Day Four / 21 Day Body Challenge — Bruising and Gua Sha

DAY 4

Bruising and Gua Sha

When practiced on the body, gua sha can create a mark. This is not a bad thing. It's actually an indication that it's working.

FIRST THINGS FIRST

Start every day with the Aura Ritual

Dry brush daily and apply the Aura S eaweed Detox Body Mist and Aura Rose Pepper Body Toning 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 explain why gua sha can cause a bruise.

Click here to watch the Day 4 tutorial.

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TUTORIAL

Listen To Your Body

Gua sha is one of the most ancient and easily applicable ways of helping people feel better. It's about doing what feels good in the areas that you need it the most.

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Choose to work on an area of the body that feels 'stuck' or in pain.

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Ue your Aura Stone over this area with firm pressure. Work on the area until it feels complete. This is a practice of listening to what your body needs.

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Notice any marks or bruises that come up? You may or may not and bruising is not required for great results.

Does this area feel more liberated afterward?

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FIELD NOTES

Normalize Bruising From Cupping & Gua Sha

Gua sha and cupping marks have historically been mistaken as abuse/child abuse in Western countries. Though these are safe and effective folk treatments for many childhood illnesses (fever, cough, cold, flu) Asian families have faced painful discrimination and even legal action when marks have been discovered on their children.

EXTRA CREDIT

We loved this article from Mind Body Green, where our own Wildling co-founder Britta Plug joins other thought-leaders for their take on full body gua sha and its effectiveness on health.

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