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LaSTONE THERAPY
Therapeutic massage using hot stones bringing warmth and pain relief to sore and aching muscles. It is the application of deep penetrating heat through heated stones in combination with massage that create such a dramatic effect on the body. Using basalt stones which are warmed in a roaster of heated water, and marble stones which are kept on ice, La Stone therapy produces alternately sedative and energizing responses in the body. Used to soothe sore and stiff muscles, hot stone therapy enables the body to enter a deep state of relaxation. This work often promotes and accelerates emotional healing as the whole body is able to finally let go of any holding patterns within the body, connected to an emotional time period or pent up emotional memory within the muscular tissue.
The origins of hot stone massage dates back to Native American healing arts using smooth dense lava stones found in Arizona riverbeds. Over fifty stones are used during a treatment. Different sizes and shapes correspond to body parts such as hand and toe stones. When heated, the stones are oiled and used along with Swedish massage to generate more heat and penetrate deeper in the muscles. Chilled marble stones are used later in the treatment for balance. The use of hand-crafted, polished, white marble stones to deliver cooling temperatures is a natural balance to the dark, ocean tumbled basalt stones used to warm the body.