Gua Sha- Tool Assisted Massage Technique Certificate Course

Gua Sha Massage-Learn how to treat your own pain, your family or your massage clients with this amazing technique !

What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you will have a thorough understanding of how to treat yourself, your family or your massage clients with this powerful technique.
You will know how to perform many techniques from basic to advanced and will see why so many professional massage therapists swear by this therapy
Know where there are areas of dysfunctional tissue, scar tissue and adhesions which cause chronic pain and how to treat them effectively
World renowned therapist Mike Reinhold who works with the Boston Red Sox calls instrument assisted soft tissue therapy (Gua Sha) a 'game changer'!
Requirements
This gua sha course does not have any prerequisites. You can use it on yourself or in your massage clinic
Description
Learn Gua Sha from best-selling massage course instructor, Mark Perren-JonesWhat people are saying about this Gua sha massage course:"Mark Perren-Jones' massage courses and instruction proves to be the most expansive I have ever experienced for my practice.  I have been in surgical practice and also alternative medicine for many years.  His knowledge base is fantastic and the method of delivery is engaging and easy to follow, and want to!  I have enrolled in three other massage courses after the first one because it is surely to not disappoint." Dr. S. H.There is a reason that so many of the best massage therapists use Gua Sha (also known as instrument assisted soft tissue massage therapy and Graston technique). It loosens muscles, treats pain, is used for better health, is great for facial rejuvenation and helps systemic problems such as digestive and respiratory problems.Mark has been using Gua Sha to treat thousands of his massage clients and his own body for over 25 years and has seen remarkable results in his massage clinic.You do not need any massage training! In this course, Mark teaches you everything you need to know to effectively treat :your own pain and your family, friends and massage clientsas an anti-aging tool for the face-a non-surgical facelift!health conditions such as constipation, insomnia and headachesYou will learn how to detect and break up scar tissue, adhesions and tissues that cause pain and dysfunction easily, quickly and painlessly.If you are a massage therapist this will not only get you better results with your clients but also save your hands as well!Gua sha is a healing technique of traditional East Asian medicine. Sometimes called ‘coining, spooning or scraping’,You do not need to buy any expensive tools. You can use things as simple as the lid of a jar, a Chinese soup spoon or even just a coin.In fact, modern research shows Gua sha produces an anti-inflammatory and immune protective effect that persists for days following a single Gua sha treatment. This is why it has been effectively on pain, stiffness, fever, chill, cough, wheeze, nausea and vomiting and many other health conditions and why Gua sha is effective in acute and chronic internal organ disorders as well.The beauty of this treatment technique is that it is easy to perform, inexpensive and very powerful.In this course Mark will guide you step by step so that you too will have the knowledge and understanding to treat yourself, your friends and family and your clients just like people have been doing for centuries.I look forward to seeing you in class!On completion of this course you will receive a certificate from the Isla Verde Spa Training Academy  and also be eligible to join to CTAA if you so desire.All of Mark's Course are accredited with the CTAA (Complementary Therapists Accredited Association). On completion of this course, you will have access to join the CTAA if you please. As a member of the CTAA you will receive these benefits:A Professional Certificate showing that you have full membership with CTAA as a Practitioner.Access to discounted Therapist Practitioner Insurance with your membership (subject to their Insurance Partners)Access to their CTAA Logo to place on your Website/Social Media/EmailFree CTAA Directory Listing Have the opportunity to write a blog/article within the complementary therapy field that you work, that will be shared on their Website and Social Media to enable you to reach a larger audience and have exposure to yourself and your website.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Download the summary of this section from the resources here

Lecture 3 You can join our Facebook group if you want. It is a great resource

Lecture 4 Tool time! Here are lots of things that you can use to do Gua Sha

Lecture 5 How To Do Gua Sha

Lecture 6 A look at my box of Gua Sha tools and what each are used for.

Lecture 7 Contraindications To Gua Sha

Lecture 8 How Often Should We Treat?

Lecture 9 Cleaning your Gua Sha instruments

Section 2: Gua Sha-Self Treatment

Lecture 10 What we are going to go through in this section

Lecture 11 Self treating on the head area

Lecture 12 The Face-An all natural non-surgical facelift treatment

Lecture 13 Self treating the neck area

Lecture 14 Self treating the chest area

Lecture 15 Self treating the shoulder area

Lecture 16 Self treating the arms

Lecture 17 What happens when you have Sha appear like I have.

Lecture 18 Self treatments for the hands

Lecture 19 Self treating the mid and lower back area

Lecture 20 Self treating the hips

Lecture 21 Stomach area

Lecture 22 Self treating the legs

Lecture 23 Self treating the feet

Lecture 24 Self treating for good health

Section 3: Specific Treatments For Ailments

Lecture 25 What we are going to do in the section.

Lecture 26 The stress relieving points

Lecture 27 Self treating headaches and migraine

Lecture 28 Self treatment for sinus headaches, hay fever and generally stuffy nose symptoms

Lecture 29 Self treating for emotional wellbeing.

Lecture 30 Self treating Insomnia

Lecture 31 Self treating for poor energy levels and fatigue.

Lecture 32 Coughs, colds, flus and respiratory problems

Lecture 33 Self treating constipation

Lecture 34 Self treating for diarrhea

Section 4: Treating painful conditions using Gua Sha

Lecture 35 What you are going to learn in this section

Lecture 36 The above, through and below rule

Lecture 37 Neck pain

Lecture 38 Rotator cuff/Shoulder pain/Biceps pain/Arm pain

Lecture 39 Tennis Elbow/Elbow pain

Lecture 40 Self treating carpal tunnel and wrist pain

Lecture 41 Self treating lower back pain, hip and sciatica pain

Lecture 42 Self treating knee pain

Lecture 43 Self treating ankle pain

Lecture 44 Doing some more advanced techniques.

Lecture 45 Congratulations!

Lecture 46 Bonus

This gua sha course I have designed for anyone, from massage therapists or someone completely untrained in massage that would love to know how to be able to treat their own pains, or other people's pain and other health conditions naturally with this technique that has been used for thousands of years and is incredibly effective!