The newest release from kit:, and the benefits of full body gua sha
I like to think of self-care as a holistic practice – a full body process to be incorporated into daily life, no matter how short you are on time. And before you balk at that idea, it could be as little as replacing the mid-morning doom scroll with a few minutes of breathwork, or just taking the time to brew your best cuppa ever, one painstakingly careful step at a time! Taking time to attend to each part of your body has been said to provide a deeper sense of internal and external well-being over all, and for me it’s particularly easy to add into your routine if you tag an extra five minutes onto your daily bath or shower with a little body gua sha. While gua sha is most often associated with the practice of facial care in a wellness and beauty context, the practice historically extends to the entire body. In fact, in Traditional Chinese Medicine, there has been little to no distinction between the two for centuries. In China, it’s a generational remedy for a range of bodily maladies,
