about 2 months ago
🌿 TCM Gua Sha (刮痧)
What is Traditional TCM Gua Sha (刮痧)?
To truly understand this therapy, we have to look at the literal meaning of the Chinese characters:刮 (Gua): To scrape, brush, or stroke.
痧 (Sha): Sand-like red marks, a temporary skin rash, or the manifestation of stagnation rising to the surface.
In TCM philosophy, a healthy body relies on the smooth, uninterrupted flow of vital life force energy (气 / Qi) and blood (血 / Xue).
When you experience physical injury, emotional stress, or poor posture, this flow stagnates. This stagnation creates blockages along your body's energy pathways, known as meridians (经络).
TCM teaches that where there is stagnation, there is pain. By physically scraping the skin with a smooth-edged tool, a practitioner breaks up this stuck energy and coaxes stagnant blood out of the deep tissues to the surface, allowing your body to naturally flush it away and heal itself.
Comments (11)
Is this something I have to keep up with everyday for the benefits or can I just use it every so often like if I feel like I’m under mental stress too? To me it looks like it hurts unless you have some sort of something on your face for i to glide on, whats the best material kinds are there? (Stainless steel, marble, ceramic, etc.) @Annie
Hi Paul, no, this is to help de-stress too, of course! I would suggest heading over to youtu.be and search for gua sha instructionals. There are quite a few! As far as oils, Yami, Walmart and Amazon all carry nice oils. I have rose quartz, sandalwood and jade gua shas that I enjoy, whether for mindfulness or massage.
@Annie a quartz gua sha sounds lovely and cute! I’ll do some research regarding the oils and stuff, thank you so much
@Paul You are very welcome!
@Paul This is the gua sha type that I highly recommend ☺️
@Annie Does that *oil and this *gua sha have a website? I’m gonna look into this and that “IPOE - XMD stem III clinical recovery PDRN serum” that ‘Veky’ brought up in a post.
@Paul No particular website, Yami for the oil. Just take the guasha picture and Google it. There will be a few options, I would expect.
Gua Sha is helpful for lymphatic drainage and I find that it helps to clear my sinuses. I tend to forget mine though and just use my hands when I'm applying toner. 🫢
@hazelmoss Nothing wrong with using hands, the original gua sha!
@PaulThis is what we use at home!
@annie do you think this is a good one for beginners? I’ll look into it tonight, I wonder what benefits this oil has. Thank you for the recommendations, I appreciate it