The homeland of hot stone massage is considered to be India, where such procedures were performed for ritual cleansing already 5000 years ago. The influence of hot stones on the relief of various types of pain was also known in Ancient Rome. Currently this massage is performed with the help of smooth, black, basalt stones, heated before the procedure to a temperature of about 50 degrees C. For medicinal purposes, stones of volcanic origin are used, most often from Hawaii and Bali, sanded naturally - by sea waves.
