Tutorials

Facial Gua Sha is an important natural technique that increases the health and vitality of skin as a way of restoring youthful glow, contouring and lifting, smoothing, de-congesting, de-puffing, and brightening the skin.

This tutorial is designed so that you can follow along at home and learn this deeply calming, restorative and beautifying practice. It is a condensed version of our 2-hour hands-on class taught in New York and Los Angeles.

Film by Debora Francis

So many of you have been loving Facial Gua Sha, and yet it is only one of many treasures of Chinese healing. Next on our Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) journey together, we explore the scalp.

Scalp care is one of the hottest current beauty trends, but in Asia, it's long been a staple of personal care for your scalp and hair health. Have you ever heard of "Head Spa?" It's all over Asia and one of my biggest personal obsessions.

Head Spa is like a facial for your scalp, and involves LOTS of delicious massage and stimulation to your scalp that brings the ever important blood flow and circulation to your scalp.

Healthy hair is all about bringing good blood, nutrition and energy flow to your head in Chinese medicine. You might also find it fascinating that working on your scalp has spillover benefits that can energize and thus, "lift" your face.