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.

A Native American massage technique with hot volcanic stones to deeply relax the muscles and intensely release tension. A deep feeling of relaxation takes over the body.