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Ways to Spend Relaxation Time

Ways to Spend Relaxation Time

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Many people today experience health disorders from lack of exercise and excessive stress, which makes it all the more important to spend your time of relaxation well. The various glitches that occur in your body and mind can only start to be fixed after you regain a good lifestyle rhythm. The foremost priority is to relax. We encourage you to create a daily habit of effective relax methods that will touch upon your five senses.

Stretching before sleep, with thin and flexible wear

It’s important to relax before going to bed with light exercise that will let your parasympathetic nerves dominate. Low-impact exercise relieves stress, balances your body’s rhythm, and makes it easier for you to sleep well. We will introduce stretch methods that are can be done leisurely, quietly, and calmly, which are perfect before going to sleep.

Stretching and Deep Breathing for Peaceful, Sound Sleep

In the two hours before sleep, strenuous exercise would stimulate the nerves and have an adverse effect. Slow exercise that you can do daily without burden is perfect.

With our recommended “meridian stretch,” loosen muscle tension while stimulating good sleep acupressure points and relax with deep breathing. This rational method combines stretch, acupressure, and breathing techniques, based on the Chinese medicine concept that facilitating qi and blood flow in the meridian links to better health. There are hundreds of acupressure points along the meridian, and stimulating these improve qi and blood flow throughout the entire body to restore its condition.

Feet are often referred to as a “second heart,” and the acupressure points along the meridian are closely related to and indicate the health of the internal organs. Before going to sleep, stimulate these points to remove thoughts and stress from your mind that was relentlessly used all day and to calm down the qi that has stagnated in your head. Combining this with stretching to warm the body and loosen tension in the neck and lower back is very effective.

Implementing breathing techniques that combine abdominal breathing and chest breathing to switch on the parasympathetic nerves will help you relax. Your brain and body slowly become prepared to sleep and you will be able to fall asleep smoothly. This meridian stretch is simpler than yoga and can be easily incorporated into your everyday life.

Making this a daily habit to finish off your day will link to health from the inside.

Acupressure Points to Remember for Sound Sleep

Gushing Spring, Shining Sea, Great Ravine, Three Yin Intersection restore hormonal balance, and Mountain Support removes foot swelling. In addition to pressing these, simply rubbing them and being aware of them will promote blood/qi flow.

①Gushing Spring

The spot on the ball of the foot that depresses when bending the toes

②Shining Sea / ③Great Ravine / ④Three Yin Intersection

Shining Sea ・・・Underneath the inner ankle
Great Ravine ・・・Between the inner ankle and Achilles’ tendon
Three Yin Intersection・・・Four fingers away from and above the inner ankle

⑤Mountain Support

Right in the middle of the calf muscle (gastrocnemius)

Relax by Deeply Breathing with the Meridian Stretch

Loosen muscle tension while stimulating good sleep acupressure points and relax by deeply breathing with the Meridian Stretch. This rational method combines stretch, acupressure, and breathing techniques, based on the Chinese medicine concept that facilitating qi and blood flow in the meridian links to better health.

Meridian Stretch 1: Relieve cold sensitivity and menstrual cramps for sound sleep

1. Sit with one leg bended to regain hormonal balance. Stimulate acupressure points 1 through 4 on both left and right.

2. Spread your legs and position both hands where comfortable. Exhale and bend forward. Maintain position for ten seconds, breathing normally. Focus on the feeling of the inner side of your legs.

3. Straighten up your upper body, stretch your left hand up and tilt to your right while exhaling. Maintain position for ten seconds, breathing normally. Repeat for the opposite side.

4. One more time, spread your legs and position both hands where comfortable. Exhale and bend forward. Maintain position for ten seconds, breathing normally. Focus on the feeling of the inner side of your legs.

Meridian Stretch 2: Relieve swelling and loosen tension in the neck and lower back

1. Sit with one knee up and stimulate acupressure point (5) with your thumb to remove foot swelling. Repeat for the other side.

2. Sit with legs spread slightly to hip width and hook a towel behind your feet. Maintain position for ten seconds, breathing normally. Stretch the back of your knees and lower back.

3. Exhale and bend forward. Maintain position for ten seconds, breathing normally.

A breathing technique to delight your body

1. Lay on your back and hold your knees. Make sure your lower back is in contact with the floor and concentrate on your stomach. Inflate your stomach as you inhale and deflate it as you exhale for abdominal breathing. Continue this slowly for about 30 seconds.

2. Making sure that your lower back stays in contact with the floor, bring down both legs to the floor, open the knees, and put the back of your feet against each other. Put both hands up diagonally and relax your elbows. Inflate your chest as you inhale and deflate it as you exhale for chest breathing. Continue this slowly for about 30 seconds.


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