Complementary cupping
A supportive, hands-on add-on alongside your nutrition plan. Calm, clearly structured sessions with intensity and placement tailored to your comfort.
Aurapaz is a nutrition practice first and foremost. Cupping is offered only as a complement to nutrition care, never as a standalone treatment or a replacement for medical advice.
Cupping is a supportive wellness practice, not a medical treatment. It may not suit everyone. If you are pregnant, on blood-thinning medication, or have a skin or bleeding condition, please check with your doctor first. Sessions can leave temporary circular marks on the skin.
Three types of cupping
Fire Cupping
The traditional method, using gentle heat to create suction. Often used to ease muscular tension and support circulation.
Classic Dry Cupping
Static suction cups placed on specific points. A calm, controlled session focused on relaxation and muscular relief.
Glide (Oil) Cupping
Cups glided over oiled skin for a massage-like effect across larger muscle groups. Soothing and gentle.
What a session actually involves
Most people arrive with an idea of cupping from photographs of round marks on an athlete's back, and very little sense of what the session itself is like. It is calmer and more ordinary than it looks.
A short conversation first
I ask about your health history, any medication, skin conditions and where you are holding tension. This is also when I would tell you if cupping is not appropriate for you.
Placement and suction
Cups are placed on the area we agreed, usually the back or shoulders. You feel a firm pulling sensation, not a sharp one. I check in as we go and adjust the strength to your comfort.
Around ten to fifteen minutes
Static cups usually stay in place for roughly ten to fifteen minutes. Glide cupping is shorter and moves continuously. Most people find it relaxing and some drift off.
Aftercare
Drink water, keep the area warm, and avoid a very hot shower, heavy training or alcohol for the rest of the day. The circular marks are not bruises from injury and typically fade within three to seven days.
What cupping can and cannot do
I would rather set your expectations properly than oversell this. Cupping has a long history in traditional practice and many people genuinely find it relaxing and helpful for muscular tightness. The formal research, however, is limited, and much of it is small or low quality. So here is where I stand.
What it may help with
- A short term sense of relief in tight, overworked muscles.
- General relaxation and the feeling of winding down, which many clients value most.
- Feeling more comfortable in areas that carry desk or posture related tension.
What it cannot do
- It does not cure or treat any disease, and I will never claim it does.
- It does not remove toxins from your body. Your liver and kidneys do that job.
- It is not a weight loss method and it does not replace nutrition, movement or sleep.
- It is not a substitute for medical care, physiotherapy or prescribed medication.
If you are dealing with persistent or worsening pain, please see a doctor or physiotherapist. Cupping may sit alongside that care, but it should never delay it.
Who should avoid cupping
Cupping is generally low risk when done carefully, but it is not suitable for everyone. Please speak to your doctor before booking, or skip it altogether, if any of the following apply to you:
- You are pregnant.
- You take blood-thinning medication, or you have a bleeding or clotting disorder.
- You have a skin condition, open wound, burn, rash or recent scar in the area.
- You have severe anaemia, uncontrolled diabetes, or a serious heart condition.
- You have a pacemaker or another implanted device near the area.
- You are running a fever or are acutely unwell.
- You are undergoing cancer treatment, unless your oncologist has agreed to it.
Cups are never shared between clients without proper cleaning, and cupping at Aurapaz is always dry cupping. I do not offer wet cupping, which involves breaking the skin.
Common questions
Interested in adding cupping?
Mention it when you book, or ask on WhatsApp. I will let you know honestly whether it is a good fit alongside your nutrition plan, and I will say so if I do not think it would add much for you.