The Gua Sha Facial
90-Minute Cranial & Facial Gua Sha Mastery
Holistic Facial, Stone Medicine & Deep Relaxation
Are you looking for an innovative way to deeply relax, reduce stress and tension, and boost your overall wellbeing while also experiencing a rejuvenating holistic facial?
This specialised 90-minute Cranial & Facial Gua Sha Mastery treatment is a truly holistic and rejuvenating experience. This bespoke session seamlessly combines the ancient wisdom of Gua Sha with the advanced Bergman Method of Facial and Cranial Reflexology, heated stones, and the therapeutic energy of natural crystals. It is a powerful journey designed to bring balance to the whole system, leaving you feeling restored, tranquil, and supported with an enhanced, lifted, sculpted & glowing complexion.
What is Gua Sha Mastery? A Specialised Holistic Facial Treatment
This advanced treatment is rooted in the Taoist tradition of Stone Medicine and the profound principles of Classical Chinese Medicine. The treatment uses gentle, precise stroking and gliding motions to encourage the smooth flow of energy (Qi) and blood, promoting deep tissue release in the face, neck, shoulders, and décolletage.
Having completed specialist training, this treatment is delivered with a depth of knowledge that includes advanced sculpting and lifting techniques designed to work the facial tissues. It supports the body’s natural ability to alleviate tension and promote a feeling of lift and renewed vitality.
What Your 90-Minute Journey Includes
- Preparation & Grounding: I begin with targeted relaxation techniques to ease tension in the scalp, neck, and shoulders, preparing the body for deep rest.
- Facial Gua Sha & Stone Medicine: Using a range of specialised tools, lifting and sculpting techniques are applied across the face, neck, and décolletage, customised to your needs. This encourages fluid movement and promotes the healthy flow of nourishment in the tissues.
- Cranial Work: Targeted Cranial Gua Sha and reflexology are applied to the head and scalp to reduce tension, clear the mind, and access key meridian and reflex points that support wellbeing.
- Holistic Integration: I incorporate the warming comfort of heated stones to melt away deep stiffness, further induce relaxation, and enhance the therapeutic effect, along with facial reflexology points and facial massage techniques.
- Closing Sequence: The treatment concludes with grounding and breathing techniques, ensuring you are brought gently back to a state of calm and clarity.
The Tools of Balance: Stone Medicine and The 10 Zones
This is a true 'Stone Medicine' treatment, where the natural properties and energetic qualities of crystals are harnessed to support your healing process.
Facial Reflexology and The 10 Zones
This method is distinguished by its use of the 10 Reflexology Zones, which are in line with the Chinese Meridians. These zones are energy pathways that run from the top of the head to the feet. By stimulating reflex points on the face with the Gua Sha tools, we are working on the body's entire system and all organs within that particular zone. This holistic approach is key to helping improve overall wellbeing and support a naturally radiant complexion.
Healing Properties of Your Stones
The tools are carefully selected for their healing properties, their density, and their ability to conduct energy (Qi):
BLACK OBSIDIAN
Obsidian contains fire energy from its original form deep in the earth. The fire energy + dark colours help make connections with the Heart and Kidneys. Can be helpful for clients wanting to change their intentions or mindset. It is also ideal to support healthy ageing.
ROSE QUARTZ
Rose Quartz balances the Heart Qi and Blood and is known as the ‘Heart’ or ‘Love’ crystal. It is soothing for a person who lacks warmth, (emotional or physical), and can also be used for sadness, grief, building confidence, and managing the
kidneys where fear is held. It can be used to attract fertility and can help facilitate forgiveness. The soft nurturing energy helps clients find love in the everyday, including self-love.
AMETHYST
This beautiful and vibrant Stone radiates inner peace and protection. Amethyst is a harmoniser and used to balance Qi and Blood in Chinese Medicine: Wind conditions. It is particularly recommended for clients with emotional issues, neurological conditions or for mental health disorders. It is an opener with an affinity to the Liver.
MOOKAITE JASPER
Mookaite Jasper “Running Water Stone". Known as the “Supreme Nurturer.” It acts as a reminder that one is not here on this physical plane just for oneself, but also to bring joy and service to others, assisting them in releasing their bonds of constraint. Jasper protects against negativity and helps feeling grounded in the stabilising energies of the Earth. It
steadies presence, providing a cleansing effect to smooth dysfunctional energies and remove negativity.
CLEAR QUARTZ
Known as the master healer crystal, in Stone Medicine it is considered a Harmoniser Stone. It’s associated with the Crown Chakra and can help bring things into clarity. All Quartz strengthen the Lung-Kidney relationship in Chinese Medicine.
