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"A few years ago, the traditional Chinese medicine notion of \"cupping\" entered the popular consciousness when Gwyneth Paltrow accessorized a little black dress with several round bruises on her back. Yes, I'm three years...\n\n[\n\n](http://blog.teenvogue.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/08/15/p88paltrow.jpg) A few years ago, the traditional Chinese medicine notion of \"cupping\" entered the popular consciousness when Gwyneth Paltrow accessorized a little black dress with several round bruises on her back. Yes, I'm three years behind the trend, but I recently decided to give cupping a shot at the Eva Scrivo salon! An explanation for cupping neophytes... Related to acupuncture, cupping has been performed (mostly in Asia) for over 2,000 years. The treatment involves positioning a glass cup on the skin and then vacuuming the air out of the cup (some practicioners use pumps... others flames... the latter idea freaks me out a bit!). The suction results in increased blood flow to the area, which purportedly helps release toxins and move blocked \"chi\" (energy). So... what was it like? Shellie Goldstein, the adept and very, very knowledgable expert at Eva Scrivo, prepped my back with ointment (to help the seal of the cups), before placing several cups on my back and sliding them over different meridians of my back. It didn't hurt (actually, it felt a little massage-like to me. Which is a very, very good thing) at all. Afterwards, I felt really floaty and relad. I'm definitely going to try it again! Any curious should definitely give it a shot: just make sure to go to someone experienced and trustworthy (like Shellie!)... for more info, visit evascrivo.com."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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