Hot Stone Massage (Thermotherapy) 

Lucy Wilson   Claire Mark

Lucy Wilson, NVQ3 Beauty Therapy and Massage Practitioner

Lucy qualified in 2007 and has previously practised as a beauty therapist in the Guildford area in Surrey. Lucy is a registered Practitioner with Australian Body Care waxing system and is licensed by dermalogica to practice and sell their full range of products. Lucy is qualified in a wide range of Beauty and Holistic treatments, such as, waxing, manicures, pedicures, eyelash and eyebrow tinting, dermalogica facials and beauty treatments, swedish massage and indian head massage.

  

Claire Mark, CIBTAC

Claire originally trained in Aromatherapy and Beauty Therapy in 1997 at the Beauty College in Northern Ireland. Since that time, all of which has been spent in the Health and Beauty Industry, Claire has developed her massage therapies attending various courses including remedial and sports, deep tissue, pregnancy, hot stones, Thai hot poultice and Indian head massage. Using a blend of skills and experience Claire offers a bespoke massage treatment to suit each individual often using a combination of disciplines.

What is Hot Stone Massage (Thermotherapy)?

Is a form of massage that uses smooth, sleek heated stones to apply the principal of thermotherapy. A massage with stones might sound like Japanese torture but the sensations of Hot Stone Therapy are exceedingly pleasant. The hot stones are volcanic black basalt collected from riverbeds.

Why a Hot Stone Massage rather than a traditional massage?

Physiologically, the chemical reaction of the blood and lymph exchange is accelerated with thermotherapy. Mentally the patient reaches a state of relaxation within minutes of first application. The warmth from the lava stones pulls blood to the area increasing blood circulation and lymphatic drainage, which improves cell metabolism; increasing oxygen and nutrients to the tissue cells therefore allowing the therapist to work deeper to facilitate relaxation and to realign muscle fibres.
Therefore, Hot Stone Massage allows deeper treatment to occur. It capitalizes on traditional practices with a current approach. It is a full body treatment that lasts 90 minutes.