The Gua sha Show

Are Gua sha tools really the magic wands for tighter, toned skin, or has the beauty industry led us astray? In this episode, we dive into the science, history, and misconceptions surrounding Facial Gua sha. From debunking bold claims about collagen production and muscle toning to exploring what Gua Sha actually does—like boosting circulation and reducing puffiness—this episode sets the record straight. Whether you're a practitioner or simply Gua sha curious, get ready to rethink everything you thought you knew about this ancient practice. Spoiler alert: it's not about flawless skin!

In this eye-opening episode, we tackle one of the most pervasive myths surrounding Gua sha: its supposed detoxification powers. Despite the countless claims you'll find online and the buzzword-filled pitches from tool sellers and trainers, the idea that Gua sha detoxifies simply doesn't hold water. Join me as I debunk this misconception and explore what detoxification truly means in the body, including how our liver, kidneys, and circulatory systems already handle this critical function. Learn why the term "detox" isn't even part of traditional Chinese medicine's vocabulary and discover the actual science and mechanics behind Gua sha. Whether you're a practitioner, a curious user, or someone eager to separate fact from fiction, this episode will deepen your understanding of Gua sha's profound benefits—beyond the oversimplified and misleading buzzwords.

In this episode of The Gua sha Show, Clive Witham pulls back the curtain on the world of Facial Gua sha, revealing five shocking truths that might just change the way you view this ancient practice completely. Discover why facial Gua sha is often mistaken for lymphatic drainage, learn about its real history, and understand why the right technique matters more than the tools you use. Clive's decades of experience and deep research come together to debunk widespread myths and bring you closer to authentic Gua sha. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or just starting out, this episode will help you navigate the complex landscape of Gua sha with clarity and confidence.

Tired of hearing the same old explanations about worry lines and wrinkles? In this episode, we challenge conventional wisdom and dive into a fascinating, nature-based perspective on why these lines form. Forget about collagen and elastin for a moment. We'll explore how your forehead functions like a river system, and how understanding this can revolutionize your approach to facial care. Discover how Gua sha can revitalize this system and help smooth those worry lines. Join us as we unravel the secrets behind your forehead's unique landscape, and learn how to harness the power of Facial Gua sha for a more natural, holistic approach to anti-aging.

The second part of Season 2 of the Gua sha Show kicks of with the story of how Clive and his team introduced Gua sha to Sri Lanka. He talks about the history behind the Gua sha project, his experiences in Africa and Japan and his multi-layered approach of the Gua sha project with training doctors and nurses in a hospital, professional practitioners in workshops, and parents, teachers, children and community members in the community workshops. He explains how his long-held dream became reality and, as always, brings his unique perspectives to how we understand Gua sha, life and everything in-between! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/clive-witham/message

Gua sha is a very special technique and is far more complicated than many people realize. In this episode of the Gua sha show, Clive explains just how revolutionary an ecological approach can be in helping people to understand our connections not only within our bodies but with our external natural environment. If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! For more links see the following: Show notes www.clivewitham.com/podcast-season-2 Online EIM Gua sha courses: www.komorebi-institute.com Live EIM Gua sha Courses: www.clivewitham.com Instagram www.instagram.com/komorebi_guasha Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/guashagroup Videos: www.youtube.com/c/CliveWitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

It's important to think about safety when you do Gua sha, and in this episode of the Gua sha show, Clive gives you 9 tips on how you can incorporate safety into your Body or Facial Gua sha treatments. He draws on his 20 year-experience in Gua sha and talks about the use of tools, lubrication, disinfection, technique, misinterpretations, treatment limits and much more! If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! Clive mentions his videos on YouTube - you can find them here www.youtube.com/c/CliveWitham For more links see the following: Show notes www.clivewitham.com/podcast-season-2 EIM Gua sha courses: www.komorebi-institute.com Instagram www.instagram.com/komorebi_guasha Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/guashagroup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

Facial Gua sha can be seen in many ways. In this episode of the Gua sha show Clive gives you the basis of his way. To bring the beauty of the natural world of Chinese medicine into every treatment. He stresses the need for a foundation in what you do and that this can be found to the realm of natural science and a revision of how Chinese medicine is normally viewed. And how if you do this, you can treat with confidence. If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! EIM Gua sha courses: www.komorebi-institute.com Show notes www.clivewitham.com/guashashow 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 has the potential to eliminate the need for medical attention and reduce the reliance on pharmaceutical medication for some common ailments. In this episode, Clive explains how this is the basis for the Gua sha Project, a community driven program for disadvantaged areas of the world. He goes through some of the history of Gua sha which lie behind the project as well as his personal hopes and dreams, and also a little about the Sri Lanka project. Images of the Sri Lanka project can be found here: www.clivewitham.com/guasha-projects If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! EIM Gua sha courses: www.komorebi-institute.com Show notes www.clivewitham.com/guashashow 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 can be very effective in a clinical situation and this is something I know because I've used it in my clinic for decades. One condition it has proved useful with is with controlling the symptoms of perimenopause. In this episode, I look at a study which explores how to use Gua sha for this condition and also how to see the body through the lens of nature - in this case, the movement of a sunflower. I give detailed descriptions of the Gua sha treatment used in the protocol so that you can follow it and add a few tips of my own. Here are the links to the items mentioned in the show: Holographic Gua sha: A Practical Microsystem Handbook www.clivewitham.com/holographic-gua-sha EIM Gua sha courses: www.komorebi-institute.com 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 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

