I am so excited to be able to offer the exclusive Stone Medicine Facial Gua Sha treatment which was developed by Ziggie Bergman. Ziggie has been working within the field of Facial Gua Sha for many years having first trained in Japan in 1992. It is a bespoke treatment where I work intuitively feeling the skin over the face, neck and shoulders for areas of stress and tension. I then use a range of hot and cold stones (Stone Medicine) to work over these areas, helping to release stress and tension. In turn this helps to relax the muscles and brings about a sense of wellbeing.
Ling Shu, one of the earliest existing Chinese medicine texts states 'all illness is the result of separation of Spirit, and that the superior practitioner helps guides the patient to rediscover this connection'.
Facial Gua Sha is a gentle massage, which has been adopted to glide and rub using a tool over the skin. Facial oil is applied to lubricate the skin to aid the tools. Gua Sha does help exfoliate the skin and creates microtrauma where there is congestion.
Stones can be placed on reflexology points or be used to massage as in Gua Sha. Stones can be used hot or cold throughout the treatment - which is dependent on the client's needs.
Different types of stones can be used throughout the treatment for different reasons:
Hardness or Softness:
Stones formed during volcanic activity:
Weight and Density
Colour and Appearance
Heat and Light
Red Stone:
Jade:
Amethyst:
Citrine:
Rose Quartz:
Green Jade:
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