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HOT STONE MASSAGE

Hot stone massage in Rio de Janeiro

Ninety minutes, the longest session I offer. The warmth of the stone reaches places a hand alone would take far longer to reach.

This session is unavailable at the moment. The hot stones will come back to the diary. In the meantime, bamboo massage applies firm pressure with sticks in 60 minutes for R$ 280, and deep tissue works localised tension with deep pressure in 60 minutes for R$ 300.

90 min · R$ 450 Travel included Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Barra and Centro 9am to 8pm
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Ligia Possu, massage therapist
5,0 · 11 reviews on Google

Qualified in Physiomassage Therapy, 2024 · I work in English, Portuguese and Spanish · The person at the door is always me.

What the heat does

Cold muscle resists. Before working a tense area with pressure, a hand spends several minutes just preparing the ground, and on some backs that preparation eats half the session.

A warmed stone does that work on its own, and it does it while I am already somewhere else. The heat goes in slowly, the muscle gives before it otherwise would, and the pressure that follows does not have to be as firm to reach deep. That is why this is the longest session: ninety minutes, because heat needs time to be worth it.

I do not use stones for any special mineral property. What works is warmth and weight, applied slowly.

How the session goes

It works like any of my appointments: I arrive with the table, the sheets and the towels, set up in seven to ten minutes and need about three square metres of free floor. The sheets and towels are mine: sterilised, and each one used only once before being sterilised again.

If the heat is ever too much, tell me during the session and I adjust. Putting up with it in silence is not the idea.

When it is not the choice

Heat does not suit everything. On recent inflammation, on damaged skin and over raised varicose veins, the hot stone does not go. Where massage is not advisable for a medical condition, I only work with a signed medical clearance. After surgery I start from seven days, also with signed medical authorisation.

If what you want is deep pressure on one tense spot, deep tissue does that in 60 minutes for R$ 300. If you only want to switch off, the relaxing massage is R$ 280.

Price

  • Hot stone massage — unavailable at the moment90 min · R$ 450
  • Deep tissue60 min · R$ 300
  • Relaxing massage (Swedish)60 min · R$ 280

All three already include the trip to your address. The full list is on the services and prices page.

Cash or Pix. A 50% deposit confirms the appointment; the rest is paid at the end of the session.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Questions about the hot stone massage

Can I book a hot stone massage right now?

Not at the moment — this session is out of my diary. Message me on WhatsApp and I will let you know when it is back.

How much does a hot stone massage cost in Rio de Janeiro?

R$ 450 for 90 minutes, with the trip to your address already included.

Why does it last longer than the other sessions?

Because heat needs time. Warming a region, waiting for the muscle to give and only then working it does not fit into sixty minutes.

Do the stones burn?

They should not. It feels like warmth resting on the skin, not like a burn. If it is too much, tell me during the session and I adjust.

Do I need to prepare anything?

No. I need about three square metres of free floor, near a socket if the session uses a device. The sheets and towels are mine: sterilised, and each one used only once before being sterilised again.

Tell me the address and the day. I bring the rest.

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