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Online Courses That Teach You Cupping & Gua Sha

Learn Ancient Healing · Relieve Your Clients' Pain · Grow Your Practice

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Our 3 Certified Cupping & Gua Sha Courses

Join hundreds of students from around the world who have learned Cupping & Gua Sha with our courses.

Learn Gua Sha Course

Learn Cupping Course

Learn Facial Cupping & Gua Sha Course

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Looking For A Better Way To Reduce Your Clients' Pain?

  • Do your clients ever walk out of your clinic with little improvement from the pain they walked in with?
  • Do you want them to experience a shift or change that gives them hope?
  • Do you want to feel confident you have the skills to help them through their healing crisis?
  • Do you want to learn new pain relief methods?
  • Do you want to broaden your offerings to clients and add additional modalities to your practice?
  • ​For certain types of pain that feel better with the application of heat
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Our Courses Work For All Types Of Practitioners

  • Beginners
  • ​Intermediates
  • ​Advanced Practitioners
  • Massage Therapists
  • ​Acupuncturists/Acupressurists
  • Alternative Medicine Healers
  • Bodywork Therapists
  • ​Physical Therapists
  • ...and many more!

"We didn't make this class for ourselves... we made it for healers like you..."

-- Leta Herman, Course Instructor and Co-Founder

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You will receive up to 11 NCBTMB Continuing Education (CE) Hours for your Massage License requirements upon completion of all three courses!

You can also take just one or two of our courses and receive hours. Below are the CE Hours of each course:

  • Learn Gua Sha Course: 3 CE Hours
  • Learn Cupping Course: 4 CE Hours
  • ​Learn Facial Cupping & Gua Sha Course: 4 CE Hours
"... I have become known in my area for my Cupping and pain-relief massage over the past few months"
Dr. J. Celeste Ruland
ND, LMT, CPT

Pain Relief Made Simple

Fast

Gua Sha & Cupping provides fast results in many cases

Easy

Gua Sha & Cupping is easy for practitioners to do… much easier than many other massage techniques!

Effective

Clients come back again and again because they get pain relief making you their “go-to” person

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Why Should You Take Our Courses?

Our courses will help you turn your practice into a pain relieving destination
for your clients.

Let’s say your client comes in with a new pain or that stubborn-won’t-go-away pain. You can proceed with your normal routine (massage, acupressure, physical therapy, etc.), but NOW you can add more… with confidence.

What Our Students Are Saying...

