Hot Stone Massage Course for RMTs

Explore the art and science of Hot Stone Massage!

Next course: Sunday, September 21, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Location: Intent Health Clinic, Vancouver

Take advantage of early bird pricing!
🎉 $450 Early Early Bird – (now until June 30)
🐦 $475 Early Bird – (July 1 to August 21)
💆🏻‍♀️ $500 Regular Price – (August 22 to September 21)

What to expect

Grounded in a trauma-informed, evidence-based framework, this training explores how hot stones can support the therapeutic benefits of your massage treatments.

Patients often describe hot stone massage as soothing, grounding, and deeply comforting.

Learn to confidently integrate hot stones into your practice - and expand your therapeutic toolbox with a technique your clients will love.

This course includes material that can be applied toward your Practice Development Program goals in the following areas: Communication, Treatment, Knowledge Growth, and Patient Care.

You’ll receive a certificate of completion and lifetime access to a living document with key course content, demo links & resources.

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Before the in-person day, complete a self-paced online module, including:

  • Trauma-informed massage therapy approaches, including clear examples of language that can be directly integrated into your practice

  • An evidence-based look at the benefits of massage - and how hot stones can support them

  • Discussion of massage’s ability to help with nervous system regulation and interoception

  • Full-body hot stone massage sequence demonstration video

In-person practice includes:

  • Using both a roaster & heating pad system

  • Disinfection protocols

  • Hands on practice time & guidance for confident integration into your work

Meet your Instructors

Masumi Kaneko, RMT

Masumi brings a grounded, nurturing presence to her practice. She fell in love with hot stone massage for its ability to offer patients a rich sensory experience that helps people feel calm and connected to their body.

Masumi’s approach to massage is gentle, intentional, and rooted in nervous system care. She creates a treatment environment where scent, sound, and touch work together to invite the body into rest. With professional interests in stress, anxiety, insomnia, and hospice care, Masumi believes in the power of wholehearted attention and kind touch to support healing. She’s excited to share her passion for hot stone massage with fellow RMTs.

Jenn Sharman, RMT

Jenn is a passionate, lifelong learner with a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach to massage therapy. She loves engaging in thoughtful discussions with RMTs and students, fostering curiosity and a spirit of continuous growth.

Jenn’s approach to massage emphasizes the co-regulation of both the patient’s and practitioner’s nervous systems, creating a space where the patient can truly feel at ease. When combined with a therapist’s calm, intentional presence, hot stones can offer a deeply soothing sensory experience. Jenn looks forward to helping you expand your clinical toolbox with confidence.

FAQs

  • At Intent Health Clinic in Vancouver: 1669 W 3rd Ave.

  • Your usual comfortable massage attire, snacks and food if desired.

  • There is a small fridge and a microwave on site. There are cafes in the area (for example, Prado on Fir and 2nd) and restaurants on Burrard and 4th such as Tractor and Tacofino.

  • Sheets, oil, stones, roaster and heating pad systems are available for your use at the course.

  • Yes! We will have both types of systems and you’ll have a chance to practice with both. 

  • Yes! A Set of basalt stones is $150. They are hand selected and polished by your instructors. Please let us know ahead of time if you would like to purchase a set.

  • We contacted Vancouver Coastal Health and the CCHPBC to confirm expected protocols and we also published the information here so that all RMTs can reference it.

  • RMT insurance companies such as Brokerlink (Lackner McLennan) require a course certificate. The course must include hands-on practice.

  • Yes! You’ll receive a link to a living document that will summarize all the key points covered in the course. It will include video demonstrations of hot stone massage sequences; links to resources on the evidence-based benefits of massage and trauma-informed massage therapy principles; up-to-date disinfection protocols and more. As information evolves, we will add to the document so that you can ensure you always have up-to-date information.

  • Click on the registration button below to send us an email. We look forward to practicing with you!