What is Gua Sha?
Gua Sha is one of the many ancient Asian healing practices. The term Gua Sha means ‘to scrape the pain away'. As the name suggests, the practice aims to scrape toxins off the body with the use of crystal stones.
Gua Sha massage has been used for at least a thousand years. It was first recorded in the Ming Dynasty, a period that lasted from 1368 to 1644. However, it is believed that it has been around for much longer. In the last century, Gua Sha practitioners have become more commonplace in the Western World.
Gua Sha works by helping increase lymphatic flow, increasing circulation, and helping to smooth and lift the skin. Here’s how you can use Gua Sha to help boost immunity, ground yourself, and enhance your overall quality of life.
Benefits of Using Gua Sha
Grounding
One of the best benefits of Gua Sha is to help facilitate grounding. Both professional Gua Sha treatments and self-employed Gua Sha using a Gua Sha tool can be very useful to bring your mind and body into balance.
Gua Sha practices are generally slow, focused, and gentle. This combination allows you to focus on precise motions which can help you facilitate a healthy state of mind. Gua Sha can help you manage emotional challenges and stressors.
Relieving Tension
Gua Sha is one of the best things to help relieve tension — both physical and mental. Gua Sha tools include stones that can be used to apply gentle pressure to relieve tension in the muscles.
A full-body Gua Sha massage can be a great option for helping to get rid of tension headaches, muscle soreness, and fatigue caused by tension.
Detoxifying
Gua Sha scraping is a great option for people who are interested in detoxifying their bodies. It operates on the basic principles of acupuncture. A Gua Sha stone can help to balance the energy meridians that run through the body.
Blockages in these meridians can lead to emotional, physical, and mental difficulties. Clearing out these blockages with a Gua Sha facial or a Gua Sha massage. This will allow you to fully utilize all your energy.
Improving Facial Health
A Gua Sha facial is one of the best ways to help lift and tighten the skin in your face. This can help reduce the signs and symptoms of aging. Regular Gua Sha massage can help to eliminate wrinkles, liver spots, and other blemishes that can affect the skin.
Enhancing Skin
A massage with a Gua Sha facial tool can actually be used anywhere on the body. Because of its ability to improve energy flow throughout the body, Gua Sha scraping can actually improve the health of the skin everywhere.
How to Use your Gua Sha
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WRITTEN BY NIGEL
