119: Dr Tom Ingegno, Author of The Cupping Book: Unlocking The Secrets of Ancient Healing

About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Tom Ingegno discusses the benefits and history of cupping as a form of self-care for yoga teachers and practitioners.

Enroll in the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training at https://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt One of the first things I ask everyone to do inside the Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training is to create a self-care plan. Because you can’t give from an empty cup. You need a team. You need support. You need energy practices that nourish you just as much as you guide others in their practices. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Tom Ingegno, bestselling author of The Cupping Book: Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Healing and founder of Charm City Integrative Health. We dive deep into the world of cupping—its surprising history, powerful benefits, and how it supports yoga teachers and practitioners in their own healing and transformation. You’ll learn why cupping can be the missing link in your self-care, how it works (without the fluff), and how this ancient folk medicine became a modern healing staple used by Olympians and grandmas alike. We talk about safe use at home, what the “cupping marks” actually mean, and how cold plunges, red light therapy, and cupping are all part of the same conversation of getting back in sync with natural rhythms. Whether you’re brand new to cupping or you’ve had it done but…

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy Devens

Guest: Dr Tom Ingegno

Topics covered

• cupping
• self-care
• yoga
• ancient healing
• meditation
• somatic healing

Keywords

• cupping
• self-care plan
• yoga teachers
• ancient healing
• vagal tone
• Taoism
• red light therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training, Charm City Integrative Health

Books & works: The Cupping Book: Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Healing

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