Saturday, June 21, 2008

Hot Stone Massage





What it is ?

The healing power of touch combines with the energy of the earth in this relaxing, muscle melting massage. Smooth, warmed rocks glide across your body in long, flowing strokes. The heat helps to relax the muscles and has a soothing effect on the emotions. Simultaneously, rocks are placed on the body’s various energy points to encourage the body’s healing potential. This therapy is very useful in anxiety, sleeplessness and stress. The warmth of the stones dissolves tension, melts pain, strain and muscle aches away and improves circulation, back pain, insomnia and depression.

The stones are placed at strategic points on the body to allow the heat to penetrate and the muscle tension to melt away. The warm stones are massaged on various parts of the body including the face, neck, chest, stomach, and front and back of legs to increase stimulation. It relieves soreness and stiffness and rejuvenated and relaxes the body.

Where ?

I have tried it twice at Taman Sari, Wahid hashim ( 021 3143585) , charge 175,000 (20 USD) and duration is about 90 minutes . The first time was good, the second time, the massaseur was new and wasted a lot of time struggling with the stones.

I also tried it at Gorjes, Senopati just an experiment because its close to my house and felt my money was wasted – it cost the same 175,000 (20 USD)

Personal Rating

I think it’s a new thing in Indonesia and is yet to be perfected by the spa’s claiming to offer it – as it seems the next big thing. It stops at stone massage and no one talks about the next level of Aura cleaning and chakra balancing.

P.S : I am very very fascinated by this and have bought my own Hot stone massage kit and face stone massage kit as well. See the Pictures.

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