Have you tried guasha yet? On the body? It’s amazing and I love it and I know you will too!
I have talked about facial guasha and all the anti-aging, lymph drainage benefits that come with that. Turns out it does some pretty remarkable things for the body as well.
Are you seeing dimpled fat in areas of your legs, arms, and glutes that even with working out won’t budge? A lot of that dimpling is mostly related to stuck lymph and fascia. It can get bound up so tight that the skin actually looks different in those areas.
The good news is, with a guasha tool you can change the appearance of those lumpy areas and bring health to your body in the process.
Ok, where do you start?
Before showering or a bath is the best time if you can. It’s super quick. 5-10 minutes for both techniques. Let’s start!
Dry Brush. Dry brushing first before doing the body guasha is great to start with. You don’t have to, but I always try to make the time for it. Honestly, it only takes 5 minutes, so it’s easy to get it in. The dry brushing starts moving that lymph which is part of detoxing. Remember lymph is like our toxin garbage dumper. We need it to work optimally for us to keep us healthy, and make our skin glow.
It doesn’t have its own pump, but our heartbeats help it work. But life, diet, stress, will also change our lymph system. It gets stuck and sluggish. That’s where we can help the process along and get the lymph moving and release those tight fascia fibers also.
Dry brushing the body starting at the ankles and working towards the heart is where to start. Same thing with the arms. Up from the wrists towards the shoulder. Long light strokes. Remember lymph is superficial, so hard pressure isn’t necessary.
The other benefit of dry brushing is exfoliation. That’s the way to get baby soft skin while you dry brush!
You’re now ready for body guasha
Oil. I like to put a little oil on first. This helps with the guasha tool not to drag. Jojoba is a favorite, but whatever you have on hand is fine. You want your tool to glide, so oil or a lotion can really help with that.
You’re going to do the same kind of strokes as you did with the dry brushing, but now you’re using a guasha tool. There are many sizes of guasha stones. For the body, I use a larger one than I use on my face.
Starting again at the ankles, your going to stroke up the legs. 3-5 long deeper strokes. You can use more pressure now because we are going after breaking up fascia, and getting smooth skin with no dimples!
Areas that you see dimples, lumps, and bumps, work them a little longer. You’re breaking up fascia here and getting the lymph moving also. Fascia can get bound up and tight in the body. It needs some manipulation to break it up.
Your skin might become a little pink and that’s a good thing! When circulation is increased, lymph gets moving and that is healthy for you!
How often should you do guasha on the body?
When you first start, do it often. Every day or about 5 times a week for a couple of weeks, is fine when you’re just starting this practice. After that every other day or at least 3 times a week for maintenance. If you have some resistant areas on the body that needs some extra love with the guasha, do it at least every day for those first couple of weeks.
You can also alternate between dry brushing and guasha. One day dry brush, the next day guasha. That’s a good routine to have in place and easy to remember!
Get ready to be amazed at the changes!
You are going to be surprised, no amazed at the changes you see in your body! Smoother, firmer tighter skin with no little dimples! Sound too good to be true? Give it a try and watch your body’s skin change. The bonus is, you just brought a whole lot of health back to your body as well!
Start today, start next week, but just start! You are going to love guasha for your body!
Until next time
~pat
