What comes to mind when you think about the summer? Summer is the most "yang" and fiery season, the energy is the warmest and most outward directed of all seasons. How do you keep your balance?
Via acupressure, you can help your body to tune into the energy of the summer in a simple way. In this way you can help yourself to enjoy and relax more easily, to deal with the summer heat and to give all the space to the energy of your heart.
Self-acupressure In the section below I discuss three acupoints that you can handle yourself or apply as a Do-In or Yoga teacher in your classes. They are tsubos of the meridians that belong to the Fire element, the element of the summer that is about transformation, connection, consciousness, and relaxation. When you massage these points regularly, you give yourself and others an (even more) flowing summer in a very simple way.
A point that gives relaxation and makes room to enjoy life.
This tsubo is the Fire point of the meridian of the Pericardium and can, therefore, bring balance to fiery energy. Use it for example with physical discomforts such as restlessness in your body, tension in your chest area, or insomnia.
When you release tension, space is created. You then experience liveliness, spontaneity, and emotions such as joy. You have the space to connect with yourself and with others. The Heart Protector is also called "The Minister of Pleasure" in Chinese Medicine. Fun and relaxation - these two cannot do without each other - are so important to your health that the body has a special minister in the form of a meridian. Why are they so important? Why should you not work continuously? That is because only when you relax, your body can activate self-healing energy. Realizing this, you understand how important this meridian - and a smile every day – is.
Spiritually this point is seen as an extension of the Heart Chakra: when the energy flows well, you radiate your own purity and beauty. You are aware of what suits and belongs to you and you put this into practice in your life, which makes you shine.
Location of Heart Protector 8: In the middle of the palm, with a clenched fist under the tip of the middle finger. From that point, you give pressure, slightly towards the little finger.
Application: Massage the tsubo for 2 minutes on each hand, or until you take a deep breath.
Extra exercise: Rub your hands together until you feel the warmth in your palms. Wake up your "Minister of pleasure" in this way. Then rub your hands over your face, neck, neck, shoulders, arms, chest, back, legs and feet. Spread the pleasure all over your body, into every cell.
