Steaming Stone Spa

Why is your room so warm?

admin — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:13:15 +0000

My massage therapy room is always warm. I prefer to offer my services in a room that is a minimum of 74°, but frequently 78° or more. I have had a room like this since approximately 1999 – it was by happy accident from having a sun-drenched room. I have learned over the years that clients respond more favorably to the addition of this heat therapy combined with massage.
Even in (especially in) winter, I keep the room this warm. First off, it’s practical: who wants to get undressed in a cold room? We’re not doing a medical exam after all. The heat allows for relaxation. Your body is not expending energy to stay warm (and not too hot that your body has to spend energy to cool down). This allows muscles to give way to the massage. It allows your whole being to let go and relax – a primary requirement for optimal benefit from massage.
As with any aspect of my massage services, you may request more or less heat on table or in room to make it ideal for your experience. This is another way services at Steaming Stone are personalized especially for you.

Seasonal Special Packages

admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:19:24 +0000

We offer Seasonal Specials on select packages 4 times per year and our Spring offers start March 16th and run through March 31st. Our specials are a 45 minute massage plus your choice of a 15 minute add-on: more massage, foot massage, foot reflexology, foot facial, mini-facial, hot stone spot treatment, paraffin thermal therapy for hands or feet. Any of these “add-ons” are 15 minutes to make your appointment 60 minutes for only $44 (original package price would be $59). You can book these now, but be sure you schedule during the March 16th – March 31st window, or the appointment will default to a 45 minute massage ($44) only. So get ‘Rejuvenated’ the Spring with a Spring Special at Steaming Stone.

Mobile Posting

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:21:54 +0000

Hi all. I’ve been saving up my client questions and will begin posting replies here (don’t worry, names will be withheld to protect the innocent). I’ve found I use my Windows phone for everything, so why not blog from it too. Look for more posts soon… ~Brian

New Location – We’ve Moved

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:40:40 +0000

We have finished our move down the road. We are now located in the lower level of the Portage County Bank (next to Aspirus), still in the Business Park. Our new address is: 5417 Vern Holmes Drive #3, Stevens Point, WI 54482. All other contact information remains the same.

Seasonal Specials II

admin — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:41:50 +0000

Massage is best when received on a regular schedule. We encourage clients to come in monthly by offering “rewards” (read ‘price breaks’), and a growing number of you are participating in that pattern. We also see a segment of our clientele that comes in only a few times a year (for various reasons – financial, visiting family from out-of-town, hectic schedules, etc). We would like to offer incentives to this group (and all clients get to benefit) to come in at least once per season – hence “Seasonal Specials”.
Four times a year we will be offering our $44 for 60 minute packages as a Seasonal reward/incentive. These packages consist of a 45 minute massage plus a 15 minute “mini” version of other services. The dates for these offers are: March 16-31, July 1-15, September 16-30, and December 20-January 10.
You can see we have Spring, Summer, Autumn, & Winter dates. Use these times to relax, recharge, rejuvenate, reward or otherwise encourage yourself to get massage on a more regular basis.
Thanks for reading ~B

Seasonal Specials

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:00:51 +0000

This year we have set a schedule to help our less frequent visitors by planning out seasonal specials. We hope this will encourage our client’s who don’t come on a regular schedule to at least come in once each quarter.
Spring Tune-up is our first seasonal special. The discounted services are offered from March 16-31. They are a 45 minute massage with a free 15 minute add-on (pay just $44 normal 45 min price). You can choose from 5 different choices to try-out other something new or for a mini version of your favorites. Choices include: mini-facial, foot reflexology, mini-steam, paraffin treat, or hot stone spot treatment.

I’ll post the whole year Seasonal Specials schedule soon.
Have a healthy day,
Brian

Feet

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:57:49 +0000

26 bones, 114 ligaments, 20 muscles, 7,000 nerve endings = 1 foot

If you add up the bones in your hands and feet, that’s nearly half of the bones in your body (206 in adult skeleton). A thorough foot massage or reflexology session will relieve muscle stress and calm nerve endings in the feet which will influence the entire body. Consider adding foot massage or reflexology to your next massage session and feel how much deeper your relaxation can be. (please bring clean feet, barefoot gardening feet are not really appreciated – thanks)

History part 1

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 23:14:57 +0000

Massage is perhaps the oldest and simplest of all medical treatments. For thousands of years some form of massage or laying on of hands has been used to heal and soothe the sick. To the ancient Greek and Roman physicians, massage was one of the principal means of healing and relieving pain.
In traditional cultures, especially in the East, it is accepted as natural that people of all ages can benefit from regular massage. But here in the West, though its value has always been recognized in the world of sport, its use has only recently spread to other fields. Massage can relieve tension, soothe away headaches and relax taut and aching muscles. This helps our bodies cope with everyday stress.