Hot stone massage
Stone Therapy is an ancient healing art that has been around for thousands of years. Those experiencing a hot stone massage will notice a healing improvement of the following symptoms:

• Muscular aches, pains, sprains, and strains
• Poor circulation
• Rheumatic and arthritic conditions
• MS
• Back pain
• Stress, anxiety and tension
• Insomnia
• Depression

Heated stones are used to massage the body, providing a nurturing and enhanced therapeutic effect. The application of heat not only increases the feeling of well-being but also enables the therapist to work more deeply and more effectively with chronic pain conditions.

The stones are smooth basalt stones with a high iron content, enabling them to retain heat. The stones are applied at varying degrees of heat, onto an oiled body, and the effect is similar to a combination of sauna and massage,. The practitioner will massage with some stones and lay others on the body at particular points - including in-between the toes! Cooling marble stones are also sometimes employed.

Physical benfits
In cases of muscular injury and inflammation, frozen, cooling marble stones can be used. The warmer stones expand the blood vessels, pushing blood and unwanted waste materials through the body. This has a sedative effect on the nervous system. The cold stones cause the blood vessels to constrict, stimulating the nervous system and drawing blood and waste products along the body. This ensures that every cell in the body receives more oxygen and nutrients while at the same time waste material is removed more effectively through the corresponding increase in lymph flow.

Deeply relaxing
It is quite an experience to feel the deeply relaxing, penetrating heat from the basalt stones. Stone massage makes you feel deeply relaxed, allowing you to let go of all the stress that is held within your body. It is really an amazing experience to offer to the ones you love!