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Hot Stone Massage

Hot Stone Therapy involves using various sizes of heated volcanic basalt stones to enhance the effects of your massage. Used in conjuction with the massage treatment best suited for your needs, the heated stones are used as tools on specific muscles, knotts or trigger points. The heat penetrates into the muscle enhancing deeper relaxation, a sense of well being and less stress to the muscle being relaxed. Deep tissue massage may be achieved because of the soothing sedative effect heat has on the muscle fibers. Especially for those who do not like or can't tollerate alot of pressure in thier massage treatment.

Included with any massage at no extra cost. *Stones are not used on the entire body.

Hot Stone Massage invoves using the stones on all muscles of the body. A deeper relaxation is achieved with hot stone massage due to the heats vasodilation (expansion) of blood vessels in the body. Cardiac activity slows down, decreasing the amount of blood pumped resulting in slower breathing. Hot stone massage may lower blood pressure and may be contraindicated for those sensitive to heat, have irregular blood pressure or are recovering from a heart attack.  

Because hot stones run between 125-140 degrees, they have the ability to raise the internal temperature of the body which can artificially induce a fever. This increases the metabolic rate stimulates our waste removal and detoxification process. By bringing more blood to the cells, we bring more nutrients; bringing more oxygen and oxygen brings healing! Studies have shown that many diseases can not survive in an oxygen rich, alkaline environment.

Benefits of Hot Stone Massage

• Heat increases more circulation vs. traditional massage.
• Deeper sense of relaxation.
• Heat helps loosen fascia, the connective tissue surrounding muscles.
• Offers more relief to fibromyalgia sufferers.
• Soothes arthritis pain, joint pain, menstral cramps, and sciatic pain. 
• Allows for deeper penetration of therapeutic oils into the skin.
• Soothes tight, achy muscles during cold winter months.
• Creates a warm, safe, comfort bringing a sense of peace to the body.
• Increased metabolic rate.