Greetings
I'm Richard — an artist and therapist offering gentle, soulful work rooted in Aloha. Hawaiian bodywork offers a way to return safely to your body — to integrate and release stored emotions through the art of intention, touch and breath.
A little about me
I am gentle and honest, authentic and deep — strong, and not afraid to be vulnerable. An adventurous soul who carries the balance of masculine and feminine within; in Hawaii this is known as Māhū. For as long as I can remember I've been drawn to the quiet, powerful work of helping people — and animals — feel safe, seen and whole again.
My practice weaves together traditional Hawaiian healing and intuitive connection. The Spiritual Hawaiian Lomi Lomi lineage I carry is offered with the blessing and consent of Elders in Hawaii, through the Institute of Living Aloha. As an artist, I bring the same attention to a session that I'd bring to a canvas: patience, presence, and care for the smallest detail.
Fourteen years ago in South Africa I completed my Itwasa — a traditional African Sangoma initiation — which connected me with my ancestors and guardian angels, and gave me a foundation to anchor in, receive guidance from, and hold space with. Reiki and Indian head massage are among the other gifts I bring — alongside Crystal Dreaming, biodynamic farming, earthen building, Kyokushin karate, and a deep love of empowering communities through wholistic development.
However you arrive — tender, curious, or simply tired — we'll go gently, and always at your pace.
Richard Lockie
The heart of my practice
A traditional bodywork practice that works with the body both physically and energetically. Using warm organic coconut oil and flowing, wave-like movements, the massage supports the release of tension, stagnation and energetic blockages — inviting the body into deep ease and renewal.
Each session begins and completes with a gentle check-in and pule (prayer). I receive guidance from Source and channel this energy with intention and presence throughout. Care is prioritised at all times — a safe container of trust that lets you soften, surrender, and journey into restoration, repair and nourishment.
Lomilomi works with the whole body as one interconnected system. With clear consent, this may include the chest and heart area as a place of emotional and energetic holding. Traditionally the receiver is unclothed; a sarong is used at all times to ensure comfort and modesty. You're warmly encouraged to share any sensitive or vulnerable areas at the start and throughout, so we keep a mindful, connected space.
Every session is offered with Aloha — the practice of living unconditional love — in alignment with Nā Akua (Great Spirit) and ʻUhane (individual spirit), and with deep reverence for Country, guardian angels, guides, and any spiritual or religious relationships you hold.
Massage is an expression of Aloha. Mahalo.
To support the full benefits of your Lomilomi experience, you're invited to:
With heartfelt gratitude to my teacher Charlie Snow, the Kūpuna (elders) of this lineage, and the Nā ʻAumākua (guardian ancestors), through the Institute of Living Aloha — for carrying and sharing this sacred practice, and strengthening the fire of Aloha that burns within my heart.
More ways to work together
Alongside Lomi Lomi, these are other gentle paths inward. Choose what calls to you — or come not knowing, and we'll find the doorway together.
A gentle beginning
A place to begin. If trauma or trust make touch and closeness feel unsafe, we go slowly — at your pace, with consent at every step — building the confidence and felt-safety to receive a fuller session when you're ready. No fixing, no agenda; just honest, patient company.
Felt-safety · Consent-led · At your pace
Into the wild
A half-day returning to the land. We walk into the forest, light a fire, and call in the ancestors, guides and nature spirits. For anyone who has felt disconnected, simply being present in wild Country can be deeply supportive, grounding and safe.
Half-day · In nature · Wadawurrung Country
Spiritual companioning
Sometimes what needs to be heard isn't only human. Deep listening can be offered for a person — or for the land, a building, a river, a tree, or an animal. Through the ancestral relationships I've established, they act as a conduit and translator between my awareness and whatever we're connecting with.
For people, place & living things
Between species
Being present for an animal, in person — open to whatever they wish to share. We take at least two hours together, time enough to build a real relationship. This can also include tender support around endings: on the farm, I believe that preparing an animal and staying with them through the process is a kindness — to the animal, and to the meat that will nourish others.
In person only · from 2 hours
Coming soon
Shamanic journey
A gentle, drug-free shamanic journey. You rest within a crystal mandala and shift into an expanded yet fully-aware state — meeting what's ready to be seen, and releasing old energy with forgiveness and love. A 90-minute session, lovingly in preparation and not yet open to book.
90 minutes · In preparation
Lineage
I support you to connect with your own guides and team — your ancestors — welcoming them to speak with mine, and then with me. Messages arrive as images, sounds or feelings, which I share back to support your journey, or to answer the questions you bring.
About 1 hour · Across generations
Sessions & rates
Every session is held with the same care and unhurried attention. We always begin with a free, no-obligation call, so we can feel whether we're a good fit for one another.
All prices are in Australian dollars (AUD). Where you see a sliding scale, choose the rate you can meet — the higher tiers quietly hold a place open for someone who can't. Your third session within any six-month period is half price, and some sessions can come to you with travel covered. Cost should never be a barrier; if it is, please ask.
Aloha is not a word you say. It's a way of being with another — present, open-hearted, and entirely without judgement.
— a Hawaiian way of being
Kind words
"It was an incredible journey for me. For one, I felt really safe to receive. I knew I was in a healing space from the moment Richard told me he was offering deep healing massage at the festival — there was a transmission just in that conversation. I booked my appointment on my birthday as a gift to myself: the gift of surrendering to receive. Through this, deep healing took place. I received myself, and with deep awareness in each moment I was able to heal ancestral things, and things from childhood. Richie holds a very nurturing space. He has a beautiful balance of masculine and feminine qualities that make you feel held and nurtured in love and the great mystery. It was really the most extraordinary massage I've ever received — but I feel it was a team effort on both our parts. The more I surrendered and allowed myself to receive, the deeper the exchange was, and I witnessed my own healing for the first time ever in my life. I HIGHLY recommend everyone have a healing massage with Richie. He has a real gift as a healer, and I hope his gift of healing touch and deep listening can reach those in need. Blessings brother on your journey. I am so grateful I had this time with you. Aloha."
"For the first time in my life, I experienced a Lomi Lomi massage with Richard at the Renaissance Festival. It was a deeply profound and heart-opening experience for me. I am very grateful for the way Richie worked with both my physical and energetic body, with such presence and sensitivity. After the session, I felt stagnant energy gently released, creating a sense of flow, lightness, and balance within me. Thank you."
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Begin a conversation
Tell me a little about what's drawing you here and I'll be in touch personally. There's no pressure and no script — just a first, gentle step.
With respect
I am a proud Zimbabwean, born and trained in Zululand, South Africa. I give thanks to all of the ancestry that carried me to this present moment — African, Hawaiian, Scottish, Portuguese, Spanish and French.
I live on, and feel welcomed by, Wadawurrung Country. I acknowledge that I hold no formal permission to be on Country, and I pray for the day my children, born on Country, may be witnessed as people of Country — not by blood, but by birthplace.
To the Elders, brothers, sisters and children of this place — those of the past, the present, and those still to come; those who are of Country, for Country and with Country — I offer sorrow, praise, respect and strength.
And to everyone who comes to this work: you are welcome here in the fullness of who you are — every neurology, every gender, every way of being.