Guided Acupressure – Allergies, Sinus, Colds & Flu

June 16, 2020

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With Michele Grand, LMT

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00:00OK, so hello again and good morning.
00:04My name is Michelle Grand.
00:06I'm a licensed massage therapist Ann.
00:09I work at my low cancer hospital.
00:13Today we're going to be talking
00:16about acupressure and we're going
00:19to be working on points that will
00:22benefit us when we have colds,
00:24flu sinus pain, and allergies.
00:27You're familiar,
00:28I'm sure with acupuncture and the points
00:31along the body where the acupuncture
00:33IST would place the needle for benefit.
00:36Well, acupressure works in a similar way,
00:39working with the same points,
00:42but it says a little needles
00:44at the acupuncture IST would
00:46use were using finger pressure,
00:49so acupressure describes any type of
00:52massage that stimulates pressure on the
00:55body to achieve a therapeutic effect.
00:57Acupressure was originative in
00:59Asia thousands of years ago,
01:01but only really took of- in the 20th century,
01:05and at that point in time it
01:08spread throughout the world.
01:10Acupressure uses points that
01:12lie on meridians.
01:14The meridians are invisible lines that
01:16carry chi or life force tenergy throughout
01:20the body when a Meridian is blocked,
01:23there is an imbalance it
01:26could cause discomfort,
01:27or it could cause illness,
01:30but it's an imbalance.
01:32And when I say I'm ready it is blocked.
01:36It could be blocked because
01:38there's too much enerji there.
01:41Or there's a deficiency of NRG there.
01:45Ultimately,
01:45the goal of acupressure is to restore
01:48health and balance to these bodies.
01:51Channels of NRG there's negative
01:55energy and positive energy and that's
01:59the yin and the Yang in the body.
02:02The acupoints themselves are about
02:04the size of the pad of your thumb.
02:08And when we start working
02:10on her acupoints for today,
02:11you may feel when you hit wait.
02:14On that point you may feel a little
02:16nervous sensation or a little soreness,
02:19and that's when you're right on the point.
02:21But if you're in the vicinity of the point,
02:24you're going to still get
02:27that therapeutic affect.
02:28Now,
02:28the pressure that we're going to use when
02:31we work on our acupressure points today.
02:33It's a sustained pressure and usually
02:36a circular motion of pressure
02:38with a circular motion on the on.
02:40The point is gonna give you
02:42the release that you need,
02:44typically anywhere from one to three
02:46minutes of simulation is going to
02:48generate the effect that you need today.
02:50We may not get to a full 3 minutes on
02:53each point in the time we have allotted,
02:57but just know when you work on
02:59these acupressure points at home.
03:01You wanna be there for at least
03:03one to three minutes. If possible.
03:05You also want to simulate both
03:08sides of the body.
03:09Allah Meridians they are on both
03:11sides of our body going up the arm to
03:14the head and going down to the legs.
03:17And then we have one Meridian that
03:20goes the front of the body and one
03:23goes down the back of the body.
03:26The overall benefits of acupressure tool.
03:28A star that they could boost the
03:31immune system.
03:32They could release endorphins
03:34to relieve stress and pain.
03:37Restore harmony and balance to the body.
03:40It could promote self healing and Wellness.
03:43It could improve our emotional
03:45health an our physical health,
03:47our skin tone, an are on our appearance.
03:51Now again, talking about the meridians.
03:53Acupressure uses the
03:54specific specific points.
03:55Like I said, I'm a meridians or channels.
03:59And there're these invisible lines that carry
04:01the chi or life force throughout the body.
04:05If you can imagine the meridians
04:07as kind of rivers of NRG,
04:10then the acupoints are like small pool,
04:13either pools or dams in a River,
04:15and sometimes those pools get too full
04:18and at other times they get too empty.
04:22So by applying pressure we can
04:24sort of regulate the flow so that
04:28the rivers run more smoothly.
04:30Now the form there are 14 meridians
04:33and sometimes you may hear them
04:35refer to as channels.
