This course is classified as Post Graduate and the pre requisite is an Anatomy, Physiology and Massage certificate. The course runs over two days to ensure a full in depth content is covered and therapists leave the course confident to add this therapy to their treatment list. There will be an assessment of competence before the end of the course, in the form of a short theory paper and a practical assessment.

This intriguing therapy has a history dating back over 2000 years and only now is being recognized for its powerful benefits. With the use of special basalt stones, heated to a safe temperature, the treatment allows the therapist to warm, relax and release tension, simply by using specialized techniques with the stones, saving your hands!

The aims and outcomes for the course are:
Aim : to fully prepare qualified therapists to safely prepare equipment and client for a treatment and to safely perform an effective Stone Therapy Massage.

Outcomes to be able to:

Explain the history of Hot Stone therapy
Identify the contra indications to treatment
Identify the benefits of the treatment
Provide effective Home Advice.
Prepare heater and stones before and after treatment
Identify any possible Health & Safety requirements.
Prepare area and client for treatment
Perform a treatment routine
Identify further treatments required.

The contents of the course will be mainly practical and therefore students are required to wear appropriate attire fitting to the therapy.
Stones kits along with a set of handouts for each student will be provided to use on the day.
*Purchase of your own kit is recommended for completion of the case study but not essential. Your tutor will give full details*

You will need to bring 2 large towels and 2 – 3 hand towels, COUCH, couchcover and oil.