What Ru Shi Writes

Whatever comes to mind. Sometimes a story I read, sometimes something that came to me while holding my mala beads.

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My Mom's Gua Sha Board Went Viral on TikTok

A blonde woman on TikTok was scraping her jaw with a small white stone. The comments were all "adding to cart." I stared at that stone for a long time — it's a gua sha board. My mom keeps one in her bedside drawer, buffalo horn. In my home it treats heatstroke. Across the ocean, it's a $35 beauty tool. Same board, two destinies.

8/31/20267 min

wellness

My Mom Pulled a Stone Out of Her Suitcase and Said: Your Face Is Swollen

I always thought gua sha was something old ladies did. Until my mom pulled out a jade scraper and told me my face was swollen. After a month, I realized the beauty benefits were secondary — those five quiet minutes every morning were everything.

6/14/20268 min