1. Yintang (The Third Eye Point)
📍 Location: Between your eyebrows, just above the nose bridge
🧘 How to use:
- Use your index or middle finger to apply gentle, circular pressure for 1–2 minutes.
- Breathe slowly as you press.
✅ Benefits: Calms the mind, reduces anxiety, and helps relieve headaches or eye strain.
2. Shen Men (Heart 7)
📍 Location: On the wrist crease, in line with the pinky finger
🧘 How to use:
- Gently press with your thumb for 30 seconds to 1 minute on each wrist.
- Combine with slow, deep breathing.
✅ Benefits: Known as the “Spirit Gate,” this point can ease emotional stress, insomnia, and irritability.
3. Nei Guan (Pericardium 6 or P6)
📍 Location: On the inner forearm, three finger-widths below the wrist crease, between the two tendons
🧘 How to use:
- Use your thumb to press firmly for 1–2 minutes on each arm.
- Breathe slowly while you hold the pressure.
✅ Benefits: Reduces anxiety, chest tension, and even nausea related to stress.
4. Tai Chong (Liver 3 or LV3)
📍 Location: On the top of the foot, in the webbing between the big toe and second toe
🧘 How to use:
- Apply firm, circular pressure using your thumb or knuckle for 1 minute on each foot.
✅ Benefits: Helps release anger, frustration, and emotional tension — great for stress tied to irritability or restlessness.
5. An Mian (Peaceful Sleep Point)
📍 Location: Behind the ear, midway between the earlobe and the base of the skull
🧘 How to use:
- Press gently with your thumb in circular motions for 1–2 minutes before bed.
✅ Benefits: Promotes deep relaxation and supports restful sleep, especially if stress keeps you awake.