Therapeutic Hot Stone Massage

Therapeutic stones have an amazing healing energy. They have been used for
massage therapy around the world for many years.

Some of the benefits of the heated stone massage are:

* Wonderful, deep relaxation
* Significant stress reduction
* Detoxification of the body
* Improved circulation and a pleasant, warm feeling
* Stimulation of the lymphatic system
* Improved metabolic rate
* May ease bloating caused by water retention of PMS
* May provide relief of chronic or temporary back and neck pain
* Instant relaxation of tight and sore muscles

Have you ever felt during a massage that the massage therapist was just not strong
enough to push through the ridges of tension in your shoulder blades, and at the
same time not gentle enough to melt the tension between your toes?

Then try heated stone massage therapy, a post-modern combination of gentle
massage with ancient tools of penetration. Heated stone massage therapy blends the
ancient Native American art of stone massage with modern massage techniques to
create a massage experience unlike any other you have received on a massage
table before.

The Japanese have used them for centuries for stress and pain relief by placing them
on troubled areas of the body where stones melt away the obstructions.

Heated stone massages evolved from traditional use of stones in Native American
and Japanese culture.

In these cultures stones were used thousands of years as part of spiritual rituals.
Native Americans and Scandinavians also use the stones in creating steam in their
saunas and sweat lodges.

The heated stone massage is also a form of thermo-therapy. Deep penetrating heat
and the weight of the stones, just melt away tight muscles and any kind of stress,
even pain. Heat allows trigger points to dissolve and fade with minimal resistance.

Heated stone massage combines Swedish Massage, Shiatsu, Acupressure and
Reflexology. Aromatherapy oils such as Lavender may be added if you wish for more
relaxation. Rolling with round stones over your soles, inside the hands and along the
spine, feels wonderful! For lower-back pain, a large warm stone may be placed on
the sacrum to assist the spine in relaxing. Warm stones rolled under the arm very
effectively release lymph congestion. Warm stones under your neck while you are
lying on your back, will ease your neck pain and upper back.

How Warmth from Heated Stones Relax and Energize your Body:

  1. Heated stones gently and slowly elevate the body temperature. Warm
    temperature helps to expand capillaries and stimulate blood circulation.
  2. Continuously, improves blood circulation and increases the body's' energy
    reserve.
  3. Metabolic exchange between the blood and cells, is accelerated.
  4. Finally, the process balances and soothes the automatic nervous system,
    allowing you to rest and relax.
  5. Heat and warmth, especially in winter and stressful times, bring the equilibrium
    we need. Heat may regulate digestion, speed up metabolism and speed up
    weight loss. In many cases, warm treatment instantly soothes PMS related
    symptoms.