Day Eighteen / 21 Day Body Challenge — Strengthen the Immune System with Gua Sha

DAY 18

Strengthen the Immune System with Gua Sha

“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”

MICHAELANGELO

FIRST THINGS FIRST

Start Everyday with
the Aura Ritual

Dry brush daily and apply the Aura Activator and Aura Oil to maximize your results. Focus on a different area of the body with gua sha each day.

If you experience bruising or marks from gua sha, wait until bruising has faded before working on it again.

This video will demonstrate the full Aura Ritual step-by-step.

Today's tutorial will focus on strengthening the immune system with gua sha. This is one of the oldest uses for this practice.

Here is a scientific study on how gua sha strengthens the immune system.

TUTORIAL

Strengthen your Immune System

For thousands of years gua sha has been used to relieve the symptoms of cold & flu. According to Chinese Medicine, gua sha helps to "release the exterior". External evils like cold and wind invade the body to weaken the immune system and make us ill. When you scrape the skin with gua sha, it increases the flow of qi and blood to boost the immune system. Check out the EXTRA CREDIT at the bottom of this email if you'd like to learn more on the science behind this.

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Use the Curved Edge of the Aura Stone to work over the back, where the neck meets the thoracic spine. As much as you can, also work over the upper back.

The acupuncture point DU 14 is located where the neck meets the upper back, it's one of the best points to clear the external invasion of wind and cold - this is Chinese Medicine lingo for kicking a cold/flu out of your body.

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Use the Rounded End to activate the acu point Stomach 36. It's located just below the knee, lateral to the tibia. This strongly stimulates the Wei Qi in the body - this directly relates to the immune system.

Massage this area with firm pressure several times.

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EXTRA CREDIT

We love this Well + Good article on the benefits of Full Body Gua Sha. Read on to find out all the ways you're benefiting your system by taking on the Aura 21 Day Challenge.

SELF-LOVE LETTERS

“It's a beautiful kit and I am so happy to create a healing ritual to start my long days. And it's been amazingly calming in helping my normally very itchy skin”

NAOMI H.