Anxiety eased
Did you know there is a point on your ear that can help ease the effects of stress and anxiety?
It is Master Acupuncture Point ‘Shen Men’ and it can be stimulated with Auricular Seed Pressing Therapy which is a technique using a tiny Vaccaria plant seed on the ear held gently in place with surgical tape as you get on with your day.
My first experience of this master point was when I had just recovered from a viral illness, I was scattered, foggy, overwhelmed, stressed and suffering neck strain (from an aggressive sneeze of all things). I was a physical, mental and emotional wreck and was unsure of attending the conference at all because my bandwith was maxed out. I had forgotten my wallet, notepad was generally feeling quite useless. Luckily the keynote speaker, Lisa Chan from California, USA was on first and introduced this acupuncture concept and asked for volunteers for a seed application, I put my hand up with no hesitation and within an hour I could feel a shift in my thought processes. My mind slowed down and I became more calm and grounded, I had the stamina to focus through the 2 day conference even taking half decent notes to write this article!
The Shen Men point, also known as Divine Gate:
• Helps to calm the mind,
• Assists with balancing the nervous system,
• Helps to deal with the fight or flight response to stress,
• Replenishes energy that is consumed by stress,
• Brings the whole body towards balance to help calm stress and help relieve symptoms of anxiety,
• Relaxes the body
Once the ear seed is applied it starts to do its work, it is not painful, 3 times a day you activate it by pressing with your fingers, it can stay on for 3 to 5 days or it may release itself earlier which is also fine. It is not a one stop solution however it is such a nice take away between sessions of bodywork or talking therapies for ongoing support and can be just enough lift out of the fog to get through a difficult patch. Please get in contact with me if you would like to try this at your next consultation.