Full Body Stone Massage Routine

The client lies on her stomach with her head and neck straight, either via a neck support or down the breath hole of the beauty couch, arms by her sides and palms upwards ready to receive a warm stone. Place a support under the feet .

The first time you apply warm stones to the client ask them to inhale and as they exhale introduce the heat. DO NOT hold the stone still, it must glide with the massage.

Optional Stone Placements on top of towel prior to massage:-

• Roll the client to place a belly stone underneath the abdomen. a trowel or other material must be between the stone and the skin, ensure that this is comfortable for the client.
• Place two large stones , one on the back of each knee.
• Place two large stones on the hamstrings in a place that will be motionless.
• Place two small stones in the palm of the hands ( make sure they are a lot cooler not straight from the heater)
• place 2 small/medium stones on the soles of the feet if they are able, again NEVER straight from the heater onto bare skin.

1. Remove 6 stones from the heater and place at the head of the bed (3 each side) with your spoon/gloves. (NOT touching client)

2. Apply your massage medium to the back by effleurage , when effleurage up to the head of the bed, while maintaining contact with the back with your forearms hold a stone in each hand place it back onto couch take the heat from the stones and effleurage lightly down the body then back up to the head again once you have gotten used to the heat in your hands start your application of the stone effleurage.

3. Effleurage the whole of the back, light to medium pressure, work lateral to dial and reverse covering all areas of the back. Rotating the stones once they start becoming cooler to touch. 1st set of cooler stones can be placed into the clients waiting hands, then as in movement 2 collect a fresh pair of stones.

‘Be CAREFUL working over bony areas and do not press the stones too hard over these areas. You want to warm up the full back ready for manual manipulation and it prepares the back for deeper tissue work.’

4. Effleurage the upper trapezius, increasing pressure slightly, remember to rotate stones
5. Move into pettrisage movements over the trapezius and erector spinae muscle. Using all edges of the stone depending where you are working. work more deeply now (avoiding bones), deep kneading and draining movements can be used. After creating a redness effleurage to full back again, without and with the stones.

6. Bring clients arm round onto the back to abduct the scapula so you are able to work around this area easily and loosen tension by effleurage and pettrisage. It is at this point that you can use vibration tapping on the muscle around the scapula. This can also help to decrease pain in the muscles and help remove lactic acid

(vibrational tapping sends out vibrations through the tissues and causes the nerve patterns to break thus loosening muscles and releases tension)

7. Don’t forget the lumber region working in slow deep movements away from the spine, working from the upper buttock area to ribs and back down to the buttocks area then repeat on the other side towards yourself this is excellent for sciatic problems.

8. Finish with a full deep effleurage massage of the back repeat x4. then cover with the towel.

NB:-  Remember you can go back to the heater and collect more hot stones if need be, always replace them with the used ones.

If muscle are in flamed you can alternate with cold stones. Don’t forget that you can also work over the scalp you may like to lightly with smaller stones stroke trough the hair and scalp to release tension.

Optional additions.

• You can offer an exfoliation prior to treatment via body brushing/exfoliation mits.
• Once covered with the towel you can place stone onto the back on top of the towel to keep the muscle warm.
• you can offer to remove the oil with hot towels and talc the back to finish if it’s just a back massage treatment.

Back of the legs

 Support the legs where required under the foot by pillow or towel roll. 

2. Bring 4 stones to the couch and then apply your massage medium to the whole of the leg with manual massage. Using to breathing techniques as for the back apply the stones with effleurage to the whole of the leg avoiding the area behind the knee x6

3. Rotate the stones and work on the lower leg of the calf muscle with petrissage movements, kneading them with the flat of the stones or if you need to work deeper use the edge of them. drain to the nodes behind the knee.

