Mylene is amazing. It was the best massage I've had. Her hands are so strong, so while it hurt,…read moreit hurt so good and I definitely needed it after a year without having a massage and undergoing a lot of life changes and stress. She instantly knew that my shoulders and neck were so tight. It won't be the last time I see her, that's for sure!! She's awesome!

I would highly recommend anyone in need of a highly skilled, professional massage to schedule an…read moreappointment. After a week of hiking, swimming, and exploring Kauai my muscles were sore and I was in pain. Mylene did an amazing job with my shoulders and legs. I feel so much better. I have suffered from neck and back issues for years and regularly get massages back home but Mylene is extremely skilled and worked on my neck and shoulders issues even better than where I go back home. She also did an amazing massage for my wife. If you are in need of a seriously strong deep tissue massage Mylene is a highly skilled professional massage therapist.

I thought long and hard about leaving this review. It wasn't something I initially wanted to do…read more However, after being alerted to and reading Mark's response to Maria, I can't ignore my need to speak out any longer.  As a preface, you should know that I attended this school for roughly 2 weeks at the beginning of January 2019. I dropped out early so as to not lose the bulk of my tuition money.  The main reasons I left were because of a) the delicate emotional boundaries I felt Mark crossed and b) the complete lack of hygiene and failure to take normal massage protocol seriously. A: During my brief time there, the MAJORITY of our time was spent on activities meant to cultivate "awareness" (a very vague term, and how exactly it's measured I don't know). They felt like expensive time-fillers (some of them literally involved us just staring at each other to the point where you either laughed or had to look away), and often made other students very emotional. Classes started to feel a lot more like group therapy sessions even though Mark insisted they weren't. In my opinion, he sent very mixed messages about this, as he would often encourage students to "go further" into their emotions when they were clearly experiencing distress. It felt like a precarious line to walk, especially when dealing with students who had very obviously experienced trauma in their lives. As I said, the bulk of our time was spent on these emotional exercises. I felt they were excessive and overshadowed the more technical aspects of our curriculum. B: As for hygiene, we were encouraged and supposed to wash our hands before practicing massage. However, we would also do some activities that had us outside on the grass, barefoot, rolling around, etc. NO ONE washed their feet or clothes after such activities, potentially contaminating tables and bodies with the abundance of chicken feces that lay on the grass outside. As far as I saw in my two weeks there, none of the official rules on non-perfumed (essential) oils were enforced and some of my classmates added them to massage oils enthusiastically. The ground rules about deodorant discussed on day one were never addressed again. In this regard, it was a free-for-all. When I dropped out, I was contacted by Mark a few times. He wanted to make sure I was making the right decision, and asked if I needed more time. In retrospect, it all felt like a means to make sure no money was lost on me. I wish I had taken a screen shot of this, but I thought it was also suspicious that after having dropped out, Mark posted on our class's FaceBook page that he had made a tax mistake and that everyone was going to have to pay an extra $200 or so. While I can't be certain this was a means to recuperate money lost on me by shifting the burden onto other students, I CAN be certain that a business should and MUST eat the costs of their mistakes. I am a business owner myself, and this is completely unacceptable and shows a lack of respect for your customers. If you can't afford to make mistakes, hire someone to ensure that you don't.  Mark reached out to me even months later, noting that I had liked Maria's negative comment here on Yelp. He described her as a very "disgruntled individual," perhaps in an effort to sway me in coming back. If anything has deterred me from coming back, it's Mark's response to Maria. Before you throw a whole bunch of money to study at this school because of it's ideal location, ask yourself if you want to support the character of someone who retaliates against a dead person, someone who can no longer defend themself, on Yelp. Whatever Maria's issues were in life, her suicide doesn't negate her opinions or experience. You would think that someone who claims to be "trauma informed" would perhaps be more sensitive to the privacy, reputation and dignity of a human being and the family and friends she left behind, instead of trying to use it as a means to showcase his own generosity and virtue. If anyone I knew committed suicide and then I later found such a despicable response to one of their old comments by a BUSINESS OWNER, I would never patronize that place again. It's mindblowingly disrespectful and selfish. Even if the statements you've made are factual, it is simply not your place to announce this kind of information to the world in order to make your business look better. Also, no where in her review did she refer to you as "new age-y." Mark, instead of focusing on the ONE negative review by bringing to question the emotional and mental validity of the person who wrote it, you would have done better to encourage your more recent graduates to write positive ones.

