Stress Relief? Try Our Hot Stone Massage
Need stress relief? The ‘go-to’ stress reliever for many people is time at the gym, running or special time with your partner. These are effective techniques; however the issue is that none of them promote muscle relaxation. A hot stone massage will help you to de-stress by achieving relaxed muscles and a sense of calm.
Getting a massage is often thought of as an indulgence, but it shouldn’t be. Massage is a fantastic way to relieve stress and our hot stone massages are the ultimate for total relaxation.
Why Hot Stones?
When massage is combined with hot stone therapy, a more intense experience can be appreciated. Comfortably warm, natural stones are used two ways. First, they are placed on the body, generally on the ‘trigger’ or ‘energy’ points to warm up the tissue. The smooth stones are also used to massage with. The warmth from the stones helps to increase blood flow and thus improve circulation, loosens muscles and allows for deeper massage.
Taught muscles can hinder the effectiveness of massage. For those with taught muscles who like a firm massage, the therapist has to really apply pressure to manipulate the muscles. By heating and relaxing the muscles, the therapist is able to achieve a more in-depth massage without the intensity.
The heat from the natural stones also has a calming effect which can help to relieve tension in the mind and body. This type of massage has also been used to address chronic pain, anxiety and insomnia.
Benefits of Hot Stone Massage
There are many therapeutic benefits of a hot stone massage; below we list the key benefits:
- Stress relief
- Pain relief
- Ultimate relaxation
- Reduce tension or anxiety
- Achieve a sense of calm
- Helps induce sleep
- Increase blood flow, improve circulation
- Stimulates immune system
Not only does reducing our stress have a positive impact on our busy lives, think about the improved productivity and happiness from massaging away the stress, tension and aches and pains.
