A hot stone massage is a type of massage therapy. It’s used to help you relax and ease tense muscles and damaged soft tissues throughout your body.

During a hot stone massage, smooth, flat, heated stones are placed on specific parts of your body. The stones are usually made of basalt, a type of volcanic rock that retains heat.

• Helps relieve muscle tension and pain
• Reduces stress and anxiety
• Promotes sleep
• May help relieve symptoms of autoimmune diseases
• May help decrease cancer symptoms
• May boost immunity