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How to Use Pressure Points to Relax and Ease Tension

Aaptiv.com/Magazine

The key to calming stress is right at your fingertips—literally.

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.

SHE STIMULATES MERIDIANS, BUT NOT WITH NEEDLES…

Luxury Magazine

Those wrinkles, that bloat, the anxiety—it’s your body trying to tell you something’s wrong. Functional medicine practitioners are listening.

“When you’re in love or scared, you can feel the physiological manifestation, you can feel your sympathetic nervous system speeding up. This is not something new,” says Dr. Greenfield, who now practices acupuncture with a specialty in meridian balancing.”

Acupuncture without needles is the latest celebrity health craze

New York Post

“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.”