Opu Huli (turned stomach)

A young lady booked a Lomilomi massage with me late in the afternoon at the Kahala Hotel and Resort Spa where I was employed as a massage therapist. We will call her Susi, she was twenty two years old and her sister was twenty three.

Susi and her sister were here on O’ahu for a Hawaiian vacation, they were so excited to experience all the mysteries of Hawaii. I began Susi’s Lomilomi treatment which included an Opu Huli adjustment. Susi was very athletic and seemed to be a very healthy young woman but I soon learned of her full story. I asked her if she had pain in her back and she began to explain. Apparently, she had taken a bad fall off a horse at her home in California. She was an equestrian and owned many horses. Just two years prior she fell from her prize winning horse and broke two of her vertebrae in her back. She told me she had visited many different types of physicians including chiropractors, orthopedists, and surgeons to name a few but no one had addressed her stomach or opu.

When I treated her opu I found it to be turned and twisted to the right. When I checked her leg lengths, one was approximately two and a half inches shorter than the other! No wonder she was in pain! As I gently adjusted her opu she relaxed and was amazed at how important her aligned stomach was to her healthy back. I explained to her simply and in a nutshell that, the stomach is connected to the back and by the opu being in proper alignment, back pain will diminish considerably. The opu treatment did not take more than 20 minutes, which is a lengthy opu huli treatment, most only take a few minutes, but when I was finished she cried and cried tears of joy. She and her sister were overwhelmed with gratitude and relief for her pain was simply gone!

When her treatment was completed, her legs were even! She said now her jeans would fit right and she didn’t have to get special orthopedic shoes made for her! She was thrilled. Thankfully, I did not have another treatment scheduled after theirs, so we sat and talked for almost an hour. They cried and were so grateful for the blessing and miracle of opu huli treatments. How simple yet complex.

Kahu Pomaika`i • www.hawaiianalohablessings.com • hawaiianalohablessings@gmail.com•(808)222.5470

Hawaii resorts says:

June 28, 2009 at 12:37 pm

Wow! This is interesting. Would you say that the Opu is kind of related to the Reiki? I have back pain and maybe it is only this that I need! Thank you for your article. I am putting it in my bookmarks.

admin says:

August 3, 2009 at 9:03 am

@Hawaii resorts,
Aloha!
Thank you for your comment and interest in Opu Huli. Opu Huli is not related to Reiki but is a Hawaiian technique that was used by the ancient Hawaiians to relieve low back pain, indigestion, acid reflux, reduce fevers, and sooth colicky babies. I live on Oahu practice Hawaiian Lomilomi at the Oahu Club in Hawaii Kai. You can reach me at (808) 222-5470. You can take a look at their website where I have a menu of my services: http://www.theoahuclub.com
I was surprised to receive a comment as I was unaware that my site was visible and up, I thought it was still in the works!
Mahalo and Aloha no,
Kahu Pomaika’i