Ba Guan (Cupping) Therapy
Ba Guan Cupping is a form of traditional Chinese medicine. It's done by placing cups on the skin over certain areas of the body and creating a vacuum to increase blood flow and circulation. The suction is typically created using heat or fire and then released, which helps to stimulate the body's natural healing process. Ba Guan Cupping can also help stimulate digestion and improve the removal of waste from the body, detoxifying the body to shed excess weight.
What is Ba Guan Therapy?
Ba Guan Cupping is a healing practice that has been used for over 3,000 years. It is the process of placing heated glass cups over the skin and creating a vacuum to create suction. The vacuum created by a cup attached to the skin anchors it while pulling it upwards, drawing out toxins through the pores of your skin. This process can help achieve balance in your qi and circulation by breaking up obstruction and stimulating blood flow. This therapy is often used to relieve neck, shoulder tightness and backaches.
How Ba Guan Therapy Works?
Ba Guan Cupping is the process of placing cups over the skin and creating a vacuum to create suction. The cup is attached to the skin with suction and while it's pulling upwards, it can also help pull toxins out of the body. It works by pulling the skin upwards and opening up your pores for better circulation.
Unique benefits of Ba Guan Therapy
Ba Guan Cupping is a form of alternative medicine involving the use of cups to create suction on the skin. There are many benefits to cupping, including the treatment of pain, anxiety, and chronic disease. Cupping can also help clear meridians in the body and get rid of blockages that may obstruct Qi flow. By stimulating Qi flow in our body, cupping helps us achieve physical wellbeing.
Secondly, cupping can help your health via restoring the function of your meridians and organs. It is known to stimulate your lymphatic system, improve blood circulation and assist in deep tissue healing. This all benefits your body's constitution.
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Expel cold-dampness
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Remove blood stasis
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Clear heat-toxins
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Improve ‘Qi’ and blood circulation
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Reduce swelling and pain
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Facilitate the energy flow in meridian channels
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Restore Yin-Yang balance
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Combat fatigue
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Boost immune system to achieve positive recovery
Process Treatment Ba Guan Therapy
Step 1
The therapist will first integrate your physical history before determining the treatment area. The therapist will then conduct a full body analysis and assess any muscle tension, joint pain, or other physical limitations in order to determine the type of massage that would be most beneficial for you.
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Step 2
Once the areas where a treatment is needed are identified, customised detox oils will be applied to the body and rubbed in.
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Step 3
Our therapist will place the cup over an ashi (painful area) point or an acupuncture point along an energy meridian. The cups are left in place anywhere from 5-20 minutes depending on the nature of the individual's condition
