La Stone Therapy

La Stone therapy was founded by Mary Hannigan - a graduate of The Desert Institute of Healing Arts, in Tucson, Arizona in 1993. She received inspiration from a Spirit Guide during meditation.
Las stone therapy uses heated Basalt Lava stones to warm the client’s muscles. This allows a much deeper working of the tissues than a conventional massage. This therapy focuses on re-energizing and balancing the body. The stones used are smooth and are initially placed on the body or under the body or along the body. Each stone is shaped to correspond to a specific body part. These stones can also be placed between the clients toes. The stones may be kept directly on the skin or upon a towel or cloth placed on the skin. However great care must be taken not to place the stones on a place where the bone is close to the skin surface. Throughout the session the therapist constantly takes the feed back from the client to fine if he is uncomfortable with the stones.
The therapist will start the therapy when the client is relaxed, warm and ready to receive. Unlike other massage therapy, a La stone therapist will use basalt lave stones and oil to perform the massage and his hands. One complete stroke with a basalt lave stone is equivalent to ten strokes with hands, beneficial for both the client and the therapist. In order to balance the body a therapist may use both, hot and cold stones for massage. When the basalt lava stones are not in use, they are kept at a constant temperature - above 100 Þf, in a slow roaster. Frozen cold stones are used for treating muscular injury and inflammation.
La stone therapy should not be viewed as a separate therapy, different form others, rather it must be considered a technique that once learned can be incorporated with any other massage therapy technique. La stone therapy helps improve the working of lymphatic and immune systems, normalizes body functions, boosts body’s self healing power, and affects the sensory system.
La stone therapy gives a unique experience of sacredness and profoundness of nature to the person taking it.
La stone therapy can be used for a wide range of symptoms like  Muscular aches, pains, sprains, and strains, Poor circulation, Rheumatic and arthritic conditions, Back pain Stress, anxiety and tension Insomnia Depression etc.