Stone Therapy

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Comment by Joan Annunziata on July 12, 2009 at 6:07am

Thanks Shanna for the information. I am already trained in Hot Stone Therapy by the Institute for Therapeutic Massage, and have been using hot and cold stones in my massage treatments for sometime now, but I was interested in expanding my range of knowledge and Karyn's course sounds pretty good. It's helpful to hear that your friend has good things to say about the course. Thanks again for getting back to me.

Comment by Shanna Schultz on July 11, 2009 at 11:26am

I have never taken any courses from Karyn Chabot, but I have gotten word from someone that I trust who knows Karyn and knows something about the courses...she said that they are excellent, and that she is an excellent teacher.

I always caution people against taking stone massage training through correspondence course (especially if you have no experience working with stones) because it really is a hands on therapy and in my opinion (and I know that there are other who disagree with me) for safety reasons, needs to be taught in a hands on way by a qualified instructor.

Working with hot stones that are at a high enough temperature to be therapeutic for the client does carry risks of burning the client if they are used incorrectly (and there are a lot of sanitation protocols that need to be followed to make sure that disease and bacteria arean't spread)

Comment by Joan Annunziata on July 11, 2009 at 6:53am

Good morning,
I just joined and was hoping if someone had any info on a course called "Sacred Stone Therapy", by Karyn Chabot, D,AY,LMT? It's approved by ncbtmb. I am thinking of taking it.
I am a new jersey state certified massage therapist and reiki master.

Comment by Shanna Schultz on July 10, 2009 at 3:22pm

Great idea! I will give Jenny a heads up that you might be contacting her!

Comment by Nickie Scott on July 10, 2009 at 3:09pm

Maybe we can ask Jenny Ray if there is any history of the Lakota stone healers using stone medicine on animals. I will try to contact on of the teachers there. Using stones on animals would resolve the problem of having water remain on the coat after the treatment. Currently we use freezer bags to prevent this. Cold stones should work as well. Canine Icer has custom made packs that could be used to hold the stones too. They might be able to make packs for horses too. I have a small animal massage certification program starting up at the end of this month so I will try using the stones on dogs to see what the response is.

Comment by Shanna Schultz on July 10, 2009 at 2:49pm

I have neer used the stones on animals, but I am trained in equine massage, so I am very interested in this question, as well. I had always wondered how a horse would respond to the stones...I woudl think that for a large animal like a horse it would be very effective for getting those large muscles to loosen up.

Comment by Nickie Scott on July 10, 2009 at 12:18pm

Has anyone been using the stones with animals and if yes how have you been using them?

Comment by Nickie Scott on July 10, 2009 at 12:16pm

Some useful links: Stone Medicine, La Stone Therapy, stone supplies.

Comment by Laurie Rodriggs, CMT APP on July 8, 2009 at 1:34pm

I have never seen a marble stone crack, thanks for that tip... luckily in 11 years I only have one stone that has shown wear and tear. I like Kirstens feedback about incorporating the stones into her treatments, which is what I often do, with the sacral stones or chakras or even just the toe stones is a fabulous add to any treatment in my opinion. BTW, I'm now craving a HSM... anyone local to Northern California to do a trade?

Comment by Kirsten Niesar on July 7, 2009 at 6:11pm

I like the full stone treatments but often find them too fussy, interuptive of my treatments. What I do more often is a "hot stone add on" to a massage. I only heat up my big sacral stone and four smaller stones and use them on the main issue areas. I feel this blends better with the massage. It is also a great way to introduce people to stone massage

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