Massage
GUA-SHA BACK MASSAGE
This traditional form of Chinese massage can be called the scrape massage, because it is performed with a special instrument – a plate that resembles a scrape or a comb and is made of nephritis and of water ox horn or cow horn. The plate is impregnated with 18 different medicines.
The name itself translates as follows: Gua – movement towards a side, scraping; Sha – everything bad. Therefore – to scrape out the bad.
Slow movements and a light pressure characterize Gua-Sha massage. Our inner organ meridians are located on the back; thus, by treating them with the plate, the energies are diverted where they are necessary and evened out where they have accumulated.
At first the skin becomes red and a little burning up and bruises may appear but they do not hurt. They are a sign that toxins are being eliminated! They disappear after 2 – 3 days.
Session length 45min.
GUA-SHA EFFECT:
• Promotes lymph circulation, and helps in cases of spinal problems;
• improves joint flexibility and reduces pain;
• improves well-being and makes breathing easier;
• helps in cases of cholecystitis, gastritis and other gastrointestinal diseases;
• helps in treating various pelvic organ problems.