Healing with Acupressure

Many of us have heard of acupuncture, but some finding the idea of sticking needles into the skin a bit irksome. Acupressure, however, involves applying pressure to acupoints (specific points along the body's energy flow meridians) externally. Both are ancient Asian arts that are still widely used today for stress, anxiety and pain relief, and healing of the body, both internally and externally. While acupuncture might provide a greater level of stimulation, acupressure doesn't require needles and so is easier to self-administer and can be done as many times as needed

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When administering, you should be relaxed and unrestricted. Apply a firm pressure with the thumb or middle finger to the acupoint, enough to strike an equilibrium between pleasure and pain. Heavy discomfort means you are applying too much pressure; stop.  Keep a steady pressure on the point without rubbing, until you feel relief. If when you press, you don't feel any effect, you've probably missed the acupoint, so feel around until you find it. When releasing your finger, remember to release slowly. 

Okay, so now that you have an idea of how it's done, have a go at the following acupoints (labelled with their English names):

For stress and tension

Heavenly Pillar

Shoulder Well

For anxiety

Central Treasury

Sea of Tranquility

Third Eye

For Coughs

Heavenly Rushing Out

Dingchuan

For Headaches

Bright Light

Union Valley

Taiyang

For Sinus Issues

Welcome Fragrance

Shu Mansion

Inner Gate

For Insomnia

Vital Diaphragm

Shining Sea

I highly encourage you to try some of these out. You might be surprised at the relief you can achieve easily on your own.

Stay peaceful,

Lexxi