Hot Stone Therapy Essay

Stone therapy treatments have become more and more popular in recent times and can now be found as a staple in many salons and spas. An increasing amount of individuals prefer a stone therapy treatment to a regular manual massage as they find the combination of hot cold stones are able to penetrate deeper into the muscle tissue to achieve better healing. Although stone therapy as a professional service is relatively new, massage itself is one of the oldest forms healing employed by practitioners. For thousands of years people from many different cultures have used a combination of touch, heat (thermotherapy) and/or stones as enhancements to their massage treatment. In this essay I intend to research and document the history of hot stone massage. …show more content…
Native Americans and Incas also used stones in ceremonies and in treatments. Traditionally, basalt stones from riverbeds or seashores were used as they were believed to be connected to the earth and have their own energies. The stones were respected and we must respect the stones in order to maintain their healing abilities when performing a stone therapy treatment. These cultures also preferred to use basalt due to it's ability to retain warmth which would help to relax the muscles in order to help balance the body and the …show more content…
LaStone Therapy begins with deep breathing. The client will then sit up and the therapist places two rows of warm stones on the massage table in alignment with both sides of the client's spine. The therapist covers them with a soft towel to protect from the heat. The therapist will then places crystals on the seven main chakras of the individuals body. This crystal work opens and rebalances the client's chakra's. Warm stones can then placed between the toes and medium-sized flat stones are placed in the palm of their