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Hot Stone Massage Course:

With more and more people discovering the real healing benefits of receiving hot stone massage, it should come as no surprise that the demand for this ancient and wonderful hot stone massage treatment is higher than ever,

This high demand for hot stone massage, presents an excellent opportunity for existing massage therapists to add a truly unique, wonderful and powerfully healing modality to their existing skills.

So what makes hot stone massage so special?

Well for the person receiving hot stone massage, the healing power of the heat along with the healing properties of the stones allows for very deep relaxation levels to be acheived in each and every hot stone massage treatment.

When we are very relaxed, our body produces ’seratonin’ which is incredibly rejuvenating and healing for the body. This is probably the greatest primary benefit of receiving hot stone massage (beyond relieving stressed muscles).

For the hot stone massage therapists, the benefits are many and significant.

For example, as the heat from the hot stones works steadily to melt away tension in the muscles, it is possible to perform a very deep and thorough massage, with very little pressure needed to be applied by the hands and fingers.
Not to mention that stones (even without heat) are powerful tools for obtaining leverage when seeking to apply pressure.

Keeping this in mind, performing hot stone massage could potentially extend your massage career by years.

Also, hot stone massage is a premium treatment and you can charge at least 30% on top of your regular massage rates and clients will gladly pay it.

This allows you to effectively make more money per treatment and therefore leverage your time.

Here at Touch Of Aloha, we provide high quality hot stone massage training courses that will give you the knowledge and skills to perform an amazing hot stone massage treatment that your clients will rave about.

We know this because of the wonderful feedback we continually get from our hot stone massage course graduates and from our own clients over the years.

Our hot stone massage course is highly focused and intensive, yet a lot of fun.

To learn more about this popular hot stone massage course, please go to:

http://www.touchofaloha.org/hot-stone-massage/

The Benefits Of Hot Stone Massage. So what are the benefits of hot stone massage?

Well there are benefits of the treatment itself and there are benefits to hot stone massage therapist.

Benefits to the therapist:

Hot Stone Massage eliminates undue stress on the hands, wrist and thumbs, as you are sharing the work with the stones.

Plus the heat from the stones and the leverage that the stones provide as a massaging tool, make it possible for the hot stone massage therapist to give a deep massage with a lot less effort.

Plus there is no discomfort to the receiver of hot stone massage as opposed to other deep tissue massage therapies being practiced.

Benefits of the treatment:

The heat from the stones helps promote deep relaxation, and encourages the muscles to relax and release tension, allowing stress to melt away.

Hot stone massage also stimulates and harmonizes the body’s flow of energy, and helps to balance the body.

The hot stone massage treatment has the ability to affect the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies in a positive way. As it works on all of these areas it becomes a total healing experience.

This style of application also allows for a deeper massage in a much less intrusive way.

EVERYONE should make it a priority to experience the magic of a quality hot stone massage at least once in there life!

The ideal stones for Hot Stone Massage in my experience are basalt stones.To perform a quality hot stone massage treatment, ideally you will want to have basalt stones of a significant size so that the weight and warmth of the stone, replicates a warm, soothing hand.

Smooth basalt stones are recommended for hot stone massage as they allow for ease of cleaning and hygiene, not to mention that they feel that they glide beautifully across the skin and are therefore very pleasant to the hot stone massage receiver.

When choosing stones for hot stone massage you should consider their size, shape, weight, texture and composition.

Basalt stones the size of your hands and 1-2 inches thick should be able to radiate a consistent heat for 20 minutes or more when laid stationary on the body (i.e. in a stationary layout). This is important as the last thing you want to happen during a treatment is for all your stones to be cooling down, and your client getting cold.

This is just a guideline, but it should be obvious that the ‘thinner and lighter’ the stone, the quicker it will heat up and the faster it will cool down. Many hot stone massage practitioners that I have spoken to have experienced this regularly, simply because they were working with stones that are simply too small.

To perform a complete hot stone massage treatment you will want an array of different basalt stones (i.e. different shapes and sizes) as different stones are ideal for working on different parts of the body and for the different stationary layouts. Think of your stones as your special ‘tools’.

So where do you find suitable stones? Well, basalt stones can be found on beaches and rivers, particularly in areas that have been volcanic in the past.

However, in our experience it is extremely difficult to find stones that are naturally ’smooth’ and therefore it is difficult to gather enough stones to make a complete set.

There are places though, especially throughout Polynesia where there are basalt stones that are beautifully smooth and that come in an array in different shapes, weights and sizes.

It is from this part of the earth that we have our stones ‘hand gathered’ and carefully put together into sets, specifically for our own unique Hot Stone Massage system, before being shipped to us here in Australia.

To learn more about our stone sets, please download our FREE Information Pack.

Kahuna Massage - So, what happens during a Hawaiian Kahuna Massage and how is it performed?

A Kahuna Massage usually commences with a stillness between the practitioner and client as a connection is made, often with the practitioners hands gently resting on the clients back.

In this stillness the Kahuna Massage practitioner will quietly say a blessing or prayer asking for whatever healing is needed to take place during the kahuna massage. The client also may be asked to set an intention for any healing they would like to receive during the kahuna massage. The practitioner then works intuitively with the client to facilitate whatever healing is needed.

Keeping this in mind, there is no set format or sequence for the Kahuna Massage and no two massages are ever the same.

The Kahuna Massage is given in fluid, rhythmic strokes using the forearms as well as the hands. Many people have described this as feeling like gentle waves moving over the body. Also, different parts of the body may be massaged at the same time, for example one arm or hand may be working on the lower back and the other hand may be working on the leg. This encourages the recipient to ’switch off’ and allow themselves to completely relax as it is very difficult for the brain to ‘follow’ as two different areas are being massaged at the same time.

As layers of tension are ‘washed away’ the recipient of a Kahuna Massage drifts into deep levels of relaxation and stillness, which may open the door to inner personal realizations and occasionally deep emotional healing.

It is important to realize that the Kahuna Massage practitioner is not the one doing the healing, but rather it is the ‘joint intention’ of both the giver and receiver that unlocks whatever is blocking or suppressing the recipients own life energy.

Wellness is our ‘natural’ state of being and Kahuna Massage is a powerful and effective channel for restoring wellness to both the practitioner and the recipient. Kahuna Massage is beautiful to watch, magic to receive and wonderful to give.

Why not give yourself the ‘gift of aloha’ and experience a Hawaiian Kahuna Massage today!