Stone therapy - massage with hot stones. Stones for stone therapy

Stone therapy - massage with smooth basalt stones. Knowledge of the benefits of this method of healing the human body was born 2000 years ago in India. Today, this pleasant procedure attracts more and more people the opportunity to relax, relax and improve.

Healing stones: from the sources of antiquity to the present day

In ancient times, the inhabitants of India, Central America and Tibet were confident that the energy of the Earth's nucleation was concentrated inside the stones. For the treatment, stones of volcanic origin were used, because they contain the strength of nature's elements: water, earth, air and fire. The methods of using stones to treat a person from many diseases were known to shamans who possessed secret knowledge.

In the practice of oriental medicine, it is believed that with the help of stone massaging, chakras can be opened to fill the body with energy. Stone-polar therapy is also based on a similar principle.

In the modern world, stone therapy became widespread in 1993, thanks to Mary Nelson, a massage therapist, who began using hot stones to reduce muscle pain. To date, stone therapy is available in many SPA and massage parlors, it is held by different stones in temperature.

What is the peculiarity of stone therapy?

For carrying out of massage smooth stones of the flattened form are used. Their number: for hot therapy - 40-50 black stones (their temperature is about 50 degrees), and for cold - 18-20 white (cooled from 0 to +10 degrees and one room temperature). Stones for stone therapy should have a porous structure, be flat, smooth for comfortable sliding on the body and long to keep warm. A slightly porous surface contributes to the deep cleansing of the skin and the elimination of toxins. For a general massage , a perfectly smooth surface is used.

The following types of stones can be used:

• rhinestone;
• basalt;
• jade;
• marble;
• Pink quartz.

You can buy in the form of a set of stones for stone therapy. Moscow offers to buy them in specialized stores "Green Elf", Axiom Cosmetologi, "Mega Spa".

How useful is massage

Stone therapy is a fortifying procedure, when using it, the following results are felt:

• The metabolism becomes stable;
• Lymph flow and circulation are stimulated;
• Beneficial effect on the nervous system, stress and nervous tension;
• Thanks to the use of oils, the skin becomes supple and soft;
• Muscle pains are removed, fatigue in the spine, heaviness in the legs.

To use this method of massage, like stone therapy, basalt stones of different temperatures alternate with each other. Hot warm up the body, relaxing the muscles and relieving spasms. The use of cold stones during the procedure does not cause negative emotions, because the body with the help of a massage therapist is prepared for the effect of a lowered temperature. Stone therapy invigorates, tones up muscles.

Indications for stone therapy

• Insomnia, depressive conditions.
• Pain in the muscles.
• Excess weight, metabolic disorders.
• Chronic fatigue.
• Diseases of the pancreas, cholelithiasis, problems with the digestive system.
• Diseases of the urinary bladder.

Also, massage with stones can be successfully applied under stresses, for the prevention of catarrhal diseases (regular stone therapy improves immunity).

Contraindications

Despite a lot of positive moments, laid in the use of massage, there are a number of contraindications to its use:

• Skin diseases;
• pregnancy;
• Presence of bruises, fractures, wounds;
• hypertension.

The principle of action on the body

Stone therapy is based on thermotherapy and reflexotherapy in combination with the principles of physiotherapy. With the use of stones, the blood flow increases, the work of the cells becomes more active, slags and toxins are released through the pores of the skin. For a massage session lasting from 45 minutes to an hour and a half, all tissues are enriched with oxygen. The persistent effect of the procedures is achieved after several sessions, their number depends on the individual characteristics of the organism.

Stages of therapy

• Preliminary preparation of the body. Relaxing rubbing with oils. The environment should contribute to maximum peace.
• Stacking stones of different sizes (hot or cold, depending on the type of therapy) on different parts of the body in accordance with certain points.
• Massage with stones. Begins with feet and ends with a facial massage.

After the stone therapy, rest and rest for a while are needed to feel the general harmony. It is ideal to have a cup of fragrant tea on herbs.

Types of massage with stones

• Stone massage is classical. Strip stones of different temperatures alternate or only warm ones are used. The effect: muscle relaxation, improvement of local blood circulation, acceleration of metabolism, emotional relaxation.
• Massage for the whole body modeling consists of several general strengthening procedures, including stone therapy. Simultaneously, a shiatsu massage is used . It has an anti-stress effect.

• Massage on the chocolate cream is corrective. To saturate the skin with minerals at the beginning of the procedure, you must take a mineral bath with the effect of hydromassage. After that, stone massage with the use of hot and cold stones follows. This effect helps to reduce weight and form a slender silhouette. Then the skin is treated with a scrub with the content of salts and minerals of the Dead Sea, which improves blood microcirculation and has an anti-inflammatory and cleansing effect. After that, the whole body is wrapped using basalt crystals and extracts of medicinal plants. This procedure smoothes the skin and helps eliminate toxins.
• Body massage with anti-aging crystals. An original technique using semiprecious stones (pink quartz, aventurine, mountain crystal) of a special form is used. Effect: relaxation, reduction of body volume.
• Facial massage with crystals rejuvenating. Facial skin lifting is provided by sliding specially selected smooth stones along special lines and points.

SPA-salons of Moscow

Let's consider the list of beauty salons, where professional stone therapy is provided (Moscow):

• "La Grand Spa" is located at: Bolshoy Tishinsky Lane, 10, p. 1.
• Spa-Macau on the street. Marshal Rybalko, 3, near the Oktyabrskoye Pole metro station. Opening hours: from 10 to 22.
• Beauty salon Evita studio of beuty is located on the street. Petrozavodskaya, 22, Apt. 1. It works without days off from 10 to 22 hours.
• Beauty salon "Gallery number 1" on the Smolenskaya embankment, d. 5/13. (Metro station Smolenskaya).
• Beauty salon "La titus" at the address: Sevastopol Ave, 2. Metro "Nagatinskaya", "Tulskaya". Works from 10 to 22 hours.
• The beauty studio RAI can be found at: Sokolnichesky Val, 15. Metro stations: Krasnoselskaya, Sokolniki. Opening hours: from 10 to 21.

Average prices in the salons (stone therapy lasting 60 minutes): from 2700 to 3500 rubles. There is the possibility of massage of individual zones, for example a person (the price is about 800 rubles), a stop (about 500 rubles). The cost of anti-cellulite stone massage on average is 5000 rubles.

The combination of stone therapy with other procedures

Sto-therapy methods can be used both for preventive and therapeutic purposes. The combination with such types of reflexotherapy as hirudotherapy, massage, acupuncture, vacuum massage is quite effective. The aesthetic effect can be enhanced by various wraps: chocolate, with blue clay, with algae or honey.

The undeniable advantage of stone therapy is that it uses only natural materials: stones, essential oils, aromas. This procedure is most comfortable and painless, brings the body a sense of relaxation and provides an inflow of strength.