Woke up touching myself

Not in that way. I woke up this morning to my hands doing accupressure on my head and neck. I’ve been taking classes to get certified (need to close that income gap) as a massage therapist. Or more accurately, an accupressure therapist. Accupressure is the use of touch instead of needles to stimulate the points and meridians along the Traditional Chinese Medicine map of the body. Accupuncturists put needles along these points. In accupressure, we use just the right amount of pressure from our fingers, palms and elbows. It the form that most closely matches my style, or perhaps I’m just learning in my head what my body already seems to know. Often in learning the accupoints I notice they’re places my hands gravitate towards when I give a professional massage.

There’s a lot of language I don’t get (“chi flow,” anyone?). But I have to say it absolutely works. Still not clear on HOW, but y’know…

If you’ve ever seen someone wearing one of those wristbands for sea-sickness, it is putting pressure on what’s called the Pericardium 6 point. I’m undecided/unsure about the whole Chi phenomenon. I just know it works. So, hey.

Anyway, it’s on the soft, inside part of your arm, two finger-widths up from the wrist crease. If you put your ring finger in the center of your inside wrist, your index finger will be “on the spot” as they say. When you feel naseous (as in motion-sickness as well as stage-fright) you can press this point and experience relief. And, it actually works.

Just decided I’ll make accupressure points a regular feature in my Newsletter/Announce Email.

Yeah, so kinda trippy. Hands seem to have a life of their own sometimes. Always good, I have to say.