> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.revery.space/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # I Come In Hot | Facial Gua Sha, A Winter Care Practice - URL: https://www.revery.space/gua-sha-winter-care-practice/ - Published: 2026-02-01T22:08:10.000Z - Updated: 2026-02-18T18:55:15.000Z - Description: Winter doesn’t rush me—it asks me to listen. To notice the snow, the stillness, the need for warmth. This Feb 1 full moon, we move slowly: a brief walk, a candle lit, oil warming in our hands for a gua sha practice—small rituals that return us to ourselves. - Author: Sandra Dawn - Tags: Newsletter The loud, rapid, low-tone crunch of my steps Stops me in my tracks I take a moment to take it in: the newly fallen snow heavy on the ground On the branches The air quiet Pierced only by the chill and the bird Calling— I breathe it in The snow slows me 0:00 /0:35 1× 30-second Snow Walk Meditation I love these cold winter days that beg for fire. I give over to it and light one—and a candle. ![A fire crackles beside a candle, pomegranate, and clay vase of dried hydrangeas](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/ab/86abdb56-fe5f-4709-888a-274f8e1270b3/content/images/2026/01/20250127_TinyMoments_Fire_Candle_DriedFlowers_pomegranate_REVERY01-1.jpg) A fire crackles beside a candle, pomegranate, and clay vase of dried hydrangeas There on my coffee table, I see my oil and gua sha, a practice that brings heat to my body. I reach for them, sit back under a quilt, and indulge in my daily winter care, that for me, always starts with my skin. A few drops of oil soak immediately into my dry face, a few more, and I begin to sweep gently down my neck, six times each side. I move through my 5-min routine, when I can, I go longer, it feels so good. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/ab/86abdb56-fe5f-4709-888a-274f8e1270b3/content/images/2026/01/20250129_PracticesBodywork_gua_sha_upward_stroke-1-1.JPG) Sandra practices her daily facial gua sha in the wintry sunlight I want to introduce my daughter to this beautiful practice that is part skin care, part energy care, so I sign us up for a local workshop with our acupuncturist [Nicole Miziolek](https://www.revery.space/nicole-miziolek-founder-qi-acupuncture/) of Qi Acupuncture in Hastings on Hudson, NY. What we learn in an evening, Nicole generously shares as a Practice here in Revery and will share again [in person for those local to NYC on February, 22](https://www.revery.space/lifted-the-ritual-of-gua-sha-cupping/). [![CTA Image](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/ab/86abdb56-fe5f-4709-888a-274f8e1270b3/content/images/2026/01/20250127_Practices_GuaSha_Photoby_KarlyVancuylenberg_Unsplash.JPG)](#/portal/signup) For Nicole's gua sha guided practice for your own at-home skin care: [Subscribe to Practices ](#/portal/signup) ## Community Events Looking for a little extra loving winter care, join us at one of these events: [Winter Warmth: A Women’s Retreat | Katonah, NY | Feb 7, 2026Jess Vecchiarelli of The Aligned Path hosts a warming winter retreat for women with Qi Gong, breathwork, meditation, sound bowls, gentle movement, and a warming tea ceremony at the Caramoor Center for the Arts in Katonah, NY.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/ab/86abdb56-fe5f-4709-888a-274f8e1270b3/content/images/icon/favicon-2.ico)REVERYRevery Member![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/ab/86abdb56-fe5f-4709-888a-274f8e1270b3/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1612794233353-e72a005498ac-1)](https://www.revery.space/winter-warmth-a-womens-retreat-katonah-ny-feb-7-2026/) [Haramara Yoga Retreat with Nicole Cronin | Sayulita, Mexico | Feb 7-14, 2026Join San Francisco-based yoga teacher and owner of The Pad Studios, Nicole Cronin , at Sayulita’s world-renowned retreat center, Haramara. This spacious gathering will be about simplicity, nature, ease and celebrating this precious life. You will return home rested, refreshed and re-energized!![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/ab/86abdb56-fe5f-4709-888a-274f8e1270b3/content/images/icon/favicon-3.ico)REVERYRevery Member![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/ab/86abdb56-fe5f-4709-888a-274f8e1270b3/content/images/thumbnail/01272025_HaramaraYogaDeckSayulitaMexico_landscape_Events_Revery01-Large.jpeg)](https://www.revery.space/haramara-yoga-retreat-with-nicole-cronin-sayulita-mexico-feb-7-14-2026/) [Lifted: The Ritual of Gua Sha & CuppingA slow, grounding afternoon of facial care and gentle ritual with acupuncturist Nicole Miziolek. Receive a gua sha kit, practice together in community, and leave refreshed, informed, and empowered to support your skin naturally at home.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/ab/86abdb56-fe5f-4709-888a-274f8e1270b3/content/images/icon/favicon-6.ico)REVERYRevery Member![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/ab/86abdb56-fe5f-4709-888a-274f8e1270b3/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1665378764540-8aca31360df9)](https://www.revery.space/lifted-the-ritual-of-gua-sha-cupping/) Wherever this full moon finds you we hope you're keeping warm, Sandra & Sarah ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/ab/86abdb56-fe5f-4709-888a-274f8e1270b3/content/images/2026/01/20251211_PracticesBodywork_Sauna_SarahSandra_Revery02-1.png) Sarah & Sandra at work --- 🫶🏼 P.S. If this newsletter landed in spam, we’d be so grateful if you move it to your inbox, because this helps us build a good reputation on our new platform. 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