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Gua Sha Glow Facial

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Enhance your glow

Gua Sha Glow Facial 

Gua Sha Glow Facial is a natural way to enhance the appearance of your skin and increase your overall glow while enjoying full body relaxation.

This treatment includes a combination of rejuvenating facial techniques, such as gua sha stone massage, facial cupping, eye masks, and a full body acupuncture treatment. It is a pregnancy safe alternative to Cosmetic Acupuncture. Depending on the client a few needles (no more than 8) will be placed on the face. 

Each Gua Sha Glow Facial takes place in our candlelit private treatment rooms with soft meditative music playing to encourage a sense of calm. After the first treatment, you can expect a natural glow on your face. 

Please note that this service does not include traditional facial elements such as deep skin cleansing, detoxifying, steaming, extraction etc.

 

Benefits:   

  • Glowing skin
  • Reduced appearance of wrinkles and puffiness
  • Full body relaxation
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What is a gua sha stone massage?
Unidirectional stroking with a polished stone tool applied to the face and neck to improve circulation, encourage lymphatic drainage, release tense muscles (jaw/neck etc), sculpt contours, and give the skin a healthy glow.

This is also a mindful activity you can add to your morning routine to set yourself up for the day. Anyone can have facial gua sha.

 

 

What is facial cupping?
Facial cupping is a technique using soft silicone cups to create a gentle suction. Similarly to gua sha, the cups are slid over the contours of the face. The suction helps invigorate skin and tone face muscles with a pleasant lifting sensation.

The gua sha Massage and facial cupping increases microcirculation, enabling the skin to self-hydrate and deliver colour, oxygen and nutrients to the skin. They also firm, lift and tone the skin while smoothing, plumping and delivering an overall brightening glow.

Leave feeling well rested, calm and radiant. This treatment is a beautiful gift for yourself or loved one who may be expecting.​

 

 

Walk away with: 

  • Overall relaxation & comfort
  • Resources on ways you can implement the treatments at home.
  • Lifestyle advice on how you can improve your overall health and outer radiance

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Registered Acupuncturist

April Kowaleski

April Kowaleski, R.Ac

April is a Registered Acupuncturist (R.Ac) with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario (CTCMPAO).

She started her journey in health care 35 years ago as a pharmacy technician at the Hospital for Sick Children. When she started having children of her own, her focused changed to natural health and she became a holistic nutritionist. After having children, April fell in love with the birth process and turned her focus to working as a birth and postpartum doula, supporting families through this wonderful but sometimes challenging stage of life. She worked as a doula for 15 years, and at this point, decided to study Acupuncture. She had witnessed many times the power of Acupressure points during labour and decided to make this medicine the next step in her journey in health care.

​April uses her experience and education to help people move through the many stages of life. She can treat both mental and physical aliments to help create balance and good health in the body.

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Tomoyo Furusho

Tomoyo Furusho, R.TCMP, R.Ac

Tomoyo is a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Registered Acupuncturist under the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario (CTCMPAO). She believes a holistic approach is key to achieving optimal health at any stage of life.

After earning her diploma in Applied Holistic Nutrition, her passion for holistic health led her to study Traditional Chinese Medicine. She completed a Diploma in Practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Toronto School of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Tomoyo's personal journey has inspired her to focus on women’s health, particularly reproductive, prenatal, and postnatal care, utilizing a holistic approach.

Her goal is to help people become familiar with Traditional Chinese Medicine and enjoy the benefits of its ancient wisdom.

Services available in English and Japanese.

Registered Acupuncturist in Toronto

Paola Borges

Paola Borges, R.Ac

Paola is a Registered Acupuncturist (R.Ac.) with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario (CTCMPAO). She originally trained and practiced as a Medical Doctor in Brazil, driven by a deep passion for healthcare and a desire to help others. After working for two years as a general practitioner, Paola moved to Canada in 2019 and transitioned to a career in acupuncture. She was inspired by the remarkable results she observed in her patients' healing processes through acupuncture.

Paola combines her extensive Western medical knowledge with the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine to provide holistic support for health and well-being. Her particular focus is on women's health, a passion that deepened when she became a mother and personally experienced the emotional and physical challenges of perinatal and reproductive health. Paola is dedicated to supporting women throughout their perinatal and reproductive journeys, offering compassionate and knowledgeable care. She values the stories and experiences of her patients and enjoys building meaningful connections with them.

Services available in English and Portuguese.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the benefits?

Full body relaxation, glowing skin, more overall radiance, reduced appearance of wrinkles and puffiness.

It is difficult to determine as it is based on variable lifestyles (i.e if you are dehydrated, lacking sleep etc.), however you will notice subtle differences after one treatment. 

Yes! Gua Sha Glow Facial treatments are completely safe for those who are pregnant. 

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