Anyone can scrape around the eyes with a tool but it takes special skill to really understand the body-wide context of facial features like eye bags and dark rings. In this episode, Clive looks at what these features mean both in the local context of your face and also how they stem from circulatory and muscular relationships within the body. Chinese medicine is all about patterns and motions and Facial Gua sha is no different. He shows you how eye bags are closely related to your stomach and digestion, and how dark rings are connected to the kidneys. He also explains how these are treated and the cautions of applying temperature to the face. Here are the links to the items mentioned in the show: Facial Gua sha: A Step-by-step Guide to a Natural Facelift www.komorebi-institute.com/facial-gua-sha-revised-edition Holographic Gua sha: A Practical Microsystem Handbook www.clivewitham.com/holographic-gua-sha EIM Gua sha courses: www.komorebi-institute.com 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 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

Season 2 of the Gua sha show starts with a fascinating episode on the reasons why you should use Gua sha on the head area. In episode 1, Clive looks at how structural changes, circulation changes, holographic changes and temperature changes can be made on the body and the face by treating the head area with Gua sha. He explains the tools you need and the technique and, as always, brings his unique perspective to Gua sha that you can't miss! Here are the links to the items mentioned in the show: Gua sha: A Complete Self-treatment Guide www.clivewitham.com/guashabook Holographic Gua sha: A Practical Microsystem Handbook www.clivewitham.com/holographic-gua-sha EIM Gua sha courses: www.komorebi-institute.com 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 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 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

How do you hold a Gua sha tool? What's the best angle of the Gua sha tool? In which direction do you stroke? In this episode of the Gua sha Show, Clive answers these questions and more as he explains in his own unique way how to use a Gua sha tool. He tells you about his vision of Gua sha and what he did with his patients and their family members in his clinic in North Africa and also gives you the benefit of his long experience of how to get the best out of treating with a Gua sha tool. You can find the full show notes at www.clivewitham.com/guashashow Clive's courses and books can be found at www.komorebi-institute.com To learn more about Gua sha make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and find and follow me on all my social media platforms @ https://linktr.ee/clivewitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

Would you love it if someone explained Gua sha to you? Here's the host of the Gua sha Show, Clive Witham, doing just that! This week he brings his expert knowledge to the benefits of Gua sha and looks at the two main effects which underlie all the others - the increased circulatory and the anti-inflammatory effects. He gives you tips about how to think about Gua sha when thinking about health and illness and he looks at recent research in China about exactly what conditions Gua sha is used for. If you want to stay up-to-date with what's happening in the world of Gua sha, then subscribe and listen! Gua sha studies include 185 diseases and disorders in the body and include pain or discomfort, respiratory infections, feverish conditions, gastrointestinal problems, backache, sciatica, headaches, migraines, stiff neck, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, digestive problems, constipation, insomnia, trigeminal neuralgia, dizziness, neuralgia, diarrea, ulcerative colitis, acne, hemorrhoids and hepatitis B. So how can it be studied in the treatment of so many conditions? You can find the full show notes at www.clivewitham.com Online Gua sha courses can be found at www.komorebi-institute.com To learn more about Gua sha make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and find and follow me on all my social media platforms @ https://linktr.ee/clivewitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

In this packed episode on the face, Clive Witham presents the techniques you need to know in Facial Gua sha. He starts with the traditional techniques used on the body in China and then shows you how facial treatments differ. He introduces the sweep, press and circle techniques and you get to follow him as he shows you two treatment points on your face to push with a Gua sha tool. He then goes through the depth of knowledge anyone serious about face treatments should know, including points, channels and musculo-tendino connections throughout the body. This is not to be missed by anyone interested in Facial Gua sha! You can find the full show notes at www.clivewitham.com/guashashow Clive's Facial Gua sha book and online Gua sha courses on Facial Gua sha can be found at www.komorebi-institute.com To learn more about Gua sha make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and find and follow me on all my social media platforms @ https://linktr.ee/clivewitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

Most people suffer from back pain at some time in their lives and in this episode of the Gua sha Show, Clive Witham explores how Gua sha can help to relieve back pain. He looks at 2 recent reports on the treatment of lower back pain, one from Hongkong and one from Germany and then combines these with his own experience to show you how both to look at back pain and help to treat it. "Gua Sha appears to be an acceptable, safe, and effective treatment for patients with chronic low back pain." "...shown to improve flexion, extension and bending movements of the lower back." "What's missing, and what would be of great help, is a more nuanced understanding of back pain." You can find the full show notes at www.clivewitham.com/guashashow Clive's World-class Gua sha books and online Gua sha courses can be found at www.komorebi-institute.com To learn more about Gua sha make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and find and follow me on all my social media platforms @ https://linktr.ee/clivewitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message

In this episode of the Gua sha Show, Clive Witham explains some of the key requirements for doing Gua sha. He presents them in the form of a recipe and looks at how you need the practitioner, Gua sha tools, skin lubrication, techniques and results all to be mixed together to the right degree in order to create the perfect Gua sha treatment. "...you've got to have the special sauce which will bind all the ingredients together and that's the natural principles of the ancient Chinese." You can find the full show notes at www.clivewitham.com/guashashow Clive's World-class Gua sha books and online Gua sha courses can be found at www.komorebi-institute.com To learn more about Gua sha make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and find and follow me on all my social media platforms @ https://linktr.ee/clivewitham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clive-witham/message