Price:  $425.00

50 CE credits approved by AMTA & NCBTMB! Provider # 155301-00.

 

 

What Is Sacred Stone Therapy?
Karyn Chabot, D.Ay, LMT cognized Sacred Stone Massage Therapy in 1999 on the shores of Rhode Island and was the first to bring this beautiful therapy to the East Coast. She coined the phrase, "Hot Stone Massage", which is now used in most spas around the world. Many others started doing and teaching Hot Stone Massage, which gave rise to many new versions of her invention. In order to preserve it's authenticity, Karyn re-named it Sacred Stone Therapy. As the inventor of this therapy, Karyn trained over 1,000 Sacred Stone Therapists and is one of the leading continuing education providers for licensed massage therapists and healers. Sacred Stone Therapy integrates heated and chilled sea stones into traditional massage therapy, based on ancient Ayurvedic principles.

This course addresses how to integrate heated and chilled stones into most forms of bodywork, including sports massage, deep tissue, energy healing, reiki, thai massage, facials and so much more. It is a balance a perfect blend of spiritual and very scientific therapies, enlivening your training in anatomy, physiology and intuitive healing. Warm, textured, velvety sea stones are laid under, around and on top of the client in the beginning, then, each part of the body receives traditional massage using warm, aromatic oils. Heated stones are glided along the muscles to iron out tension and provide a deep release. The texture of some stones can be gently exfoliating. Chilled stones are glided around the face, alternated with warm stones to create a rosy glow. Warm, flat, sea stones are laid upon the spine as the back of the legs are massaged.

 

"Stones are alive, but they are in a sweet coma."  
Dr. Vasant Lad
 

The techniques have been thoughtfully designed to bring the body, mind and soul back into balance and renew the sweetness of life in a world where people are driving while eating their lunch. Sacred Stone Therapy is anxiety-reducing, nurturing, healing and restorative. Each session lasts about 75 minutes. Therapists can charge anywhere between $90-$150 for this therapy, depending on the socioeconomic status of the area, and the experience and credentials of the therapist.

The book has many detailed pictures, very extensive, comprehensive and the content is very easy to apply to your practice. The "Classroom Demo" and "Concepts & Theory" streaming DVDs are also very comprehensive and simple to follow. After you pass the course, you will be awarded your CE credits (transcripts) from the NCBTMB and a professional, beautiful wall certificate.
 

"My favorite part was the spinning of the big belly stone with the castor oil!"
Deborah Constance
 

How To Take The Course

Once you place your order, we will send you an email with a user-name, password and directions where to our online "Student Central" website. At our Student Central website, students take the multiple choice open-book exam online with instant results, submit your essays, watch the streaming videos (as often as you want), submit enrollee, practicum and evaluation forms, and print transcripts and certificates. Easy. There is nothing you need to snail-mail back to us. All our courses are now available electronically (online) so we can save the trees, gas, postage and lighten our "footprint". It's very easy to navigate, even for technophobes!  

Online Forms

• Easy Guide to complete the course.
• Enrollee form.
• Two Instructional DVD's (approximately 1 hour each).
• Open book examination (200 questions) and answer sheet. (75% or higher to pass)
• Course evaluation form.
• Five practicum forms.
• Transcript and certificate.
• A location to submit the answers to your essay questions.
• Unlimited tutorial assistance via email or phone. Students have one year to complete this course, but most students can do this in one month or less if they focus on it. We always allow extensions for extenuating circumstances.

Requirements

• Two paragraphs on how you can improve as a therapist and what steps to take towards it.
• Two paragraphs on how this knowledge will help your practice.
• Two paragraph summary of your favorite parts of this course and why.
• 5 practice sessions signed by your clients on the practicum forms we send you.
• Passing grade on the multiple choice exam

Table of Contents
History of Stone Healing    8
What is Sacred Stone Therapy?    9
Sacred Geology 101    12
Stone Thermal Emanation Factor    15
The Shakti Factor    16
Textural Distinctions    18
Getting Started    19
Organizing Your Treatment Room    20
Maintenance of the Heating Unit and Stones    21
Benefits of our Sacred Mineral Bag    22
Application of Cool Quartzite Stones    24
Benefits of Laying Stones Directly on the Skin    25
Terminal Clearance    26
Toe Stone Application    27
Leave no Stone Unturned: Stone Techniques    28
Favorite, Easy Moves    31
Mudras    34
Five Sacred A’s    35
Stone Protocol: Eye Area    36
Contrast Hydrotherapy    37
Recharge Your Stones    38
Sacred Stone Sequence    38
Summary of the Sequence    45
Helpful Tidbits for Stone Therapists    46
Precautionary Guidelines    47
Benefits of Sacred Stone Therapy    48
Ayurveda Made Simple    49
Resonant Frequency    55
How Does Sacred Stone Therapy Integrate Ayurveda?     57
Seven Ayurvedic Constitutions    59
Five Great Elements    61
Marma Therapy    64
Facial Marmani    66
Ayurvedic Facial Analysis    68
Ayurvedic Facial Analysis Key    69
The Dosha-genic Stone Principle    69
Colorful Stones and the Doshas    70
Chakra Balancing with Stones    72
Chakras    73
Abhyanga: Rub the Body with Oil    77
Ayurvedic Classification of Massage Oils    80
Jojoba Oil is a Liquid Wax    83
Castor Oil is My Favorite Massage Oil    84
Neem Oil to the Rescue    88
Ayurvedic Anti-Cellulite Massage Oil Recipe & Tips    89
Nasya Therapy    90
Put Some Reiki or Quantum Touch in Your Stones    92
Rockaroma: Ayurvedic Aromatherapy    94
Essential Oil: Ayurvedic Classification    96
Sacred Stone Thai Massage    98
Stone Reflexology    99
Compression Therapy    102
Deep Tissue Bodywork & Sports Massage Using Stones    102
Crystals are Alive    104
What Makes Gemstones Healing?    105
Taking Care of the Healer    108
Charaka’s Life Tonics    111
What’s Your Dosha?    112
Ayurvedic Dietary Guidelines    115
Stones you will need for Sacred Stone Therapy    117
Arrangement of the stones in the heating unit    122
Market Your Sacred Stone Therapy Practice    123
Sample: Client Profile    124
Suggested Reading    125
Other Stone Training Organizations    126
Product Resources    128
Ayurvedic Terminology    128
Bibliography    129
About the Author    130

Sample test questions:

8. What part of the body should you execute the Touch Test?

a. The belly
b. The wrist
c. The feet
d.The thighs
 

9. What temperature should the water be in heating unit?
a. 200-300 F
b. 50-100 F
c. 120-125 F
d. 300-400 F
 

10. Generally, how long does it take for the heater to heat to a comfortable temperature?
a. 10 minutes
b. 20 minutes
c. 45 minutes
d. 5 minutes
 

11. What are the reasons for using chilled white quartzite stones?

a. To reduce inflammations within the muscle or joint (cocooning)
b. To calm the face after waxing or a professional peel
c. For contrast hydrotherapy on the face and place over inflamed eyes
d. To stimulate peristalsis of the intestines when alternating hot and cold
e. All of the above