Time for Your Hot Stones experience

Time for you Holistic practitioners are now offering Hot Stone Massage 

A specialty massage where the therapist uses smooth, heated stones as an extension of their own hands, or by placing them on the body. The heat can be both deeply relaxing and help warm up tight muscles so the therapist can work more deeply, more quickly. 

Hot stones warmed by fire were used by Native Americans to treat aching muscles, but the modern revival of hot stones in massage is generally credited to Mary Nelson, a native of Tucson, Arizona.

Today the stones are sterilized and heated in a water bath of 120- to 150-degree water. The stones themselves are usually basalt, a black volcanic rock that absorbs and retains heat well and has been smoothed by natural forces in the river or sea.

A hot stone massage is a type of massage therapy. It’s used to help you relax and ease tense muscles and damaged soft tissues throughout your body. 

During a hot stone massage, smooth, flat, heated stones are placed on specific parts of your body. The stones are usually made of basalt, a type of volcanic rock that retains heat. According to the University of New Hampshire Health Services, hot massage stones are heated to between 130 and 145 degrees.

The stones may be placed:

• along your spine
• on your stomach
• on your chest
• on your face
• on your palms
• on your feet and toes
• Massage therapists may hold heated stones as they massage your body using Swedish massage techniques such as:

• long strokes
• circular movements
• vibration
• tapping
• kneading
• Sometimes, cold stones are also used during a hot stone massage. Cold stones may be used after hot stones to calm any engorged blood vessels and to soothe the skin.

All massages generally fall under the alternative medicine umbrella. They’re becoming a popular complementary therapy for many conditions. Here are some advantages of getting a hot stone massage:

1. Helps relieve muscle tension and pain

Heat has long been used to ease muscle tension and pain. It helps increase blood flow to the affected area. It may also reduce muscle spasms and increase flexibility and range of motion. Cold therapy helps relieve inflammation. Depending on your symptoms, alternating hot and cold stones during your massage may be helpful.

2. Reduces stress and anxiety

3. Promotes sleep

Massage is thought to help you enjoy more restorative sleep, although it’s not completely understood why.

4. May help relieve symptoms of autoimmune diseasesHot stone massage may relieve painful conditions such as fibromyalgia. Fibrillation is a condition that causes widespread, chronic pain. 

A 2013 study found that people with rheumatoid arthritis may benefit from a moderate-pressure massage, such as hot stone massage. Participants in the study experienced less pain, greater grip strength, and a greater range of motion after one month of massage therapy.

5. May help decrease cancer symptoms
A large, three-year study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management examined how massage affected pain, fatigue, stress and anxiety, nausea, and depression in 1,290 people with cancer. The study showed massage, especially Swedish massage, improved cancer symptoms, even in those with substantial symptoms. Researchers believe the comforting use of human touch played a role.

6. May boost immunity

Anyone who is experiencing muscle tension and pain, insomnia, or stress may benefit from a hot stone massage. If you have a chronic condition that causes pain, talk to your doctor to see if a hot stone massage is a good option for you.

When performed by a trained therapist, a hot stone massage is generally safe. There are some circumstances where it should be avoided. Consult your doctor before getting a massage if you have:

• a bleeding disorder or take blood thinners
• burns on your skin
• open wounds
• a history of blood clots
• had surgery in the last 6 weeks
• a fracture or severe osteoporosis
• diabetes
• Hot Stone massage is not appropriate if you have high blood pressure, heart disease, or are on medication that thins your blood. You shouldn't get a hot stone massage if you are pregnant or have a sunburn.

You also may want to reconsider if you are menopausal as it may trigger a hot flash.

Some Client Feedback to Hot Stone Experience:

P: "really relaxing massage. enjoyed the sensation of the hot stones, really helpfull for aching muscles, feels healing and like ive been ironed out. i appreciated the combination of hands on and stones, the hands were able to pick up on my areas of tension and stiffness and the heat of the stones did the rest, Really good."

L: " lovely treatment, heat on back from stones penetrated through to my abdomen and my core (lovely!) Feel less tight on my joints, feeling lighter".

Would you be interested in receiving a Hot Stone Massage, do not hesitate to contact, freedafurn@gmail.com to book your experience.

Time for You PoP uP Massage

Time for You Massage will be popping up on the 21st November  to offer ten and twenty minute massage tasters for

  Second Step Well Being Event at The Station

The Wellbeing Event hosted by Second Step in the Chill Out Zone at The Station where people can gather and talk, enjoy refreshments, play table football or a game of pool, or have the  the option to participate in creative projects, coloring, doodling or drawing, as well as the opportunity  to engage in Workshops, 

The environment has some lovely comfy sofas and the facilitators of the event are extremely relaxed and friendly, so if you want to simply chill out in a relaxing space, drink tea and eat cake or take a nap, that is always an option too.

Time for You PoP uP Massage are offering Indian Head Massage,  Seated Acupressure and Hand Massage  throughout the afternoon

  below are some of the feedback from clients previous treatments.

FEEDBACK FROM CLIENT MASSAGE TREATMENTS

Bell " *Excellent!!!  :) Very Good Massage. Overall its very relaxing and eases any corporal pain or tension, thanks."

Lou " that was lovely and Kim listened to me wittering on about my problems so two therapies in one!feel really relaxed now."

Shaun " Most helpful and relaxing, works well with mindfulness"

Pauline " felt invigorated like an aerobic workout :) my shoulders feel dropped and i feel calm and warm.

  Healing Hands are good."

Fran " Very relaxing, ought to be prescribed on the NHS."

Matt " Lovely, warm, intuitive touch, relaxing and beautiful energy, thank you!

T " A wonderful experience, felt the tension lifting from my head and shoulders. Great relaxation too."

D " I really enjoyed it, the lady seems to know exactly when to press. I felt relaxed and moved at the same time."

S " shoulders down, grateful, very relaxed".

J "floaty, light, happy,relaxing"

L"beautiful ten minute hand massage, i was so grateful i put my name down last minute. Kim has a lovely soothing presence and energy, and i feel reminded to practice simple self massage techniques on my hands and feet before i sleep, really happy to learn about hand reflexology points too.<3"

If you would like further information regarding the Event, workshops and courses the college has running  in Bristol see link below or call 0117 914 5498.  

https://www.second-step.co.uk/