Pacific Center for awareness and bodywork is a great choice for aspiring bodyworkers. Graduates…read moreleave with both the skills to be able to provide the 10 series (of structural integrarion) as well as profound awareness skills which enrich their ability to; feel, communicate and listen deeply. There is a rich community environment which is the foundation of the learning and practice. Over the almost 2 decades that I have been on Kauai, and owned a day spa, I have hired a select handful of graduates. I really love the communication, authenticity and integrity that these folks bring to the table! If you are a massage therapist looking for a school, you have found it!

Great service and very clean space. I enjoyed my massage so much. I recommend this place.read more

Great massage and very nice people! The couples massage is a great way to do something nice for…read moreyourself and your partner.

I texted Aloha Moon Spa and was able to book a session couple of days later. Appreciate that they…read morecould make a last minute accommodation and for their timely and consistent communication. I received the Welcome Package massage (60 min body + 30 min facial) by Montana, and it was legitimately one of the best massages I've ever received! She was so attentive to the kneading pressure, the setting, and just for my overall comfort. My sore muscles felt much more relieved and my face and body felt so relaxed and smooth afterwards. I would 100% recommend this package and Montana. You can also purchase products after your appointment. I really enjoyed the fragrance and active ingredients of the facial oil cleanser (imagine grapefruit, guava, vanilla..)

Book the appointment I was in town for one more day and I…read morebooked a lymphatic massage with Michelle and it was incredible! They accommodated an appt two days prior and so happy they did. The women are so friendly with great energy. The spas energy upon walking in is one of calming energy and welcoming I had a lymphatic massage and her touch was just the right amount of pressure and it was so helpful in helping me get rid of so much retention- for it being a lymphatic drainage massage , I was still quite relaxed and did snooze Michelle has a motherly energy and her hands are magic. Room was clean and temperature was perfect 10/10 Mahalo Just book a session when you are on the island !

Paid by Venmo. Mana Massage has 2 locations so it was convenient to book 2 days ahead of time. I…read morebooked on a Monday afternoon and it worked out great for me. Leslee was very communicative and prompt in her responses. I booked a 1.5 myofascial release and combination massage and felt amazing during and after. I felt so relaxed I even fell asleep during the massage. I would definitely recommend Mana Massage.

Five stars. The ocean breeze and waves made this an experience we will never forget. This was a…read moremassage for us on our honeymoon. It was beyond perfect and we are so relaxed.

We thoroughly enjoyed a couples massage! Our therapists were Avery & Lila. Both were excellent,…read moreprofessional and well trained! We get massages often and this was truly one of our best massage sessions. We both left feeling relaxed with muscle tension relieved. The scheduler was also superb. She was responsive, worked to get us in the schedule and matched us to therapists that best suited our needs and preferences. We highly recommend this place.

Great massage we make a point of coming here on our frequent trips to Kauai. Therapist is very…read morefriendly and very good . It's a little hard to find but well worth it

Lana is hands down the best massage therapist on the island. She is able to get deep to relax the…read morebody and relieve tension. Make sure to schedule far in advance because she books up and understandably so - she's the best!

I can't say ENOUGH about how incredible Lana is. I have been looking for someone on island to do…read moredeep tissue/therapeutic massage and I am so grateful to have found her. While she uses her feet, this is NOT Thai massage. Rather, her feet allow her to do the most insane deep tissue massage I have ever experienced! It's truly magical and I cannot recommend her enough - especially if you like deep, strong therapeutic work!

Glo is a incredible and intuitive healer. I have been tapping with Glo for the last six months and…read moreevery time we have a session I experience deep and profound revelations and move through so much in my body and soul. I love tapping, and I especially love tapping with Glo. Also, Glo meets you where you are at and goes as deep as you want to in that moment. It's fun, deep, profound, joyous, if you want freedom in your life, then I highly recommend.

Wonderful experience, lot of attention to detail put into setting the space and masterful bodywork…read moreexpertise. Mahalo nui!