04:37There's the bladder.
04:39The governing vessel,
04:40the Gallbladder, the heart,
04:43the kidney, the large intestine.
04:45Deliver the lung, the pericardium,
04:48the conception vessel,
04:49the small intestine, the spleen,
04:52the stomach and the triple burner.
04:55Now these meridians are not the organs
04:59themselves, they're just channels,
05:01channels, meridians of energy.
05:03And that's what the 14 of them are.
05:08As we begin to work today on
05:11our acupressure points for our
05:13allergies and sinus colds and flu.
05:16I just want to ask you please to just
05:19try to relax in a comfortable position.
05:22And as we work,
05:23we want to maintain our breath.
05:25We want to keep that breath flowing.
05:27Sometimes when we're concentrating
05:28or focusing on something,
05:29we tend to get a little
05:31widget and hold our breath.
05:32So we just want to remember
05:34to keep the breath blowing.
05:36When we stimulate the point,
05:38we're going to be using our fingers today.
05:40Some people when they practice acupuncture
05:42or if you have an acupressure or when you
05:45have somebody perform acupressure on you,
05:47they may use even their elbows,
05:49sometimes even their feet.
05:50But today we're just gonna use.
05:52We're going to use our fingers.
05:54It's going to kind of be
05:56like a Rotary motion,
05:57an up and down motion for it.
06:00Like I said, several minutes.
06:01Sometimes in acupressure,
06:02to find the point you may hear
06:05the term soon it's pronounced,
06:07it's written,
06:08see you in,
06:09but it's pronounced soon,
06:10and that's a measurement point for
06:12where the acupressure point is
06:14relative to a part of your body.
06:17So one soon is the pad of your thumb.
06:21Too soon would be 2 fingers across,
06:24and for soon would be the
06:26equivalent of four fingers across,
06:28so we'll just keep that in mind as
06:30we go ahead and we locate the points
06:34were going to be working on today.
06:37It up,
06:38big points were gonna be working on
06:40for allergies then are gonna be a
06:43large intestine for and large intestine 11.
06:47For sinus,
06:48we're going to be working on
06:50bladder two and large intestine
06:5220 for colds and
06:53flu, we're going to be working on
06:55stomach 36 in stomach 40, an long 7,
06:58and finally just for cough and chest pain.
07:01We're going to be working
07:04on small intestine one.
07:05Now, as everybody knows who has allergies,
07:08the symptoms are nasal congestion,
07:10sneezing, some clear nasal discharge,
07:13itchy red eyes,
07:14and the most important thing to remember
07:17for allergy release is that we want to
07:20focus on the large intestine for an 11,
07:24so I'm going to show you a little chart here.
07:29Now large intestine 11 is gonna
07:31be on the radio, the side here.
07:33The thumb side moving up so large
07:36intestine for is gonna be here and I'm
07:39gonna explain exactly where the point is.
07:41An large intestine 11 is gonna be here
07:44but it's gonna be on the thumb side of
07:47your hand as we work so we're gonna
07:50start with one hand and then we'll move
07:53on to the other for large intestine 4.
07:57It's located between the first and second
07:59hand bones, again on the thumb side,
08:02and you're going to feel it.
08:04Wait in the middle here it's a little
08:07bit closer to the second hand bone,
08:09but is right in this spot here.
08:12Now,
08:12this is contraindicated for pregnant women,
08:14so if anybody is on today that
08:17may be pregnant this is a spot
08:20you do not want to press.
08:22But otherwise,
08:24just take your thumb and just
08:27feel around right in here.
08:30You may get to a spot where
08:32it feels a little sensitive.
08:34Anna Little Nervii.
08:35But just go ahead and take your
08:39thumb and give that some pressure.
08:43Well,
08:44circular motions.
08:48Again, you may feel a little closer
08:51to the bone of the second hand.
08:54But by the second finger here.
09:00And continue your breath.
