Traditional Maori Healing Session

Individual Healing Sessions

A 2-hour individual healing session with Michaela, rooted in traditional Rongoā Māori healing, Romiromi and Mirimiri bodywork.

Held in the warmth of the Dome Auditorium, beside the fire, these traditional practices support:

– Deep Tissue Massage

– Spiritual Alignment

– Trauma Therapy

– Stress Release

Every session is unique and guided by what is present in the person, the body and what is ready to be seen, felt or released.

Duration
2 hours

Location
Kura Waka • Dome Auditorium

Exchange
€111

(It is also possible to create your own retreat based on specific needs, scroll down for more info.)

First time at Kura Waka?

Feel welcome to visit, have a cup of tea and experience the space before booking a session.

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Rongoā Māori Healing

For more than 25 years, Kura Waka has maintained a close relationship with Māori healers from Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Through years of training, exchange and friendship, Michaela has been privileged to learn from respected elders and healers including Te Waimatao Oriwia Maharata Tiaki Turoa, Manu Korewha and Ruatau Perez.

The individual healing sessions offered at Kura Waka are inspired by these traditional teachings and by decades of experience working with people through bodywork, ceremony and healing.

What Can You Expect?

Your session begins with arriving.

Not rushing in from the outside world, but taking a moment to land.

The session takes place in the Dome Auditorium, a unique circular space with a dome-shaped ceiling, soft acoustics and the warmth of the fire nearby.

After a short conversation, you are invited to lie down on the treatment table.

From there, the work begins.

Each session is different.

Sometimes the treatment is gentle and quiet.

Sometimes Michaela works more deeply into muscles, connective tissue and areas where tension has been stored for a long time.

The body sets the pace.

There is nothing to perform.
Nothing to achieve.

Only space to listen to what is present.

Romiromi & Mirimiri Bodywork

The sessions may include elements of Romiromi and Mirimiri.

Romiromi is a traditional Māori form of deep tissue bodywork that works with muscles, connective tissue, breath and the deeper layers held within the body.

Mirimiri is often more subtle.

Working through intuition, presence and awareness, it supports the body in restoring its own balance.

Together, these approaches create a treatment that is both grounding and deeply restorative.

Stress Release & Nervous System Restoration

Many people come to Kura Waka carrying stress, fatigue, overwhelm or physical tension.

Others arrive at a crossroads in life, seeking clarity, rest or simply a moment to reconnect with themselves.

Through conscious touch, deep bodywork and presence, the body is invited into a state of relaxation where tension can soften and the nervous system can settle.

People often leave feeling:

lighter
calmer
more grounded
more connected to their body
clearer in their mind

Not because something was added.

But because for a moment, everything unnecessary could fall away.

A Place to Slow Down

What makes these sessions different is not only the treatment itself.

It is the space around it.

The warmth of the fire.

The stillness of the Dome.

The time to arrive.

The time to stay afterwards with a cup of tea if you wish.

No rushing.

No waiting room full of appointments.

Just a place where you can slow down enough to listen to yourself again.

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Testimonials

“I underwent several massage sessions with Michaela myself... I thought I had freed myself from a lot of pain and patterns from the past, but it turned out that I could reach an even deeper layer to heal. It felt as if a very small splinter from the depths of my soul had been taken out. The pain in my back that I had suffered from for almost 40 years has disappeared!”

I lay down on my belly, and Michaela sat on my lower back/hips; this caused a feeling of sinking, rest, and quietness. The deep-tissue massage on my legs initially caused intense pain, but I was instructed to breathe into it, and after crying, I felt a huge release and space inside. Afterward, I felt a lot of space and movement. I was deeply touched by the massage of my hands, fingers, feet, and toes, which were treated with loving attention by Michaela; I felt that they were honored for the work that they do, but I also became aware that they wanted to move, to create. The swan near my head gave me a deep sense of relaxation, quietness, and trust. The wonderful energy of Michaela, the shamanic practitioner, made me release completely, and I felt as if I were coming home to a soft, safe bed—myself.

