Even though the use of hot stones in conjunction with massage has been a practice for thousands of years, the method known as LaStone Therapy is credited with the more recent rise in popularity for this particular massage technique. Trademarked and only permitted to be performed by a certified LaStone therapist, this type of massage differs from conventional hot stone massage in several ways.
Rather than simply use heated stones to speed up the relaxation of muscle groups, LaStone Therapy is done with hot and cold stones placed in such a way as to align with the body's energy field. The prospect of having a frozen stone anywhere near your bare skin might not sound appealing, but the combination of heat and cold can have a very beneficial effect. Offering a more spiritual approach than traditional massage, this method is said to not only bring balance by opening the bodies chakras, or energy channels, but also to release toxins and enhance the functioning of the circulatory system.
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The LaStone technique, also known as Geo-thermo-therapy, was developed by Mary Nelson, a massage therapist from Tucson, in 1993. Suffering from a rotator cuff injury that wouldn't heal, she was experiencing a lot of difficulty in her massage therapy practice. One day when she was in the sauna and meditating about how she was to continue in her healing work when she kept re-injuring her shoulder, she began to get visions and messages from her Native American Spirit guide. Initially she was told "Pick up the stones". After a period of confusion, Nelson realized that she was being instructed to apply the hot stone to her body. Thus the process was started and she later said, "With each day's work, I was intuitively led to use more stones and developed a method of progressively opening up the energy channels or chakras of the body."
The stones themselves are believed to retain their connection to the healing properties of the earth. They are chosen for their individual characteristics. Basalt, a black volcanic rock that has been polished and shaped flat and smooth by rivers and oceans, absorbs and retains heat well. Marble, which is naturally cool to the touch, stays cold and absorbs body heat when its temperature is further lowered.
LaStone Therapy is continually growing in popularity. Centers, staffed by highly trained and certified LaStone therapists, can be found throughout the United States as well as in Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Denmark, Israel and literally all over the world.
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