Hot stone therapy massage to reduce stress

A hot stone massage is an extremely healing and invigorating experiences that is recorded as far back as the ancient world and is now widely recognised for it’s therapeutic and deeply relaxing benefits.

Hot stone massage technique

Hot stone massage involves massaging your whole body with smooth hot stones to warm the tissues in preparation for a deeper more effective massage. At the end of the masssage the placing of various size stones on specific energy points promotes balance and harmony within the body and heightens the feeling of well being.

The benefits of hot stone massage

Hot stone massage is great for back aches, joint pains, stress and tension. With hot stone massage you will find:

• A deeper physical and mental relaxation experience
• Stress is reduced, relieving mental and physical fatigue
• Circulation is improved and muscles have an increased blood supply, improving function
• Toxins and waste are eliminated more quickly
• The warmth can relieve pain in muscles and joints
• Tension in connective tissue is reduced
• There is a deep comfort from the warmth of the stones.

I arrived for my hot stone treatment with Laura feeling weary and tense, one and a half hours later I floated out of the building. Not only did my body feel relaxed,but my mind was completely calm - a lovely feeling. Lorna Edinburgh