“As intense as promised: Michaela put the soles of her feet on mine, and I could feel her warmth on all levels. I have to admit that I was a bit anxious about what was to come, and this first contact helped me to relax and trust the process. After a while, when she was sitting on my lower back/hips, I started to feel the tension building up in my knees and lower legs, like something was traveling down my body, becoming more and more restless… I was happy to be reminded to breathe several times and was allowed to express whatever came out, which I did with deep sounds and sounds of complaint when the pain was at its highest intensity… Then tears came peacefully. When Michaela was massaging my ears, neck, and head, I opened my eyes and met hers. It was a joyful moment; we both started laughing, which was even more liberating. My body was really awake, with tingling sensations inside, outside, and all over! There was a deep connection in which my fears, my pain, my joy… everything was welcomed. I was welcomed.”

“Many thanks, Michaela, for this hot-stone massage; it brought deep and profound relaxation. I could feel the release of tension in different parts of my body, and I enjoyed the contact with the stones, full of the energy offered by the sea and the earth. The first part, preparing the body with oil before receiving the stones, was perfect for opening up and ensuring the body was ready to welcome the hot stones. A beautiful time and deep sleep. Gratitude for your time and the love in what you do.”

“Rose or Coconut?” “Rose!” This weekend I was a guest of Michaela’s at Kura Waka. I was able to receive from her an intensely gentle, loving, and extensive hot-stone massage, and through it experience how a soft massage can at the same time be deeply intense and profound! And all of this in the wonderfully warm, beautiful, earthy Dome beside a crackling wood fire! It is very special how Michaela somehow allows a sacred space to emerge. By not filling anything in, not directing, but simply allowing everything to be, and by offering you her full loving presence and devotion. That pure presence made me feel held and safe, and in that way it was, as it were, an invitation to be fully present myself as well, to receive the massage fully and intensely, and to allow the impulses that became noticeable afterward to be there too. In this way, I could let go, in a very natural way, of what was ready to be released. This created so much space! And at the same time, there was the power and the flow within me that became tangible again. The flow I had not been able to feel in the past period. Something I apparently could use some help with, and was allowed to ask for help with. I am so glad I did! Thank you, Michaela!!! It cannot be a coincidence that on the very same day I called Michaela for this session, I had been unclogging the drains in my bathroom. Things had become quite stagnant, and it was not a pretty sight. A truly satisfying little job: it took some effort, but afterward everything flowed beautifully again! Of course, I should have done that much earlier! Well… Healing Sessions and Rituals Bliss at Kura Waka

Dear Michaela, What a special experience it was to undergo the deep healing session with you. It was purely my intuition that brought me to you, and my intuition was completely right! I had no idea what to expect, but I immediately knew I was in good hands. That allowed me to surrender to the pain, which was an absolutely remarkable experience. I was surprised by the tears that came. I didn’t even know what they were about, and it didn’t matter to me. My body was letting go, and I had no urge whatsoever to hold anything back. For me, it is time to receive care for myself, and I am incredibly happy that you have crossed my path. Your love and warmth, together with your wonderful no-nonsense approach, feel like a warm bath. You said with conviction that things would begin to shift, and I found that very exciting. What would shift? And what if nothing happened? But the space and the shifts simply came. I feel freer and closer to myself. With love, Helena

Relevant events hosted throughtout the year

4 Hands rebalance retreat

Several times a year, Michaela and Helmy offer the Four Hands Rebalancing Retreat.

A dedicated retreat experience combining meditation, bodywork, deep rest and a four-hands treatment journey.

→ Discover the 4 Hands Rebalancing Retreat

Interested in Becoming a Practitioner?

Each year, teachers fly over from Aotearoa (New-zealand) to gather with students from around the world at Kura Waka for a month-long immersion in the traditional healing arts of Romiromi, Mirimiri and Rongoā Māori.

A rare opportunity to learn through practice, community and direct experience, guided by Ruatau and Rachel, respected knowledge holders of the Māori healing traditions..

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