When preparing for hot-stone massages, therapists pick out the smoothest river stones for placement on tense muscles and the most misshapen ones for throwing off the bridge later. Keep your aura in working order with today's Groupon to Hot Stone Hut. Choose between the following options:

• For $59, you get a three-hour Hot Stone Massage at Home Introductory Training course for one and one take-home starter kit including eight stones and massage oil (a $130 value).
For $69, you get a three-hour Hot Stone Massage at Home Introductory Training course for two people and one take-home starter kit including eight stones and massage oil (a $155 value).

Classes are held Monday and Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. starting October 3, with occasional Sunday classes from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

With ten years of hot-stone massage therapy experience, Mariah Hunter teaches the technique through introductory courses. In classes of about eight students, pupils learn to heat rocks and use them to remove tension and sticker adhesive on hands, feet, arms, legs, and necks with basic massage technique. Each student or pair of students practices what they’ve learned at home or at a Fortune 500 board meeting with a starter kit that includes a mini manual, massage oil, and eight massage stones hand-selected by Mariah Hunter.

No prior experience is required, and supplementary videos further technical knowledge and comfort with the hot-stone method.