Jennifer Stabrylla

Based in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii, Stay Balanced Massage specializes in Hawaiian lomilomi and sports massage. Jennifer Stabrylla studied under Aunty Margaret, the first Hawaiian lomoilomi teacher certified by the State of Hawai`i. With Jennifer’s vast training, she combines a warm touch, compassion, intuition and knowledge into her practice.

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I have been doing massage since I was 14 years old when, as a competitive swimmer, I began massaging my teammates and my hands intuitively knew how to make people feel better. At a young age, I knew that was my calling. For several years I only massaged family, friends, and teammates. Shortly after I moved to Hawaii and volunteered at Queen Emma’s Summer Palace, I decided to study formally after hearing about Hawaiian Lomilomi massage.

In 1998 I heard about a well-known Kahuna named Aunty Margaret who was the first Lomilomi teacher certified by the State of Hawaii. (Read Aunty’s story here).

I took the one-month massage training in Ke’ei. That experience at Aunty Margaret’s was stellar! I received a blessing from Aunty Margaret that changed my life, “Jennifer, you have love in your hands.” When I graduated in March 1999, she asked me to stay on as her apprentice. For 2 years I lived in a tent with my 100-pound doberman, had only cold, brackish water showers, and was far removed from society – no television, no cell reception, no address, and no mail; life was bliss….the old Hawaiian way. It was eight miles to the nearest anything. As an apprentice, I helped teach classes, worked on Aunty, and performed caretaking jobs around the property. I also did apprentice massages on travelers from all over the world who came to meet Aunty and experience Lomilomi. In August of 1999, I graduated from the advanced massage class and in 2002, I passed the state licensing exam and have been happily massaging ever since."

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