Hot Stone Massage (60mins)

• Muscle tension and stiffness
• Stress
• Feeling cold or run down
• Difficulty relaxing

The stones are heated in water to a comfortable temperature. Your therapist places some on key points of the body and uses others to massage, with oil, in long, gliding strokes. The heat helps muscles soften and relax.

1. You complete a short health questionnaire, and your therapist asks about any tension, injuries or pressure you prefer.
2. You undress to your level of comfort and lie on the treatment bed, covered with towels.
3. Your therapist checks the stone temperature on your skin, then massages with the warm stones and places some on your back and other key points.
4. You rest for a moment afterwards and are offered water before you leave.

There is no downtime, and you can return to your day straight away.

A single session can be booked whenever you need it. For ongoing tension, regular sessions every few weeks help keep it from building up again, and your therapist can suggest a rhythm that suits you.

• Drink water and take things easy for the rest of the day.
• Avoid a heavy meal, alcohol or strenuous exercise straight afterwards.
• Leave the oil on your skin for a few hours if you can, then shower as normal.

Tell us before your session if you are pregnant, have a medical condition such as high blood pressure, heart problems, diabetes or a blood-clotting disorder, or have a recent injury, surgery, fever, infection or skin condition. Massage is not advised while you are unwell, and some conditions need your doctor's approval first. Hot stones are not suitable during pregnancy, over sunburn or varicose veins, or if you have reduced feeling to heat, for example from diabetes.

Pairs well with a facial.