| Are you stressed? Then I recommend a hot | | | | you choose this type of therapy. |
| stone therapy session. I've had five massages in | | | | Although I was in a different city for the next |
| my lifetime, and I want more. But the best one I | | | | one, I opted to get just a relaxing session, not |
| had was the hot stone session. | | | | the deep tissue one again. The third one I had |
| My very first experience with this type of | | | | was just the relaxing Swedish type again. These |
| treatment I had was a typical relaxation session, | | | | are well worth the money, and are the basics |
| called the Swedish. I made the appointment with a | | | | that most therapists give when you ask for a |
| friend, and the two of us went to the spa | | | | massage. They are designed to relax you and |
| together. The therapist knew this was my first | | | | loosen your muscles. |
| one, so she explained exactly what she would be | | | | My first hot stone therapy session was the |
| doing. Although it was very relaxing, I did have | | | | fourth type of treatment I experienced. If I had |
| some very tight muscles. She tried to work | | | | to choose between the different types of |
| through the knots, and as you might imagine that | | | | treatments available today, the hot stone |
| deep pressure was a little uncomfortable. | | | | technique is the best one I've tried. The therapist |
| However, in the end, the entire session was very | | | | began the session like any other, loosening my |
| relaxing. I knew I wanted to come back for more | | | | muscles and relaxing me. However, she added |
| massages in the future. | | | | heated flat stones to the massage. She had |
| And I did. The second one I had was a deep | | | | dipped the stones in oil, too, so they slide easily |
| tissue therapy, designed to actually work through | | | | over my skin. The stones provided an extra |
| those knotted muscles. I have some problems | | | | amount of heat which helped relax my muscles. It |
| with my shoulders, and I often have knots that | | | | also seemed that she was able to get deeper into |
| just won't go away, so the licensed therapist | | | | the tissue with the stones than she would have |
| recommended the deep tissue technique as a | | | | otherwise. |
| way to alleviate my pain and try to loosen the | | | | Needless to say, the next time I opted for a |
| knots in my shoulders. The deep tissue technique | | | | relaxing therapy session I definitely went for the |
| often takes more time to do, and can sometimes | | | | hot stone massage, too. It was just as relaxing |
| be a bit painful, but when all was said and done, | | | | as the first. I would certainly recommend this |
| the muscles were much looser and I felt | | | | type of treatment to anyone who wants to get |
| completely relaxed. I do recommend drinking lots | | | | a one. I will be requesting this specialty technique |
| of water to flush the toxins out of your body if | | | | for every other one I get in the future. |