Hot Stone Massage is a Special Modality That Requires Additional Education. Meet Morgan
Is a Hot Stone Massage a Deep Tissue Massage?
Yes and No – its totally up to you! As with any massage – pressure is completely individual. If you like
firmer pressure, the RMT can use the stones to reach a deeper level in the tissue that may not be within
reach with hands alone. If you like a more moderate or light pressure, this treatment style is still for you.
The pressure of stones used can be lighter and slower, while the heat from the stones deeply relaxes
your body’s nervous system and to allow for full body muscular tension relief.
A therapeutic hot stone treatment is a combination of traditional hot stone (geothermal therapy) and
Swedish massage. The stones used are a mix of basalt and marble. The basalt stones are a type of
smooth volcanic rock, perfect for retaining heat throughout treatment, and are heated in a sanitizing
water bath. The marble stones are a naturally cool, smooth stone and can be optionally used to offer
contrasting geothermal therapy. If you’ve never had a hot stone treatment before, this is truly a deeply
relaxing and therapeutic total experience.
During treatment, the stones are both balanced on your body, as well as used in the RMT’s hands to
massage with. Stones will be placed on the areas of your body holding the most tension, to offer a static,
concentrated heat to allow a deep relaxation and relief in the muscles, allowing the tension to melt
away. This release then allows the RMT to manually massage the area further using both stones and
hands to release any tricky knots or restrictions. Initially, the hot stones are moved more quickly across
the skin, allowing time for the body to acclimatize to the heat. As the stones begin to cool slightly;
slower, and more specific work can be done.