Not Just Pretty in Pictures Beautiful spa ads may have you believe that hot stone therapy is a gimmick for producing artistic photographs, implying it’s not a serious massage experience. The truth is, a massage utilizing stones can be incredibly relaxing and rejuvenating, more so than traditional massage. How Does it Work? Much like the spa pictures you see of people with dark, flat stones along their spine, the stones are warmed and then placed on the body while the therapist actively uses additional stones as an extension of their hand while they massage you. The placement of the stones can be aligned with chakras, meridians, and zones depending on the therapist’s training which can hel