Stone therapy is a legitimate and comforting way to ease the stress that compounds in our bodies and release toxic energy within our souls. The main healing element in the therapy is the subtle energies released by heated and cooled stones in conjunction with relaxation massage strokes, bringing about release from stress through deep relaxation. Deeply penetrating electromagnetic energies from the stones reach deep into the core, into the vital organs of the body, and release stress not only superficially in soft muscle tissue, but from the inner organs as well. Stone Therapy goes beyond the physical experience of typical massage into deeper dimensions of relaxation, health, and well-being. It is an expression of a true "Body-Mind-Spirit" philosophy. The client is aided in balancing all levels of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energies.

Regarded as an ancient healing art dating back thousands of years, Stone Therapy has been recently rediscovered as a legitimate and comforting way to ease the stress that compounds in our bodies and release toxic energy within our souls.

Among the many varieties of stones, rocks and crystals available on the planet, two types of stones are most popular and effective in Stone Therapy treatment: basalt and marble. The reasons for their effectiveness start with their formation almost 4.5 billion years ago. Stone Therapy is a type of thermotherapy. It uses deeply penetrating heat from smooth basalt rocks, and cold from marble stones, in alternation. Physiological benefits to the body of alternating temperatures have long been scientifically and medically proven.

The main healing element in the therapy is the subtle energies released by heated and cooled stones in conjunction with relaxation massage strokes, bringing about release from stress through deep relaxation. Deeply penetrating electromagnetic energies from the stones reach deep into the core, into the vital organs of the body, and release stress not only superficially, in soft muscle tissue, but from the inner organs as well.

Stone Therapy goes beyond the physical experience of typical massage, into deeper dimensions of relaxation, health, and well-being, an expression of a true "Body-Mind-Spirit" philosophy. The client is aided in balancing all levels of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energies.

Stone Therapy is an exclusive and effective ‘vascular gymnastics’ for the circulatory system. It improves the operation of lymphatic and immune systems, normalizes body functions, and assists your body in self-healing. It also affects the sensory system, which stimulates production of neuro-chemicals bringing a sense of well-being.

For some the energy balancing segment can be a heart/mind-opening experience and for some a spiritual experience and awakening, depending on the readiness and willingness for this to take place. There is no standard or "correct" experience. Each person will experience what is right for them at this particular point in their life.

The ultimate goal of the therapy is a deep relaxation that will alleviate chronic and acute problems and facilitate balance.

The Stones & How They Work

Basalt Stones:

Basalt is especially abundant in regions that have undergone volcanic disturbance within relatively recent times. Magma is a mass of molten rock, somewhat like a think soup that contains many chemical elements. Magma is the ‘potential’ out of which many minerals and rocks will be formed. Most present day volcanoes erupt basalt material and usually are made up of polycrystalline olivine and iron-magnesium silicate; this is known as olivine basalt. The type of basalt that is mostly used in Stone Therapy is modified igneous rock that has been formed by volcanic and sedimentary action. Basalt rocks are the heat conduits used to help relax the body in the massage component of the treatment.

Testing of Basalt rocks has revealed that the mineral and crystal makeup is the same as that found within the muscle and bone of the human body. Perhaps this explains why these stones are able to balance the human body, much like the homeopathic concept of "like healing like."

Basalt is a mineral to help one through changes and to provide stability to one’s life; it will help to develop one’s inner potential and to allow it to blossom. It will also encourage spiritual experience. It can assist in diminishing the negative aspects of one’s character and be very useful in dissipating anger. Basalt stones are, overall, conducive to good health.

For those who have just embarked on a new beginning in their life, and are being confronted with many new ideas, basalt will assist in self-healing. It will encourage the necessary growth processes and help with diseases and aliments that typically arise in these situations. The physiological effect is that of a calming, alpha-state sensation, which opens the Chakras or power points in the body, brings blood to areas that need attention and aids in bringing peace and tranquility to the body’s organic functions.

Marble Stones:

Marble is a healing marvel that is formed from limestone in the salt waters of the earth, in the sediments of the sea floor. Limestone is the most common sedimentary rock on earth. Calcium carbonate is the main component of limestone, deposited on the sea floor originally in the form of shells. Marble is a transformed limestone. In order to create marble, the limestone has to be pure calcium carbonate.

Marble stones are the key element in stone therapy. They are the swift healers that remove all physical, emotional and psychological blocks that were surfaced by the heated basalt stones. They make the therapy so extremely powerful and effective.

Marble helps the "unused" portions of the mind, providing for the strength of self-control, the mastery of thought, and the power of serenity. It can be used in the treatment of bone marrow disorders, and for viral and bacterial infections, sore throats, lower back pain, and to increase flexibility, both physical and mental. It has been extensively used in fields of naturopathy and homeopathy.

When marble is placed upon the body following a heat treatment, the sensation is that of an arrow of energy, literally pushing the blood, heat and healing energy back into the centre of the body, inviting it to generate new blood and focus energy to where it needs it most.