4. After working on the calf muscles your can support the ankle and work in a figure of 8 over the sole of the foot x3.

5. Finish the lower leg with Effleurage

6. Change stones and begin work on the upper thigh area, Effleurage x4 then you can use the stones to pettrisage (knead the muscle tissue) and friction to stimulate circulation

7. Complete the full leg massage with x6 effleurage

* Repeat on second leg

Cover both legs and place used stones back into the heater, remember to remove stones from the hands

Stones that are needed to removed from heater before turning the client are:

• 8 cosy toe stones (smallest flat stones)
• 7 Chakra Stones (for placing)

FRONT OF BODY

1. Place the cosy toe stones in between the toes and cover
2. Place the Chakra stones

Place the 4 large stones and 3 small in a line onto the couch. Ask your client to inhale through their nose and out through their mouth up to 8 times. as they do this place the stones on the body on each exhale (on top of a towel). Talk to the client and encourage them through the process, do not rush them. Begin the sequence at the Root Chakra.

1. Root Chakra
2. Sacral Chakra 4 Large Stones
3. Solar Plexus
4. Heart

5. Throat Chakra
6. Third Eye Chakra 3 Small Stones
7. Crown Chakra

* These placing of these stones open up the chakras and also relax the muscles without working over them. When placing throat chakra make a lip with the towel so it is not placed directly on to the skin. Also NEVER place third eye stone directly onto skin make sure it is cooler (dip into bowl of cold water to cool down)

FRONT OF LEG

1. Retrieve 2 medium palm and 2 smaller stones from the stone heater.

2. Uncover one leg place stones on the couch and apply massage medium while taking their heat by rotating to stones in the hands first.

3. With a stone in each hand apply effleurage from above the ankle bone to the full length of the leg, return to the ankle twice with the flat side of the stones, turn the stone and repeat with the send side of the stone.

4. Move to the Quadriceps (thighs) and apply deep effleurage and pettrisage movements using the flat side of the stone. turn the stone to use the heat from both sides.

5. Turn the stone to the edge to apply a deep alternative kneading or a light friction to the lateral (outer) edge of the quadriceps if desired.

6. Change to the 2 smaller stones and effleurage with the flat of the stone lightly around the patella (knee cap). Bring the stone down onto the lower leg and work either sides of the tibial bone. DO NOT cross over this bone as it will feel very uncomfortable to the client
   1. Continue working to the ankle area, use the stones on the edges.
7. Continue tot the foot and apply and the flat of the stones to the sole of the foot using deep kneading movement. Hold the front of the foot while this is carried out. Additional movements may be applied to the foot between the metatarsels using the edge of the stone if desired.

8. Finish with full leg manual effelurage x4

Arm and Hand

1. Retrieve 2 medium palm and 1 small stone from your stone heater.

2. Apply massage medium, Place the small stone between your palm and your clients palm (ensure it is not too hot). hold the stone in place to stimulate the heart chakra.

3. Rotate one of the palms stones in your other hand and use your warm hand to effleurage the arm. Repeat this process until the stone is ready to use.

4. Effleurage the full length of the arm with the flat side of the stones x2

5. Apply deep effleurage and pettrisage movements to the upper arm, turn the stones over to use the heat from both sides.

6. Change the stone as it cools and bend the clients arm at the elbow. Apply massage using the flat of the stone to the front and back of the forearm.

7. Change to the stone paced between your palm and the clients and using the flat of the stone massage the palm of the hand. while you do this hold your other hand over the back of the client’s hand so the sandwich the hand. The movement will feel complete to the hand area. finish the procedure to the hand and arm by placing the stone in the client’s palm.

Facial Massage – remove third eye cahkra stone

Take 6 palm stones and 2 trigger stones from the heater, dry and place on the couch. Place up to 6 cold stones on the couch ( optional) on either side of the head.

Select appropriate facial massage medium

Select 2 palm stones, rotate in your hands and apply shoulder movements over the pectoralis muscle to the deltoid ( top of your shoulders) then round to the back of the shoulders and neck. Turn the stone and apply movements until it begins to lose its heat.

Change stones over and concentrate on the trapezius and neck using kneading and effleurage movements.

Change to the trigger stones to continue massage over the trapezius and neck up to the occipalis.

Change to the last 2 palm stones (these should be cooler now) and glide up the neck onto the lower part of the neck and onto the lower part of the face using light effluerage, sweeping movements.

If skin is too sensitive you can comb the stones through the hair/scalp as this is a very relaxing move

Very light to medium pressure Lymphatic drainage moves can also be done with the stones. See below diagram for routine.