaiian massage, sometimes called Kahuna massage. The therapist uses long, continuous forearm strokes that flow from your shoulder to your hip in one movement, rather than working area by area. Lomi means to knead, rub and soothe, and the rhythm of it is the point.
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- Hawaiian massage
- Kahuna massage
- Lomilomi
We come to you, anywhere in London. Your home, your hotel room or your workplace.
Therapists trained in Lomi Lomi massage, across London
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What people say about our Lomi Lomi massage therapists
Diana did a truly excellent Lomi massage- will book again for sure
Loved my Lomi Lomi session! My therapist was kind and caring. I’ll definitely book again for more!
Hajni gave me a Lomi massage which was truly wonderful. She is a great therapist and likes to feel she gets to know a little about her clients. I could not recommend her more. And her English is a lot better than my Hungarian! Thanks Hajni
I've chosen Edina as my massage therapist many times in the last 4 years or so. Yesterday, I was lucky to see her again and she didn't disappoint. She was amazing, with her calm, professional, friendly approach, she gave me a sensational 2 hour luxurious Lomi Lomi massage. I'm always relaxed during and after her treatment. Thank you once again Massage Rooms and of course special thanks to you Edina. Mk 🙂
I booked another Lomi Lomi massage session with Edina last week as my back and shoulders were aching due to long days spent at the office. As expected, Edina did an amazing job 🙂
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How Lomi Lomi feels
Continuous is the word people reach for. The strokes do not stop and start the way they do in every other treatment, and after a few minutes you stop tracking where your therapist is.
- Long forearm sweeps that travel the whole length of you without breaking
- Generous warm oil, and a rhythm that gets into you rather than at you
- Medium pressure, firmer than Swedish and nowhere near deep tissue
- Gentle rocking and joint movement between the strokes, so you are moved as well as held
- Deeply calming, and a fair few people find it unexpectedly emotional
That last one is worth saying out loud. Lomi Lomi has a reputation for loosening more than muscle, and if something surfaces halfway through, your therapist will not be remotely surprised.
It is also where the treatment gets its reputation. Because the strokes overlap and never quite stop, one pair of hands worked properly can feel like four or six. People describe losing track of how many there are, which is not a trick, just what continuous forearm work does to your sense of where you are being touched.
Who Lomi Lomi massage suits
Worth booking if
- You want something that feels different from every massage you have had
- You are wound up rather than knotted up, and normal massage has not touched it
- Being handled area by area has always felt a bit clinical to you
- You want relaxation but a bit more substance than a Swedish massage
- You have been through something and you need an hour or two of being cared for
Mention it when you book if
- You are after a specific knot dealt with, which deep tissue does better
- You would rather not have long strokes across the whole body at once
- You are pregnant, at any stage, so we can send a pregnancy therapist
- You have a skin condition, since this one uses a lot of oil
- You have had recent surgery or an injury still sore to touch
What happens during Lomi Lomi massage
Below is how a typical 90 minute session pans out. A 60 or a two hour booking follows the same shape, with more or less of the middle.
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Before she arrives
Room to walk around you
The floor is better than a bed for this one, and your therapist needs to get to all four sides. Old towels, because it uses more oil than most treatments.
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First 5 minutes
Finding the rhythm
Long, slow warming strokes while you settle. Some therapists work in silence, some hum quietly. Both are traditional and neither needs a response from you.
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Next hour and 20
Flowing
Forearm strokes travelling the length of the body, one side then the other, with rocking and gentle joint movement between them. It stops feeling like separate strokes fairly quickly.
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Final 5 minutes
Slowing
The rhythm winds down rather than stops. Most people need a proper minute afterwards, and a glass of water is not a bad idea.
Never had a massage before? Our guide to what to expect at your first massage walks through the whole thing, from preparing the room to how you will feel afterwards.
Why have it at home rather than at a spa?
Very few London spas offer Lomi Lomi properly, and the ones that do want an appointment weeks out. We have therapists trained in it who will come to you this week.
It also wants space. Your therapist needs to move around you continuously, so a bed pushed against a wall is the one setup that does not work. Floor space is better here than almost any other treatment we do.
How Lomi Lomi massage differs from the alternatives
Most people land here torn between two. Here is the short version.
| Lomi Lomi Massage | Swedish Massage | Thai Massage | Deep Tissue Massage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pressure | Medium, continuous, forearm-led | Light to medium, even all over | Firm, through stretching | Firm and slow, into specific areas |
| Best for | Feeling wound up rather than knotted | Stress and poor sleep | Stiffness and lost movement | Knots that keep coming back |
| Feels like | Being rocked, in one unbroken flow | Soothing, area by area | Being moved and stretched | A good ache in one spot |
| Where | Floor, with room all around | Bed or floor | Floor or firm mattress | Bed or floor |
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Common questions about Lomi Lomi massage
Hawaiian massage, also called Kahuna massage or Lomilomi. Its signature is long, flowing forearm strokes that travel the length of the body in one continuous movement instead of working one area at a time. Lomi means to knead, rub and soothe.
Yes. Hawaiian massage, Kahuna massage and Lomilomi all describe the same tradition, and people search for all three. If you have booked one you have booked the others.
Relaxing, with more substance behind it than a Swedish massage. The pressure sits in the middle. It is not the treatment for a stubborn knot, but it goes further than pure relaxation does.
Because it often is. The rhythm and the continuous contact tend to unwind more than muscle, and it is not unusual for people to find themselves teary partway through. Your therapist has seen it many times and will simply carry on unless you would rather she stopped.
Ninety minutes. The whole effect comes from strokes that never quite stop, and an hour means starting and finishing before the rhythm has properly settled. This is the one treatment where we would push you towards the longer booking.
£59 for 60 minutes, £80 for 90 minutes and £110 for two hours, the same as every other treatment we offer. Some outer London areas carry a small travel charge, which you see before you pay. We have written up what a massage costs in London and how we compare.
Whatever you are comfortable in when she arrives. During the massage you undress as far as you want to and stay covered by a towel throughout, with only the part being worked on uncovered. If that is the bit you were worried about, what to wear during a massage goes through it properly.
Often within the hour, though it depends on who is free near you at the time. Put your postcode into the box on this page and you will see the therapists covering your area and the times they have left today. We work seven days a week, from 7am until 11pm.
Somewhere to lie down, either your own bed or a mat on the floor, and your own towels. Your therapist brings the oil and the music. We ask you to use your own towels for hygiene, because a therapist working in homes all day cannot launder between visits the way a spa can, and yours will always be cleaner. Old ones are best, since oil stains.
Across more than 200 London neighbourhoods, wherever you are staying or living. Your therapist comes to your home, your hotel room or your workplace. Enter your postcode above to see who covers your address, or look through every area we cover.
Medically and professionally reviewed by Katarzyna Piatkowska, ITEC qualified massage therapist, August 2025.