As the only certified therapist in Ile-de-France, and the third person in France (according to the official LaStone® lists) I now offer the exclusive Original Hot and Cold Stone Massage in Paris.

LaStone® is wellness for body and soul. Releasing tensions and soreness in muscles, relaxing and normalizing tight tissue, working deep into the muscles, while caring for and nurturing you during the massage. It can be a very powerful experience physically and emotionally and will leave you revived and refreshed.

You can read more about LaStone® Therapy on my Massage and Wellness blog.

LaStone Original Body

A 50 minutes LaStone® massage is a good introduction to LaStone and thermal therapy. This massage is typically what you will find in a spa setting. It's a general relaxation and well-being massage, without working in depth on any areas or specific energy work.

A full LaStone® treatment lasts between 1h15 and 1h30, and includes laying on hot basalt stones and cold marble stones, as well as massage with both hot and cold stones, working deeply into the muscles while providing a deep healing relaxation.

Cocooning

For total relaxation, de-stressing and comfort you are offered a special treatment that I call Cocooning. Spend half an hour surrounded by hot stones and wrapped in sheet and towel in a soothing and relaxing setting. While you lie and enjoy the warmth and how the tensions in your body disappears, I massage your feet, hands or head as you desire. Ideal for a relaxation, de-stressing and emotional comfort. People who otherwise can't receive a massage due to health issues can greatly benefit from a Cocooning.

The cocooning was wonderful - I felt completely revitalised and refreshed afterwards which continued through to the next day. The headache I had before the treatment lifted and I had a great nights sleep afterwards. Pia has a natural understanding of where to place the stones, and using the stones and her hands relieves all of those tension points in your feet. Highly recommended for those who would like to do something to completely relax but not have enough time for a full massage.

To read more about Cocooning click here.

Creative Stone

For those wanting the benefits of the stones, while enjoying the massage by hand, I've created a Creative Stone massage. The hot stones are used to give a general warming massage of the entire body, loosening the muscles and preparing the tissue for deeper work. Afterwards you're massaged as with the normal Massage Créatif to take out the last tensions and knots. Because the heat has such a great relaxing effect, it is possible for me to easily massage the deep musclar layers. The hot stones does a lot of the work and the massage therefore needs only last 45-50 minutes.

The tools

The hot stones used are handpicked basalt stones from the riverbeds in New Mexico, shaped as nature decided, only polished in sand to take the rough edges, and paired to work together as a set of more than 54 stones. The basalt is heated in water, digitally controlled, to provide the optimal working temperature suiting your tolerances.

The cold stones are white marble cut and polished with care and consideration to the environment. They're either cooled in icewater, or in the freezer and make for a wonderfully refreshing treat when applied to draw out the excess heat from the hot stones. Cold has many benefits to sore and tired muscles and the marbles is what truly makes LaStone different from any ordinary Hot Stone Massage you can find out there.

You can read more about the effects of hot and cold by clicking here.