09:05If you feel sensitivity the
09:07pressure you wanna use is that
09:11as if you were taking your pulse.
09:15If you feel a drought there
09:17at a lack of sensitivity,
09:19you can go ahead and you
09:22can use more pressure. Keep
09:26the breath going.
09:37They prefer to use your index finger.
09:42Go ahead and use your index finger.
09:48And move around a little
09:51bit just to make sure.
09:53You feel around till you get to that spot.
09:57Wait, whether wait where the bones
09:59made of the first in the second finger.
10:13So again, right here you have the bone
10:20of the thumb and the bone of the.
10:27Index finger. And right in here at the
10:31base of the two bones could be a little
10:36a little closer to the second finger.
10:39That's not right there.
10:48Just. Make circles.
10:58And please keep the breath going.
11:04Good.
11:12Excellent.
11:23Very good.
11:27Hopefully you're starting
11:28to be a little bit of
11:30that release, and remember,
11:31this is something you can work on at
11:34home and you can spend a full 3 minutes
11:37on each point as you feel necessary,
11:39but right now we're gonna just move to the
11:42other hand if you've been on the left hand,
11:45will move to the right or vice a Versa
11:49and again. We're going to hone in.
11:51And we're going to find that spot.
11:54Between the thumb bone and
11:57the index finger bone.
11:59Right in the middle here.
12:01And just see if you could feel.
12:05That little nervous spot.
12:07One side you may typically find is a
12:10little more aggravated than the other side,
12:12and needs a little bit more attention
12:15so you'll know as we move along.
12:18But at one side needs a little bit more
12:21pressure or a little bit more time.
12:24But just go ahead.
12:26And use that pressure,
12:29whatever is most comfortable,
12:31your thumb, your index finger.
12:35Will circular upward motion.
12:42Excellent and keep
12:49the breath going.
13:00If anybody has
13:02any questions we go.
13:03You can use the chat function and
13:05I'll be able to address whatever
13:08questions that you may have.
13:12Use your breath if you feel
13:14the need for more pressure, go ahead
13:17and use a little bit more pressure.
13:21See if you start
13:24to feel release.
13:26You may be a little warmth
13:29throughout your body.
13:31May feel your shoulders start to drop.
13:33That's good. That's a good.
13:35That's a good sign of
13:36really starting to activate.
13:40Excellent. Now the next point we're going
13:45to work on is called large intestine 11,
13:49and again it's on the the the
13:52thumb side of your arm here.
13:54And it's gonna be the Crete you
13:57gonna find the crease of your elbow.
14:00And the point is actually located halfway
14:03between the elbow crease and the elbow.
14:06So you have the crease of your elbow here.
14:12And the point is gonna be halfway
14:15between the crease and your elbow,
14:18so it's gonna be right about here.
14:22Right about halfway between the
14:24create the edge of the crease of your
14:27elbow and your elbow. Right there.
14:30And when you press in again,
14:33you may feel that little
14:35bit of a nervous sensation.
14:37I lifted sensitive,
14:38don't give it too much pressure
14:40again about the pressure as if you
14:41were taking your pulse not too much.
14:46I still just go ahead right here
14:48between the edge of the elbow crease
14:51on the elbow, right about here,
14:53you may feel that little bit of
14:55a nervous sensation. This good.
14:57You know you've activated that point there.
15:00And be as gentle as you need
15:02to be with this acupressure.
15:05If you happen to have any open
15:08wounds you don't want to work on any
15:11points where the skin may be broken.
15:14Yes, it's absolutely OK to West to
15:16rest your hand on a table if you feel
15:19it's tensing your upper shoulder
15:21or your arm when you're working.
15:23It's absolutely OK to put that at ease.
15:26You just don't wanna tense it.
15:28You don't want to put your hand on
15:30the table and kind of lean into it.
15:33Intense it you wanna be in a
15:35very relaxed state,
15:36but it's actually OK to support
15:38to support yourself on something.
15:41But just keep your whole arm your
15:44whole list your whole shoulder at ease.
