NATURAL STONES

Natural stones can not only bring good luck or decorate an interior, but also treat. In our country ancient art of healing by means of biopower massage with use of hot and cold stones appeared recently, but already acquired great popularity. Than after all this method of alternative therapy is good?

Stounterapiya, or treatment by stones is the unique technique uniting ancient salutary practicians and the modern level of knowledge. It is a powerful tool of a relaxation, restoration of emotional balance, and also removal of muscular tension. The ancient method of treatment with massage application by hot stones allows to reach physical and spiritual balance, promotes deep relaxation of all body, stimulates a stream of positive energy and brings to a state of harmony and rest.

Secret of the Chinese empress

According to legends, the Chinese emperors were treated a heated jade which helped practically from all diseases and was considered as a powerful tool of a relaxation. About this stone legends as about a powerful charm and panacea went.

Today the stounterapiya is meant as massage hot (warmed to 38 — 66 °C) and cold stones. Improvement of blood circulation and a lymphatic drainage of fabrics, and also increase in intensity of a metabolism and removal of products of a metabolism becomes result of such massage. Hot stones kill chronic back and neck pains, help muscles to relax and be exempted from slags and toxins. Massage by cold stones promotes elimination of venous stagnation and increase of a muscular tone. In total these two technicians of treatment lead to normalization of arterial pressure, considerable improvement of work of digestive organs, improve a condition of skin, eliminate stagnation of liquid, and also promote treatment of a number of diseases. Thanks to impact on active points on a body of the person, the stounterapiya possesses property of removal of venous insufficiency. Treatment by stones is often used as antistress therapy at neurosises and depressions when the deep relaxation is necessary to remove consequences of any psychological tension.

Stone Age

At the beginning of emergence of a stounterapiya massage was done by means of heated pieces of usual basalt and marble. Basalt thanks to porous structure quickly heats up and very slowly cools down, carefully weakening an organism and carrying away a negative. Marble in turn tones up and consolidates effect. Over time the technology changed a little — in a stounterapiya began to apply also a bright jade.

According to modern researches in the field of a litoterapiya, the jade as a stone stabilizer positively influences power of the person: reduces stress, normalizes arterial pressure, improves composition of blood, raises a potentiality, treats diseases of kidneys and urinary tract. When heating miracle properties of a stone amplify.

For a stounterapiya use a certain combination of stones: 54 black hot (basalt from Peru, Indonesia, Argentina, Italy), 18 white cold (marble from the Norwegian fjords or pebble of the North Sea) and 1 room temperature (a jade from Mexico or Asia). Minerals can be a different form and weight (100 — 200 g) depending on part of a body for which they are intended. So, for a face, ears and a neck crescent-shaped tiny stones or a heart, and here for a trunk are chosen, hands and legs large oval are provided. Stones of average size are put along a backbone, on feet and palms, depending on what effect want to achieve. The Chinese Aesculapians consider that on feet, ears and palms the majority of biopower points is concentrated. Therefore, influencing directly these parts of a body, it is possible to achieve optimum result.

Health philosophy

Treatment by stones not only improves mood and gives feeling of full harmony, but also that is important at a mad rhythm of modern life, heals a body. Procedures with minerals are good for the people who underwent heavy operations and also at rehabilitation after bulimia. It will be useful for that who works hard at the computer to take warm stones between fingers of hands — it will help to remove stress after long contact with the keyboard.

Duration of procedure of a stounterapiya is defined by the expert and depends on weight of diseases and a condition of the patient. Usually one session takes 40 minutes till 1,5 o'clock. Contraindications to treatment by stones same as, and for any physiotherapeutic procedures or classical massage.

It is almost impossible to list all positive impacts of a stounterapiya as for each person contact with a stone is individual. The general remain the fact that all force of stones is directed for the good and health of the person.