Year 1 Wananga 3 Lets Romi Quizz - Harata Meretana Ma Charitable Trust

To link into the power source of another is …

Nose to nose

Lips to lips

Feet to feet

Hand to hand

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Where would you check if the whaiora needs a colon cleanse?

Pushing in the stomach

A haemata (master point) behind the ears and the eyes

Along the inner calf muscle and the foot

On the big toe

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When is the most important time to drink water and why?

While you are eating kai so it will be digested

Only at night time so you don’t get dehydrated

An hour before or an hour after eating kai to help with digestion

First thing in the morning before kai

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What does whaiora mean?

An older brother/sister to a younger brother/sister

A person seeking wellness

A sick person in hospital

A manager of a Hau Ora

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Why do you not clench your fists during romiromi?

Because it is aggressive

To block any energy from getting in

It’s only to play scissors, paper and rock

So the energy coming from whaiora goes out your open hand

None

The tailbone being tucked under is similar to the dog because …

It indicates fear

It shows childhood trauma

Shows a problem with sleeping

Tell the story of a past life

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Why should we not do healing when we are frightened?

You are not in the whatumanawa and are stuck in the mind

You might make the whaiora nervous and they might cry

You will be like a magnet and draw in all their energy

None of the above

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Why do we choose the female styles of romiromi?

The female works with the pain threshold of the whaiora

The female style makes romiromi look pretty

The male style is aggressive

The male style works hard and fast on the whaiora

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Where is the whatumanawa situated on the body?

By the anus

Inside the ears

In between the eyes

On the lower back

None

10.

What is the left hand?

The back scratcher

The hand used to heal

The hand you use to catch the bus

I don’t know

None

11.

What is the right hand?

The hand used to shift energies

The hand you use to wipe your bum

The hand used for obscene gestures

The hand you use to wave at the waiter at a restaurant

None

12.

Being a kaitiaki of the ancestral healing knowledge means we ….

Put the teachings on social media like Facebook and Instagram

We give the teachings learned in wananga to our friends who didn’t go to wananga

We apply the healing mātauranga to our lives so it becomes lived wisdom

We live, breath and honour the teachings so our whanau learn from our role modelling

We keep the mātauranga a secret to give to our mokopuna one day

None

13.

Why is important to do deep breathing exercises everyday?

To help with anxiety and stress

To stop smoking lung damage from smoking and vaping

To slow down the heartbeat

To gain access to the whatumanawa – the eye of the heart

None

14.

What is a purepure in the sea?

A deeply spiritual cleansing experience in the sea

A bbq on the beach

A swimming race in the ocean

A beach party

None

15.

Match the touch you would use for an old sick frail kuia

Use takutaku to shift and move the energies

Deep forceful pressure

Use haemata (master points) that are directive and penetrating

Gentle touch using rau (leaves) if they cannot be touched

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16.

What is matekitetanga?

Spiritual visions, revelations and realisations

The ability to see, hear, feel, smell and/or taste mauiui

Prophesying when something is going to happen

All of the above

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17.

Where does the wairua sit on the body?

Around the head

In the manawa

In the heels

Around the kidneys

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18.

What is whakawaatea?

To spiritually clear away unwanted energies

To use vortexes to free, dislodge or move energies

To shift and release entities using takutaku

All of the above

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