15:49And breathe of course,
15:50keep the breath going.
15:57Just keep the pressure on there.
16:01You could expand the area.
16:04Again, the the entire point.
16:08For release would be.
16:12About the size of the pad of your thumb.
16:16So again.
16:18Hopefully that's a little easier to see.
16:21You have the edge of your crease.
16:24And you have your elbow.
16:27So somewhere right in the middle there.
16:32You'll find the point you
16:34don't want to be on the bone.
16:37You want to be on the soft tissue
16:40adjacent to the elbow bone,
16:42so not not on the hard spot
16:44you wanna be in the soft area.
16:48Rate about over here between
16:50the elbow crease and the elbow.
16:53Right about here.
16:56You feel the soft tissue and you may
16:58feel that Little Nerby spot there.
17:05Miss give that some circular pressure.
17:11And as I said, if you're about the
17:15the size of the pad of your thumb,
17:18you're gonna activate that point,
17:20so don't worry if you're not exactly on it.
17:24That's OK, because when you're
17:27gonna do emotion like this,
17:29a circular motion like this,
17:31you're touching it and you're activating it.
17:34And when we do massage,
17:37we're often automatically releasing
17:38the acupressure points just be cause.
17:41Would you really entire body so the
17:43release is happening so don't worry
17:45if you don't sure if you're not
17:47sure if you're exactly on the point,
17:49because if you are here,
17:50if you're anywhere over here,
17:52you're getting the release.
17:55OK, now we're gonna move on to
17:59the other side of the body.
18:02And again, we're going to go into the area.
18:07This is large intestine 11.
18:10And it's located halfway between
18:12the elbow crease and the elbow,
18:15yes, if you're feeling a little
18:17lightheaded or nauseous,
18:19be sure you doing two things.
18:21Be sure you're taking breaths
18:23because you will.
18:25You're releasing your
18:26leasing a lot of energy,
18:28and if there's congestion There
18:30you are opening things up.
18:32And if there's a little bit
18:35of a drought there,
18:37you're the she is entering into the Meridian.
18:40So drink water.
18:41If you could just step away from
18:44the computer and get some water,
18:46definitely take some sips of water.
18:48And continue the breath goal
18:50in the Lightheadedness.
18:51Could be a little bit,
18:52because maybe you're holding
18:53your breath a bit.
18:55So those two things are very important.
18:58Keep the breath going and get
19:01yourself a glass of water.
19:03When we're finished with the fashion today,
19:05you may even just want to close your
19:08eyes and just rest for a little bit too,
19:10because this is a release.
19:15So again, here were between
19:18the crease of the elbow.
19:21And the elbow bone itself.
19:25And it's weighed about
19:28over here halfway between.
19:30Just give that some pressure.
19:35Ambris Again, if at anytime while we're
19:39working, if you really don't feel well,
19:41you can just stop working
19:43and just kind of listen up,
19:45because sometimes maybe your body is
19:47just not prepared for this kind of
19:49energetic work, and that's OK too.
19:51So just listen to your body.
19:53If it feels like you know what this isn't
19:55feeling good right now, it's too much,
19:58just take a little bit of a break.
20:00That's OK too.
20:02This program will be in the
20:04Yale Cancer Center Integrative
20:05Medicine Video Archives,
20:07and you can always refer back
20:09to it at another time.
20:14So again, waiting here.
20:17Wait between the crease of the elbow.
20:22And the elbow bone on the
20:25soft tissue. And breathe.
20:33Excellent. OK, good, so now we're going to
20:37work a little bit on those sinus pain points.
20:42There are points these are points on the
20:45face and they help to drain the sinus is.
20:49And hopefully open things up and maybe
20:51release a little bit of that headache
20:54pain so that it take off my glasses.
20:57And the first point we're going to work
20:59on is called bladder to bladder two is
21:02located at the medial end of the eyebrows,
21:05so the point would be right in here.
