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How to Use Pressure Points to Relax and Ease Tension
By Laurel Hecht
There are many natural ways to tackle daily stress in our lives—from deep breathing at your desk to guided meditation or a yoga class.
One tactic you might not have made use of: pressure points. These are the spots that an acupuncturist sticks with needles during a session. But you can work pressure points to relax (sans needles) by yourself, anywhere and anytime you’re feeling tense.
“Many of us manifest stress in the form of tension in our muscles.
Think of how you feel when you’re at your desk stressing about a deadline or trying to get something done at your computer, and your shoulders tense up,” says Audrey Greenfield, M.D., a licensed acupuncturist in New York City.
Acupuncture without needles is the latest celebrity health craze
By Dana Wood
Acupuncture is known to relieve a number of conditions, including everything from depression and anxiety to nausea, migraines, and even infertility. But it also involves needles. So what happens if you're needle phobic?
Well, if you're Penelope Cruz or Matt Damon, you try auriculotherapy and AcuLaser instead. The two actors are reportedly fans of the two techniques.
Both auriculotherapy and AcuLaser connect with the basic tenet of acupuncture -- the stimulation of the body’s "meridians" to promote and restore the balance of energy ("Qi") which flows throughout the body -- and they're both needle-free. In the name of learning more about how to tap into good Qi, we dug a little deeper about these alternative practices.
“It’s nonablative laser therapy,” says medical doctor and acupuncturist Audrey Greenfield, meaning it doesn’t damage the epidermis.
“It’s for overall health and well-being, and a side benefit is that your skin will be clearer, and your sleep will improve.”
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SHE STIMULATES MERIDIANS, BUT NOT WITH NEEDLES…
By Heidi Mitchell
Those wrinkles, that bloat, the anxiety—it’s your body trying to tell you something’s wrong.
“When you’re in love or scared, you can feel the physiological manifestation, you can feel your sympathetic nervous system speeding up.” says Dr. Greenfield, who now practices acupuncture with a specialty in meridian balancing.
Everything You Need to Know About Penelope Cruz’s Needle-Free Acupuncture Therapy
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“Like traditional acupuncture, these treatments can treat sleep disorders, pain, anxiety, addiction, digestive disorders, side effects of chemotherapy, and a whole host of other issues.”