Product Description

Learn the basics of hot stone massage and how to create a relaxing, gentle and effective treatment for your client. This video, produced by the Institute for Massage and Spa Therapy Education (IMSTE), in conjunction with the Institute for Therapeutic Massage (ITM), 6 Massage Therapy Schools in New Jersey, is designed to show the benefits and contraindications of using hot stones while providing 2 full-body and facial demonstrations (by different therapists) to help you integrate one of the most requested spa services into your massage therapy routine. Body workers will also be shown the equipment needed, how to set up a workspace, the techniques to use, and how to use the stones safely and effectively. It is recognized that all therapists have their own style, and this video provides the tools and flexibility to create your own routine. By combining the warm stones with a deep flowing massage, the result is an extremely soothing massage for your client while saving the wear and tear on the therapists hands. The heat from the stones allows for the release of muscle tissue at a greater intensity than with some other forms of massage.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #104395 in DVD
• Published on: 2006
• Running time: 55 minutes

Features

• 18 Page Hot Stone Users Manual Included
• Duration: 55 Minutes
• Hot Stone CEU's Available
• 2 Master Instructors Demonstrate Hot Stone Routines
• Learn Safety, Set Up, Application of Stones, Strokes, Contraindications

Customer Reviews

okay for a review or introduction to stone massage
I got this dvd so I could review what I already knew about stone massage, and it was sufficient for that. On several occations the camera angles were poor and you could not see the therapists hands at all, so minus a star for the production/editing (very basic production quality, like editing was done at a local college). Other than that it served its purpose as a refresher for me. It does not talk much about healing touch, other than general reminders about client comfort, pressure, and stuff covered in the 18 page "user manual".

The video covers basics such as the spinal layout, and massage strokes (efflurage, petressage) with the stones performed in real time to give you a feel of how to pace yourself. It also reminded me that stone massage is very different from basic swedish in that there is no way not to break continuity, you have to stop and pick up/lay down stones, and that is okay: the nature of stone massage.