Gua Sha Essays

GUA SHA ---Possibility Of The New Method What is Gua Sha? Gua Sha is a type of traditional Chinese naturopathy. It is a unique non-medicinal external therapy that is based on the theory of meridians and acupoints. ‘Gua’, meaning to scrape, involves the use of a smooth instrument (usually ox horn) to rub a lubricated area of the surface body. This intentionally creates transitory therapeutic petechiae called ‘Sha’. Gua Sha can determine one’s health condition. ‘Sha’ will only appear on someone

Honesty: The evidence offered in support of any claim must be evaluated without self-deception. Is fire cupping just superstitious traditional chinese medicine or does it really have an affect to our body? As cupping is introduced and more accepted to the western society and culture, many people seek different therapies and alternative medicine to help with the pain in the body that one may be experiencing. One website called Big Feet also show the treatment prices for fire cupping which is $23

“Hell is a teenage girl” (Jennifer’s Body). The movie Jennifer’s Body portrays the typical high school friendship between two teenage girls, but with a twist. This 2009 fantasy/horror film begins by showing how two small-town girls from “Devil’s Kettle”, Jennifer and Anita, become best friends in elementary school. The movie then fast forwards to the girls in high school, where every hormonal teenage girl is trying to figure their life out. Jennifer is now the beautiful cheerleader that every guy

Normally, when a student hears the word “documentary” he or she automatically signs at the thought of an educational video, but Fully Charged changed my mind on documentaries forever. Fully Charged was extremely helpful in teaching me about the health and community wellness field. When watching a documentary that I find beneficial in my future career I can’t help, but to have complete focus on the movie. I found it’s easier to focus on a documentary when a person has an interest in the subject the

Hermanos, Forever Written by Julio Aguirre IV ACT 1 Characters: Domingo Jimenez, (h-i-meh-nez), 53 year-old male, soft and old male spanish accent. Santiago Jimenez, (Sahn-tee-AH-go), 52 year-old male, sounds like his brother but a bit younger. Josefina Jimenez, (ho-seh-fee-nuh), 49 year-old female, soft middle-aged female spanish accent, Time: July 20, Sunday, 5:45pm, Summer Scene: It’s a hot summer day in New Mexico. Domingo is in the backyard of his small mobile home sitting on the porch

When Japan entered the Heian Period there came to be a rapid and extensive development of a well-refined culture among the upper classes of society. While a steady Japanese identity had been formulated before this era that does not diminish the importance of the Heian Period — especially with the influences it placed upon present, for the time, societal mannerisms and those that came to exist in the future. Two of the most intriguing aspects of this particular society, in terms of personal preference

Traditional Chinese Medicine is one of the medical systems with the longest historical background, with the first record of the practice of Chinese Medicine being dated up to more than 4000 years ago. The philosophy and fundamentals of Chinese medicine is based on the Taoist view that humans should live in harmony with the nature (天人合一) and that any interruptions or interventions of the nature balance would result in sickness in the human body. With this as a foreground, Chinese Medicine is mainly