Acupressure

Potent Point Exercises

for Cold and Flu

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Reflexology
techniques for
normal health
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Reflexology techniques for

normal health
1. Walking barefoot on rough or uneven
ground for at least five minutes everyday
2. Walking on dew-drenched grass early in
the morning for about five to ten minutes

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Reflexology techniques for

normal health
3. Hold the fingertips of both the hands
together as sown in the figure. Fingers
should be kept apart
While inhaling, press the tips of the
fingers of one hand against the fingertips
of the other hand
While exhaling, release the pressure
Continue for about two to three minutes.
Repeat this up to two times a day

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4. Interlock the fingers. Hold the hands in
front of the chest
While inhaling, press the fingers of left
hand against the right hand
While exhaling, release the pressure
While inhaling, press the fingers of right
hand against the left hand
While exhaling, release the pressure
Continue for two to three minutes
Repeat twice a day

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5. Clench your teeth firmly, with lips
maximum apart
Breathe in through the mouth, feeling
the cool air entering the mouth
Close the mouth and exhale slowly
through the nose
Continue for five to six times
Repeat twice a day

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Potent Points for

Relieving
Cold and Flu
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Stimulating Natural Resistance to

Cold and Flu
Press into B 36:
Acu point B 36, also called Bearing
Support, is located near the spine, off
the tips of the shoulder blades. This
point is good for stimulating the
body's natural resistance to colds and
flu
Use your index fingers to press into
points B 36 for one minute

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Potent Point Exercises

Press into B 2:
Acu point B 2 is located in the
indentation of the eye sockets where
the bridge of the nose meets the ridge
of the eyebrows
Use your thumbs on the upper ridge of
your eye socket to press into the slight
hollow near the bridge of your nose
for one minute
Close your eyes and take a few deep
breaths, letting the weight of your
head relax forward onto your thumbs

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Potent Point Exercises

Press St 3 and LI 20:
Acu point St 3 is located at the bottom
of the cheek bone directly below the
pupil
Acu point LI 20 is located on both the
cheeks just outside the nostril
Place both the middle fingers beside
nostrils and index fingers next to them.
Gradually press up and underneath the
cheek bones for one minute. This
helps relieve nasal congestion.

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Potent Point Exercises

Press both LI 11:
Acu point LI 11 is located on the
upper edge of the elbow crease
Bend your arm and place your thumb
at the end of the elbow crease on the
outside of your forearm. Curve your
fingers to press firmly into the elbow
joint for one minute
Repeat on the other arm

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Potent Point Exercises

Press LI 4 firmly:
Acu point LI 4 is located in the webbing
between the thumb and the index finger, at
the highest spot of the muscle, when the
thumb and the index finger are joined
together
Spread left thumb and index finger apart.
Place right thumb in the webbing on the
back of left hand and fingertips on the
palm directly behind the thumb

Repeat with the

other hand
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Firmly squeeze thumb and index finger of

right hand together to press into the
webbing. Angle the pressure toward the
bone that connects with your left index
finger, and hold for one minute
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Caution
Point LI 4 is forbidden for
pregnant women because its
stimulation can cause premature
contractions in the uterus

Repeat with the

other hand
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Potent Point Exercises

GB 20

GB 20

Firmly press GB 20:

Acu points GB 20 are located below
the base of the skull, in the hollows on
both the sides, 2 to 3 inches apart depending on the size of the head
Close your eyes and place the thumbs
underneath the base of the skull, two
to three inches apart.
Slowly tilt the head back and apply
pressure gradually, holding the
position for one minute to fully release
these important cold-relief points

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Potent Point Exercises

GB 20

GB 20

GV 16

Firmly press GV 16:

Acu point GV 16 is located in the
center of the back of the head, in the
large hollow under the base of the
skull
Place the tips of middle fingers into
the hollow in the center of the base of
the skull. Keeping fingers on the point,
inhale as you tilt head back and exhale
as you relax your head forward
Continue to slowly rock your head
backward and forward, and breathe
deeply while you hold this important
point for relieving head congestion

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Potent Point Exercises

Touch the GV 24.5:
Acu point GV 24.5 is located directly
between the eyebrows in the
indentation where the bridge of the
nose meets the center of your
forehead (Third Eye Point)
Bring palms together and use your
middle and index fingers to lightly
touch the Third Eye Point located
between your eyebrows.
Breathe deeply as you hold this point
for one minute for balancing your
endocrine system

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Firmly press K 27:
In order to clearly locate acu point
K 27, take a deep breath. K 27 is
located inside the hollow directly
below the protrusions of the collar
bone and just outside your upper
breast bone
Place fingertips on the protrusions of
collar bone, then slide fingers down
and outward into the first indentation
in between the bones
Press into this hollow for one minute
as you breathe deeply and visualize
the congestion clearing

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Potent Point Exercises

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Press CV 17:
Acu point CV 17 is located on the
center of the breast bone, three thumb
widths, up, from the base of the breast
bone (at the level of your heart)
Interlock your fingers. Keep your
palms tightly together. Place the back
of your thumbs firmly against your
breast bone to press CV 17, at the level
of your heart.

CV 17

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Close your eyes. Concentrate on your

breathing take slow, even, deep
breaths in your heart to completely
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Breathing Exercise for the

Immune System

Remain in the posture in which you were pressing CV 17

Focus on breathing deeply for two more minutes
Gently control your respiratory system, making each breath
grow longer and deeper than the last one
Breathe out any tensions that you feel are restricting your
lungs from moving fully and naturally
Feel that your mind is becoming clear with each breath

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Breathing Exercise for the

Immune System

Notice the resistance your mind creates: the worries and

judgments it comes up against
Take several deep breaths and dissolve these barriers
Breathe deeply and gently; remember, you are breathing in
vital life force
Hold the breath at the top of the inhalation for a moment, and
feel its fullness
Then exhale smoothly, letting your hands drift down into your
lap, and relax, feeling the vitality of the breath circulate
throughout your body
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Relaxation
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Relaxation techniques
1. Hold the left foot with both hands.
Fingers of the hands should be on the top
of the foot and thumbs of the hands should
be on the padded part of the foot just
below the toes
Press the padded part of the foot just
below the toes with the help of the thumbs
of the hands for one minute
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Repeat the same procedure for the right

foot for one minute

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2. Hold the toes of the right foot with the
right hand as shown in the figure. Hold the
heel right foot with the left hand
Rotate the right foot five times clockwise
and five times anti-clockwise along with
deep breathing

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Repeat the same procedure for the left foot

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3. Place the fingers on top of the left
foot in such a way that a thumb
supports the sole
Move the fingers in small circular
movements on the top and sides of the
foot and the ankle. Continue for 30
seconds
Hold the left foot with the left hand.
Move the palm of the right hand over
the sole of the left foot from the heel to
the toes for 30 seconds

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Repeat for the right foot

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4. Massage with small and gentle strokes
the top and sides of the foot. Start from the
ankle and move up towards the toes.
Use both the thumbs and the palms of both
the hands for massaging
Continue for 30 seconds for one foot and
then massage the other foot

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5. Place the thumb in the reflex point of the
solar plexus of the foot as shown in the
figure. Place the fingers on the top of the
foot
Take a deep breath and hold the breath
while pressing on the reflex point
Release the breath as the pressure is
released slowly
Repeat two to three times for one foot and
then change the foot
Same procedure can be done in the palms
of the hands also as shown in the figure

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