Emotions
Breathing Through: a way to meet bad news
https://leilaninavar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Breathing-Through.mp4 How do we stay open to the essential function of feeling our pain for the world (or the person next to us, or ourselves), when it feels like it might break us? Or might make us feel helpless? Or might separate us? I recorded this video yesterday to post on Instagram, for anyone who,…
Read MoreA Point for Shoulder Tension, Headaches and Feeling Pressured: Landscape of Your Body #13
“Storing stress” in your shoulders? Ever have tension headaches? Feeling pressured by too many responsibilities? For all those reasons, I love massaging this point with a massage cane until it softens up, sometimes giving a twitch or two on its way to release. I talked about Gall Bladder 21, called Jian Jing (Shoulder Well) in…
Read MoreLive 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 MoreWhy I Feel Called to Do What I Do, My Grandpa’s Feasts, and a Frozen Chicken Sausage Epiphany
Sharing some things you probably don’t know about why I do what I do, and how I came to feel the way I feel. A story about my grandpa’s five-flavored feasts, a time when I felt guilty if I shaved my legs, and my frozen chicken sausage epiphany. This is why I feel so called…
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 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 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…
Read MoreA Point for Stress Relief: The Landscape of Your Body #5
https://healgrowthriveflow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Liver-3-Video-Jan-2021.mp4 You’ll have to take your shoes off for this one. It’s worth it. Liver 3, aka “Tai Chong,” aka “Great Rushing,” located in a valley on your foot, is important for people dealing with stress. (Should I simply say “for people”? Is anyone NOT dealing with stress?) Watch the video above to learn how…
Read MoreA Point for Calming and Uplifting: The Landscape of Your Body #4
https://healgrowthriveflow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Du-20-Video-Jan-2021.mp4 Sometimes Yin and Yang are easy to understand: Where is the most Yang place on your body? The top! The uppermost point on your body, Du 20 (aka Baihui, aka “Hundred Meetings”), has everything to do with Yang. We use this point either to send excess Yang back down, or lift deficient Yang back…
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