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The Certified Basic Lomi Lomi Course… … An Urban Retreat of Embodied Safety
Learn the basics of the ‘Queen of Massages’ from Dan Joy, author, world-renowned and bestselling Lomi Lomi teacher and from a multiple award-winning team, whose treatments were enlisted by Time Out as ‘one of the best massages in London’ and who became a category winner at the World Massage Championship.
Along our journey we had the honour of massaging people like spiritual teacher Mooji; musicians like Jamie Catto, Antarma, Susie Ro, Sam Garrett; Grammy-Awarded artist Lady Rizo, pioneers of the psychedelic research like Dr. Rosalind Watts or Dr. Chris Timmermann; embodied leadership and social justice expert Staci Haines, tantra teacher Jan Day, Dharma Raj or Lili Kavida; and yoga teacher authorities like Kwali Kumara, Mollie Mendoza or Jeff Phenix.
No pre-qualifications are required!
“Dan is indeed a joy. The lomi lomi massage course he has created was just what I needed. I’ve been a massage therapist for over 15 years but this has changed the way I look at massage. The pace of the teaching is spot on and the space is held wonderfully by Dan and his crew. The perfect balance of discussion and practice, with a real emphasis on the giving and receiving of treatments. Very specific and kind feedback given throughout which I found very useful. I felt so much love and compassion from Dan and all my course mates and have made some gorgeous friends along the way. Get yourself booked in! I’ve already recommended all my friends to this course and look forward to further studies with Dan. Aloha!”
Are you ready to experience how we can co-regulate our nervous system through Lomi Lomi massage?
Our events are suitable for everybody who would like to…
Slow Down
Get out of their head and drop into their body more
Learn about how to be present with and give caring attention to another person
Make another step in their self-development
Use their hands in a loving and healing way
SLOWING DOWN – EMBODIMENT – CONSCIOUS TOUCH
6-day Immersion Basic Lomi Lomi Course
Dates and Locations
- 9th – 14th February 2026 (Monday-Saturday, 9.30am-5.30pm), London – Skylight Centre (Highbury-Islington)
- for details about our April 2026 course in Bern (Switzerland) – click HERE
- May 2026 course in Hungary (date TBD)
- ADVANCED COURSE: 8th – 13th June 2026 (Monday-Saturday, 9.30am-5.30pm), London – Skylight Centre (Highbury-Islington)
(You need to have attended the basic Lomi course for this one)
Daily Schedule
- On the first day, after a check-in circle, we are going to have a short intro into the background and philosophy of the tradition, a demo session carried out by Dan, and some exercises to allow us to land into our bodies… so we could begin with the oiling of the body.
During the first day, we also learn the Here and Now breathing practice – you can read more about this below – that serves as a foundation for our Lomi Lomi journey… and potentially beyond. - From the second day onwards we will work in pairs and learn how to massage various parts of the body – so you will either be giving or receiving Lomi Lomi throughout the whole day.
- On day four you will, together with Dan, carry out your first complete, basic Lomi Lomi session – we call this a “guided massage session”.
- On days five and six, gradually relying more and more on yourself, you will carry out – and receive of course… – another two complete Lomi Lomi sessions (each day giving and receiving one).
Because of the length of the complete sessions and the exploration of multi-handed sessions, the schedule of day 4/5/6 might slightly be different given how we get on.
We also provide private tutoring for those, primarily for couples, who can’t attend longer courses or retreats but would still like to learn about the art of loving and healing touch.
What you’ll get
6-day hands-on training
Giving and receiving 3 full Lomi Lomi sessions
Individual feedback from Dan
Certificate upon completion
2 online follow-up sessions
Access to the Slow & Aware community
The course also includes...
- Two follow-up Zoom group calls with the participants to reflect on the time together, case study assessment, to discuss any questions, problems, and just in general to have a time and space for sharing and supporting each other.
- As the multi-handed sessions are at the core of what we offer to the world, during our courses we create time and space for our participants to optionally give and receive short 6-8 or 10-handed sessions – depending on the number of available people. We yet have to meet a person refusing to have such a session.
