Use the calming warmth of hot stone massage to turn your relaxation massage up a notch or enhance the benefits of a therapeutic massage. Adding heat, especially moist heat, helps relax tight muscle fibers, ease stiffness, and reduce pain… it also enhances deep relaxation. While most people think of adding hot stones as a winter treat, we offer it all year long. You can simply book a “Hot Stone Massage” for either a relaxation or a therapeutic session and your therapist will tailor according to your needs.
Our Hot Stone Massage combines heat with massage to address a range of common issues that can disrupt your well-being and quality of life such as:
Hot Stone Massage is an upgraded version of our Anti-Tension or Therapeutic Massage. It can help people address either physical or emotional tension– or both! Even some more complex cases can benefit from soothing heat. It is ideal for:
People who want to add a little bit of luxury to their massage experience.
Folks who have tension that eases with hot packs, hot baths, or steam/sauna time.
Some people who have chronic pain or stubborn tension get a boost from adding heat to their session.
People who tend to run cold and who love the heat!
Stressed folks who need a little mini-vacay.
Anyone who feels sore and stiff from minor muscle tweaks, arthritis, repetitive activity, or exercise.
Discover how Hot Stone Massage can melt your tension. Book a session to sink into a deeper relaxation.
The extra heat in a Hot Stone Massage adds all the benefits of heat therapy to the benefits of a massage:
Brings Comfort: The gentle heat of the stones, the table warmer, and the warmth of the therapist’s hands combine to bring a relaxing comfort.
Relaxes Tense Muscles: Heat can help enhance the feeling of unwinding tight muscles.
Reduces Pain: The role of heat in pain relief has many studies behind it. While there may still be debate over heat vs. cold, heat has proven beneficial for many pain-related concerns.
Post-Exercise Soreness: Research points to heat as an effective way to ease post-exercise muscular soreness. Helping people stay active.
Eases Stiffness: Adding heat can help people feel a sense of freer movement and less stiffness.
Ready to feel the heat? Let’s give you a walkthrough on what to expect in a Hot Stone Massage.
This one is above our paygrade. The research out there does seem to point to some benefit of each depending on context. Where we have listed specific conditions above that benefit from heat, we found at least some research to support the use of heat in making an improvement.
Yes. Adding heat both feels nice and can have a therapeutic benefit. In our experience, it can help enhance the effects of the massage.
No. There are times to avoid adding heat. Generally speaking we avoid heat during pregnancy, during or after cancer treatment, and over varicose veins. High heat should be avoided over swollen areas or in people who have Lymphedema. And anyone who is sensitive to heat through a health condition or hot flashes may be a good candidate for Hot Stone Massage.
You can expect a client-centered experience in which we develop an individualized massage session for you based on our intake process. We take your goals, overall health, past experience with massage, and sensitivities into account to create a treatment plan for you. We will adjust techniques, positioning, pressure, table temperature, lighting, scents used, etc.. to your needs. It is your time and you may always voice your needs for the session. The stones may be placed on the body to warm up an area; applied broadly for relaxing massage; or used in a focused manner for spot treatment of targeted areas.
Fill out your intake form in advance and arrive a few minutes prior to your session so that we can review the information with you. Think about your goals, focus areas (if any), and things that have/haven’t worked for you in the past.