Hot Stone Massage Therapy/hot water Feet washing

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Dear Yogi Guruji

 

I read with great interest your alternate remedies

-the hot stone theraphy is another good example of

your interest in holoistic approach for treatment.

 

In India Hot Rock salt Stone is also used for trating

pains in joints and other parts

 

Another best technique Hot water Dipping /washing of

Feet which is still practised in Villages of India is

to dip your feet in hot water daily in the evening for

10-15 minutes which relaxes not the body but also the

mind and removes any tiredness due to day's work .

 

I think the alternate techniques needs to built in

on'e daily life along with Yoga/ pranayam-the

breathing techniques

 

S.S. Chandel

 

 

 

 

--- yogiguruji <yogiguruji wrote:

 

> Good Morning!

>

> Hot Stone Massage Therapy

>

> Hot Stone Massage Therapy is a concept that has

> seemed to come into

> popularity within the last 5-10 years. Even within

> the last four

> years, it has become the rage at Spas and

> Therapeutic Centers all

> over the world. Contrary to popular belief, Hot

> Stone Therapy was NOT

> first discovered in the desert of Arizona or by

> massage therapists'

> visions of saints.

>

> This is an age old therapy dating back 5000 years to

> India and most

> certainly even the Mayan culture. Ayurveda, the

> ancient healing

> tradition of India, spoke of a universal source of

> all life. The

> energy called " prana " is the energy, or the breath

> of life which

> moves through all forms to give them life. Yogis

> work with this

> energy with breathing techniques, meditation,

> physical exercise and

> massage to produce altered states of consciousness,

> healing and

> longevity. They would not only use their hands for

> manipulation and

> healing but also utilize " tools " the earth would

> provide such as

> herbs, flowers, crystals and stones.

>

> Stone Massage Therapy came from the healers using

> rocks from the

> river beds and warming them either in hot coals or

> hot water. By

> placing the hot stones on cloth on the body and

> arranging them along

> the energy centers of the body, a healing process

> would occur. The

> hot stones have a tendency to relax the muscles and

> " draw out " muscle

> pain and discomfort.

>

> The hot stones seem to connect the flow or paths of

> energy together

> in order to rebalance the physical body, emotional

> mind and soaring

> spirit as one. As the stones cool the healer replace

> them with hot

> stones again. The feet are extremely energy

> sensitive and are also

> stimulated in Hot Stone Massage.

>

> As in Reflexology, the entire body can be seen

> " reflected " in the

> feet. Hot stone Therapy works with tiny River Rocks

> between the toes

> to de-stress and stimulate the nerve endings in the

> feet. At the end,

> the healer would massage the feet and body with the

> stones and

> scented oil. Cool stones could then be placed on the

> pulse points for

> revitalizing and rejuvenating. Stone Therapy was

> utilized by many

> cultures across Europe and within the Mezo-American

> and Native

> American tribes as well.

>

> Stone Massage Therapy has found new life in the West

> within the last

> 10 years. Since the ever-growing popularity of

> alternative therapies

> channeling into the mainstream, every Spa and Salon

> has jumped on the

> band wagon to meet the growing demand of its

> consumer.

>

>

> Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac

> http://www.peacefulmind.com

> Therapies for healing

> mind, body, spirit

>

>

>

 

 

 

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