Testimonials

By using historical examinations of East Asian medical texts, cross-cultural historical documents, contemporary scholarly sources, interviews with living elder practitioners and her own keen clinical experience (Dr. Nielsen) has brought Gua Sha to the center of Oriental medicine clinical practice. She has found a precious lost ring that might have gone down the drain of disuse.

Arya Nielsen has a fresh instructive style as a writer that reflects her long experience as a teacher of Chinese medicine. The book is…a valuable practical manual for all hands on practitioners.

With a deep and broad historic perspective, Arya Nielsen has enormously enriched my associations with Gua Sha, which…I had learned from my own Chinese teacher as a remarkable and often miraculous intervention for afflictions resistant to the ministrations of biomedical technologies in which I was originally trained. …Through Dr. Nielsen’s erudite discussion of the San Jiao, my appreciation of this...

I first came across this book at an acupuncture conference in 1996. It was one of my best purchases of the year. The book covers in depth, a topic only glanced upon in most acupuncture schools. The technique is not just for acupuncturists. I believe it’s a must read for massage professionals, especially if your hands are starting to wear...

Gua Sha is a great technique for anyone who uses palpation to guide and inform their practice. This book gives an excellent history and how-to of Gua Sha, is the first book in English on the subject.

I learned Gua sha by reading Arya Nielsen’s book. I now know why she says it is the best technique. You cannot get the same results any other way.