Recent Articles
- Gentlerist Modern Alchemist & Liquid Courage are back, better than ever
- Healthy eating tips for perimenopause and beyond from a functional nutritionist
- Hyaluronic acid: is it good or bad for your skin?
- What Dara's using on her face
- Marie Veronique Probiotic + Exfoliation Mask: reviews from the experts
Gua sha is a traditional healing technique from China that involves a small, smooth stone board that is pressed against the skin to gently massage facial fascia, muscles, and skin while stimulating specific energy points. This encourages healthy circulation, releases muscular tension, and promotes lymphatic drainage for a more lifted, less puffy look and brighter, healthier looking skin.
In this tutorial, you'll learn a simple facial gua sha routine that you can perform on yourself at home using this rainbow fluorite tool.
(Many thanks to Beth for recording this at Ayla before moving to New York!)
You May Also like
Tips for sleep problems and brain fog, caused by perimenopause or other conditions
Sleep problems and brain fog are two common symptoms of perimenopause; the brilliant Sara Szal Gottfried, MD is here to help.
MyHavtorn: 2024 sea buckthorn harvest update
Find out what cofounders Robin and Ingrid, two of our favorite people, had to say about this year’s sea buckthorn harvest — and why it started so early.
Perimenopause 102: treatments to consider, including bioidentical hormones
Dr. Sara Szal Gottfried discusses perimenopause treatments with Dara, including lifestyle changes and bioidentical hormones.
