In East Asia, traditional scraping health techniques like Gua sha (China), Kerokan (Indonesia), Cao Gio (Vietnam) and Kos Kyal (Cambodia) show similarities in how they are learned through ancestral lines in village communities. In this episode of the Gua sha show, we look at Kerokan in Indonesia and we explore how one villager has learned how to scrape her family and how she then passes this down to a new generation.  If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! Show notes www.clivewitham.com/guashashow Courses and books www.komorebi-institute.com Instagram www.instagram.com/komorebi_guasha Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/guashagroup YouTube www.youtube.com/c/CliveWitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

In this episode of the Gua sha Show, Clive shares with you why after 20 years he's still using Gua sha, how he came to focus on it professionally, some of the common misunderstandings around it and how best to understand Gua sha. If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! Show notes www.clivewitham.com/guashashow Courses and books www.komorebi-institute.com Instagram www.instagram.com/komorebi_guasha Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/guashagroup YouTube www.youtube.com/c/CliveWitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

Few people are aware that Gua sha has been used to treat some of the symptoms of the effects of Covid-19 in China. In this episode, Clive explains how it is being used in hospitals in China and details the protocol used and also gives you a plan of treatment to use at home from one of China's experts in Gua sha. If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! Show notes www.clivewitham.com/guashashow Courses and books www.komorebi-institute.com Instagram www.instagram.com/komorebi_guasha Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/guashagroup YouTube www.youtube.com/c/CliveWitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

Gua sha isn't for everyone and in this episode Clive breaks down exactly why some people either don't like, can't have or need special care with Gua sha. He uses his personal experience to show you what can happen and recounts some of this via the treatment experiences of his life, including the years he treated in a brothel! If you do Gua sha, you need to know what Clive has to say.    If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! Show notes www.clivewitham.com/guashashow Courses and books www.komorebi-institute.com Instagram www.instagram.com/komorebi_guasha Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/guashagroup YouTube www.youtube.com/c/CliveWitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

Facial Gua sha has wonderful benefits for the face and body but maybe not what you think! In this episode of the Gua sha Show, Clive delves into the effects on connective tissue and blood circulation and what this means in understanding Facial Gua sha. He looks at modern Chinese ideas about the benefits and then gives his version based on ancient Chinese ecological principles. If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! Show notes www.clivewitham.com/guashashow Courses and books www.komorebi-institute.com Instagram www.instagram.com/komorebi_guasha Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/guashagroup YouTube www.youtube.com/c/CliveWitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

Gua sha is a great solution to puffiness in your face and if you use it right you can really help both the local problem and the cause of the problem too! In this episode Clive throws light on what causes swelling in the body and how we can use simple farming analogies to understand and apply the basic principles of how to apply Gua sha.   If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! Show notes www.clivewitham.com/guashashow Courses and books www.komorebi-institute.com Instagram www.instagram.com/komorebi_guasha Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/guashagroup YouTube www.youtube.com/c/CliveWitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

If you want to buy a Gua sha tool there are so many tools to choose from and it's difficult to know which one is best for you. So in this episode Clive gives you the benefits of his 20-year experience with Gua sha tools and gives you tips about what you need to look for and think about if you're going to get a tool.   Cleaning a Gua sha tool video https://bit.ly/3lBdCRQ If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! Show notes www.clivewitham.com/guashashow Courses and books www.komorebi-institute.com Instagram www.instagram.com/komorebi_guasha Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/guashagroup YouTube www.youtube.com/c/CliveWitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

If you've ever done Gua sha and seen the distinctive red marks appear on the skin afterwards, you may have wondered what they are. Well in this episode Clive looks at exactly that and explains what happens under your skin when you do Gua sha! He explains how you deal with reactions to people seeing the sha marks and how they are not something bad but actually something very positive for your health! If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! Show notes www.clivewitham.com/guashashow Courses and books www.komorebi-institute.com Instagram www.instagram.com/komorebi_guasha Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/guashagroup YouTube www.youtube.com/c/CliveWitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

In this episode of the Gua sha Show, Clive takes you on a journey to look at the world in which Facial Gua sha comes from. He looks at different eras in Chinese history and at the beauty treatments available at the time to give the context in which Facial Gua sha was developed. He also looks at how Gua sha became an important treatment for serious febrile diseases like cholera and how, if we really want to do Gua sha right, we have to incorporate the knowledge of the ancient Chinese in any facial treatments we do.  If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! More details of the book mentioned 'Facial Gua sha: A Step-by-step Guide to a Natural Facelift ' can be found at www.clivewitham.com Take a course! www.komorebi-institute.com Instagram www.instagram.com/komorebi_guasha Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/guashagroup YouTube www.youtube.com/c/CliveWitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

In this episode of the Gua sha Show, Clive explains how Gua sha can have a great effect on acne vulgaris. It does this through its anti-inflammatory effect on the body and he shows how treatments on your back can make changes on your face and upper body. He takes excerpts from his first book on Oriental medicine and explains them so you can get a fuller understanding of the approach of Chinese medicine to acne and how it is usually seen more as an internal problem than a surface skin problem. If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! Details of the book mentioned 'The book of Oriental Medicine' can be found at www.clivewitham.com Take a course! www.komorebi-institute.com Instagram www.instagram.com/komorebi_guasha Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/guashagroup YouTube www.youtube.com/c/CliveWitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message