"[This class] has set me above the competition exponentially. Now I can expand my business to help even more people!"
Dr. J. Celeste Ruland
Dr. J. Celeste RulandND, LMT, CPT
The western world is rediscovering Chinese medicine and Leta Herman is a leader of the exploration team. In this educational pod, we learn (or relearn) that Gua Sha is a simple yet powerful technique for healing. Combining her years of practice with a sincere passion for human health, Leta makes the philosophy and the reality of Gua Sha available to both the home practitioner as well as the experienced professional.
Tom ThompsonShiatsu Student
I came across Gua Sha from an incorrect search on Amazon. Trying to learn exactly what it was, I found that it interested me very much, and I signed up for the class that night. Learn GuaSha was a great class and well worth my time! The layout, instructors, and information was excellent. I have already started to incorporate it into my massage practice as well as self-care and treatment at home. I highly recommended this course! A+
Licensed Massage Practitioner
This class is impeccably laid out, comprehensive and clear. I cannot think of anything I wanted to know that was not thoroughly covered.
Doryne Pederzani-DinneenLMT
As a student and emerging practitioner of Five Element Chinese medicine, I found these video lessons to be invaluable to my understanding of the technique and how I can use this wellness strategy to enhance the bottom line of my business.
New StudentGua Sha Course
I'm so excited I found this class! This is the most amazing technique, and I can't wait to start making my clients feel better faster!
Lynn McCoyLMT
This class is very informative. The videos are clear and easy to hear. Leta is very efficient in her demonstration. I loved it!
Mary DavisReiki Master Teacher
"I believe this course is set up to provide maximum information and designed perfectly for self-paced education. I enjoyed how the modules were broken up and how detailed each video was. I like the format because I was able to take notes and go back and review information that I didn't quite understand. This course is very thorough and very informative on the history of cupping and answered many questions that my existing clientele has about adding cupping therapy to their self-care regimen."
Yoga teacher, student and ex-professional athlete
As an EMT/ firefighter for 15+ years, personal trainer, athlete and power lifting coach, I understand the types of injuries people receive on a daily basis. After years of dealing with nagging injuries and seeing coworkers and family complaining of injuries, I decided to begin to learn how to self treat injuries. My chiropractor introduced me to cupping and from there I researched other alternative treatment options, and Gua Sha appeared. After seeing a few videos online I knew I had to take a course to better understand the technique needed for proper application. This course not only taught me proper technique, but a new way to treat and heal injuries and everyday pain. Now my whole family, student athletes and my wife who is a hairdresser, now enjoy themselves with a lot less pain and discomfort. My coworkers and personal training clients are much happier now as well. Thank you for putting this course together.
Jose GarciaEMT, Personal Trainer, Power Lifting Coach
This course has helped me become proficient and gain enough knowledge to increase my healing knowledge and potential for my clients and future clients. I have become known in my area for my cupping and pain-relief massage over the past few months. I have the medical and massage experience, but adding gua sha and cupping has set me above the competition exponentially. I am so happy and excited that I purchased this course, for so many reasons, but really because now I can better help my clientele and expand my business to help even more people!
Dr. J. Celeste RulandND LMT CPT
"I really enjoyed taking this class! I was able to listen and learn from the comfort of my home, and was able to comfortably practice on friends and family. I love it!"
Licensed Massage Therapist
"Great course. Easy to implement into your practice and the results are immediate. Would highly recommend this course to anyone interested in cupping. Leta is an amazing resource."
Sahra ChuteRMT
"I have taken one other cupping class taught by a massage therapist, and it was lacking in a lot of ways. I am so glad I found this one because it filled the gaps the other class was missing and taught a whole lot more! "
Licensed Massage Therapist
"I really enjoyed this class and learning more about the meridians. I'm so glad this class was taught with Chinese medicine theory attached."
Andrea M. FainLMT
I have worked with chronic/acute pain issues for the last 24 yrs and chose this course initially for the CEUs. Upon listening to the first few videos I realized that I could potentially use this in my practice. After practicing on a few people and having their symptoms clear up quickly I am now hooked. Thank you for providing this information in a great and relaxing manner.
Joe BadsteinMassage Therapist and Professional Kinesiology practitioner
I practiced on was a landscaper [who] has been complaining of forearm pain, which he calls “exploding forearms”! Using the technique of flicking the spoon at the end of the stroke was awesome!! I was really surprised by how little pressure I was using and how quickly the sha showed!! He was really interesting to work on, as even very gentle pressure was tender so adding this technique was really helpful for him. After the session he felt immediate relief that has lasted the last week!! I felt relaxed during the session and it felt really good!
New StudentGua Sha Course
This was a great project and really made me think about my technique and how to be better!! Thanks so much! It made me realize that I need to practice using different holds as well as using other diagnostic techniques, like the pressing and releasing, in order to identify areas to use gua sha instead of theorizing where it would be useful! Really great!
New StudentGua Sha Course
The course content and material were very thorough and clear. Leta and Jaye's lessons were well-organized, well-delivered, and well-illustrated. Thank you for this wonderful course. It has already made a difference to some of my family members.
Marshall GarlandTui Na practitioner
Thank you, Leta, for this excellent training in Gua Sha... I loved the course and look forward to future modules! Your gentle way of speaking is clear and the videos of you performing Gua Sha on clients made it easy to see and understand. I would recommend this course to others. 10 stars!
Ellen O'DonnellHolistic Aesthetician and practicing Reiki Master
I LOVE the way the class is setup in easy, short, informative clips. It's perfect for breaks in between clients. What a great job you've done. I thoroughly enjoyed this workshop and have successfully integrated Gua Sha into my existing massage practice. My clients love the results, and I love having a new skill that is not taxing on my body. Thank you for offering this course.
Brad SuretteMassage Therapist
Just as I began this course, I was feeling a load of stress in my neck and shoulders. So much so, I was having a stress headache. I decided to do Gua Sha on my neck and shoulders. There was so much Sha coming out it was incredible. When I was done about 80% of my pain was gone.
Rachel AdamsLMT
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Leta Herman, Your Gua Sha & Cupping Instructor

