Hijama — dry cupping
Dry cupping, with no incision of any kind: an old wellbeing technique, practised within a strictly legal framework.
Besma Satouri, kinesiologistPractice in Lyon 2e, in the heart of Lyon’s Presqu’île
@aufildesoi.bienetreWhat is dry cupping?
Dry cupping means creating suction on intact skin, with no break in the skin at all. It is the part of the hijama tradition that belongs to wellbeing and can be practised legally. Wet hijama, the kind involving fine incisions, is a medical act reserved for health professionals: it is not practised here, and it will not be.
The cupping tradition, with no grey area. Dry cupping, with no incision of any kind: an old wellbeing technique, practised within a strictly legal framework.
What it is, and what it is not
Is this for me?
These are the sentences I hear most often on the phone. If one of them could be yours, you are in the right place — and if none of them is, that is not a reason to rule yourself out.
How a session goes, step by step
Allow 1 hour in your diary. Timings here are approximate: if needed, we take the time to welcome whatever needs to be welcomed.
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What I do, and what I do not do
I apply dry cups only: suction on the skin, with no break in the skin at all. I do not practise wet hijama, the kind involving fine incisions.
- 10 min
Mapping the areas
Together we identify where the tension sits. The work most often covers the upper back, the trapezius muscles and along the spine.
- 25 min
Placing the cups
The cups are left in place for a few minutes and then removed, sometimes moved along the skin with a little oil. The sensation is a pull, never a puncture.
- 10 min
Coming back to quiet
A moment of rest, then a few simple pointers for the hours that follow.
After the session
The circular marks are normal and part of the technique. Bear that in mind if you have an event coming up where your back will be bare.
What is lawful, and nothing else.
What people ask me before they come
The questions that come up most often about dry cupping.
No. In France, any incision of the skin is a medical act reserved for authorised health professionals. Doing it without that title lays you open to prosecution for the illegal practice of medicine. I do not do it, and I would urge you to be extremely careful with anyone who offers it to you outside a medical setting.
Dry cupping, on intact skin. It is the part of the tradition that belongs to wellbeing and can be practised entirely legally. The equipment is single-use or sterilised.
No. You feel a suction, sometimes strong on very tight areas, but never a sharp pain. We set the intensity together.
Between three and seven days as a rule. Bear that in mind if you have an event coming up where your back will be bare.
Hijama — dry cupping is coming soon
This practice is not open for booking yet. In the meantime you can write to me to be told as soon as it is, or look at the five other sessions.
The other sessions
What if you put yourself at the top of the list?
One hour. Nothing to organise, nothing to explain, nothing to get right. Booking takes two minutes, and the room is on 4 place d’Ainay, in the heart of Lyon’s Presqu’île.
- 4 place d’Ainay — 69002 Lyon
- @aufildesoi.bienetre