MANAWA ORA TIKANGA

Manawa Ora provides Māori bodywork and healing (Mirimiri and Romiromi) which utilises a holistic approach to restoring wellness to the mind, body, spirit and emotional being. Our focus as Rongoā Māori practitioners is to support you to achieve and maintain wellbeing in your life, while adhering to our cultural values and practices (tikanga).

Clinic and Bookings:

·        Please do not book a session at Manawa Ora within 48 hours of visiting another health care service i.e., Chiropractor, Physio etc.

·        Please inform us if you are pregnant. 

·        Please inform us of any other health conditions that could impact on treatment.

·        Please inform us if you are taking any blood-thinning medications.

·        Treatment is at the discretion of Manawa Ora.

·        Our clinic is a childfree space due to health and safety and the nature of our mahi.

·        We use social media to normalise mirimiri in the clinic, please let us know if you’d rather filming doesn’t identify you.

·        ACC whaiora: $20.00 surcharge is due after each session.

Cancellations and Rescheduling:

We require 24 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule your session. Any short notice and/or no-shows, will be deducted from your allocated appointments (if attending under EAP or ACC).

After two late cancellations or no-shows, you will receive an email informing you that a third no-show or late cancellation will result in no further treatment with Manawa Ora.

A third no-show will enact cancellation of any further treatment under any funding models with Manawa Ora.

What can I expect at Manawa Ora?

At Manawa Ora we traditionally work in a space shared with other kaimiri and whaiora.  This is considered ‘safe practice’ to us. Your privacy is important to us, you need only share what information you are comfortable to share in an open space.

Both Mirimiri and Romiromi work at a deep level, even deeper than what is commonly known as ‘Deep Tissue’ and sometimes using alignment techniques. We use tools (to apply pressure to specific points) such as kōhatu (stones), rākau (sticks), and the use of hands, feet, elbows and body weight. 

It is common to feel a range of emotions during your session - whatever you feel is normal.

We work intuitively and we treat the whole person. This means we may work areas you haven’t asked us to work, sometimes including sensitive areas, if we consider there is a need. Please feel free to ask your practitioner why, or tell us if you’re not comfortable, in which case we would encourage you to feel free to stop the session at any point.

We have both male and female practitioners. Your practitioner will be allocated to you on the day on each visit.

What can I expect post treatment?

Post session you can expect to be in release mode, and it is encouraged that you keep physical activity to a minimum (less is more) and take care of yourself.

You might feel emotional after your treatment. You could feel tired or lightheaded. You may feel some discomfort for between 1-3 days. Depending on your physical condition (for example iron levels), you could experience bruising post treatment. Please contact us if you have queries post treatment.