Exchange
Early bird and late bird prices available if paid in full by the below deadlines, normal price for 2026 courses: £850.
- February 2026 (Skylight Centre) course – Early bird price: £750 until 1st October 2025, Late bird price: £800 until 1st December 2025, Normal price: £850 the 1st December 2025 onwards.
- June 2026 (Skylight Centre) course – Early bird price: £750 until 1st December 2025, Late bird price: £800 until 1st January 2025, Normal price: £850 the 1st January 2026 onwards.
The price also includes the assessment and the issuing of certificates. Contact us for student and couples’ discounts or instalment plans (we don’t combine various discounts).
I give a 10% discount on the £850 price for HOME staff, supporting members of the Psychedelic Society, workshop participants of Rob Coulson and Greg Manning, and members of the Ecstatic Dance or Rumble communities.
Places are limited to 16 participants, so please let me know if you’re interested as soon as you can.
What happens after you register for the course?
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After paying the deposit, you’ll receive a confirmation email.
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Dan or a team member will get in touch with you.
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After paying the deposit, you’ll receive a confirmation email.
Dan or a team member will get in touch with you.
Your spot will be secured, and you’ll receive all the necessary information before the course starts.
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FAQ
Do I need a prior experience?
No, you do not need any prior experience.
What happens after I make the payment?
- After paying the deposit, you’ll receive a confirmation email.
- Dan or a team member will get in touch with you.
- Your spot will be secured, and you’ll receive all the necessary information before the course starts.
Is there a refund policy?
£100 non-refundable deposit on confirmation of booking.
75% of the balance is refunded if cancelled 49 days before the course
50% of the balance is refunded if cancelled 42 days before the course
25% of the balance is refunded if cancelled 35 days before the course
There is no refund if cancelled after 28 days before the course.
What should I bring with me?
Leading up to the course, we will send you a couple of emails giving you all the necessary information about what you need to bring and what do we provide.
(We will also set up a Whatsapp group where you can share info about logistics or Lomi Lomi related topics with us and the other participants.)
To sum it up: besides yourself you only need to bring a sarong, a couple of towels, and clothes you don’t mind getting a b
Our time together explained by Dan.
The less formal explanation of what happens during our time together is… that we slow the f*ck down. We really do.
This is one of those ‘walk the talk’ events where we really are going to experience what we aim to experience.
I have been slowing down in how I do bodywork for about 10 years. And it still continues.
Apparently, if you move your hands, your whole body at a pace that is closer to tai chi or some chilled versions of contact dance – it changes your perception and your state of consciousness.
Pretty much similar to how we move in life: if you drive a car, you barely see any details from your environment… but if you slow down and walk or stop, you have a chance to see more.
It is that simple.
During our courses, I teach moves and techniques that I have either learnt from my teachers or I discovered during my practice, but fundamentally my deepest wish is to share the view I see.
In a conversation after a session, someone semi-jokingly called me a “body whisperer”, yet funnily enough what becomes the source of joy in offering Lomi Lomi is listening.
Through my fingers, arms, my whole body… through my whole being.
And then the recipient’s body becomes this amazing landscape, with layers and secrets and surprises and invitations.
So we slow down.
Our state of consciousness changes.
Our perception changes.
It is a fascinating journey and besides doing it, I guess there is just one more thing that makes my heart sing in the same way – to invite and assist other people in embarking on this journey.
I just love sharing the experience…
There are several expressions or qualities that resonate well with what is happening during the Lomi Lomi courses and retreats: embodying loving awareness, awakening through the body, getting out of the head and dropping more into the heart and gut, grounding in presence, sharpening the skill of focusing our attention, dropping deeply into an embodied experience of safety, practicing doing nothing… and consciously connecting to our breath.
Discover a beautifully simple breathing practice
I wholeheartedly recommend reading my book either before – or instead 😉 – a course or workshop with me or even just the intro of it and experiment with the embodiment practice that is part of my life for the past few years… I wish the whole world knew about this innocent yet powerful biohacking trick to assist us to stay sane and present.
References
The references of our co-founders from the personal and organisational development and complementary therapy fields.
