Gua Sha Like You've Never Seen It with Dr Ela

We’ve all heard of Gua Sha on social media? But what does it actually do? And where does the ancient practice of Gua Sha really come from? In this episode of Ritually, Host Nelufar tries out traditional Chinese medicine technique of ‘Gua Sha’ with the help of Ela. Ela 's story on why she turned to Gua Sha and other traditional medicines to help her poorly twin boys at birth, defying doctors expectations in the process.We shares her emotional journey of finding Gua Sha, what it’s done for her, and how she now uses her skills to heal others. Gua translates to scrape, so watch along as host Nelufar gets scraped in the name of testing out this ritual! Sha speaks to the redness or bruising that should come up after a session if you've been doing it right. Watch along for the best Gua Sha tips and techniques whilst Nelufar and Ela discuss the long-term physical and emotional benefits of this ancient ritual Will Gua Sha really promote lymphatic drainage, increase circulation, and relieve tension or is it just a viral trend? Ela can be found at zestacupuncture.co.uk Host Nelufar Hedayat is @nelufar.h Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://brazen.fm/join-plus/

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