Hot stone massage combines the pressure of hands-on bodywork with the deep, penetrating warmth of smooth basalt stones — heated to therapeutic temperature and placed along key energy centers, then used as extensions of your therapist's hands. The result: muscle tension releases faster and more completely than pressure alone can achieve, and most clients drift into that rare half-awake stillness by the time we're done with your back.
They're kept in a temperature-controlled warmer around 120–130°F — hot enough to penetrate, never hot enough to burn. Your therapist tests every stone against their own forearm before it touches you.
Yes, but flag it upfront — we can dial the temperature down or use fewer stones. Certain conditions (some skin conditions, uncontrolled diabetes, some heart conditions) mean hot stone isn't recommended; we'll ask during intake.
Interesting question — most clients say it feels like more pressure than the therapist is actually using, because the heat lets muscles release faster. You get a deep-tissue feeling with less mechanical intensity.
One of our top gift-card redemptions. If someone's on your list who never treats themselves, this is the modality that gets remembered.
Real-time availability across every Amoterra therapist.
Also serving hot stone clients at our Townsend studio.