GUA SHA
GUA SHA SERVICES
"What is gua sha? Gua sha is a therapeutic technique from within Chinese Medicine that involves scraping on the surface of the skin with a tool to induce a change in the tissue beneath. It is used in the treatment of common ailments, and even chronic and acute illness. It can also be used to enhance beauty and treat facial features in a combined approach called Facial Gua sha. The basis of how Gua sha works in all of its forms is based on its improvement of blood circulation, the effect on the anti-inflammatory and immune responses, and the structural change in the biomatrix of the body. Frequency of Practice: Regular Gua sha ensures that these advantages continually optimize your body's systems. The more consistently your body experiences these benefits, the more efficiently it functions, creating a positive and perpetual cycle of well-being." Clive Witham
The gua sha services offer a blend of modalities that may resonate with your goals of wellness and relaxation in a NEW way.
"Face up services" are especially beneficial during the winter months or during allergy flares to avoid sinus pressure from lying face down on the table while still facilitating relaxation, ease, and renewal or for clients that have difficulty lying face down becuase of low back pain, recent surgery, etc.
Erica is a Komorebi Institute and CJB Certified Professional
Gua sha facial fusion
Gua sha facial fusion is generally a FACE UP SERVICE that focuses on the head, face, neck, arms, hands and shoulders and upper back, but there are options listed that offer back massage to begin the session, followed by the gua sha facial fusion focused work.
This service is great for shoulder tension, tech neck, headaches, sinus pressure and allergies, under eye and under chin puffiness, all while promoting full body deep relaxation and wellness.
Facial massage therapies I use in my practice include gua sha, facial Thai herbal poultice massage, facial cups, acupressure, manual lymphatic drainage, the lymphatic brush and connective tissue therapy to clear noxious accumulation, release tension, and promote the free flow of vital nutrients to the underlying tissue.
This healing therapy encourages deep relaxation, tissue movement, lymphatic drainage and tension relief.
*This service is not a facial and does not include facial cleansing or skin care evaluation or recommendations.
Goals may include: Neck, shoulder, upper back, head, face and jaw tension relief
sinus pressure relief
decrease puffiness around eyes and nose or under chin and around neck
promote deep relaxation and stress relief
support immune system with lymphatic drainage.
OPTIONS:
60, 75, or 90 min
Face, neck, head, shoulder and arm gua sha service
During consultation, we will discuss your goals and the following modalities may be blended into your gua sha service
gua sha
steamed poultice
lymphatic brush
face and neck cupping
*75 and 90 min options can begin face down with back massage, back gua sha and cupping.
*I no longer offer a specific full body body gua sha service. Body gua sha is incorporated into full body work as needed in focused regions.