21:09Again, you can use your thumb or
21:12you can use your index finger.
21:15And you wanna use relatively
21:17gentle pressure over here?
21:18You know, again, that pressure
21:20as if you were taking your pulse.
21:23Would be appropriate for this spot?
21:27So please keep the breath going.
21:32If you feel little lightheaded,
21:34little uncomfortable, again,
21:35take a glass of water. It's OK to
21:39stop and pick this up another time.
21:48And continue to breathe.
21:57So again, it's the point right here.
22:02At the medial end of the eyebrows.
22:07You could do both at the same time.
22:12You could do one at a time. It's up to you.
22:16Whatever is your preference is fine.
22:23You may feel little tenderness in
22:26here and move around a little bit.
22:28You could take your thumb because,
22:30again, that acupressure point is about
22:33the size of the pad of your thumb.
22:36So. Don't hesitate to just.
22:39Move your thumb around.
22:44And use that pressure for release.
22:47And continue the breath.
23:06Good. Excellent and again later on your
23:10own time when you feel you wanna release,
23:13go ahead and spend anywhere from
23:15one to three minutes on that point.
23:18Now we're gonna go to large intestine 20
23:21which is about 1/2 as soon from the nostril.
23:25It's right next to the nostril,
23:26so it soon is about. One pad,
23:30some across it's right about here.
23:34Wait about here on both sides.
23:37Of the nose right next to the nostril.
23:43Right in there.
23:47And again, move around a
23:48little bit for greater release.
23:54And we'd as you work with
23:58relax your shoulders.
24:03And again, you could rest your elbows
24:05on your knees or on the table so you
24:09don't feel like you're up in the air
24:11the whole you wanna be as relaxed.
24:13And you want the muscles to
24:15be as relaxed as possible.
24:20Breathe and work this point again.
24:23This is large intestine 20.
24:34Could be a little opening going on little.
24:38Hopefully a little blood flow moving
24:40up to the to the to the head.
24:45Good skip that going little circular motions.
24:54Good. Excellent question hold.
25:01I'm breathing.
25:07And let it go. Excellent good now.
25:11Finally we're gonna work on some
25:14areas that correspond to it.
25:16Cold and flu and cough and congestion.
25:20Now. We worked earlier on large
25:23intestine for large intestine for and
25:26we worked on large intestine 11 as well.
25:30And those points are also
25:32good for cold and flu.
25:34In addition to that,
25:36we're going to work on a couple of
25:39points on this in the stomach area,
25:42so the stomach meridians,
25:43the stomach Meridian goes.
25:45It starts at our head and it comes.
25:48It started out ahead here
25:50and it comes down and around,
25:52and it ends on the foot on the
25:56actually it ends right here on the.
25:59Under second toe of the foot,
26:01but it comes down the lateral
26:03side of the body and crosses
26:05over to the front of the foot.
26:08But the points that were going to
26:11be working on today are stomach 36.
26:14Stomach 36,
26:15which I'll show you on my
26:16body and stomach 40.
26:18So those two points are below.
26:20The need between the knee and the ankle,
26:22and I'll show you as we go along.
26:25So I'm gonna move my screen down.
26:28He and stomach 36.
26:30Stomach 36 helps to boost the immune system
26:34and energy levels and stomach 40 helps
26:37to resolve excess mucus throughout the body.
26:42Now to find.
26:44Stomach 36 it's for soon down
26:47from the top of the kneecap.
26:51And it's along the outer
26:53border of that Shin Bone.
26:55So would it take our four
26:57fingers from below the knee cap?
26:59We'll take our four soon.
27:02And we're going to find the point.
27:05Right here and it's on
27:08again the outer border.
27:10Of this in born.
27:12And here this tends to be a stronger muscle.
27:18So it's OK to use more pressure
27:20here to your comfort level if
27:23you start to feel discomfort,
27:25you can ease up a little bit,
27:28but generally this point
27:30can take more pressure.
