Rongoā Māori
Mirimiri · Romiromi
Traditional mirimiri and romiromi bodywork with rongoā practitioner Tony McColgan — restoring mauri, releasing what the body holds, and returning balance to tinana, hinengaro and wairua.
Tony McColgan
Rongoā Practitioner
Ko wai au — About
Kia ora koutou. I am Tony, a rongoā practitioner based in Invercargill, Southland. My practice weaves together mirimiri bodywork and romiromi deep release — each session opened and closed with karakia.
Rongoā sees the person as whole: tinana (body), hinengaro (mind), wairua (spirit) and whānau. Whether you arrive carrying pain, stress or simply the weight of a busy life, our work together is to gently restore your mauri — your life force — to balance.
Ngā Ratonga — Services
Every session begins with a kōrero about where you are at, and closes with karakia. Sessions run Monday to Friday.
An energy exchange spoken in a gentle, intentional language — basic alignment using the body's energy points, known as haemata, to clear and rebalance the flow of mauri, calming the nervous system and restoring ease through the tinana.
Deep energy-point alignment releasing held blockages, restoring circulation and easing what the body holds, grounded in traditional tikanga and karakia.
Te Tikanga — The Approach
“He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.”
What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people.
Each session is opened with karakia, creating a safe and sacred space. Healing happens on every level — physical release is only the beginning of what can shift when the wairua is tended to.
Mirimiri is an energy exchange — a gentle, intentional language — clearing and rebalancing the flow of mauri through the body, calming the nervous system and easing what the wairua carries. Romiromi goes deeper: firm, purposeful energy-point work that releases what the tinana has been holding, often for years. Both are practised on the table, fully clothed, and always at your pace.
Tinana · Hinengaro · Wairua · Whānau
“My mahi is to help your body let go of what it no longer needs to carry.”
Tony McColgan — Te Hau Tapu Ariki
Tono Wā — Book a Session
Requests are confirmed personally by reply email. Sessions are held in Invercargill, Monday to Friday. The practice takes a summer break — bookings are open until Monday 14 December.
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October 2026
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Whakapā Mai — Contact
If you are unsure which session is right for you, or you would like to ask about rongoā for your whānau, send a message — every enquiry is answered personally.
