Wairoa Wānanga One: Pūtahi Marae 2023 - Harata Meretana Ma Charitable Trust

1.

Why do we work the head?

To make people laugh.

To make your face look better.

To relax the eyes.

To release mamae from too much thinking.

2.

Why do they have their knees on the buttocks?

Working the lower back gluteus muscles.

Getting ready to go for a run.

In a hurry to go for dinner.

Helping them to go to sleep.

3.

Why do we put our feet to the other person’s feet before we work them?

To keep our toes warm.

To put our power source to their power source to read the body.

To help you sing better.

To release energy from their body.

4.

What are we working with the right thigh?

Healing the knee.

Releasing male relationships.

Adjusting the toes.

Putting the hip in place.

5.

What muscle are we softening here?

The muscle beside the tailbone.

The bone in the stomach.

The inner muscle beside the hip bone.

The thigh muscle.

6.

Why do you sit on the backside while someone is lying down?

To watch TV.

To have a race.

To soften the muscles beside the tailbone.

To give them a flat tummy.

7.

Who can do romiromi in the whānau?

Only mothers.

Only fathers.

Only rangatahi.

The whole whānau.

8.

By pulling the knee back like this, what are we opening and stretching?

The neck.

The right hip

The backbone.

The digestive system that digests our food.

9.

Why are our feet important in romiromi?

They have to jam.

They are our spiritual power source.

They have eyes.

They sense things.

10.

Why do we need to put our feet on Papatūānuku after doing spiritual healing work?

To become noa again to come back into our physical body.

To be tapu – sacred.

To get ready to eat kai.

To sing songs.

11.

Which side of the body is the female side?

The right side.

No sides.

The left side.

The back side.