Hot Stone Massage Belfast | Willow Massage Centre
What is a Hot Stone Massage?
This is one of our lead therapists’ favourite treatments. It would be the treatment we are most likely to need to wake people up after their session!
During a hot stone massage, your therapist will heat shaped basalt stones to around 40/50 degrees. This massage is then completed with a combination of hot stones and the therapists’ hands.
Priced by Time, Prepared for You
At Willow, you pay for the time, and we work on what you need. We take a holistic approach and listen, so your therapist starts with a short consultation about how you feel and what you want from your session. Because we prepare the room and heat the stones in advance, you receive the hot stone treatment you book, and your therapist will still adjust the pressure and technique to suit you. Prices are shown in our online booking system.
| Treatment | Price |
|---|---|
| Hot Stone Back Massage, 30 minutes | £45 |
| Back, Neck and Head with Hot Stones, 45 minutes | £52 |
| Hot Stone Massage, 60 minutes | £60 |
| Full Body Hot Stone Massage, 90 minutes | £75 |
| Reflexology with Hot Stones | £55 |
Choose a shorter treatment to focus on your back, neck and head, or a longer one for the full body.
Why Choose Hot Stone Massage?
This treatment is great for tension that has been sitting in the body for a long time. After a while, the body develops muscular kinesis, aka muscle memory. Possibly related to bad posture or jobs that require you to be sat in one position, or making repetitive movements.
This muscle memory means that the body is used to being a particular way, and can want to go back to that state after your treatment. (One of the reasons why massage gets better results after a few sessions). The heat from the stones helps the corrections from your treatment last longer.
Also, as the stones are wider than our hands, they allow your therapist to use firmer pressure (if needed) than you would be able to handle if it was just our hands. An easier way to think about it would be you can stand on a balloon, as your feet are wide, but a pin would burst it.
Massage may help you feel more relaxed and comfortable, but it does not replace medical care. Please tell your therapist about any medical conditions or areas to avoid before your treatment.
Who Hot Stone Massage Suits
People with long standing muscle tension, stiffness from sitting or repetitive work, and anyone who enjoys deep warmth and wants a very relaxing treatment.
When to Speak to Us First
Hot stone massage is not suitable for everyone. Please speak to us before booking if you are pregnant, have diabetes or reduced sensation, high or low blood pressure, a heart condition, varicose veins, thrombosis, a skin condition or open wounds, or take blood thinning medication. If in doubt, check with your GP first. We may suggest a different treatment instead.
Not sure which treatment suits you? Call us on 02890 504695 and we will help you choose.
Hot Stone Massage FAQs
During your Hot Stone massage treatment your therapist will begin by opening up the body with some light massage, checking for your tensions and ensuring they know which area to focus on.
Then they will introduce the stones. Using the stones to warm and relax the muscles and eventually working firmer into the tissues.
The therapists at Willow Massage Centre have all been trained in how to incorporate the hot stones into their other massages.
I.e. if the desired outcome requires a sports massage technique, the therapist may use the stones to warm up the area, reduce the tension slightly, then apply the sports massage move with their hands and back to the stones.
The stones are heated to around 40 to 50 degrees Celsius, which should feel pleasantly warm. If they ever feel too hot, tell your therapist straight away and they will adjust.
We listen and we work on what you need, but hot stone massage is different from our other treatments. We prepare the room and heat the stones in advance, so you receive the hot stone treatment you book. Tell us at your consultation how you feel and your therapist will adjust the pressure and technique to suit you.
It can be. The stones are wider than our hands, so your therapist can use firmer pressure than you could comfortably handle from hands alone. The pressure is always agreed with you and can be changed at any time.
Hot stone treatments start at £45 for a 30 minute back massage, £60 for a 60 minute hot stone massage and £75 for a 90 minute full body treatment. Reflexology with hot stones is £55. The full list is above.
Most people undress to the level they feel comfortable with. You are covered with towels throughout and only the area being worked on is uncovered.
Book online through our booking system or call 02890 504695 for same day appointments. We are at 90 Castlereagh Road, East Belfast.
