Gua Sha Foundations and Strategies
3 NCBAHM PDAs
Carly’s instructional and demo videos for her Gua Sha course are detailed and answered the many questions I had about gua sha after not practicing it for many years (have been working in a hospital where gua sha was not permitted). Now I feel equipped to competently provide my patients in private practice with gua sha to accompany their acupuncture treatments. Thank you Carly!
In this course you will:
- Gain an understanding of the history and evolution of therapeutic gua sha and scraping therapies.
- Discern indications, contraindications, and cautions for gua sha treatment.
- Learn about the action of gua sha connective tissues including the fascial matrix and the blood/“xue” level.
- Understand gua sha dosage and how to apply for different patient presentations.
- Gain working knowledge of the most common types of gua sha tools and how they can be used.
What learners are saying:
A very informative and well-structured course. The explanations were clear, practical, and easy to apply in clinical practice. I especially appreciated the focus on treatment strategy, dosage, tissue response, and combining Gua Sha with acupuncture. Thank you for a great course!
Great knowledge and experience of the instructor. I especially I liked the knowledge she brings in communicating to the patient about what we are doing – which is vital with these therapies. I thoroughly enjoyed this course.
Best course I’ve taken.
This is an incredible course for learning Gua Sha. It went above my expectations for feeling confident in adding Gua Sha to a treatment.
While I learned gua sha in school, I never actually used it or had the desire since graduating. However, I was curious what a whole course on gua sha would offer and now I’m excited to have this ancient tool in my back pocket.
I love the calm teaching from Carly and so clearly going through the material. Also the demo was very helpful for me to see and what to look for (such as the blooming of the sha). I’ve already tried this out at work and have had positive results. Am happy I took this.
The teacher was very knowledgeable, articulate and interesting. Thank you!
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It was easy to follow, and the content and demonstrations were captivating, engaging, and informative.
Excellent and knowledgeable presentation of the material. The video of the hands on demonstration was definitely helpful. Thank you!
I am inspired to use Gua Sha more in my practice!
I highly recommend Carly Herrero’s Gua Sha Foundations and Strategies course. The material was exceptionally well presented, clear, engaging, and clinically relevant. The combination of theory, practical instruction, and demonstrations made the course both informative and immediately applicable to clinical practice. An excellent course for practitioners looking to deepen their understanding and confidence in using gua sha.
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Carly Herrero is a licensed and board certified acupuncturist in private practice in Yarmouth, Maine.
She has taught continuing education workshops on gua sha, cupping, Eastern medicine, and ethics since 2014 for massage therapists and acupuncturists.
She is an NCBAHM certified provider for online and teach in person teaching.
She has also taught classes on business and Eastern bodywork for students at East West College of the Healing Arts, and was a teaching assistant at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.
She regularly uses gua sha in clinical acupuncture practice for one of the most effective treatments for pain.