Stock Photo - STONE THERAPY<BR>Model.<BR>Originally developed in California, Warm Stone Therapy is a Native American healing art using basalt stones found in the region´s riverbeds. When heated, the stones penetrate deep into muscles, and are very sedating. This technique was inspired Native American´s custom of rubbing their bodies with these volcanic stones thus transferring the stones´ energy to their bones. Today, practitioners consider it a means of attaining physical and mental equilibrium. A variety of smooth-surfaced stones of various shapes and sizes are heated with hot water to approximately 50° C to begin a Stone Therapy session. After massaging with various aromatherapy oils, the masseur slowly rolls selected stones along the skin.