Cupping & Gua Sha

“Slow and Warm”: How to care for your body after Cupping & Gua sha, by Jaay (Jade) Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac.
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“Slow and Warm”: How to care for your body after Cupping & Gua sha, by Jaay (Jade) Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac.

One of the things I try to reinforce for every new patient after their first cupping & gua sha session – and periodically bring up as time goes on and the seasons shift – is how to care for their bodies in the few days following a treatment. After care is one of the most…

Is Cupping & Gua Sha right for you? Some clinical FAQs
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Is Cupping & Gua Sha right for you? Some clinical FAQs

With the profile of both cupping and gua sha being on the rise in media and medicine in recent years, many people are coming to Heart & Hands entirely new to experiencing these therapeutic modalities. It is both fun and rewarding to introduce people to these unique tools, and people often leave their first session…

Our Skin as a barrier and how Cupping & Gua Sha can bolster our Immunity

Our Skin as a barrier and how Cupping & Gua Sha can bolster our Immunity

Our skin is an unsung hero of the body! We know that it protects sensitive inner tissues and organs from the outside world, but in addition to its work as a physical barrier our skin is itself an organ of our immune system. Western medicine (WM) has more recently recognized what Chinese medicine (CM) has…

Effective August 9th, changes to our Cupping rates & introducing Gua Sha!

Effective August 9th, changes to our Cupping rates & introducing Gua Sha!

Commencing Wednesday August 9th, our rates for Cupping Therapy will be as follows: Pay what you can afford, we prefer cash & debit, BUT if you must, credit is OK too. Contact us if you cannot afford our rates With the start of our newest member of the Heart & Hands team, Jaay (Jade) Kulhawy-Bartlett, R.Ac., we wanted…