HOTSTONE MASSAGE

A hotstone massage is as the words says a massage with “hot” stones. Hot stones actually needs to be read as warm stones. The temperature of the stones that I use to give the massage is maximum 50 degrees celcius. To heat the stones and keep them the right temperature I use a heater, the stones lay in water during heating. The hotstone massage is given with rounded basaltstones, these are vulcanic stones who by influence of water and sand through the years/ centuries have been polished to be smooth. The size of the stones vary from 2 cm to 14 cm. Basaltstones have the ability to take heat very quickly and to give it off slowly and are therefore especially suitable for a hotstone massage.

Since men are on earth stones are being used as tools. Stones where for example used for heating by cold nights. They placed the stones in the fire and then put under a skin for heating. Over the whole world warm stones where used for different purposes. The Greek and Romans used stones in their bathing houses to massage each other. Highly placed people where massages with stones, to relieve mussle pains, discomfots and injuries. This form of massage was also used by the Inca's, Indians and many other cultures. Warm stones where used here for several rituals depending on the culture. In the eastern culture warm stones where used to prefent and treat illnesses. Stones where placed on acupuncture points and stroked over meridians.

What can you expect of a hotstone massage?
The body will be covered with a thin sheet and several stones will be laid on the body. These stones let the body get used to the heat and relax the body. Then the body will be rubbed in with warm oil and massaged with warm stones. Through the combination of heat and movement (thermodynamica) I can reach deeper into the muscle and the massage is more effective than massage by hands alone. A hotstonemassage contributes to a positieve selfhealing of the body, helps to remove waste, contributes to depoisoning, stimulates the organs and can bring the body back in balance.

The hotstone massage is suitable for everyone who would like to enjoy a benificiairy massage.

Contraindications by hotstone massage:
The hotstone massage is a benificiairy massage, but do to the influence of massage with hotstones several side-effects can occur like headaches or other discomforts.

Underneath you will see conditions and medications that are reasons not to undergo a hotstone massage. Do you have any of these diseases or do you take any of these medications, please see your physician first before undergoing a hotstone massage.

Condition:

• burn out
• infections
• infectious skin diseases
• psoriasis
• trombosis
• cancer
• fever
• extreme fatique and exhaustion

Medications:

• painkillers
• antidepressents
• antibiotics/penicilline
• anti-inflammatory
• prednisone
• alcohol
• drugs and other opiates

Integral Chakra Therapy (Evolutionpsychology)

A chakra is a centre of activity that receives, adjusts and expresses the energy of life. Even though most of our chakra's are not visible, they come to expression in the vorm of our body and the way we think, feel and deal with situations life throws at us. As Integral Chakra Therapist I guide people to come back to the source by searching to the origin of the problem and by giving insight into the universal mechanism.

When Chakra Therapy?

1. If you need (more) relaxation
2. If you are stressed, or scared and would like to change this
3. When you are so tired at night that you do not have energy left for nice things
4. When you finally want to integrate an unsolved problem or situation
5. When you see dat annoying or disturbing instances keep repeating itself in your life without you knowing the meaning why
6. When you want to understand the connection between physical, emotional and mental symptoms
7. When you have dificulties to get your personality and soul in one line
8. When you strive for more harmony in your life and you know that you can only reach this by fullfilling your purpose in life