About LaStone® Therapy

What is LaStone Therapy?

Clinically, it is the application of thermotherapy, using alternating heated and extremely cold stones to provide deep, penetrating effects. There is nothing new in LaStone Therapy; stones have been around as long as the Earth. The therapy has been developed from ancient Native American traditions, where they would warm the stones by fire, and fetch cold stones from a river. They believed that the stones were sacred and brought knowledge, wisdom and healing.

The idea of cold stones is not always appealing, but it is the cold that does the most work.

A balance is required between heating and pulling the blood, and cooling and pushing it, where the heat relaxes and the cold invigorates.

Applying different temperatures on the body to aid healing has always been helpful, particularly in achieving deep tissue release. This can be particularly beneficial for sports people and clients with muscular tension, especially when combined with Therapeutic Massage.

Native American culture uses heated and cold stones not just for physical complaints, but also for healing the heart, mind and spirit. LaStone Therapy also goes beyond the physical experience of conventional massage and enters further dimensions of relaxation, providing a deep sense of well being. Remember what it was like as a child when you would lay upon the earth and feel as though nothing was wrong in your life? With the help of the stones, LaStone Therapy allows you to reconnect to Mother Earth, allowing you to feel cradled and protected.

LaStone Therapist Lorraine Hardy may combine the treatment with other therapies to enhance their effects; one very potent form of treatment is the combination of Aromatherapy with LaStone Therapy, where the heat and cold of LaStone therapy provides a physiological workout, while the Aromatherapy uses the potency of the essential oils to de-stress you. Together they form a very powerful treatment indeed.