As for the stomach area, she says that she prefers to massage instead of gua sha since it can uncomfortable. “But if you were to gua sha the belly it would be in a circular motion,” she says.

“I wouldn’t do gua sha anywhere near the abdomen, and I’d be very careful about the back,” Gould says. That said, he recommends avoiding gua sha entirely if you’re pregnant and have a ...

Pregnant women, because of the potential risk of doing it on the abdomen and lower back, should avoid practicing gua sha on ...

Gua sha is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that involves scraping your skin with a smooth-edged tool to help improve circulation. Gua sha is generally performed on the back, buttocks ...

If you’re at all familiar with social media beauty crazes like slugging or the glass skin trend, the likelihood that you’ve heard of a gua sha tool is pretty high. Gua sha (pronounced "gwah ...

One of our favorite ways to do this is by using a gua sha on our body, an ancient technique that helps reduce swelling, soothe muscle tension and allows us to indulge in some much-needed self-care.

Gua sha, a traditional Chinese medicine practice involving skin scraping with a smooth-edged tool to enhance circulation, provides numerous health benefits, but careful application is necessary to ...

Gua Sha is a traditional Chinese healing technique that involves scraping your skin with a smooth edged tool. It has grown popular with beauty influencers with over 160,000 tutorials on TikTok alone.

As for the stomach area, she says that she prefers to massage instead of gua sha since it can uncomfortable. “But if you were to gua sha the belly it would be in a circular motion,” she says. (I found ...