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Step 1
Experience a hot stone therapy session with a licensed practitioner. Your therapist will use traditional Swedish massage strokes while holding a heated stone. As one stone cools, your therapist will replace it with another.
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Step 2
Relax as the warmth penetrates your tight muscles. A little oil will be applied to the stones so the therapist can glide it across your skin, in essence "ironing out" your very rumpled muscles.
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Step 3
Know that during the massage your therapist may place some of the heated stones on your back, in your palms, in between your toes or on other areas in need of extra attention and relaxation. Towels will be used as buffers to keep the sensation comfortable.
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Step 4
Tell your therapist if you've had an injury to a particular muscle, or if your hands or feet have been falling asleep more than usual. These are among the conditions that can be helped with a combination warm and cold stone regime.
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Step 5
Enjoy the experience. Some hot stone therapists use crystals, aromatherapy and relaxing music to enhance the session. Tell your therapist if the stones become uncomfortable at any point during the session.
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Step 6
Teach yourself how to use hot stone therapy, either on yourself or on someone else. There are numerous on-location or home study courses available, but you must find out the certification requirements if you plan to use the skill commercially.