Leta Herman

Leta Herman is an author, Chinese Medicine practitioner and teacher, nationally certified acupressure practitioner, LMT, and co-author of several books on Chinese Medicine and philosophy. She travels throughout the world teaching Chinese Medicine as well as many other healing modalities and philosophies, including the Five Elements, Gua Sha, Cupping, Alchemy, Ghost Points, the Sinew Releases, and Pulse Taking. She is also the co-host of the popular podcast, Inspired Action (which can be found anywhere you listen to podcasts!)

This online, instructional workshop is taught by Leta, who has 20 years of experience as a Chinese Medicine practitioner. She teaches advanced Cupping and Gua Sha pain-relieving skills to massage therapists, energy workers, alternative healers, acupuncturists, athletes, musicians, parents, and many others all over the world. You will learn how to successfully incorporate Gua Sha & Cupping Therapy into your massage or healing practice in a way that brings in more clients, allowing you to bring lasting benefits to your clients and increase your hourly rates!

  • Join Our Exclusive Community Of Students

Get access to our Private Student-only Facebook group and meet thousands of healers from around the world!

This private Gua Sha and Cupping group is for the students of the Learn Gua Sha and Learn Cupping online courses. You must be a student of one of the courses to be accepted into this group.

Students are encouraged to post Gua Sha and Cupping questions, marketing questions, clinical stories, and general ideas about Gua Sha and Cupping. This is a friendly group environment administered by Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy, creators of the Learn Gua Sha, Learn Cupping, and Learn Facial Cupping & Gua Sha classes.

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  • Frequently Asked Questions

The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course – you decide when you start and when you finish.

How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like – across any and all devices you own.

Yes! When you have completed the course and passed the final quiz, we will email you full-color, printable certificates of completion that can be displayed on your clinic wall or submitted to the NCBTMB or any organization that accepts NCBTMB CEUs.

For Learn Gua Sha, you will need at least one ceramic soup spoon or lid of a baby food jar. For Learn Cupping, you will need at least one Cupping set. For Facial Cupping and Gua Sha, we recommend you purchase at least one silicone or glass facial cup and a smaller ceramic spoon. Jade facial Gua Sha tools are also recommended. Please visit our store at: https://cuppingandguasha.com/shop/ to learn more about these types of tools. We can only ship to the USA and Canada. If you’re from any other country, this site is helpful to identify what you will need and find them in your location.

We would never want you to be unhappy! We will offer 100% guarantee money back. However, due to the nature of this fast-learning course, the request must be made within 24 hours of purchasing the course. Please contact us at info[at]CuppingandGuaSha.com in that timeframe, and we will give you a full refund.

All students are encouraged and welcome to ask questions on our very active Facebook group. This is a safe place to ask any question you have. Leta is very active on the group and looks forward to meeting you there!

Please feel free to email us with your questions: info[at]CuppingandGuaSha[dot]com

You are one step away from a more Successful Practice

The Gua Sha Course

$ 88 per course
  • Access to class with over 45 instructional videos.
  • Lifetime updates on all course materials.
  • ​16 Things You Should Never Do in Gua Sha Mini-ebook.
  • ​Gua Sha Directions Mini-ebook.
  • ​Gua Sha Gift Certificate Design Template.
  • ​Letter to Existing Clients Template.
  • ​Special invitation to Student-only Private Facebook page.
  • ​NCBTMB CEUs (3 CE HOURS)
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The Cupping Course

$ 88 per course
  • Access to class with over 45 instructional videos.
  • Lifetime updates on all course materials.
  • ​29 Things You Should Never Do in Cupping Mini-ebook.
  • ​Top 20 Cupping Checklist PDF
  • ​Cupping Gift Certificate Design Template.
  • ​Letter to Existing Clients Template.
  • ​Special invitation to Student-only Private Facebook page.
  • ​NCBTMB CEUs (4 CE HOURS)
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The Facial Cupping & Gua Sha Course

$ 88 per course
  • Access to class with over 40 instructional videos.
  • Lifetime updates on all course materials.
  • ​18 Things You Should Never Do in Facial Cupping & Gua Sha Mini-ebook.
  • ​Top 20 Facial Checklist PDF
  • ​Facial Gift Certificate Design Template.
  • ​Letter to Existing Clients Template.
  • ​Special invitation to Student-only Private Facebook page.
  • ​NCBTMB CEUs (4 CE HOURS)
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Our Bundle Deals - Take Two Or All Three Courses And Save!

