What Is Hot Stone Massage?

Hot stone massage is a specialty massage where the therapist uses smooth, heated stones, either as an extension of their own hands, or by placing them on the body while they massage other parts of the body. The heat can be both deeply relaxing and help warm up tight muscles so the therapist can work more deeply, more quickly. Watch a video of a hot stone massage.

The Origins of Hot Stone Massage

Hot stones warmed by fire were used by Native Americans to treat aching muscles, but the modern revival of hot stones in massage is generally credited to Mary Nelson, a native of Tucson, Arizona. She trademarked her style of hot stone massage, called LaStone Therapy, which has a Native American spiritual component and requires training and certification.

Most spas offer their own versions of hot stone massage (they might call it lava stone massage, river rock massage, warm stone massage and so on.) A hot stone massage, however, takes a lot of skill and sensitivity on the part of the therapist. One of my most memorable spa treatments was a hot stone massage. So was one of my worst. The therapist lacked finesse and I felt like an ironing board.

How To Get A Great Hot Stone Massage

The quality of the treatment depends on how well the therapist has been trained, how skilled he or she is, and whether he or she enjoys doing the treatment. Some therapists don't like to do it because the hot stones are difficult to handle.

Even a terrific massage therapist can be so-so at hot stone. My best suggestion for making sure you get a great hot stone massage is to get a LaStone Therapy, because you know the therapist has been well-trained and has made a serious investment in training. You can also ask where the therapist learned hot stone massage, and how long he or she has been doing it.

Another approach is to ask the front desk if there is someone who is a specialist in hot stone massage. Some <"a href=http://spas.about.com/od/massa2/a/massagetherapists.htm">massage therapists love doing this treatment, while others aren't so hot on it. A good front desk will know which therapist to direct you to.

This is also a treatment where you're counting on the spa and the therapist to be impeccable with sanitation, because those stones have been on someone else's body. I wouldn't get it at anything that looks like a discount spa.

What Happens During a Hot Stone Massage?

Before you arrive, the massage therapist sanitizes the stones and heats them in bath of 120 to 150 degree water. The stones themselves are usually basalt, a black volcanic rock that absorbs and retains heat well, and have been smoothed by natural forces in the river or sea.

You usually start face down, with the therapist working on your back. First, the therapist warms up the body with traditional Swedish massage, then massages you while holding a heated stone. As the stone cools, the therapist replaces it with another. The therapist uses many stones of various shapes and sizes -- big ones on the big muscles, smaller ones on smaller muscles.

The therapist might also leave heated stones in specific points along your spine, in the palms of your hand, on your belly, or even between your toes to improve the flow of energy in your body. Many therapists believe that the stones themselves have an energetic charge and that needs to be maintained by placing them in a spiral pattern, placing them in a full moon periodically.

Be sure to speak up if the stones are too warm or the pressure too intense. And you can always ask them to stop using the stones if you don't like how it feels.

If you like heat but not the stones, lava shells and steamed towels are another way to get heat into a massage.

How Much Does a Hot Stone Massage Cost?

A hot stone massage is more expensive than a basic Swedish massage because it requires more preparation and clean-up and usually runs longer. A typical hot stone massage is $125-$150, but the price can go higher, especially at a resort or hotel spa.

Who Shouldn't Get Hot Stone Massage??

Hot Stone massage is not appropriate if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, or are on medication that thins your blood. You shouldn't get a hot stone massage if you are pregnant or have a sunburn. You also may want to reconsider if you are menopausal, as it may trigger a hot flash.

MADU TUALANG.......MADU ASLI DARI HUTAN BELANTARA

RM18--- 100 gm  ( Madu dari hutan Merchang)

