Stone massage therapy has been used in many different cultures for many years. Healers used rocks from the river beds and warmed them either in hot coals or hot water. Placing the hot stones on cloth on the body and arranging them along the energy centres of the body. The placing of the stones can be followed by a massage which can be deeper and more intense as heat penetrates the body and relaxes the muscles.

In certain cases cold stones can also be used to help muscular injury and inflammation. Warm stones expand the blood vessels, helping to move blood faster round the body, sedating the nervous system. The application of cold stones stimulates the nervous system by causing the blood vessels to contract and increasing the lymph flow of waste materials round the body.

Benefits:

• Promotes deep relaxation and over all calm
• Stimulates the body's circulation
• Reduces pain and discomfort
• Boosts the body's healing process
• Reduces stress, anxiety, tension and depression
• Helps with MS, Fibromyalgia
• Great for Rheumatic and arthritic conditions
• Improves sleep patterns