![]() ![]() ![]() It brings together all the extremes therefore bringing about total balance: – hot and cold, basalt and marble, black and white, relaxing and invigorating, sedating and euphoric, active and passive, vasodilation and vasoconstriction. Stones have been around as long as the Earth has: hot and cold have been used alternatively in treatments – as a form of thermotherapy (dated back as early as 18th century, the ancient Greek Hippocratic belief of hot and cold bathing was an integral part of their routines – Hippocrates died 430 BC) Hot and cold stone therapy may be a newer treatment but it is grounded in some of the oldest, most valuable, and most tried and tested therapies known to us. The stones are heated and placed on key energy points on the body while the massage therapist also holds and uses stones to massage certain areas of the body. Hot stone massage is a variation on the classic and traditional massage therapy. Areas depleted of energy can also be re-energised, increasing lymphatic flow, removing toxins and waste products. Using stones transmits energy, and when placed on the body will remove blockages, dissolve stress and bring about harmony, neutralising negative energies to balance over-stimulated areas. ![]() If you are sluggish it invigorates, if your immune system is weak it boosts it, and it you are generally feeling down it will pick you back up. The main result from a hot stone massage is that Earth-Stone Therapy Balances! ![]()
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