Since opening our company in 1998, when very few massage stone product or massage education companies existed, we have seen the market explode to include hundreds of stone therapy companies. Everyone in the cold or hot stone therapy fields seems to have their own idea about the best aromatherapy kits and hot stones. Many can't agree on what the best essential oils might be. This can make choices difficult and confusing as a consumer. Including the very best aromatherapy essential oils and massage stone heater products, it is our goal to continue providing the highest quality hot stone massage and cold stone massage products and education at the most reasonable prices possible. Our highly trained team of "stone specialists" work daily to ensure that each product we send is customized and as close to perfect as Mother Nature creates. We have one mantra here at Stone Spirits, "make the customer happy", and this mantra seems to be working because we consistently get thank you notes for the time, effort and love that we put into our massage supplies and classes. We are often asked what makes our courses and massage stones the best on the market. Our answer is simple: We care about each student and the quality of each set of massage stones that we send out. We stand behind our work as being the best on the market, and we guarantee our products. Stone Spirits is "The Future of Stone Therapy" What is hot and cold stone massage? If done properly, some of the finest bodywork on the planet! A Stone Spirits, massage uses approximately 84 stones of varying temperatures, sizes and shapes to manipulate the musculature and connective tissues as well as stones in placements under and on top of clients. This creates a true stone experience, utilizing the stones for every aspect of the treatment rather than just a few stones added to a regular massage. The heat from the warm basalt stones penetrates deeply to help loosen and sooth tightened, congested muscles. The cool marble stones are used to reduce inflammation and create a balanced and rejuvenating treatment. In this work we have drawn from Eastern and Western disciplines and techniques. These arts are blended into a method of treatment that is nothing less than spectacular in recipient enjoyment and therapeutic results. Allowing for maximum relaxation and healing, this treatment is pure decadence, the ultimate in massage and truly a journey for Body, Mind and Soul. The Stone Spirits treatment encompasses a four in one approach including many variations of Massage (Swedish, Deep Tissue, Lomi Lomi, Myofascial Release), Energy Work (Polarity Therapy, Chakra work, Craniosacral work, Sacred work), Geo Thermo Therapy (the use of stones conveying alternating hot and cold temperatures), and finally a Spa or Hot Oil Treatment (the heat opens the pores allowing the oil to penetrate into the skin, leaving the skin feeling silky smooth and well hydrated).   Hot and Cold Stone Massage: - Relaxes while it rejuvenates - Soothes and decongests the body - Detoxifies physically and energetically - Tonifies and enhances tissue repair - Leaves you feeling grounded, balanced, and revitalized - Is the ultimate for Body, Mind, & Soul Therapists find that the stones and the temperature extremes do most of the heavier work for them. This course also introduces information about the subtle energy bodies that all life forms emit. It works with these energies to create a longer lasting and much more potent treatment. By applying the techniques of this unique art, therapists experience the wonderful satisfaction that comes from providing needed relief and well being to the client without wear and tear on the therapist's body.