Hot stone massage uses heated basalt stones to soothe and relax.!

Our Indian ancestors used sacred stones to soothe and heal. This traditional massage-combined with heated stones and warmed oils-provides a deeply penetrating and intensely enjoyable massage experience.
What You Need To Know About Hot Stone Massage:

Hot stone massage is a specialty massage that uses smooth, heated stones. They are often basalt, a black volcanic rock that absorbs and retains heat well.
It is a deeply soothing, relaxing form of massage. The heat helps tight muscles release. Allow the deep, penetrating heat of volcanic basalt stones melt the tension away. Relax while the therapist adds heat to the muscles, which enhances relaxation, circulation and healing process of a therapeutic massage. This modality can combine energy work to help balance the body

What Happens During a Hot Stone Massage?

	Before you arrive, the massage therapist sanitizes the stones and heats them in 120 and 150 degree water.
	The therapist uses traditional strokes of Swedish massage while holding a heated stone. As the stone cools, the therapist replaces it with another The therapist glides the stones over the skin smoothly with warm oil, sometimes using the stones to apply pressure in large muscle areas.
	The therapist leave heated stones in specific points along your spine, or in the palms of your hand, or even between your toes to improve the flow of energy in your body.
	If you have inflammation or muscle injury, cold stones are sometimes used. What You Need To Know About Hot Stone Massage:

What you need to know

The therapist uses many stones of various shapes and sizes. The heat of the stones helps muscles release more quickly than in traditional massage. You should speak up if the stones are too warm or the pressure too intense.

Benefits

The application of heat and cold on the body:

	Stimulates the circulatory system and promotes self-healing.
	Softens and relaxes the muscles.
	Helps to release toxins from the muscles.
	Induces a state of deep relaxation that washes away stress.
	Helps relieve pain and muscle spasms.
	Creates a feeling of peacefulness and spiritual well-being.

Chakras

The energy centers located at points along the body, usually identified as seven in number in yoga and other Eastern healing therapies. Stone massage works to open the chakras, as well as relax the physical body.

This therapy is purely massaging with the stones only, (there are many stones to use) there is barely any massaging by the hands directly, unlike in swedish or remedial. This ensures full benefits from the stones. From head to toe- back, legs, arms, feet, face, abdomen, these relaxing hot stones are applied.