Sunday, November 15, 2015

For 100 Diseases: BAIHUI 百合


 Acupuncture Point: Baihui DU-20


Baihui DU-20 is one of my favorite acupuncture points, and I use it almost every time I give a treatment. This is the highest acupuncture point on the body, and its name, “One Hundred Meetings,” refers to the convergence of all the yang meridians in the body. Baihui DU-20 is also known to treat one hundred diseases.
This important point is located at the vertex of the head, on the midpoint of the line connecting the apexes of both ears.
The next time you are feeling foggy and need a brain boost, stimulate Baihui DU-20 with your index finger for 30-45 seconds.

(quoted from: http://chalitaacupuncture.com/acupuncture-point-baihui-du-20/  )


3rd eye point


Saturday, November 14, 2015

Quieting The Nervous Cough



Both the Shiatsu and the Ayurvedic Tradition valued "Lungs Point 1" 中 府 (Middle Palace, Central Union Hall):




It also has a deep emotional connection to Grief, Depression, Loss and Feeling Stuck:


http://www.acupressure.com/blog/index.php/self-acupressure-for-grief-depression-anxiety-chronic-fatigue/


Saturday, October 17, 2015

The Shiatsu Foot Massage



I realized now. The FEET are a better object for self-massage than the hands. When you're at a foot, you can work on it with 2 hands, not just with 1  hand when you're at your own.

 
I discovered a nice foot massage now.

Start with KD1 (springing source/gushing spring 涌泉 >good against insomnia) 

Then go around the outer edge with your other thumb (go deep!) 

Then at your knuckles 

Then to the "Dragon Source"/"Blazing Valley" 然谷 (KD2). 

This Magic end point clears all "excesses", especially excessive heat (that's why it's also called "the point of outflow"). The Idea of "Heat" can also manifest psychosomatically as sore throat, irritability, anger, uneasiness, instability, sexual imbalance, impotence or sexual overdrive, fear, irregular menstruation.

https://theory.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/kidney_meridian_graphic

http://www.acupuncturerestoreshealth.com/Presto/ht.html/treatment_points_top_of_head.html




A Master At Work (Richard Neil: http://knotsbegone.blogspot.ch/ ):



From a Foot Reflexologist: