The massage with hot stones or lava stones is an atypical solution for well-being that originates in Hawaii . It uses basalt stones of volcanic origin, such as black pebbles, which have the property of retaining heat for a very long time massage therapist in Boulder, CO.
The therapy uses stones heated in a heating tub or a machine provided for this purpose between 65 and 71 ° C. These are placed in specific points of the body called ” chakras ” to open them and release the energy they contain so that it circulates in the whole body.
The hot stone massage can in any case also enjoy cold, that is to say with the same stones but not heated. This variant is carried out to meet people who have capillary fragility problems, that is, people for whom hot stone massage is contraindicated.
How does a hot stone massage session develop?
As the massage stones heat up, the patient is asked to lie on his stomach. To prepare the body for the treatment, a manual massage is first performed by smearing warm heated oils or warm essential oils on the back and legs to aid relaxation and be able to accommodate the hot stones without bursting.
Once the whole body relaxes from the light pressure and smell of the essential oils, the stones are taken from their boiling pools, before being slowly placed along the back starting from the sacrum (upper pelvis) to the nape of the neck. . With the arms along the body, hot stones are then placed in the palm of the patient’s hand, then on the legs and feet and finally on the quadriceps. Each stone stimulates the “chakras” and relaxes the muscles, bringing the patient into a state of deep relaxation, while he is strongly stimulated with the positioning of each new stone. It is also possible to slide the stones under the body of the person being massaged for an enveloping sensation of warmth.
While the stones heat the different sensitive areas of the body, the patient is gently massaged with other hot pebbles on the rest of the body.
