Video Transcript
Do you commonly suffer from temporal headaches meaning they’re on your right side or your left side?
Well, in Chinese Medicine we look at headaches from different perspectives, but the side of the head is the gallbladder. So it’s like a zig zaggy all across the ear, and the energy gets too stagnated on these sides of the head and the pain will start.
So, I’m going to give you a couple acupressure points you can do to help relieve the pain. Ok, so follow along.
So, let’s say for instance that your headache is on the left side of your body. So you want to choose your left foot. Can choose either 2 points: this point by the tendon of the pinky or this point right here. Whichever one is more tender, you’re just going to press in and dig and take some deep breaths and do that for a good 5 minutes. Okay this is going to help free up the gallbladder Chi in your head and release that tension.
Now, the second point you want to do is on your forearm. And so let’s say again you have the pain is on the left side of your head. You’re going to go to your left forearm. And this point is called San Jiao 9, and San Jiao is connected with—it’s paired with—the gallbladder Meridian. So you want to pair that with the gallbladder point you just did on your foot.
To find the point, you want to put your index finger on the crease of your elbow and put your 4 fingers down. And it’s right about where the pinky stopped. So just go down and press in there. See if it’s tender. If it’s not, find a point that’s close by and dig in there. And it should be a dull achy sensation. Just hang out there for a good 4 to 5 minutes and breathe. And you should notice the pain diminishing as you work on this point.
Okay so I hope these tips help. Follow me for more acupressure protocols and other holistic health and wellness tips!
