subject: How Qigong Self Massage Is Done? [print this page] Qigong self massage is very stimulating and relaxing to the body. It helps the patients body to detox because the qi continues to flow through the meridians of the body. While in other Chinese massage techniques like acupuncture knowledge of the exact locations of the meridians in the vital organs is needed, in qigong self massage is not required. The steps provided below will nevertheless accomplish the hitting of all these meridian points in the body as we go.
On the Face
Utilizing the knuckles of our thumbs while the hands are in a loose fist position and thumb knuckles would be bent (after your point finger catches up with the tips of your thumbs) pointing towards you, the process could be started at the eye socket going down the nose. Alongside the nose area, twist the hands up and down on the sides of your nose would do the trick. Repeat the process several times. If your feeling is not comfortable, do the simple rubbing of your nose from top to bottom with your fingers.
After finishing with the nose, you can now go to the eyes again using the thumbs. Begin at upper part of the eyes socket from the inside going outside. A simple pressing with your thumbs on the same direction will generate a feeling of relaxation on your face. Avoid pulling the skin by applying lighter pressure on all points of the two eyes at the same sequence. After that simple procedure, go to the bottom of both eyes using the middle fingers and apply the same procedure on both parts of the eyes.
There are some eye doctors like Dr. Deborah Banker who utilizes natural approaches to treat some eye problems. For those who are near sighted, using the tip of the middle finger, pressure is applied on the upper inner tip part of the eyes. Press in those points and relax and done repeatedly in one minute.
For people with far sighted problems, pressure is applied on the side of the face just outside of the eyes sockets bones within the slight indent area. Using the tip of the middle finger, press it and relax repeatedly for a minimum of one minute.
Those who need bifocals, the portion below the center of the eye on the bone that makes up the eye socket is under concentration. There is a little indent also there and this part is being pressed repeatedly with small circles around this point. The middle finger is utilized for at least a minute. Do these repeatedly within some weeks. You will discover that after several weeks, a big improvement from the abovementioned eye hot stone deficiencies could be observed. This self massage is not only natural but could personally be done by anyone to his or her self.
To continue the process of self massage going to the ears, use the same middle finger. From the pressure point used for bifocals, move the middle finger outward going to the top parts of the ears that connect to the head. A little indent is also located there. Move downwards in front of the connection of the ear then finally in front of the cartilage flap of massage rocks the ear. In both areas there are also small indents where little circles must be applied on those three areas of the ears for three minutes. After finishing the tiny circles, pull down both ears for three times to stimulate many organs around the ears.