Apa itu madu? Madu adalah campuran beberapa jenis gula dengan air dan mengandungi sedikit bahan-bahan seperti logam, asid dan enzim. Madu dihasilkan daripada mektar yang diambil oleh lebah pekerja dari bahagian tertentu pokok yang mengeluarkan nektar misalnya bunga. Madu disimpan pada sel-sel di dalam haif sebagai makanan. Terdapat pelbagai jenis madu dan perbezaan bergantung pada warna, rasa dan kepekatan madu tersebut. Faktor pertama, warna mektar dan kandungan debunga yang telah bercampur dengan mektar yang dipungut didapati warnanya ada yang merah dan ada yang gelap. Faktor kedua, tempoh penyimpanan madu, iaitu makin lama disimpan, semakin gelap warnanya disebabkan tindakan enzim semulajadi dalam madu tersebut. Bahan Mineral dan Vitamin Dalam Madu Lebah. Bahan mineral dan vitamin yang terdapat dalam Madu lebah amat diperlukan oleh tubuh badan manusia. Berikut adalah antara vitamin yang terdapat dalam madu lebah: VITAMIN A Menggalakkan pertumbuhan tulang, pertahanan terhadap penyakit, memperbaiki struktur kulit serta mengelakkan rabun. VITAMIN B Membantu pertumbuhan dan perkembangan bayi, selera makan, pencernaan, menjaga tisu mata dan membantu proses metabolisma. VITAMIN C Membantu mempercepatkan penyembuhan luka, menjaga sistem kekebalan tubuh, menyerap zat besi, membentuk tulang dan gigi. VITAMIN D Pertumbuhan normal, meningkatkan paras sitrat (garam asid sitrik) dalam darah dan menggalakkan penyerapan kalsium dalam usus menjaga kesihatan tulang dan gigi. VITAMIN E Sangat penting untuk mempertahankan fungsi saraf dan otot, melindungi struktur membran daripada rosak, mengekalkan pertumbuhan mormal, mengelakkan metabolisma, mengekalkan struktur paru-paru, hati dan membran sel darah merah. Sebagai antioksida, vitamin ini bermanfaat sebagai mecegah penyakit jantung dan melambatkan penuaan VITAMIN K Baik untuk mereka yang baru menjalani pembedahan. Vitamin ini membantu membentuk struktur tubuh baru dan menyembuhkan jahitan. Terdapat lebih daripada 172 vitamin dalam MADU dan masih lagi dikaji vitamin dan bahan yang lain belum dikenali. Bagaimana Lebah Menghasilkan Madu? Lebah mengumpul nektar iaitu manisan dan debunga daripada bunga, tetapi hanya nektar digunakan untuk membuat madu. Debunga melekat pada bulu-bulu kaki belakang lebah manakala nektar di dalam perut lebah dan diangkut balik ke sarang. Nektar sebenarnya adalah larutan manisan yang mana lebih kurang 50% larutan tersebut terdiri daripada gula selebihnya air. Di sarang, nektar akan dibiarkan tersejat untuk beberapa hari sehingga 83%. Proses penyejatan dipercepatkan oleh pergerakan udara yang terhasil oleh pergerakan sayap lebah. Setiap sel sarang dilitupi oleh lapisan lilin propolis. Gula glukosa dan fruktosa yang terdapat dalam madu adalah terlalu pekat menyebabkan sukar bagi kulat dan mikro-organisma untuk hidup di dalam sarang lebah. Madu yang terhasil mempunyai rasa yang berbeza dan musim nektar itu diambil oleh lebah. Madu terkenal sebagai manisan semula jadi yang kaya dengan sumber kesihatan. Rahsia kebaikan madu dalam penyembuhan secara semulajadi terbongkar oleh saintis perubatan terkemuka dunia. Kehebatan madu sering kali dikaitkan dengan rasanya yang enak dengan aroma yang memikat. Tahukah anda bahawa sebenarnya madu telah digunakan sejak berkurun lamanya, kerana madu ada kuasa penyenbuhan yang hebat. Ia digunakan dalam rawatan terapiutik dan perubatan purba? Madu Lebah Sebagai Bahan Anti oksidan Madu lebah dikatakan mempunyai aktiviti antioksidan. Namun secara amnya madu lebah yang lebih pekat warnanya (dark-coloured honey) mempunyai kadar antioksidan yang tinggi (terdapat beberapa pengecualian dalam keadaan tertentu). Bahan antioksidan berfungsi menghalang bahan-bahan radikal bebas daripada bertindak ke atas sel-sel badan. Radikal bebas ini apabila dibiarkan, akan bertindak ke atas sel-sel sehingga boleh menyebabkan badan menjadi lemah dan sebahagian daripada sel-sel tersebut bertukar menjadi kanser. Dapatkan pelbagai jenis madu di gerai kami di Masjid Balok Baru  setiap hari jumaat jam 1-3 petang.

Al hijama -treatment for infertility

The treatment involves besides hijama, a local decoction is prepared using medicinal herbs to clear the placenta/womb so as to regularize the periods.

Then Hijama is done the points basically will be: 1, 55, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 49, 120, 125, 126 and under the knees on both legs. (To get an idea of hijama points, please refer to the following example charts courtesy of Health Means Wealth, bearing in mind that charts may slightly vary depending on the therapist)

Massage cupping on the stomach area is recommended.

Before the treatment, we advised two rakaa's of Istikhara by both the husband and wife.

Please note this is for information only and as usual any treatment should only be carried out by a competent therapist who is either trained, qualified and / or experienced in that particular treatment.

