Stone massage therapy has been used in many different cultures for many years. Healers used rocks from the river beds and warmed them either in hot coals or hot water. Placing the hot stones on cloth on the body and arranging them along the energy centres of the body would help to relax the muscles and reduce pain or discomfort, boosting a healing process.

.In certain cases cold stones can also be used to help muscular injury and inflammation. Warm stones expand the blood vessels, helping to move blood faster round the body, sedating the nervous system. .

During a treatment the client lies on a couch. The therapist applies oil to the skin and glides the stones across the body's meridian lines. In this treatment large stones are placed on the body, in the palms of the hands, and coin-sized stones are lightly wedged between the toes.  Chakra stones align and balance chief energy centres, benefiting the whole body, not just specific areas.