JADE GUA SHA COMB
In Chinese Medicine Jade has been highly prized for millennia for it's powerful detoxifying and balancing properties. Jade is a cleansing and purifying stone that supports the body's filtration and elimination of toxins.
The comb design stimulates movement and increases micro-circulation and is perfect for cranial gua sha.
Key Benefits of Facial Gua Sha Treatment
This unique combination of Gua Sha, Stone Medicine, and Reflexology offers a powerful path to enhanced vitality and an uplifted appearance:
Profoundly Reduces Stress and Tension: Eases physical and mental stress held in the face, jaw, neck, and scalp, helping to relax the mind and body.
Induces Total Relaxation: The comprehensive 90-minute format, incorporating warm stones and cranial work, ensures a deeply restorative experience.
Aids Sleep and Promotes Rest: The work on cranial points and the nervous system helps to quiet the mind, supporting better quality sleep.
Improves Overall Wellbeing: By encouraging the smooth flow of energy (Qi) and supporting the body's natural balance, the treatment improves your overall sense of health.
May Help Reduce Pain Levels: By releasing chronic muscle and connective tissue tightness in the head and neck, some clients may notice a reduction in tension-related discomfort.
With this treatment we are aiming to:
- Reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
- Reduce congestion and puffiness
- Improve muscle tone
- Stimulate collagen and elastin
- Plump the lips
- Clear sinus congestion
- Increase microcirculation
- Increase nutrients
- Remove toxins
- Balance the body through facial reflexology points
- Lift and sculpt the cheeks and jawline
- Relax the mind and body
- Promote lymphatic drainage
- Release emotions held in the face
- Lifts the brow and tighten hooded eyelids
Results of treatments will vary from person to person and depend on frequency and regularity. Treatments are bespoke to each individual's needs, goals and focus on areas appropriate to them.
Aftercare Advice
To maximise the benefits of your Cranial & Facial Gua Sha Mastery treatment and support any changes that have occurred, please follow this simple aftercare advice:
Hydration is Key: I strongly advise you to drink plenty of water following your session. Cranial or Facial Gua Sha may help release toxins from cells and tissues. Water is essential to dissolve these toxins, allowing your lymph and circulation to be more effective. Hydrated cells become more efficient at their individual functions, ensuring toxins are removed via the kidneys, liver, and skin.
Rest and Relaxation:
- Rest: Rest as much as possible after your treatment to help the body heal itself.
- Stimulants: Avoid stimulants for a few hours, such as tea, coffee, and alcohol, as these may interfere with detoxification.
- Food: Also avoid eating a heavy meal for at least one hour after your treatment.
- Driving: Please be careful if driving, as reactions may be slower due to deep relaxation.
- Make-Up: It is ideal to let your skin breathe for an hour after treatment, but re-applying make-up is fine if necessary.
Normal Healing Responses: Some reactions are part of the healing process and a sign your body is working to rebalance itself. It is normal for you to feel any of the following:
- Feeling cold or thirsty
- A mild headache
- Feeling emotional
- Mild tiredness
- A runny nose
- Needing to visit the lavatory more frequently
Contraindications and Adaptations
Gua Sha is a gentle and safe therapy, but there are times when treatment may not be suitable, or when adaptations are needed.
Please Note: Treatment is NOT suitable if you have any of the following:
- Infected skin conditions, active cold sores (Herpes), Shingles, or severe acne.
- Cancer (including active skin cancer).
- Recent facelift (within the last 3 months).
- Any acute injury, broken skin, abrasions, severe sunburn, rash, bruises, pimples, or moles in the treatment area.
- Acute flare-ups of conditions like rosacea, eczema, or psoriasis.
- Pregnancy
Adaptations and Important Considerations:
- Medication: If you are taking blood thinners, treatment may still be possible but I must use very light pressure to avoid bruising.
- Injectables: Avoid the treatment area for three weeks after Botox and filler. After this, I will use very light pressure only over those areas.
- Skincare: Inform me if you use Retinol or Cortisone as these thin the skin. If you use Retinol or Vitamin C, please ensure there is a gap of a few hours before your appointment to avoid irritation. We will not use facial oil containing these ingredients during your session.
- Age: For clients aged 60 and over, skin can be thinner, so treatment will be adapted to be lighter and potentially shorter if needed.
- Health Conditions: If you have certain heart conditions or arthritis, please inform me, as adaptations (e.g., careful head positioning) will be necessary.
- Children: This treatment is generally not recommended for children under 13, and adaptations will be used for teens.
- Allergies: Please inform me of any allergies or sensitivities to skin care ingredients.