Cupping, Moxibustion, Gua Sha and Chinese Nutrition in Montpellier
Cupping Therapy
The therapeutic effects of Cupping Therapy (Hijama) in Montpellier
Stimulate, detoxify, and relieve pain naturally.
Often used at the end of a chinese massage in Montpellier, cupping (hijama) is a popular traditional method that aims to stimulate the circulation of Qi, blood, and organic fluids in the body.
This stimulation helps to strengthen the immune system, release muscle tension, and improve overall vitality.
Based on the energy assessment, I incorporate various complementary techniques from Chinese medicine into my sessions at no extra charge. These methods are an integral part of my practice and help to refine the energy rebalancing initiated during the massage.
Elimination of harmful external factors
Cupping therapy drives out wind, cold, heat, and dampness. It is particularly effective for colds, aches and pains, sunstroke, and respiratory disorders.
Relief from muscle pain and tension
They relieve tendonitis, stiffness, spasms, feelings of heaviness, and muscle blockages, while promoting physical recovery in athletes—improving mobility by reducing adhesions.
Deep tissue detoxification
By opening the pores, cupping facilitates the elimination of toxins. It causes a slight, controlled rupture of small stagnant blood vessels, allowing for healthy regeneration and tissue purification.
- Skin marks
Analyzing skin reactions during cupping, particularly the color of the marks, how quickly they appear, and how quickly they disappear in the following days, provides valuable information about the body’s energy state.
These temporary marks, often red or purplish in color, disappear naturally within a few days, reflecting the process of releasing energy blockages and improving the circulation of Qi and Blood.
- After a cupping session
After a cupping session, it is important to protect your body from external aggressions. Avoid exposure to wind, cold, and humidity, as well as prolonged contact with water (bath or shower) for a few hours.
These precautions promote proper skin recovery and optimize the effects of the session by maintaining the restored energy balance.
Gua Sha
Why do a Gua Sha session?
Stimulate circulation and release tension.
During a session, I may also suggest, depending on your needs, the use of Gua Sha, an ancient Chinese scraping technique performed on oiled skin with a stone, jade, quartz, or horn tool.
Gua Sha is effective on the tendon-muscular and respiratory systems. This complementary technique:
- Promotes toxin elimination through the skin.
- Releases deep muscular tension.
- Stimulates the circulation of Qi (energy) and blood.
- Reduces energetic stagnation and blockages.
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Gua Sha is particularly beneficial for athletes because it:
- Stimulates microcirculation and speeds up muscle recovery.
- Reduces post-exercise inflammation.
- Helps prevent injuries related to overuse or residual tension.
- Improves joint mobility and tissue relaxation.
This technique may leave temporary marks, signs of stagnation being released: they disappear within a few days and are a sign of deep work.
Moxibustion
Why have a moxibustion session in Montpellier ?
Warm the meridians and stimulate vital energy.
Moxibustion is an ancient technique used in Traditional Chinese Medicine that involves heating certain acupuncture points using moxa, a stick made from dried mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), a plant renowned for its warming and circulatory properties.
The gentle but penetrating heat of moxa acts deeply on the meridians to:
- Tonifies Qi (vital energy) and Yang.
- Dispels pathogenic cold, dampness and wind.
- Stimulates blood circulation.
- Strengthens the immune system.
- Helps regulate certain digestive, gynecological, sexual and respiratory functions.
- Relieves muscle and joint pain.
Indications
- Chronic fatigue, sensitivity to cold, exhaustion.
- Lower back pain, cold or weak knees.
- Digestive disorders related to “internal cold”.
- Irregular or painful menstrual cycles (cold-related).
- Postpartum or post-viral recovery (such as long Covid or recurrent colds).
Moxibustion is often incorporated at the end of a Tuina session when the energy assessment reveals internal coldness or Yang deficiency. It amplifies the therapeutic effect of the treatment.
Nutrition
Chinese Dietary Therapy
Digest, nourish, and glow.
Nutrition
Chinese Dietary Therapy
Stemming from Traditional Chinese Medicine, this approach is based on more than 3,000 years of experience and observation.
Far from fad diets, it offers a simple and natural way to use food as a real health tool.
The goal is not to follow a rigid belief system, but to offer concrete guidelines tailored to each individual, in order to better understand their body and improve their daily balance.
After your tailored massage in Montpellier, personalized advice will help you optimize your digestion, transform food into energy and vitality, and support all your vital functions.
A new perspective on your plate can also help you rediscover the joy of eating: pleasure for the taste buds, creativity, and sharing!
Clinical example
Clinical example: constipation due to spleen qi deficiency
- Chronic physical and mental fatigue.
- Shortness of breath.
- Irregular bowel movements and difficulty with defecation.
- Poor appetite.
- Paleness, dull and dry skin, dry hair, pale and thin tongue.
- Thin and weak pulse.
These signs indicate a deficiency of Qi and Blood (= deficiency of the Spleen), requiring a targeted diet to boost vitality and restore energy balance.
- Vegetables: avocado, beetroot, zucchini, fennel, carrot, spinach, green peas, pumpkin.
- Grains and starchy foods: buckwheat, sweet potato, wheat, rice, oats, corn, millet, rye, barley, potato.
- Legumes: soybeans, fava beans, lentils.
- Animal products: lamb, beef, quail, quail eggs, pork, chicken, white fish.
- Mushrooms: button mushroom, Judas ear (wood ear), cordyceps flower, oyster mushroom, morel.
- Nuts and seeds: almond, sunflower seeds, pistachio, hazelnut.
- Fruits: cherry, fig, longan, coconut, apple, grape.
- Spices and medicinal plants: astragalus, glossy ganoderma (reishi), jujube, longan.
- Vegetables: asparagus, eggplant, banana, Swiss chard, broccoli, celery stalk, celeriac, Chinese cabbage, endive, lettuce, radish, peppermint, kelp seaweed, kombu seaweed, cucumber, melon, dandelion, tomato.
- Animal products: duck, oyster, crab, snail.
- Fruits: strawberry, mandarin, pear, pomelo, orange, kiwi, watermelon.
- Beverages: beer, green tea.
The nutritional details of each food item will be specified in a written report, sent within 72 hours.
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