In this award-winning video, let Meade Steadman, LMT guide you through the relaxing and invigorating world of hot stone massage. Before the journey begins, Meade builds your foundation by briefly recounting the history of stone massage. Along the way, he explains the healing power of stones, such as thermotherapy and vasodilation, and shows step-by-step how to perform a hot and cold stone massage for the entire face and body. As part of the instruction and with the comfort of the client in mind, Meade demonstrates how to drape your client, how to use different stone edges, how to glide the stones across your client, and how to use compression. He then takes you through stone layout, chakra-stone and cozy stone placement, tapping the stones, heating and cooling the stones, and regulating stone temperature. In addition to this guidance, Meade unfolds the mystery of incorporating stone massage with popular Swedish massage techniques. Don miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime journey! Received 2006 Telly Award, 2006 Summit Award & 2005 Davey Award; Featured in Spa Management, Feb. 2006; Received 10 out of 10 rating in Massage Today, Feb. 2006; Showcased in Skin Inc., Dec. 2005 (104 minutes)