Cupping and Gua Sha

Cupping is found in traditional medicine systems across the world, from Egypt, Palestine, all across Asia, and even by grandmas from the Deep South of the US with Ball jars!  I was trained in Traditional Chinese Medical cupping therapies, and combine my knowledge of the lymphatic and fascial systems to increase effectiveness.

Cupping moves stagnant blood and lymph, and is a very effective adjunctive therapy for many conditions that one would normally seek deep tissue massage for.  However, because of the lifting rather than the pressing action of the cups, many adhesions, stagnant circulation, and trigger points are able to be relieved that are unable to be alleviated by deep tissue alone.

Facial cupping in particular is a real treat; we don't realize how much tension we hold in our faces, or how radiant and smooth our skin becomes with this lovely gentle therapy.