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FOR MORE INFORMATION
To learn more about Massage
Therapies, book a session or a course contact…
Carmel Dever
Tel: 0402 583 735
Email: CarmaCarmel@hotmail.com |
An authentic hot stone massage is not simply the "gliding" of heated stones lightly
upon the surface of the skin, but rather the stones are used as tools
to deliver effective tissue and muscle massage at a pressure level comfortable to
the client.
The client can request light, medium or deep pressure, which is the beauty of the
hot
stone massage technique.
It can be customized in an instant to the request of the client.
The hardness of the stones makes for
a fantastic deep tissue massage and is easy on the joints of the therapists hands. |
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Hot Stone Therapy
A stone massage uses stones, sometimes heated, to massage
the body. The hardness of the stones allows the therapist to address specific problem
areas with more detailed work or deeper pressure. Basalt
stones of various sizes, shapes and weights are used throughout and heated in water.
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The stones are used in two ways during the massage. One is to impart heat onto the
body by laying stones under the client with a layer of fabric between the client
and stone (a sheet or towel) and/or on top of the client, again upon a towel.
Stone
layout typically will be along both sides of the the spine, or along the chakra
centers on top and baseball sized stones would be placed in the hands. While these layout stones are delivering concentrated centers of heat, the therapist is simultaneously
massaging the client with oiled, heated stones held in the palm of the hand with
firm strokes along the muscles of the legs, arms, and torso areas.
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Hot Stone Benefits
A good stone
massage,when
properly performed, will
accomplish many of the goals and
benefits of other
massage
modalities.
Many paths often lead to
the same destination - and so it is with a great stone massage. |
Accelerating the healing process... |
The heat from the stones relaxes muscles, increase the
blood flow to
the area being worked on which further accelerates the healing process.
This increase in circulation and the relaxation of the muscles also aids in mental
relaxation.
Mental relaxation is key when a
Therapist is attempting to work
into deeper muscles of the
body. |
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