The history of the emergence of stone massage ("Stone" from the English. "Stone") is calculated not one millennium. Hot stones to relax and soothe aching muscles used in ancient China. Chinese knew a lot about the treatment of stones. Minerals, heated to a certain temperature, has a positive effect on the blood vessels and the heart, respiratory or autonomic system arterial pressure.
For therapeutic and restorative massage usually used basalts and cold marble. Hot stone massage is performed with the help of volcanic basalt, which combines the properties of the five natural elements (water, earth, fire, metal and air). For such a massage stone is heated to a temperature of 45-55 ° C. Basalt brought in from Argentina, Hawaii and Peru, and processed stones undesirable, as it is believed that the natural wind and water polishing stones imbues the energy of nature.
Hot massage basaltic rocks extends well lumen of blood vessels, thereby improving blood circulation, accelerate metabolism, muscles relax. It promotes the excretion of metabolites and toxins. Quite interesting and machinery stone massage, hot stones when alternated with cold, such as marble, ostuzhennym to a temperature of 0 ° C to -15 ° C. Alternating action of hot and cold stones eliminates congestion venous blood, improves muscle and autonomic tone, accelerates metabolism.
Stone massage begins with rubbing aromatic oils, which are selected depending on the desired effect (relaxation, toning, cure of a disease). At the stage of relaxation massage therapist lays on his back black (hot) and white (cold) stones - marble and basalt. Marble usually 16 pieces and 54 pieces of basaltic lava. The next stage includes a light hand massage preparation. And only then begin the main part of the stone massage - putting some hot stones (temperature 38-40 ° C). The procedure lasts approximately 40 minutes and the heat can penetrate stones 4 cm inside the body. After the stone therapy is given some time to relax in the same atmosphere for ultimate relaxation and harmonization of physical and emotional state.