def send_message(self, message, **kwargs):
        """
        Sends a push notification to this device via GCM
        """

        from ..libs.gcm import gcm_send_message
        data = kwargs.pop("extra", {})
        if message is not None:
            data["message"] = message

        return gcm_send_message(registration_id=self.registration_id,
                data=data, **kwargs)
Sends a push notification to this device via GCM