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Mette's Institute of Bodywork & Personal Development An Experience for Body, Mind and Soul.
🙌🏼 KaHuna Massage
🫶🏼 Heartworks Lomi Lomi
🫵🏼 Leadership & Facilitator Programme
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Our in-depth training is designed for people interested in practicing Kahuna massage both professionally and privately. We offer beginners to advanced courses from Kahuna Massage level 1 - 7

🌺 Ka Huna and Lomi Lomi… are they the same thing?It’s a question we’re often asked.Both are beautiful forms of bodywork ...
13/10/2026

🌺 Ka Huna and Lomi Lomi… are they the same thing?
It’s a question we’re often asked.

Both are beautiful forms of bodywork with roots in Hawaiian traditions, and both use flowing touch and connection - but the experience, movement and intention behind them can feel quite different.

Heartworks Lomi Lomi is often gentler and more inward, with long, flowing strokes and a beautiful connection between the heart and hands.

Ka Huna is more dynamic and rhythmic, using the hands, forearms and elbows, with movement that can feel almost like a dance around the body.

So what really makes them different - and which might speak to you? We explore it a little more in the blog at the link below
Read 👇
https://www.highspiritsretreat.com.au/blog/kahunalomilomi

📸 Dani Cullen

đź’• Just 5 places remaining for Spirit of Woman - ReturnFrom 5-8 November, women will gather again at High Spirits for fou...
07/10/2026

đź’• Just 5 places remaining for Spirit of Woman - Return

From 5-8 November, women will gather again at High Spirits for four days of connection, sisterhood, movement, ceremony, nature, laughter and space to simply be.

After a two-year pause, it feels very special to be welcoming Spirit of Woman back.

If you’ve experienced Spirit of Woman before, perhaps you feel called to return. And if you’ve never joined us, perhaps this is your time.

Come as you are. Leave remembering who you have always been.

Book here: https://www.highspiritsretreat.com.au/upcoming-courses-calendar

Or you can register your interest on our FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/811893435246203

🌺 What would you tell someone on Day One?A few days ago, we asked our Ka Huna Ohana a simple question:If you could sit b...
30/09/2026

🌺 What would you tell someone on Day One?

A few days ago, we asked our Ka Huna Ohana a simple question:
If you could sit beside someone about to begin their Level 1 & 2 journey and give them one piece of advice, what would you say?

The answers came pouring in. ❤️
Breathe.
Stay present.
Trust the process.
Let go and enjoy.
Be open to the experience.
Notice the small things.
Practise, practise, practise.

Some remembered the challenging moments. Others remembered the laughter, the tears, the friendships and the feeling of finding Ohana.

Again and again, people spoke about arriving without really knowing what was ahead of them - and discovering that they were beginning something much bigger than simply learning a massage.

One person wrote, “You are home.”

Another simply said, “This is the beginning of an epic journey.”

And perhaps that’s the beautiful thing about Day One.
You don’t have to know where the journey will take you.
You just have to arrive.

To all of our past students who shared their words and wisdom - mahalo. And to the new group preparing to walk through the doors for Level 1 & 2 this October…

Your Ohana is already cheering you on.
....
Our October Level 1 & 2 training is almost full, with just 1 place remaining.
If you’ve been thinking about beginning your own Ka Huna journey, or revisiting this training, you can find all the details and book here:
https://mettesinstitute.mykajabi.com/offers/jRZkoLBE/checkout

❤️ LOVE NEVER ENDS - Accommodation UpdateOur dorm accommodation for Jørgen’s Life Celebration, 20–22 November, is now SO...
27/09/2026

❤️ LOVE NEVER ENDS - Accommodation Update

Our dorm accommodation for Jørgen’s Life Celebration, 20–22 November, is now SOLD OUT.

Thank you for the beautiful response to this very special gathering.

If you’d still love to join us, camping and weekend day passes are still available.

Come and be part of a weekend of remembrance, music, connection, ceremony, laughter, love and Ohana as we celebrate Jørgen’s life and legacy together.

Camping & day passes can be booked here:
https://mettesinstitute.mykajabi.com/offers/znZqQryh/checkout

❤️ The moments in between…Sometimes it’s the candid moments that capture the heart of our Ka Huna trainings most beautif...
26/09/2026

❤️ The moments in between…

Sometimes it’s the candid moments that capture the heart of our Ka Huna trainings most beautifully.

A hand held.
A moment of concentration.
Learning to trust your hands and your intuition.
Supporting one another.
A hug that says more than words ever could.

Yes, we come together to learn Ka Huna massage. But somewhere along the way, so much more happens.

Connections are made. Friendships form. Confidence grows. We laugh, we learn, we sometimes cry… and we become Ohana. 🌺

These beautiful images capture just a few of those moments.

A huge mahalo to Dani Cullen for always capturing them so beautifully.

Every Ka Huna journey starts somewhere…Over the past few weeks, we’ve shared glimpses of our Level 4 and Level 5 Ohana -...
21/09/2026

Every Ka Huna journey starts somewhere…

Over the past few weeks, we’ve shared glimpses of our Level 4 and Level 5 Ohana - the learning, the connection, the challenges, the laughter and some very special moments along the way.

But every one of those students once walked into Level 1 & 2 for the very first time.

This October 27th to 1st November, perhaps it’s your turn.

You don’t need any previous massage experience. Some people come wanting to become bodyworkers, some are already therapists looking to expand their skills, and others simply feel curious about Ka Huna and where the experience might take them.

Level 1 & 2 is where we begin. Learning the foundations of Ka Huna massage, movement, Huna philosophy and what it means to work with the whole person: body, mind and spirit.

Our next Level 1 & 2 Ka Huna Massage Training is this October at High Spirits Retreat in the Noosa Hinterland.

If you’ve been watching from afar and wondering what Ka Huna is all about, perhaps this is your opportunity to experience it for yourself.

No previous massage experience needed.

See the October course and booking details here:
https://www.highspiritsretreat.com.au/upcoming-courses-calendar

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297 Sister Tree Creek Road
Kin Kin, QLD
4571

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