The treatment of the skin known as facial gua sha involves "scraping" the skin with your fingers, hands, or a tool. You do not tear or bruise the skin, but you produce enough pressure to increase the flow of blood and oxygen to the area you "scrape."

Learn more about the different ways to perform gua sha using your hands or special tools.

In this lesson, you will learn about the three primary gua sha techniques.

Ever wondered what dark spots, acne, red marks, etc. on different parts of your face mean? Learn what different areas of your face tell you about the health of your internal organs.

In this lesson, you will look at your face in a mirror and draw what you see. No need to be a skilled artist! Just make marks where you see fine lines, deep wrinkles, acne, fatty deposits, loose skin, etc. All of these marks tell you important information about your internal health, emotions, and life experiences.

Start your journey to better health through gua sha. In this introductory video, you will learn about meridians, lines of energy that run through your body, including on your face. Explore what your face is telling you and how facial gua sha opens up the meridians for better health and a beautiful glow, inside and out.

Now it's time to analyze your face. In this lesson, you will analyze your face according to the age map.

Chinese facial reading experts know that wrinkles are more temporary than people in the west believe. In particular, as you calm your mind and balance your emotions, you will notice fewer wrinkles and deep lines in specific areas of your face.

Learn how to do static circles, spirals, and sweeps!

It's all connected

When you warm up the head, you massage larger muscles groups that connect to and impact your facial muscles. Massaging loosens these muscles, which allows blood and Qi to flow to the face more freely. 

Loosening your face

Just as you warmed up the head, you need to warm up your face. You are stimulating meridian points on the face as well, enlivening and awakening the body's energy channels. 

Learn more about how facial gua sha enhances your health and beauty. Then follow along with a full warm-up sequence.

This static circle pattern increases blood flow to the face. It also opens important meridian points, giving you radiant beauty from the inside out.

Lightly tracing this pattern for the jawline and neck brings energy to the face. It also sculpts the chin and jawline and removes blockages that could lead to sagging jowls and puffiness in the cheeks.

Look beautiful on the outside by taking care of your insides. Massaging meridian points on your face and head will give your skin a gorgeous glow and make your inside smile!

This facial gua sha sequence for the eyes moves excess fluid around and increases blood flow, which can help minimize eye bags, sagging eyelids and crow’s feet.

People hold a lot of tension around the mouth and in the cheeks. This sequence releases this tension, plumping and toning the skin.

Follow along with this relaxing sequence. Being with your head and face warm up, and then open up the channels of your eyes, mouth, and cheeks.

This lesson has 4 videos.

1. Course introduction
2. Website tour
3. Facial gua sha techniques
4. Facial gua sha flow

Enjoy!

This lesson has two videos:

1. Setting and intention and introducing the head and face warm-up sequences
2. Head and face warm-up sequences, followed by gua sha exercises for the mouth and cheeks

This lesson has two videos:

1. Changing the story of your face - Understanding emotion lines
2. Full facial gua sha face sequence

This lesson has two videos:

1. Reading the Face - the Organs
2. Facial gua sha organs sequence