If you are booking this course, why not consider our Facial Gua Sha, Facial Cupping and Facial massage dayas well?
Cost:
With kit: £195 (Chinese Soup Spoon, Chinese Cup, Jade Gua Sha tool, Horn Gua Sha Tool, Screw Tin, metal tray, alcohol wipes and oil
Without Kit: £165
Optional £49 fee to upgrade to a diploma via case studies verified by an independent external examiner.
Duration:
This is a 1 day course running from 9:45pm to 5pm.
The standard Gua Sha course teaches you the knowledge and skills to perform this scraping technique with various tools and covers various parts of the body.
The course consists of theory and practical hands on application learning Gua Sha using the equipment provided on the day. It also includes the advanced techniques that were previously taught separately which include Hot and Ice Gua Sha.
You will receive a full certificate for the course, which can be upgraded to an optional diploma by submitting 10 Case studies 3 months after course completion. These are assessed by an external examiner (examiner fee applies).
The course explains the main Gua Sha Skills and protocols, so you can learn these highly effective techniques, including how to use not only the tools provided, but also others described in the course, as well as when and where to use them and why.
We have discussions on diagnostics and time saving techniques to show you exactly where needs a Gua Sha treatment and what areas can be left alone.
Unlike many UK courses, we show authentic techniques as used in real Chinese clinics using traditional tools, that provide you with the ability to give your clients the best results.
Assessment is by observation of students performing the therapy during the practical sessions to establish safe practice. Each student must be observed practising correct, safe, protocol in order to be deemed safe to practice and gain a full certificate. (equates to 6 hours CPD).
Optional Diploma Available (equates to 26 hours CPD).
Contraindications and Health and Safety
Introduction to TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)
What is Gua Sha? Explained
How does Gua Sha do ?
What can it be used to treat?
Issues and applications
Diagnostics
Where can it be applied
Tools and instruments
Directions of application
Cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation
Clinical protocol
Post treatment care
Consent forms
Patient records
Legal responsibilities
Discussion on:
Moxa and Acupuncture Gua Sha applications
Blood-letting and Gua Sha
Gua Sha and weight loss
Meridian diagnosis
Meridian Gua Sha therapy
Common disorders that it can treat
Comb Gua Sha for head and brain function
Healing and treating the organs and blood
Herbs and ointments
Cosmeceuticals
Tendon and sports injury healing
Ligament and tendon injuries
Sports injuries
Skin injuries
Muscle injuries
Bone injuries
Blood and Qi injury
Cellulite Reduction
Practical demonstrations: Standard Gua Sha, Hot Gua Sha and Ice Gua Sha
Student practice of: Standard Gua Sha, Hot Gua Sha and Ice Gua Sha, on the back and other areas on request.
Authentic, traditional training; This course stays true to the original Chinese practice of Gua Sha (“scraping of the red marks”), with both theory and hands-on application using authentic tools and techniques.
Structured professional development; Offered as a Level 2 Certificate with the option to progress to a Level 3 Diploma, this training supports your professional growth through recognised qualifications.
Flexible and accessible; Choose to attend with a full equipment kit included, or bring your own tools, making the course both convenient and cost-effective.
Practical end-to-end learning experience; A balanced blend of theoretical instruction, covering history, principles, diagnosis, safety, and technique, and supervised practice ensures you leave confident and competent in applying Gua Sha.
Broaden your therapeutic toolkit; Ideal for acupuncture therapists, TCM trainees, and practitioners of other traditional therapies, this course helps expand your skills and enrich your treatment repertoire.
There are no specific qualification prerequisites for this course.
You must be 18 years or older and understand spoken and written English.
You must consent to giving and receiving manual therapy.
This CPD short course is not suitable as a basis for non-therapists to set up in practise. For this you will need a basic skills course as well as an anatomy and physiology qualification.
Gua Sha is a highly powerful stagnation and heat reducing technique as well as dealing with physical and physiological aspects of the issue, whereas the IASTM techniques that do not leave the red marks just deal more with the physical aspects of facial dysfunction.
This therapy can be used for clinical or cosmetic purposes and is not only an IASTM (Tool Assisted Soft Tissue Massage) therapy but is a deeper and stronger stagnation release than other IASTM techniques give to the client.
For cosmetic Gua Sha please see our Accelerated Cosmetics Course.
Yes, if you are a therapist already, Balens insurance accept our Certificates and Diplomas. we work in close partnership with them, making sure that they accept all our qualifications. If you aren’t already a therapist there are other insurance companies that we can point you to that will take our certificates or diplomas.
Please note, it is always advisable to check with you insurance provider if they will cover you for any qualification if you are unsure, as they will have their own prerequisites.
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