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Sunday, 19 October 2003 |
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Sinking in to earth with hot stone therapy By- Umangi de Mel
The hot stone therapy is the latest and the hottest attraction in the business or rather at the `Spas'. Keeping up with the times, hot and cold stone treatments are pretty popular even among the local spagoers.
Hot Stone Therapy
The water heated `Basalt' stones of varying sizes are kept on the pressure points of the body and are incorporated into massage strokes. "The stones are taken up and down the body front and back. It's deep penetration with each application and each new set of hot stones," she says adding that it's a blend of fluid movement of massage and the comfort and the warmth of the heated stones loosen up the muscles and relaxes the tired body. It helps- *Muscular aches and pains *Poor circulation *Stress, anxiety and tension
The two and half hour pampering is coupled with a cooling dip in a cold pool that is filled with rose petals, just to shake you out of the reverie and bring you back to earth. The stones, they say have a special ability to draw the toxics out of the body, " It's deep penetration massage that includes no hard pressing." The direct heat relaxes muscles and allows manipulation of a greater intensity than the regular massage. "You can even go back to your conference straight away and there's no reason to hesitate or rush around to wash or clean unlike other therapies," Soshana says. |
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