Cupping therapy is an ancient practice that has been used for thousands of years in China, Egypt and Middle Eastern cultures. Based on my personal experience, a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) facial cupping massage is an easy, inexpensive treatment that may be used to increase circulation, loosen stiff facial fascia and muscles, promote facial lymphatic drainage, reduce inflammation and treat scars.
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Today in 2020 I still use and combine various skin care methods that are described in my book. However, in recent years I’ve obtained small massage tools and implemented a consistent facial fascia treatment. I now believe that smooth skin requires smooth facial fascia.
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When I think of skin health, of course I think of clear, velvety smooth, soft skin. Maintaining smooth skin is no easy feat so I practice a variety of techniques including:
skin remodeling – I use micro-needling, read about it here; I recently began using the Flex Effect Cross Stretching™ method
smooth underlying fascia – read about fascia remodeling here
exercise and massage muscles beneath the fascia – check it out here
maintain smooth soft tissue in the body to reduce pain, discomfort and tension which may be reflected in the soft tissue of the face
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Hello! Here we are at the end of 2018 with the fresh New Year only minutes away! Once again, I summarize some of my favorite routines, tools and techniques for healthy skin because they continue to be effective! Its time to ditch some “products” and treatments, save some hard earned bank, reduce waste, promote personal health and reduce synthetic chemical exposure by avoiding processed foods and material goods that are easily replaced with whole natural products straight from the Earth. No doubt, some pre-made stuff is worth buying but rampant consumerism is a burden and appears to be hazardous to the planet and us all.
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I began using the Gua Sha tool to release tight facial fascia and muscles. While scraping the Gua Sha over deep wrinkles, I felt indentations in the deep tissue beneath the wrinkles. This affirmed my belief that facial fascia and muscles must be smoothed and strengthened or it will be difficult to smooth the overlying skin.
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Determined to naturally smooth my forehead, I developed an evolving routine to smooth the muscles and overlying skin. The routine has a forehead focus combining several practices and expanding on techniques developed by Sanford Bennett (1841-1926) who, I’ve mentioned before, remodeled his entire body.
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