Massage Styles
Lomi Lomi Inspired Relaxation Massage.
A calm, flowing massage experience created purely for relaxation. Comfortable pressure, soothing rhythm and an unhurried routine help you switch off, release everyday tension and enjoy uninterrupted time to rest and recharge.
Relaxation Massage in Centurion, Pretoria at Kahe Hands is designed to help you slow down, release everyday tension, and settle back into your body. Sessions are calming, unhurried, and focused on comfort, rhythm, and ease. Gentle, flowing touch with warm, lightly scented oils supports a quiet nervous system and a sense of lightness.
This is an ideal choice if you want to feel lighter, calmer, and more rested—without needing to think about techniques or problem-solving. It offers straightforward, nurturing care that fits easily into regular life.
You’ll likely leave feeling relaxed, grounded, and physically at ease. A little softer around the edges, with more space to breathe and simply be.
Session lengths
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60 min — Full-Body Relaxation Massage
One uninterrupted hour to slow down, release everyday tension and
enjoy uncomplicated full body relaxation.
R620
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90 min — Extended Full-Body Relaxation Massage
A slower, more spacious massage with extra time to linger over areas
carrying stress and help you settle more deeply.
R850
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120 min — Deep Full-Body Relaxation Massage
Two unhurried hours of flowing massage, allowing the whole body
time to soften, settle and fully step away from daily demands.
R1,200
CHOOSE RELAXATION WHEN…
Nothing needs fixing. You simply need to stop.
You’ve had a demanding week, your mind is still busy, and you want comfortable, flowing massage without deep pressure, problem-solving or a treatment agenda.
Lie down. Switch off. Let us take care of the next hour or two.
Located in Wierdapark, Centurion. Professional, private, and designed for your comfort.
When Your Day Is Over but Your Body Hasn't Stopped
One of the problems with sustained pressure is that work can finish without you feeling finished.
You leave the office but your shoulders remain elevated. You get into bed but your mind is still processing the day. You finally sit down and realise how much tension you have been carrying.
For an executive or busy professional, recovery is not necessarily another activity to optimise.
Sometimes it is the absence of demands.
Massage gives you a defined period in which there is nowhere else you need to be, nothing you need to accomplish and very little required from you.
Research into physical relaxation methods in healthcare professionals found massage therapy reduced measures of occupational stress compared with no intervention. Broader massage research has also reported benefits for anxiety in several studied populations.
That supports something many regular massage clients already understand intuitively: relaxation is not wasted time.
What Should You Expect?
This is a full-body massage designed around comfort and flow.
Your therapist uses warm oil and long, comfortable massage movements across the body, adapting pressure according to your preference. Areas carrying more tension—commonly the shoulders, neck, back, legs or feet—can receive additional attention without turning the appointment into a concentrated problem-solving treatment.
There is no expectation that the massage needs to hurt to be worthwhile.
You don't need to follow instructions, perform movements or concentrate on your breathing. Conversation can be kept to a minimum if you prefer.
The objective is straightforward: allow you to receive the massage without having to work at relaxing.
Why Does Time Matter?
Relaxation cannot always be rushed.
The first part of a massage is often spent simply transitioning out of the pace at which you arrived. Your breathing changes, muscles begin to feel less guarded and you gradually stop anticipating what comes next.
This is why the three session lengths create genuinely different experiences rather than simply giving the therapist more minutes.
60 min — Full-Body Relaxation Massage | R620
Choose 60 minutes when you want a proper full-body massage but have limited time.
An hour gives us enough time to work across the body while giving additional attention to the areas where you commonly carry everyday tension.
It is particularly well suited to fitting massage into a demanding working week.
90 min — Extended Full-Body Relaxation Massage | R850
For most people wanting deeper relaxation rather than simply a convenient massage, 90 minutes is the sweet spot.
The additional half hour changes the pace. We don't need to move through the body as quickly, and there is more opportunity to linger over the back, shoulders, legs or feet without sacrificing the rest of the massage.
Choose 90 minutes when you want to feel that you have genuinely stepped away for a while.
120 min — Deep Full-Body Relaxation Massage | R1,200
Two hours changes the experience again.
There is no urgency to move from one area to another. The massage can remain slow, flowing and comprehensive while giving substantially more time to the areas that feel tired or tense.
Choose 120 minutes after particularly demanding periods, extensive travel, sustained workload or simply when one hour no longer feels like enough time to properly switch off.
Relaxation or Fusion Massage?
The difference comes down to what you want us to prioritise.
Choose Relaxation Massage when the dominant need is to slow down. You may certainly have tight shoulders, a tired back or heavy legs, but you don't want the appointment to revolve around correcting individual physical problems.
Choose Fusion Massage when pain, muscular tension, stiffness or restricted movement is the reason you are booking. Fusion gives us greater freedom to combine Deep Tissue, Sports Massage, myofascial techniques, heat, cupping, movement and other approaches around those physical needs.
A useful way to decide is to ask yourself:
Do I want someone to work on my body, or do I mainly need an hour in which I can stop?
If it is the latter, choose Relaxation.
When You Want More Than Relaxation
There is also an important distinction between Relaxation Massage and an Immersive Experience.
Relaxation Massage deliberately keeps things simple. You receive comfortable, flowing full-body massage and are free to switch off.
An Immersive Experience provides substantially more time and may incorporate elements such as breathwork, intentional movement, guided meditation or contemplation depending on the experience selected.
You don't need an Immersive Experience simply because you are stressed.
