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Everyone deserves to know about Cupping and Gua Sha. Cupping and Gua Sha are techniques that are little known in the West, but that we
Don’t YouTube Your Way to “Learning” Cupping and Gua Sha
We are life-long learners. We’ve noticed in recent years, more and more people do not have as much time to travel long distance for their
Thumbs Up for Gua Sha: Gua Sha for Shock from Intense Pain
I learned a new important application for Gua Sha from my personal experience today! Today I had a very localize infection from… a hang
Do you know how to Gua Sha in the HOT weather?
We recently returned from an 18 day trek across China which included riding camels in the Gobi desert! We did Gua Sha on our selves
Check out my new favorite Gua Sha tool!
This little hunk of metal has made us happy! We are using it everyday in the clinic. If you are like us, we are always
Ready for a “magical” comb over?
This isn’t your Dad’s comb over. We’re talking about a magical comb over… How can you take your Gua Sha to the next “magical” level?
Gua Sha podcast with Dr. Jeanette Gallagher
Hi everyone, Dr. Jeanette Gallagher interviewed Leta Herman about Gua Sha in this podcast. “Dr. Jeanette welcomes Leta Herman, Chinese Medicine practitioner and author of The
Take This Driveway and Shove-l It! Cupping and Gua Sha to the Rescue!
Meet April, she can never say no to anyone! She shoveled her own driveway, no problem… but then she shoveled her mother-in-law’s driveway and ended
Winter SOS… Snowblower Overload Syndrome! Gua Sha to the rescue.
Meet Bill… he’s an avid yogini and can do Downward Dog like a pro. But every once in awhile he comes in with odd pains
What are these Hickey marks, and why do they make the pain go away?
by Leta Herman Cupping Therapy has been in the news for the past year, since Michael Phelps sported his “Circles of Red” marks on
The Not-So-Smart-Phone Neck
This is the era of the smart phone (iPhone, iPad, Android)… it doesn’t matter what type of device it is, overuse is just not smart!
Going for the gold and the purple. Cupping hits the big time in the Olympics.
It’s all over the news…Olympians like Michael Phelps are showing off their purple cupping marks to the public! Everyone is abuzz with questions and concerns
Gua Sha works!
“There is no harm in repeating a good thing” – Plato Clearly Plato had a GREAT massage therapist. He knew! Almost every massage therapist we have
What is Gua Sha?
Gua Sha is an ancient pain-relieving healing technique that releases stuck energy from beneath the skin to promote Qi and blood flow. The basic Gua Sha
Who put the Sha in Gua Sha?
Gua Sha is thousands of years old, but no one knows exactly how old or exactly where it was created. (At any time you can
Acupressure Points to Use with Gua Sha
Check out my new blog on www.LetaHerman.com that describes various points you can use in conjunction with Gua Sha.
Gua Sha is the New Cupping!
Cupping has made it to the big time this past summer! Olympians like Michael Phelps and other top athletes and celebs have made Cupping famous.
Circles of gold…and purple. Cupping goes to the Olympics!
It’s all over the news…Olympians like Michael Phelps are showing off their purple cupping marks to the public! Everyone is abuzz with questions and concerns
The Fascia and the Furious – Gua Sha Time-Lapsed
“In my opinion based on years of practice, I believe Gua Sha is an energetic technique.” — Leta Herman We hope you enjoy this fun
Why Chinese Medicine and Gua Sha are Amazing for Arthritis
In order to understand why Chinese Medicine can help heal arthritis, it’s important to first understand the theory of why arthritis happens in the first place.
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