Tag: stress

Acupoints: Pericardium 6, ‘Nei Guan’ – For nausea and stress

The point P6 or ‘Nei Guan’ is another one of the stars of acupuncture and tui na, and a very useful one to know for home use as it has strong anti-nausea effects, and also helps to relieve stress and anxiety. It’s quite easy to find too…...

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Stress Reducing Chinese Herbs (Video)

I’ve just uploaded a video about how to use Chinese food-herbs to combat stress and anxiety, focusing on Longan fruit and Albizzia flower… Longan is a dried fruit that nourishes Heart Blood, and has been traditionally used for stress, anxiety and i...

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Acupoints: Liver 3 – ‘Great Rushing’

Known by acupuncturists in New York as ‘The Urban Stress Point’, this acupoint on the top of the foot is one of the most popular points for dealing with stress. In Chinese Medicine terms it helps to ‘spread the Liver Qi’ – this me...

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Acupoints: Kidney 1 – ‘The Bubbling Spring’

Acupoint Yong Quan – ‘The Bubbling Spring’ – Kidney 1 The point Yongquan, on the sole of the foot, is one of the most important in Qi Gong practice, and is also of great use in Tui na and acupuncture for its calming and relaxing effect....

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