The ancient Celts invented hot-stone massage after their famous Henge left them with aching backs and a pile of extra rocks. Relax and revitalize in Druidic style with this week’s Groupon: for $26, you get a 30-minute hot-stone back-therapy massage at Touch of Essence Massage Studio in Cheektowaga (a $55 value).

Touch of Essence Massage Studio's hot-stone back-therapy massage calms, refreshes, and heals in a tranquil, contemporary setting. Each massage begins with a personal consultation in which clients can express questions and concerns or recite the original poetry that has been languishing in their desk drawers. Then the experienced hands of a trained and licensed masseuse detangle knotted muscles using smooth, heated stones, adjusting pressure according to each client’s preference. The stones may be used as massage tools or placed at key points on the body to ease aches and pains, expel toxins from the body, or create connect-the-dots body art. As muscles loosen, circulation improves, and tension and stress held in the back drift off into the ether.