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LaStone Therapy was introduced to the UK in the late 1990s. Now it is a much sought after therapy. Diana Walsh, a trained LaStone Therapist gives an insight into this powerful treatment.
The founder of LaStone Therapy, Mary Nelson, grew up in Tuscan Arizona, USA. She practised as a massage therapist, and was greatly influenced by the healing traditions of the local North American Indians. In l993 she was sitting in a sauna, staring at the rocks that were heating the room, whilst struggling with a recurring shoulder injury. She asked the spirits how she was going to continue her massage treatments when she was in so much pain. She received the message back 'use the stones'. Taking the message, Mary gradually developed the therapy, which she called LaStone, and launched it in America in l994. She experimented to find the right stones, eventually choosing volcanic river smooth basalt stones which held the heat for longest, and hand carved marble stones, which were excellent for chilling (packing in ice or put in the freezer). The marble stones are white and represent yin, or female energy, and the dark basalt stones are yang, male energy. In the therapy up to 54 hot and 18 cold stones can be used. The hot stones are heated in a water tank with the heat regulated by a thermostat, allowing the therapist to vary the temperature as required. Mary calls the stones, 'the stone clan people, following the Indian heritage, and we are taught to treat the stones with respect. They are regularly put in sunlight or moonlight to recharge them. As the stones are millions of years old they do bring to the treatment a great energy and peace. By using both hot and cold stones the massage can be very powerful in aiding injuries. Each treatment is different so the therapist will use the combination of stones to best effect. Sports injuries, inflammations, muscular tension, can be eased with the thermotherapy. Blood flow to affected areas is increased and inflammation is decreased with the cold stones. The client has stones placed along the erector spinae muscle under their back and then stones are placed on the chakra points on the front of their body. So before the massage begins the stones are starting to work. An opening spiral pattern is performed to awaken the chakras and to allow the energy channels to be opened then the therapist will massage the body using a combination of hot and cold stones, sometimes with oil. Different techniques can be used with the stones such as tapping, cross fibre friction, vibration,as well as the usual massage strokes such as effleurage and pettrisage. After a closing spiral is performed the stones are very gently removed and the client turns over. Stones are used again as placements before further massage is give on the back and back of legs. The treatment ends with stones gently removed and a spinal spiral is performed with a Chinese Fluorite crystal along with other closing rituals. The treatment usually takes between one and a quarter and one and a half hours and is deeply relaxing and therapeutic. Clients do need time to rest and relax after afterwards as well as drinking plenty of water. When the stones have finished their work they are sterilized and washed in warm soapy water and rinsed in cold. They are put in a medicine wheel or mandala when not being used which allows the energy to flow around them. I trained with Jane Scrivener in 2002 and for more details of training in LaStone you can visit www.lastoneuk.co.uk where two UK instructors lead a variety of courses and Mary Nelson herself comes to the UK to teach once or twice a year. There are also two books on LaStone therapy; the first LaStone Therapy was written by Jane Scrivener and published by Piatkus Books in 2003 and The Official LaStone Therapy Mannual by Jane and Mary Nelson published in 2004. Both books are available from www.piatkus.co.uk or from Amazon. Happy Massaging...... Diana Walsh October, 2008
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