Cupping is an ancient healing art with origins in Egypt, Greece and China. Within this practice, glass, plastic or silicone "cups" are suctioned to the body along the spine, around the joints, or throughout areas of deeper tension and stagnancy in the body.  

Eastern Medicine proposes that cupping brings energy to areas that are deficient and disperses energy away in places of excess. Through a Western Medicine lens, cupping is said to bring up or disperse blood and debris from underlying muscles in areas that have become deficient or stagnant due to injury, posture, trauma, or repetitive stress. 

The results of cupping will be different for each individual. Cupping will often leave circular marks where the cups were placed, for 3-7 days following a session. These marks range from light pink in color to a deep red or purple depending on the age and/or severity of the condition in the area cupped. Marks fade away naturally through the lymph system, while an increase in water consumption, physical movement, and sweating will move them through faster.