Career Savers: Serenity Stones

When I began my journey as a massage therapist, over a decade and a half ago, I could not fathom being able to use tools in my work. How can you feel anything? Don’t they just get in the way and create more work?

Then I was trained in the basics of hot stone massage and I discovered amazing benefits to using heat in a session. I began to feel tensions and adhesions through the stones. A passion for tools began.

A couple years ago I began developing arthritis in my hands. They would cramp up and bring me to tears with the joint pain. It still happens occasionally, but I started incorporating heated tools regularly for my own benefit (and much to the delight of my clients).

These have become standard for most of my sessions. They hold cold really well (much like marble), so I heat them and use them warm to hot. Like basalt stones (typical hot stones), they hold heat well. They fit in my hands comfortably, easily glide through muscles, and save my thumbs and fingers. They have honestly saved my career.

Created and designed by a massage therapist, then sold to another massage therapist, CoreStones is another business that will be getting more orders from me. You can feel the calming effects of the stone’s low vibration.

I mostly use them for neck and shoulder work and foot Reflexology. My fingers can’t really inch crawl well anymore. They’re great on tough adhesions and reminding me to slow down. Let the heat do the work. My focus is to give the clients space to allow themselves to let go and relax. Tools like these reinforce that goal. Needing time and good breath work to be effective.

I know clean up can feel tiresome and eat up precious time. These stones simply need some soap and water. I use that time to think about cleansing both myself and the tools of the session’s energy and feel refreshed for the next one. The act of cleaning is sacred work too. Important to keep everyone healthy and healing.

If you’ve never tried a hot stone massage, treat yourself to some really deep relaxation.

Blessings for peace, health, and enough energy to take care of yourself!