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So Stone Me
I was sitting at an outdoor cafe in a shopping complex, just brooding. I had just survived a harrowing 30-minute phone conversation with my friend Ana, who was ranting about how her husband had been seeing another woman for over a year. She had no idea. She was so livid, so I tried to make her feel better by suggesting ways she could get back at him, and the ideas just kept coming in rapid succession.
Pretty soon I was sorry I used this tactic to at least attempt to calm her down. Her ideas ranged from really horrific to hilarious! In no time, I got into the spirit of it as well and started adding my own, which naturally just encouraged her go on.
We went from having the poor guy exposed on this reality TV show for unfaithful jerks, to having him arrested on some false complaint. We thought of ploys to publicly humiliate the other woman day after day till she eventually dumps him. Just the thought of how he'd look and fall to his knees begging for forgiveness made her feel better by a thousand degrees. Until she realized what got the conversation started, and once again slipped to a fresh bout of self pity sobs.
She was inconsolable at this point. "We should have him stoned! That's what they used to do in older times," Ana cried feebly. Our plotting was beginning to wear us both down. Then I came up with this brilliant idea of 'us girls' getting all dressed up, go to some hip bar to get drunk and stoned and just laugh it all out. It finally got her all better, at least for the time being. So drunk and stoned it was.
That's what got me into a state of staring at nothing while I stirred the now-cold coffee I didn't even get to taste. Instead of looking forward to a night of partying and letting go, I was tired and really in need of something to pick me up. Then a vision appeared, not from thin air but from a revolving ad stand that stuck out from among the greens lined up in the pocket in front of me. It seemed to be answering the very thing I needed -- a massage, yes!
The ad for a spa showed a half-naked woman lying on her stomach with this tranquil smile on her face. These smooth massage stones lined up on her back. I heard those were therapeutic volcanic stones heated up and positioned on all stressed areas of your body to take away every cramp and spasm and pain. Hmmm.
Then it hit me -- what stoned can mean. Just the past hour it came up three times. It used to be what was done to humiliate, punish, and kill. Then at the height of hip and funk, it was used to call that state you went into when you took this trip to a wonderful place where things were just fabulous and all you cared about was what was so funny and what you can gobble up next. Now the sight of a stone was egging me at every 10 seconds leisurely turn of the stand to suggest another way to get stoned.
No thanks, count me out. I don't think I can lie there so vulnerably naked while someone methodically positioned hot massage stones on my back and expect to feel relieved, while the image of Ana's poor husband getting stoned to death, and the thought of waking up from a night of getting drunk and stoned lurked in my tired brain. Maybe just another cup of coffee for me, and this time I'm going to relish it.
About the Author
Sara Ryan regularly writes for TIR Massage Stone, the leading
hot stone massage
supplies provider. They provide hot stone massage sets and many other accessories for
hot stone therapy
.
5 Practical Tips For Starting and Varying Massages With Massage Stones
After receiving a massage with massage stones, one important question remains: Do you feel better? If a massage is done properly, our bodies feel relaxed and rejuvenated. The tight muscles are gone. The spasms are gone. The every-time-I-move-I-wince-in-pain feelings are gone. You feel as through you have a new body! On the other hand, if the massage was sub par, the opposite is true. Your muscles feel no better than before, and in some cases, even feel worse. The question that needs an answer is: what went wrong?
When giving a massage with hot stones, technique is of the utmost importance. While switching steps or alternating one of them may seem like a minor action, it can have a drastic influence on the outcome of the massage. To maximize the benefit of the massage, certain procedures should be mastered before moving on to more complex techniques:
1. Getting ready to rock and roll. Preparation is key to giving a massage with a massage stone kit. Fill your massage stone heater with water so that the stones will be completely under water. The temperature should be set to exactly 125 degrees Fahrenheit. Also, the stones should always maintain this temperature prior to being applied to the patient. Never handle the stones with your bare hands. Also, if the instruction manual recommends that a higher temperature than 125 degrees Fahrenheit be used, wear insulated gloves and operate a spoon to remove the stones from the heater. Use a thermometer to always check the stones' temperature. Regardless of what temperature the stones should be heated to, always let them cool, before applying them to the massaged person.
2. Applying yourself. When applying the stones, make sure to follow some important guidelines. Before placing the stone onto the person's skin, make sure to clean away all extra water on the surface. Also, verify with the patient that the temperature of the stone is ideal. Then if any adjustments to the stones' temperatures are needed, you can make them accordingly. Finally, never place hot stones directly onto the person's bony regions, as it could result in unwanted bruising.
3. Caution! rolling stones. After the massage, have the patient be very careful when dismounting the massage table, as he or she has stones on the body. To avoid becoming bruised, it is vital to lift off of the table, instead of sliding off.
4. Stone-cold option. An alternative type of massage includes cold stones, rather than hot ones. This process will create a difference in both the cellular and physical level. It will increase circulation in local areas of the body, and will also increase the amount of oxygen that the body takes in.
5. Call me the Stone Master. As with any other new skill, you will need some time to improve your massaging with stones for massage. As the saying goes, you must crawl before you can walk. However, after you have mastered the basic methods using massage stones, try using more advanced techniques. Let the massage stone become an expansion of your hands. Also, use more complex procedures, such as the trigger-point and deep-tissue methods. Try reversing the steps in the manual for your hot massage rocks, and then try adding some new steps to your repertoire.
Besides mastering the basic steps of massaging with massage stones, it is important to use particular pre-massage techniques, and to add variety to your massaging routine. While the former will provide a better experience for the patient, the latter will help to hone your skills and keep you challenged. But the bottom line is that a massage stone can make a good massage--great!
About the Author
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