27:32You could even take your fingers,
27:35your three or four fingers and
27:38then your other hand on top of
27:41those fingers and just press in.
27:43Circular motions up an around.
27:48Again, this is the standard 36 point.
27:56And continue your breath.
27:57You may, as you as you use pressure,
28:00you again make you.
28:01Also, I feel a little nervous
28:03sensation there, so you know,
28:04that's when you're right on the point.
28:07But it's perfectly OK into your
28:09benefit to work a larger area.
28:14This is stomach 40 summit there.
28:15I'm sorry this is stomach 36.
28:19Up and around. Again,
28:22you may feel some blood flow.
28:24You may feel a release
28:27going down to your ankle.
28:30And that's good.
28:31That's a good.
28:32That's a good release.
28:34That's a good opening of that
28:36Meridian of that stomach Meridian.
28:40And continue your breath.
28:46Good. Now, while we're on this leg
28:51and decide we're going to go down
28:54to stomach 40 now, stomach 40 is in
28:58the same area of this lower leg.
29:01It's halfway between the knee joint
29:04and the ankle bone, halfway between
29:07the knee and the ankle, and again,
29:10it sound a lateral outside of this leg.
29:16So you gonna move down between
29:18the knee and ankle halfway?
29:21Right about here.
29:26From that shin bone or the TV a bone,
29:30it's about. One finger width. Away 11 soon.
29:36It's about one soon away from that tibia.
29:40Shin bone. And again use the whole area.
29:46Don't hesitate to go beyond the specific
29:50point because you're getting the benefit.
29:55By massage ING through acupressure.
29:59A larger area. And again here
30:01you may wanna use the force of
30:03the second hand on top of the
30:05bottom hand for a deeper pressure.
30:12Good.
30:20Just keep that going as you breathe.
30:24Again, you may feel some warmth.
30:26Take a drink of water, take a break,
30:29take a drink of water.
30:34Excellent. Excellent. Very good,
30:38now we're gonna go to the other side
30:41and we're going to do the same thing.
30:43We're gonna go to stomach 36,
30:45which is 4 soon down from the
30:48top of the kneecap along the
30:50outer border of the shin bone.
30:53And we're just gonna give that pressure here.
30:56You can use one finger.
31:01Several fingers.
31:02Or you can use the pressure of
31:05your top hand on your bottom
31:09hand for a deeper release.
31:11Good. Excellent.
31:16And continue their breath.
31:23Excellent.
31:27Keep that going.
31:34Good.
31:37This is stomach 36.
31:43And again at home you can continue
31:46this for a longer period of
31:48time that one to three minutes.
31:57Excellent. And now we're
32:01going to move to stomach 40,
32:03which is halfway between the base of
32:06the knee joint and the ankle bone
32:08along the same line as stomach 36.
32:11We get to stomach 40.
32:15About one soon away.
32:26From that area bone.
32:46Good. Keep that pressure going.
32:58Good. Make circles.
33:03Continue the breath.
33:22Excellent. OK, very
33:26good. Now continuing on the points
33:28for cold and flu and congestion,
33:31we're going to be working on lung 7,
33:34which is in a rest area.
33:37It's on the thumb side of the list.
33:41And I'll show you on myself,
33:43but it's approximately right here.
33:46On the West area.
33:49So if you take your finger and you go
33:54about 1 1/2 soon from the West crease.
33:59On the thumb side.
34:02Between the tendons,
34:03so we have our one soon at about 1/2,
34:07so you're going to be right about here.
34:12See if you could see that weighed about here.
34:15You'll feel the tendons.
34:19You'll feel the tendons and
34:21it's between the tendons.
34:23You'll feel, I feel it now
34:25you feel little tender.
34:26Point you made. This is a lighter
34:28pressure here in this area.
34:30It's a sensitive area and
34:32it's a lighter pressure.
34:36So using just one finger here is fine.
34:39It's also a smaller area.
34:44And continue your breath.