If what you want is excellent massage and uninterrupted downtime, Relaxation Massage is designed precisely for that.
Which Session Should I Reserve?
Choose 60 minutes — R620 when you want full-body relaxation within a busy schedule.
Choose 90 minutes — R850 when you want a slower experience with enough time to settle properly. This is our recommendation for most clients seeking a dedicated relaxation massage.
Choose 120 minutes — R1,200 when you want an extended period away from everyday demands and don't want the massage constrained by time.
You don't need to arrive with an objective.
Sometimes “I need to switch off” is enough.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Lomi Lomi-inspired relaxation massage?
A Lomi Lomi-inspired relaxation massage combines the long, broad, flowing strokes associated with Lomi Lomi with the familiar structure and professional draping of a conventional relaxation massage.
At Kahe Hands, the massage bed is fully dressed and standard towelling is used throughout the treatment. The therapist uses flowing Lomi-inspired movements across larger areas of the body, then transitions into more focused Swedish-inspired techniques when working areas such as the feet, hands and head.
The purpose is simple: relaxation, nurturing touch and time to switch off.
Is a Lomi Lomi-inspired massage the same as traditional Lomi Lomi?
No.
Traditional Lomi Lomi is a distinct Hawaiian bodywork tradition with its own history, philosophy and methods. Different lineages practise it differently, so Lomi Lomi should not be reduced to simply "long forearm strokes."
Kahe Hands' Relaxation Massage is deliberately described as Lomi Lomi-inspired because it borrows the beautiful broad, flowing quality of Lomi while retaining a more conventional massage format.
You receive standard towelling, gentle pressure and familiar focused massage techniques rather than a traditional Lomi Lomi treatment.
Why do you call it Lomi Lomi-inspired rather than Lomi Lomi?
Because that distinction accurately describes what you receive.
The therapist uses Lomi-inspired flowing strokes to create continuity and relaxation, but the treatment does not attempt to reproduce the full traditional Lomi Lomi experience.
When the massage moves to areas better suited to smaller, focused movements—such as the feet, hands or head—the therapist can return to Swedish-inspired relaxation techniques.
Calling it "inspired" respects both the traditional modality and the actual treatment being offered.
What is the difference between Relaxation Massage and the Kahe Hands Immersive Experience?
They have fundamentally different purposes.
Relaxation Massage is for someone who wants to be nurtured, relax and switch off. It uses gentle pressure, standard professional draping, Lomi-inspired broad flowing strokes and Swedish-inspired focused work.
The Immersive Experience is deeper, more connected bodywork. It can incorporate the traditional Lomi approach to continuous connection, reverse-pressure work and the low-drape environment required for that style of uninterrupted movement.
Relaxation Massage gives you elements of the flow without recreating the full Lomi environment or depth of the Immersive Experience.
Why is the draping different from traditional Lomi Lomi?
Draping influences how a massage can be performed.
Kahe Hands Relaxation Massage uses standard professional towelling, with the client appropriately covered and only the area being worked exposed. This provides the familiar privacy and structure many clients expect from a conventional massage.
Traditional Lomi techniques can use a different draping approach because long, uninterrupted strokes may travel across larger connected regions of the body.
The Relaxation Massage intentionally keeps conventional draping and adapts the Lomi-inspired movements accordingly.
What does a Lomi Lomi-inspired Relaxation Massage feel like?
Expect gentle, broad and rhythmic movement.
Across larger areas, the therapist uses long Lomi-inspired strokes so that the massage feels connected rather than like a sequence of unrelated body parts.
When working the feet, hands, head or other smaller areas, the treatment becomes more focused and Swedish-inspired.
The result is a balance between flow and detail, without turning the massage into deep or corrective bodywork.
Is Relaxation Massage a deep-tissue massage?
No.
This service deliberately uses gentler pressure. Its purpose isn't to chase knots, work through painful areas or progressively increase intensity.
If you arrive with significant muscular discomfort or a specific area you want worked on intensively, another Kahe Hands massage option is more appropriate.
Relaxation Massage is for the occasion when there is nothing that needs fixing. You simply want to receive massage, rest and be nurtured.
Do I need to have pain or tight muscles to book a massage?
Absolutely not.
Massage doesn't need to begin with a problem.
You can book a Relaxation Massage because you've had a demanding week, want some quiet time, enjoy nurturing touch or simply value regular relaxation.
This service was designed specifically around that idea: you don't need to hurt before you're allowed to look after yourself.
Should I choose 60, 90 or 120 minutes?
All three durations provide the same Lomi Lomi-inspired relaxation approach. What changes is how much unhurried time the therapist has.
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60 minutes gives you a complete relaxation experience and works well when time is limited.
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90 minutes allows a slower pace and more time throughout the body.
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120 minutes provides the most spacious version of the experience, allowing the therapist to maintain the flowing rhythm without needing to move quickly through different areas.
The longer treatments aren't deeper or more corrective—they simply give you more time to relax.
Which should I choose: Relaxation Massage, Lomi Lomi or an Immersive Experience?
Choose according to why you want the massage.
Choose Relaxation Massage when you want gentle pressure, standard professional draping, nurturing touch and a combination of broad Lomi-inspired flow with focused Swedish-inspired relaxation massage.
Choose Lomi Lomi when you specifically want the traditional style of highly connected bodywork and are comfortable with the different draping and treatment environment required to allow those continuous movements.
Choose the Immersive Experience when you want Kahe Hands' deeper, longer-form approach, where the practitioner has the time and freedom to work more comprehensively with the person rather than simply provide relaxation.