At Hokulani Massage Academy, you will acquire incredible hands on skills and a vast amount of anatomical knowledge. Anatomy, physiology, and structural kinesiology are emphasized. The focus will be the muscular, skeletal, circulatory, nervous, respiratory and digestive systems. The student will learn how to identify close to 40 muscles and will acquire the skills to apply massage techniques to these muscles. At the end of the level 1 course, the student will have the knowledge and confidence to perform a quality massage treatment whether for relaxation or therapeutic reasons. Students are taught how to identify, locate, and intricately grasp and manipulate muscles that are the problem. Being instructed on how to do “detective work” and identify the injured, fatigued, or dysfunctional muscle is the key to proper “assessment” in order to create a treatment plan.
Instructor and Principal Therapist
Bonnie Lynn Hokulani Henshaw, L.M.T. is a native of the Big Island and has been State of Hawaii licensed since 1996. She is a massage graduate of Geno Ortiz, LMT ( founder of Muscular Massage Therapy) in Kailua- Kona, and both Geno and Bonnie are currently Principal Massage Therapists and instructors at the K.M. Massage Training Center in Kailua-Kona. She served as Principal Massage Therapist on the Hamakua Coast, and was a massage therapist at the Kohala Spa at the Hilton Waikoloa Village for over 11 years. Bonnie is passionate about helping people feel better through therapeutic massage as well as helping people become successful in a rewarding career.
