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Acupressure is a traditional healing technique that comes from Chinese medicine. It involves applying pressure - usually with fingers, thumbs, or hands - to specific points on the body called acupoints.

These points lie along pathways known as meridians, which are believed to carry the body’s vital energy called Qi. 

Qi is often described as the life force that flows through the body, supporting all physical, emotional, and mental functions. That includes the vision - directly and indirectly.

I have used acupressure since my childhood, and I have used it for my own vision health for quite some time now. However, this is the very first time I am sharing it with others. So, if there are moments in the lesson that feel a little cumbersome, I ask you to give me some grace and to judge the message (not the delivery). I trust you will find it useful.

So let’s dive into the discovery of how to find the points that benefit the eyes and how to use them in support of an existing vision training and vision care routine.

I am grateful for being able to stand by your side as you improve the way you see. May your eyesight be boundless.

Irena

RESOURCES

 

Your thumbs, fingers, hands, your body and a little bit of time.

 

FULL LESSON
(FOR IN DEPTH EXPERIENCE)

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FULL LESSON

 

FINDING THE ACUPOINTS FROM THIS LESSON
(QUICK GUIDE)

  • Look at the space between your big toe and second toe

  • Slide your finger up toward your ankle

  • Stop where your finger naturally hits a slight dip before the bones meet

    -> That soft spot is the point

  • Find the inner ankle bone

  • Move your finger just behind it

  • Stop in the hollow before you reach the Achilles tendon
    -> You’ll feel a small groove there

  • Bring your thumb and index finger together

  • Find the highest point of the muscle bulge

  • Move slightly toward the index finger side
    -> Press into the firm, slightly sore spot

  • Place your thumbs at the back of your head

  • Slide them down to the base of the skull

  • Move slightly outward to find two hollows on each side of the neck
    -> Press into those dips

  • Find the highest spot of your ankle bone

  • Measure about five thumbs-widths up your leg

  • Move slightly toward the front of your leg
    -> Press into the small tender spot there

  • Place four fingers below your kneecap

  • From there, move one finger-width toward the outside of your leg
    -> Press into the muscle (not the bone)

  • Turn your palm up

  • Place three fingers just below your wrist crease

  • Find the spot in the middle between two tendons
    -> It’s a slightly tender line in the center of your inner forearm

 

REFERENCE LESSON

Click on the image to follow the acupressure-palming combination relaxation that was mentioned in the lesson. For future viewing, it can also be found in the Mindfulness section of the HUB.

FOCUSED Q&A REPLAY

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