Hot Stone Treatment Options: 

Hot Stone Massage 

( traditional hot stone massage treatment )

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​Crystal Chakra Hot Stone Massage

( hot stone massage + chakra crystal placements & reiki level I )

*RMT receipts available for insurance billing purposes as this service falls under Massage Therapy scope of practice

 

The history of hot stone dates back over 5,000 years ago. Healers collected rocks from riverbeds and placed them on top of coals or within warmed water and used them to massage over the body to relieve discomfort, pain and restore one’s prana (life force) through energy pathways via stone placements on the body. Sweat lodges used water to pour over hot stones to aid in restoration through detoxifying and purification rituals. Many of these methods also used herbs, flowers and crystals during these ceremonies.
Basalt stones are naturally formed as lava cools from volcano eruptions that journey down to the sea becoming smoothed by ocean waves over time.  These basalt stones are used throughout the hot stone treatment.
Marble stones used in cold stone therapy are formed when sedimentary limestone is heated & pressed causing granules of calcite and colored mica to crystalize. Cold stone therapy is applied to help reduce redness, sinus congestion, muscular injuries, and tension headaches. 
 

Preliminary Cautions to Consider:

Hot Stone Massage modifications are made for the following:

• Cancer, hypertension, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, pregnancy, kidney disease, heart failure, diabetes, fibromyalgia, the elderly or young children, varicose veins/phlebitis and individuals on medications such as anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxants, analgesics, ect.

 

Hot Stone Massage is not safe for the following:

• Appendicitis, diabetic coma, severe asthmatic attack, epileptic seizure, heart attack, advanced kidney or liver failure.

• Diabetics with complications such as gangrene, advanced heart or kidney disease or unstable blood pressure

• Acute pneumonia, hemophilia, severe hypertension, high fever, contagious or infectious conditions​​