Pelbagai jenis Titik bekam

 

Cupping places on the back

1, the shoulder, the seventh vertebra (bone of spine) of the neck.
2 &amp; 3, the area between the ears, the back of the head where hair grows or on the sides of the neck.
4 &amp; 5, the air door between the two ribs upwards in the branching of the tracheae (main windpipe) and the bronchus (smaller windpipe).
6, the gall bladder at the peripheral of the right rib toward the spine.
7 & 8, on the stomach place at the middle of the back opposite to the stomach on the spinal sides.
9 & 10, the kidney centre under 7 & 8 on the middle of the back.
11, lumbar vertebrae - a prominent bone at the lower back of the vertebra column.
12 & 13, on the sides of 11, slightly upward, 5cm away from the spine.
14, 15, 16 & 17, the colon, almost on the colon corners from the back and 18 of the middle of the spine.
19, the heart, opposite to the heart from the back and almost on the left rib side.
20 & 21, tonsils triangle that lies in the area between the neck and the shoulder with a slight bending to the back.
22 & 23, above the pancreas gland under the rib end.
24 & 25, at the beginning of the lower half of the back.
26 & 27, bilaterally at the sides of the iliac bone.
28, 29, 30 & 31, at the upper part of the buttocks.
32, on the middle of the head.
33, on the right part of the hair near the forehead or the hair line.
34 & 35, the right and left part of the brain (at the temporal sides of the brain) as well as the occipital bone.
36, the cerebellum (occipital) prominent bone on the head.
37 & 38, nearly 3cm above the ears.
39, prominent occipital bone, the deep area at the back of the head where cupping is prohibited, except in necessary cases.
40, in the middle of the back of the neck.
41 & 42, on the back of the head to the right and the left.
43 & 44, the sides of the neck.
45 & 46, nearly 3cm above the air trachea (4-5).
47, on the left shoulder in addition to the heart.
48, on the right rib from upward, complementary to the gall bladder knot.
49, the immunity area from the back, between the two scapulae (shoulder blades).
50, 6cm slightly above 8, for stomach ulcers.
51 & 52, the two thigh bones (femur), from both sides.
53 & 54, the inner part of the knee from the back.
55, almost 3cm under the shoulder.

Cupping places on the face and abdomen

101, the forehead on the place of worship in praying and it is better not to repeat it.
102 & 103, above the eyebrows from the inner part of the nasal sinuses.
104 & 105, on both sides of the brows and slightly upward for headaches and sight.
106, almost 6cm above the left ear to help give up smoking.
107, nearly 4cm above the cheeks to assist in speech.
108 & 109, on the sides of the nose for nasal sinuses.
110, under the ear from the right and left.
111, 112 & 113, near the eye and the cheek and near the lip to treat the fifth and sixth nerve.
114, under the chin and it has many benefits.
115 & 116, under the ends of the clavicle (collar bone) from the outside and on the shoulders.
117 & 118, under the clavicle (collar bone) from the inside, on the chest.
119, the heart, under the middle of the left clavicle (collar bone) using four fingers of the patient himself.
120, sternum bone (breastplate), in the middle of the chest.
121, first part of the stomach directly under the chest bone.
122, 123 & 124, above the liver, right of the belly.
125 & 126, between the belly and the thigh near the pubic hair area for involuntary urination, infertility…etc.
127 & 128, on the inner part of the thighs.
129, on the back of the feet to the right.
130, on the sides of the heel from inside and outside for edema.
131, above the heel bone nearly 5cm from the outside.
132, varicocele.
133, almost 2cm above the stomach mouth and near the end of the chest bone.
134, under the left breast.
135 & 136, 5cm away from the breast nipple from the inside for the lungs.
137, 138, 139 & 140, above, right, left and under the umbilicus (belly button).
141, & 142, Right and left of 140.
143, above the bladder.

duhai WANITA teristimewa

ya اَللّهُ, mengapa wanita sering menangis?

Jwbnya: Kerana wanita itu unik.
Aku ciptakan ia sbg makhluk istimewa,
KU kuatkan bahunya utk menjaga anak2nya,
... KU lembutkan hatinya utk memberi rasa aman,
KU kuatkan rahimnya utk menyimpan benih manusia,
KU teguhkan peribadinya utk terus berjuang saat yg lain menyerah,
KU beri dia naluri utk mencintai anak2 dlm keadaan apapun,
KU kuatkan batinnya utk ttp menyayangi walau dikhianati oleh teman,
walau disakiti oleh "orang" yang ia sayangi
Wanita mahluk kuat,
tapi jika satu saat dia menangis itu kerana KU beri dia air mata utk membasuh luka batin dan memberi kekuatan baru.

"WANITA..KAMU ISTIMEWA"

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