LaStone Therapy verses Hot Stone Massage

Benefits
Extensive training in how to alternate
temperatures; the use of hot and cold stones to
the clients body using the philosophies of
Geo-thermo-therapy principles
Extensive training in how to use hot stones to
the clients body
Extensive training in how to use cold stones to
the clients body

LaStone
X

Hot Stone
A few teach the use of
alternating temperatures to
the clients body

Proper water temperature for the stones in

corresponding to the condition and concerns of
the clients body
Extensive training in how to determine the
length of time a certain degree of temperature
via the stones is offered to the clients body
Extensive training in how to determine what
temperature via the stones are offered to the
clients body
Extensive training in why use both hot and
cold temperatures via the stones to the clients
body
Extensive training in how to use the hot and
cold stones in multiple different body
techniques; such as Swedish massage, deep
tissue, Reflexology, Energy work, Esthetic
work, to name just a few.
Extensive training in how to incorporate
Energy Balancing techniques within a stone
session

A few teach the use of cold

application of stones to the
clients body
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NA

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Extensive training in how to clean and sanitize

the stones, why this is necessary for the stones
and the clients health
Extensive training in how to maintain all
equipment needed for stone therapies

A few of the Other

Expressions of stone therapy
teach energy concepts within
their course
NA

NA

Extensive training in how to care for the stones

in areas such as physical and spiritual
philosophies
Extensive training in how to harvest your own
basalt stones
Extensive training in how to offer the desired
stone treatment that will best support the
clients needs for the day
Offers a full line of stone products to support
all the different types of stone therapies and
techniques
Offers a full line of marketing materials to
support your stone practice
The 19th Anniversary LaStone Manual and two
published manuals of more than 330 pages of
instructions and history behind stone therapy.

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NA

Some not all offer an

instructional manual; many of
them are only a few pages
long

Published video/CD

Some not all offer an

video/CD on the use of hot
stone massage

NA

No insurance coverage for

stone placement, only stone
massage

Presently for the Esthetician in video or CD.

Facebook pages to support the therapists and

the general public
ABMP insurance coverage for full LaStone
practice