Stone therapy - treatment with stones

The sessions of stone therapy have gained increasing popularity lately, that they help not only to relax, but also to cure some diseases.

Stone therapy: pluses and minuses ^

Stone therapy is a technique for influencing the body through hot, cold and room temperature stones. They can do a massage, or simply spread out in a special order, and the procedure itself is conducted in a relaxed atmosphere.

Hot Stone Massage: Benefits for the Body

The relationship of stone massage with human energy has been proven for a long time, becauseStone therapy itself appeared centuries ago in the East, although for other countries it is a new technique.

Due to the influence of temperatures on the biologically active points during hot stone massage there are positive changes:

• Increased tone, pain in the muscles passes;
• Derived slag, normalized the work of the sebaceous glands, cleaned pores;
• The body gets rid of toxins and excess fluid;
• Blood flow is stimulated;
• A person feels relaxed, mood improves, depression passes.

The only drawback of stone treatment is that it can not be the main one, i.e.if there are serious diseases, you will not manage without medication.

The main peculiarity of the stone therapy method is that healing stones are used for the sessions, which during the formation time accumulated a huge amount of iron, magnesium and many other useful macro and microelements.

Stone massage: how to do, indications and contraindications ^

Stone therapy: indications and contraindications

When stone treatment is recommended:

• With weakened immunity, muscle pain, metabolic disorders;
• With obesity and excess weight;
• With severe stress, depression, overwork;
• With aging skin, insomnia, hypertension, frequent colds.

When is stone therapy contraindicated:

• During pregnancy, with spinal injuries;
• In case of complications due to diabetes mellitus;
• With open wounds in the area of ​​exposure, and if there are any contraindications to the massage.

Hot stone massage at home

If there is no possibility to attend therapy with stones in a clinic or salon, it can be carried out at home, but you can not make a massage in any case - this requires a second person who will act according to this instruction:

• Wash with soap for about 50 rounded stones with hot water;
• Pour into a pan of clean water, heat it to 50 degrees;
• We lay the person, whom we are going to massage, on the couch with the face down, then rub the massage oil into his skin;
• If the "patient" feels pain in separate places - first of all we spread the stones there, and then we process the other sites;
• Remove from the hot water stone, massage it with the flat side of the skin by pressing movements, but do not overdo it;
• When the stone cools - we get another from the water and massage it with the "rib", holding it between the fingers;
• In the future, alternate the stones and their sides after cooling each of them. Sessions should last approximately 40-60 minutes, and they should be held 2-3 times a week.

There is another version of the massage: first we do everything described above, then we put cool stones on our back and hold them for a few minutes, after which we go back to the hot temperature.

Treatment with stones: which stones are better to choose

The choice of specific stones for stone therapy depends on the problem to be addressed:

• Jade stones for massage: even without heating, they seem to feel warm and alive, and they are used to treat menstrual pains, normalize the heart, in case of stomach and kidney problems. In addition, nephritis strengthens bones, improves hearing and vision;
• Hematite: improves blood circulation and skin color;
• Amber: rejuvenates, helps cope with skin diseases;
• Lapis lazuli: removes inflammation;
• Rhinestone: relieves nervousness and tension;
• Moonstone: works well against problematic rashes and oily shine on the skin.
• Basalt stones for massage: they are used in salons most often, because once with volcanic rocks you can quickly remove muscle tension, relieve stress, get rid of anxiety and depression.

Stone therapy: results and feedback ^

In salons, the master himself usually determines how many procedures of massage with precious stones are needed, besides, the technique of doing it at home differs sharply from the professional one, where not only stroking, but also vibrating, and kneading, tapping and pressing.

In general, such for the treatment of diseases is recommended 20-30 sessions every 3 days, but the first results are noticeable after 2-3 visits.

Stone therapy: feedback from our readers

Alina, 28 years old:

"I went to therapy in the sauna, and I really enjoyed it. The stones do not act like the hands of a masseur, but much better: they perfectly warm the painful points, relieve the pain and tension from the muscles that bothered me for several weeks. "

Karina, 29 years old:

" I asked my sister to massage me at home. The sensations are really pleasant, considering that she did not have the experience, besides, after massaging, she really improved her state of health. "

Daria, 35 years old:

" I like massage very much, and a month ago I was interested in stone therapy. I went to the clinic where the master used hot and cold stones. After four sessions, I noticed that my back became less sore - that means the technique is really effective »