34:54This is referred to as the
34:55lady outside of the ham and
34:57a good way to remember radial
34:59is you think of lad like yeah
35:01that's good like thumbs up.
35:03That's rad so I always remember
35:06Radial Radial side of the
35:08hand is the thumb side.
35:09Write about in here.
35:14If you prefer to use your thumb.
35:18It's a sensitive, sensitive little spot,
35:20so just use gentle pressure for release.
35:24And continue your breath.
35:36Yeah, a little nervous spot there.
35:38You may feel it laid out
35:40all the way up your thumb.
35:44And breathe and that
35:46is long 7. Helps with the
35:50congestion of colds and flu.
35:53Sinus is and allergies.
35:57The final spot we're going to work on,
35:59and then we'll move to the other,
36:01the other wrist and hand.
36:03It's right on the pinky finger.
36:05Wait on the outside edge.
36:09Of the pinky finger.
36:13About .1 soon from the nail.
36:15So wait on the edge there.
36:18Wait on the edge.
36:19This is stomach one and this is
36:22good for cough and congestion.
36:25So when you get on that spot,
36:27you feel a little sensitivity there.
36:29Wait on the pinky finger on
36:32the outer edge, just about.
36:35Ever so slightly away from the nail.
36:40This one you could just hold just
36:43sort of press and hold. And breathe.
36:55Excellent.
37:00And breathe.
37:07Very good, now we're gonna go
37:08to the do those last two points.
37:11On the other hand, just move over
37:13to whatever side you did not work.
37:15Again, we're gonna go too long 7.
37:18Which, if you find your risk, Reese.
37:21Honda where Radial side.
37:24On the radio side, so again,
37:26you're on your thumb.
37:30Side It's about 1 1/2 soon down.
37:35Between the tendons.
37:38So you gonna be late in here?
37:42Right here.
37:48Yeah. Megan feel that little bit of
37:51a soreness a little nerve Venus.
37:54This is a lighter pressure area.
37:58So you can hold and make little circles,
38:01or just press and hold.
38:05And continue the breath.
38:13At the other release.
38:18Hopefully you're feeling a little. Flow
38:22going. From the back of your
38:25throat, alittle flow going.
38:27A little opening of the nasal passages,
38:31alittle release, it's good.
38:36Continue the breath.
38:38And spend extra time on your own here.
38:41Give it that full one to three minutes.
38:45Excellent, and now we're
38:47going to move to stomach one,
38:49which again your pinky finger.
38:53You have the outer now edge
38:56that it's literally .1 soon,
38:58so it's right there right at the outer edge.
39:03Of that pinky finger. Yep.
39:07Go ahead and give it a little pressure.
39:10Yep, you may feel that little
39:12soreness that little nerve Enis.
39:15Ambris
39:24Andries
39:30Circles.
39:33Is your thumb from your
39:35other hand and get in there.
39:37Whatever is most comfortable for you.
39:41Move around a little bit.
39:45It's OK to occupy a little bigger space.
39:52Give it out for release.
39:56Excellent.
39:59OK, so as we conclude I'm just gonna
40:02ask you to take another deep breath in.
40:07Who's Man release, stretch your
40:12arms out as far as you can.
40:17An over your head.
40:21And down into prayer pots. And Exhale.
40:28Wonderful, that was a lot of work for
40:30you today an I'm thank you so much
40:33for taking the time to think about a
40:35little bit of what acupressure is.
40:38You may feel little soreness in the
40:40points that we work today, and that's OK.
40:42It's like as if you got a massage.
40:46And you feel a little sore after the massage.
40:49That's that's good.
40:50That's a good feeling.
40:51So don't worry about that at all.
40:54It will pass within a day.
40:56So just drink lots of water.
40:58Relax a little bit if you want to
41:00close your eyes and just kind of
41:02rest for a bit and enjoy all the
41:05benefits of acupressure today.
41:06So bless you all.
41:08Thank you and I will see you soon.
41:10I'll be on on Thursday at 1:30 doing a
41:13little guided meditation an breathwork