Cupping Massage & Gua Sha Therapy – FULL!
Cupping Massage & Gua Sha Therapy
with Souri Sisavath
Sat & Sun, Nov 2 - 3, 2019
10am-5pm
12 CE’s - $295**
**10% discount for TLC faculty/alumni**
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL!

About the Workshop:
This two-day training will prepare practitioners to effectively utilize the traditional therapy known as cupping and GuaSha. Cupping is a medical practice where cups are placed on parts of the body to create a suction effect which raises the skin and draws the blood to the surface. From Olympic athletes, to clients with acute or chronic tension, cupping is a highly sought-after therapy for its unique and profound effects. It is used throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe to treat pain, swelling, inflammation, migraine, rheumatism, bronchitis, and the common cold. Cupping Massage and GuaSha Therapy are practiced in each individual household as home remedies throughout Laos and Thailand. Originating in China, these remedies are able to be paired well with a variety of massage therapy modalities. During cupping application blood immediately rushes to the area, creating a painless bruise which actually feels good. Those who have gone through the procedure claim it feels like a massage in reverse. Instead of pressure bearing down against the skin, it feels like the skin is being pushed outward, instead. Depending on how the bruising occurs, its coloration, and how long it lasts, practitioners can tell where problems are located and can prescribe different treatments accordingly.
Sometimes, cupping is also done in tandem with GuaSha, which literally means scraping. This involves oiling the skin then scraping it with a coin, ceramic spoon, or a scraper made of rhino horn (which is extremely smooth and silky, yet hard) or jade. This is used to treat fever, exhaustion, sore muscles, and even cellulite. The superficial layer of skin is scraped along meridian points, which is where the pressure points lie. This treatment causes soreness after a few minutes, and leaves bright red scratch marks on the skin, which fade after 2 to 4 days. Often, the scratches fade long before the bruises from cupping do.