The Cup Ran Away With The Spoon

$ 124 Learn Gua Sha & Cupping
  • Two Course Bundle + 2 Certificates
  • THE GUA SHA COURSE
  • THE CUPPING COURSE
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The Big Deal!

$ 188 Learn Gua Sha, Cupping, and Facial Cupping & Gua Sha!
  • All Three Courses Bundle + 3 Certificates
  • THE FACIAL CUPPING & GUA SHA COURSE
  • THE GUA SHA COURSE
  • THE CUPPING COURSE
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More Kind Words From Our Students

"As a massage therapist, I have found this course to be invaluable to my practice. It has totally transformed how I look at the body and work with my clients. The results from cupping (and Gua sha) are exceptional and clients look forward to having it incorporated in their sessions. Clients are even booking straight cupping sessions!..."
Christina FalesMassage Therapist
"Awesome course. Easy to understand and fun. Well organized, really worth the money and time. Makes me want to know more about Chinese Medicine."
Genevieve ReneNaturopath Student and Massage Therapist
"...great class and well worth my time! The layout, instructors, and information was excellent. I have already started to incorporate it into my massage practice as well as self-care and treatment at home. I highly recommended this course! A+"
Massage Therapist
"I LOVED this course! I feel like this is one of the best courses I've taken in a long time. Leta is very calm and easy to listen to. I have already begun using the moving cupping on a daily basis in my massage therapy sessions. I plan on using flash cupping with my own kids now that it is cough/cold season. After one cupping session, one client reported that she already feels so much better!!!"
Massage Therapist
As a Thai Massage therapist and practitioner of other Thai bodywork, I'm always looking for new techniques to help my clients with energy flow as well as tension and pain. I absolutely loved this course and found Leta passionate and the information well organized and delivered. I'd recommend this course and am looking forward to the cupping course I've just enrolled in. Well done and a deep thank you!!
lara PelicaRYT, Thai Massage Therapist and Massage Therapist
I really enjoyed the course, and I am looking forward to doing the cupping. The course has a nice format. I can always go back and review things. All my clients I have used it on are very pleased and keep asking for Gua Sha. One of my clients who used to get migraines every month, has not had one since we have done Gua Sha, and it has been 5 months.
Massage Practitioner
"I enjoyed the videos and found them easy to follow and get me started with Cupping. Now that I have started to incorporate Cupping into my practice, I realize this has spiked my interest in Meridian Massage and other techniques that will only help me and my clients. I appreciate all the knowledge and thoroughly enjoy the Facebook page for the group; there is a lot of great information available by other practitioners."
Kimberly BolanowskiMassage Therapist
I am a massage therapist....I woke up one morning with my right shoulder frozen, but I had done nothing to it the day before. I also had 4 one-hour massages booked for that day. So I called one of the other massage therapists to come and Gua Sha my right shoulder for 30 minutes. As I got off the table, I noticed I had full range of motion back in my right shoulder. I even did all 4 of the massages without any pain or discomfort.
Massage Practitioner
""I practiced on was a classmate who was starting to get sick. I did gua sha on his neck and upper back as well as on his elbow. He’s only experienced the style of gua sha that we learn in school, which is much more aggressive than what I’ve learned with you and he really enjoyed the difference! And, it was incredibly effective!! His cold ended up not progressing any further and within 2 days he was feeling back to normal!"
Gabi MasekAcupuncture Student
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Leta Herman
Jaye McElroy

P.S. We at CuppingandGuaSha.com want you to have an amazing experience. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us directly at info[at]CuppingandGuaSha[dot]com – yup, we read EVERY email that comes in!

CuppingAndGuaSha.com is where bodywork therapists and healers turn for effective pain relief techniques. Healers and massage therapists from around the world have been blown away by how happy their clients have been because Gua Sha and Cupping have relieved their pain after completing our courses.

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