Hawaiian healing bodywork

Transformational bodywork on Kauaʻi since 1980.

Transformational energy work, long lasting body work. Manima's lomilomi, CranioSacral and energy work, blended to what your body is holding.

Leslee 'Manima' Dancosse, founder and licensed massage therapist
4.9 on Yelp · 41 reviews · with Manima, LMT
The work

One session, many hands of healing.

Manima does not sell a fixed menu. She reads what your body is holding and weaves these modalities into one continuous session, drawing on more than forty years of practice on Kauaʻi.

Hawaiian Lomilomi (traditional)

Flowing, rhythmic island bodywork passed through Hawaiian tradition, working the whole body as one.

CranioSacral Therapy

A light, unhurried touch that settles the nervous system and releases held tension at its source.

Myofascial Release

Slow, sustained pressure that frees the fascia so the body can move freely again.

Deep Tissue & Trigger Point

Focused, therapeutic work into the deeper layers to reach knots and long-held strain.

Reflexology

Precise pressure on the feet and hands to ease the body and quiet the whole system.

Sound Healing

Gentle tone and vibration woven through the session to help the mind fully let go.

Energy Work

Clearing the blocks so your own inner healing power, your Mana, can flow more freely.

Couples Massage

Side by side, each session read from your own body. Indoors in Kapaʻa, or outdoors by arrangement.

Leslee 'Manima' Dancosse standing at her massage table on Kauaʻi, smiling, with tropical plants behind her
Leslee “Manima” Dancosse, LMT
The name Mana

Forty-five years of aloha, held in one word.

In Hawaiian, mana is the inner healing power. All power comes from within. Because the word is sacred, Leslee sought a blessing to use it, and received one directly from Serge Kahili King, PhD, a respected Kauaʻi kahuna, who looked her in the eyes and answered yes.

I simply assist in removing the blocks, so your inner healing power, your Mana, can flow more freely.

Manima opened one of Kauaʻi's first massage practices in 1980 and has been at the table ever since, sharing the gift of helping people reconnect with their own joy and compassion through bodywork.

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The outdoor experience

Bodywork above the Sacred Wailua River valley.

For those who want it, a session can be arranged outdoors overlooking the Wailua River valley, one of the most sacred places on the island. Just you, the trade winds, and the sound of the land.

Outdoor sessions are by arrangement and seasonal (availability to confirm).

Two massage tables set on the grass overlooking the ocean, framed by palm trees on Kauaʻi
A couple standing between two massage tables in a lush green Kauaʻi valley
Compose your session

Tell Manima what you are carrying.

Choose what brings you in. She will read the rest from your body, then blend the modalities that fit. This is a request, not a fixed booking, she confirms every session with you personally.

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Fastest response: call or text (808) 482-1000
Mahalo, your request is on its way. Manima confirms every session personally. For the fastest response, call or text (808) 482-1000. Kapaʻa hours are Monday to Friday 9 to 5 and Saturday 10 to 4.
Visit

Find Manima in Kapaʻa.

Location

Kapaʻa, Kauaʻi

[Kapaʻa street address to confirm]

By appointment only, indoors. Outdoor Wailua sessions by arrangement.

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9 to 5

Saturday, 10 to 4

Sunday closed. Appointments hold with advance notice.

Contact

(808) 482-1000

Call or text for the fastest response.

Cash, Venmo and credit card accepted.