hot stone massage course

 

Massage WITH hot stones, don’t just lie them on your clients!

 

 

This is a wonderful weekend course for learning a creative massage technique.
Massaging with hot stones warms the muscles and connective tissue, allowing the therapist to go deeper while saving their fingers & thumbs from injury.
Once experienced, most clients will be completely hooked on hot stone massage!
Bodyology emphasises teaching massage WITH the stones taking an holistic/therapeutic approach.

Course outline
This is a 2 days weekend course that counts towards your Continual Professional Development (CPD).
The course combines hot stone massage techniques with others, emphasising side-lying massage.

Entry requirements
Qualified therapists
3 months experience preferred (some exceptions- call for details).

What you will learn
- History and different styles of hot stone massage
- How to set up and clean your hot stone massage station
- The effects of hot and cold temperature on the body
- Techniques and strokes used in hot stone massage
- Contra-indication and safety issues
- Incorporating other techniques

How we teach
This course offers mainly hands-on supervision following tutor demonstrations.
Most courses are filmed so you can replay the demonstrations at your leisure to aid accurate learning. (DVD purchase needed)

Dates
31 May 2008- 01 June 2008 (9.30AM to 6PM)

Fee
£170
£160 if paid in full by 29 April 2008
Or 10% off when booking 2 or more students

To enrol click here

Purchasing stones
During the course you will practice on the set of stones provided.

At the end of the course you can purchase a set of stones from us or from another supplier.
We strongly recommend that you do some research on different sets but do not buy any before the course!

In Bodyology we’ve developed a special set based on bigger than average basalt stones. These transfer more heat to your client.

To find out more about our stone sets click here.
See students testimonials about Bodyology’s set of hot stones.