Acupressure
Live Video: Anger, Sprouts, Pressure, and Getting Pissed About Dirty Socks (the Wood Element)
Ever heard that the Liver is affected by anger, or PMS is “a Liver thing”? Let’s dive a little deeper into what Wood energy is all about, different flavors of anger (irritability, resentment, frustration, feeling pressured…), and how the Liver/Gall Bladder impacts anger AND, vice versa, anger impacts the Liver/Gall Bladder network. If this kind…
Read MoreAn Mian (Peaceful Sleep): Sneak Peek at Acupressure for Restorative Sleep (live video)
In this live video (originally posted on Instagram), I share the point An Mian. Its name translates to “Peaceful Sleep,” and that’s exactly what it’s for. This is one of the points we’ll be learning in Acupressure for Restorative Sleep. Get all the info and sign up right here: https://leilaninavar.teachable.com/p/acupressure-for-restorative-sleep Ready to learn the Qigong…
Read MoreA Point for Breathing, Sleeping & Grieving: Landscape of Your Body #12
https://leilaninavar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Lung-1-Video-September-2021.mp4 Here’s a need-to-know point on the body landscape when dealing with breathing concerns, sadness or grief, or waking up between 1-3am. This is the first place that the Lung Channel rises to the surface of the body. We call it Lung 1 in English and Zhong Fu (Central Palace) in Mandarin. We also know…
Read MoreA Point for Easing the Breath: The Landscape of Your Body #11
https://healgrowthriveflow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Lung-6-Video-July-2021.mp4 There are these cool spots on the rivers of your body where the Qi and blood dive deeper beneath the skin. Close to the fingers the toes, channels run near the surface, but at these “xi-cleft” points, the rivers plunge deep. This is the xi-cleft point on the Lung channel, named Kong Zui, or…
Read MoreWhich Emotions Connect with Gut Health Most?
More Chinese Medicine wisdom on how worry & grief relate to digestion & elimination. I’m so excited to see many of you tomorrow for Acupressure for Gut Healing! If you’re not signed up yet – I’ll be teaching self-massage on my Top 5 points for gut health. You’ll learn a full self-care treatment routine AND…
Read MoreA Point for Sacrum or Throat Pain: The Landscape of Your Body #10
https://healgrowthriveflow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kidney-6-Video-May-2021.mp4 I always know when I’m on this point because it’s so tender. Likely, anyone else with sacrum or tailbone injury or pain will feel that too. It’s also tender for many people dealing with throat pain or difficulty swallowing. A little more help finding Kidney 6 (a.k.a. Zhao Hai, or “Shining Sea”) on your…
Read MoreA Point for Gut Health & Stamina: The Landscape of Your Body #9
https://healgrowthriveflow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Stomach-36-Video-May-2021.mp4 This is a big one. Big in size (making it harder to miss), big in that it’s full of Blood and Qi, and big in importance. If you’ve had an acupuncture treatment before, Stomach 36 might look familiar. This point (a.k.a. Zu San Li, “Leg Three Miles”) is one of the most commonly needled…
Read MoreA Point for Pelvic & Digestive Health: The Landscape of Your Body #8
https://healgrowthriveflow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/SP6-April-2021-50.mp4 Feeling good here with loving self-massage on Spleen 6, together with hip circles to free up energy in the pelvis. (NOT a point to be used during PREGNANCY if it’s not yet time to go into labor. Pick a different point to love on yourself with.) This point is so often tender to pressure,…
Read MoreA Point Used for Clearing Heat and Relieving Headaches: The Landscape of Your Body #7
https://healgrowthriveflow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/HT-8-April-2021-50.mp4 A palace in the palm of the hand, pressed to clear “heat.” That “heat” might be showing up as agitation, insomnia, or as actually feeling hot (especially in the palms). Pressure here can help when there’s heaviness or a feeling of stuckness in the chest, with the urge to sigh frequently, or the sense…
Read MoreA Point for Calming & Opening the Chest: The Landscape of Your Body #6
https://healgrowthriveflow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ren-17-Video-Jan-2021.mp4 Sometimes, when I find this point, it’s so tender I can barely press on it. Other times, it feels fine. It all depends on how my back is doing (especially my spine, directly behind this spot), and whether I’m going through anything that brings heartache. In English, it’s usually called Ren 17, sometimes translated…
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