Elien Spa - Hot Stone Massage
What is stone therapy?
Stone therapy (stone therapy, stone treatment, lithotherapy, stone warming, stone massage) is one of the most ancient methods of relaxation and stress relief. The method is based on a combination of reflexotherapy with the temperature and energy effects of stones on sensitive areas and biologically active points on the human body.
At Elien Spa you can order a Hot Stone Massage
The procedure is performed using a certain number of smooth stones, cooled and heated to a certain temperature. During the procedure, black hot or white cold stones are used, sometimes stones at room temperature.
In stone therapy, not simple stones are used, but minerals. Various volcanic rocks are used as hot stones. The most common, affordable and convenient for this are basalts. They retain heat well and slowly give it away. Various soft rocks, most often marble, are used as cold stones. It quickly gives off heat and cools the tissues.
The application of this technique is to influence the muscles of the human body or face in order to relax them and stimulate natural processes. Stone therapy is attractive because it easily and pleasantly relieves heaviness in the back, neck and legs, muscle pain, has a beneficial effect on the nervous system and helps to get rid of fat deposits, speeding up metabolism.
Also, stones neutralize negative energy, help in the treatment of many diseases, mainly related to disorders of the nervous system. Stone therapy is especially useful for stress and depression.
There are several types of this massage:
Classic – performed only with heated stones;
Contrast – stones with different temperatures are used.
With a classic massage, the muscles warm up and relax, the pores open. It allows you to relieve tension, cramps, pain, improves blood and lymph circulation, cleanse the body of toxins and toxins.
With contrast massage, metabolism is stimulated, muscle tone and blood vessel tone are increased. The influence of cold stones also eliminates congestion in the tissues, which reduces puffiness.
The stone therapy session is conducted in a relaxing environment of soft light and relaxing aromas of oils.
