🇳🇿 Aotearoa New Zealand · Traditional
Romiromi (Māori Bodywork)ロミロミ（マオリの手技／Romiromi）
Romiromi is discussed within rongoā Māori. Its meaning and scope are understood through practitioners’ explanations rather than distinguished from mirimiri by pressure alone.
This name is recorded with basic database information. An in-depth article will follow.
Fact sheet
- Origin
- 🇳🇿 Aotearoa New Zealand
- Era
- Traditional
- Classification
- Traditional healing system
- Techniques
- Pressure / Elbow / Wood / Tool
- Practitioner body parts
- Elbow / Knee / Tool
- Medium
- None
- Clothing
- Clothed
- Setting
- Mat
- Also known as
- Māori Romiromi · Maori Romiromi
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Related forms and lineages
Related reference entry: Mirimiri and Romiromi (Māori Bodywork)
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