La Stone Massage: Healing Stones

The use of stones, to which many peoples ascribe healing and protective powers, has a long tradition. Aside from the soothing effects of heat and cold, the spiritual touch of La Stone Therapy - which was developed just a few years ago - has helped it to achieve such great acclaim.

Warm basaltic rocks and cold marble are the nucleus of this extraordinary treatment method. La Stone Therapy was developed by Mary Dolores Nelson, a therapeutic masseuse from Tucson, USA, with its roots partially in ancient therapies from India. Warm stones of varying sizes are spread across the body's energy centres (chakras). In addition, cold stones are placed on those precise areas which are inclined to suffer from inflammation. Through the temperature contrast, muscles are loosened, relaxation induced, blood circulation promoted and thus the body's self-healing powers are activated.  Therapy concludes with a massage using the stones
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