Mental Relax Acupressure
Acupressure techniques below can refresh and sharpen the mind, which are helpful for conditions like insomnia, mental fatigue, absent-mindedness, and drowsiness.
Acupressure for easing mental stress and relaxation
- Sit still with eyes looking forward and teeth clenched, use the palm to pat evenly over the crown, about 20 times; Use the thumbs to press at the inner sides of eyebrows (Bl 2) and knead for 30 times;
- Bend the index fingers, use the middle knuckles of index fingers to press firmly at the middle forehead, then wipe towards the temples, repeat for 30 times;
- Use the fingertips to press at the upper corners of forehead (St 8, just inside the hairline), knead for 30 times;
- Use the thumbs to press at the two sides of skull base (Gb 20), and knead for 30 times;
- Use the thumbs to press at the middle depression of skull base (Du 16), and knead for 30 times;
- Use the thumb to press firmly on the inner end of wrist line (Ht 7), and knead for 30 times each hand;
- Use the thumb to press on 3-finger-breadth above the inner malleolus of ankle (Sp 6), and knead for 30 times each leg;
- Use the palm edge to rub the center of the soles (Kl1), 30 times each foot.
Acupressure for easing mental stress and relaxation
