"New" way to press acupressure points

by Mathew Scott
(Dongguan, Southern China)

Hello to all followers of the Chinese Long Life Exercise Program. I'd like to pass on to you another way of stimulating the acupressure points in the program.

Instead of pressing and rubbing the points with the tip of your thumb or finger, try slapping them with 4 fingers together. This technique is especially good for points on your arms and legs. Slapping is quick and easy to do and because you are using 4 fingers instead of the tip of one, you don't have to worry so much about locating the exact acupressure point.

For example, the Long Life Program contains an Arm Pressure Point, just above your wrists, and a Leg Pressure Point, below your knees. No need to locate the points precisely as outlined in the program notes - just slap the general area of each point 25-30 times. Do this twice a day, more vigorously in the morning to wake you up, and gentler in the evening to prepare you for sleep.

It's very common to see people in the parks here in China slapping acupuncture points with their hands as part of their daily exercise workout. Stimulating the points in this way is easy and feels very invigorating!

Any questions or comments about slapping acupuncture points feel free to post them.