Hot stone massage is a speciality massage that uses smooth stones heated in a water bath to 120 150 degrees the stones used are basalt a black volcanic rock that absorbs and retains heat well the heat is both deeply relaxing and helps tight muscles release during the massage the therapist warms up the body with traditional swedish massage then massages you while holding a heated stone as the stone cools the therapist replaces it with another the therapist might also leave heated s