| Anxiety is a type of stress related disorder that | | | | for getting rid of heart palpitations or decreasing |
| commonly affects a tremendous amount of | | | | the incidence of them as heart palpitations are |
| people. The practice of shiatsu is very beneficial in | | | | very likely to be a part of acute anxiety and |
| relieving anxiety. Let's take a closer look at the | | | | anxiety attacks. |
| steps that are taken to get rid of anxiety by | | | | Step Three |
| way of shiatsu. | | | | There are more points that are effective in the |
| Step One | | | | practice of shiatsu and are beneficial in ridding an |
| The third eye point can be found in the center of | | | | individual of anxiety, insomnia and worry and will |
| the forehead, located slightly above the | | | | help to balance out the mind and body connection. |
| eyebrows. Feel for a tiny indentation located in | | | | One suggestion is to use three fingers and with |
| the bone in the forehead region. This is important | | | | pressure that is medium to firm press where the |
| to know for the first step of shiatsu. Take your | | | | head has a midline, which is approximately the |
| finger and press firmly, but not too hard, on the | | | | middle of the top of your head (imagine your hair |
| spot that is slightly above the third eye point. Do | | | | being parted down the middle of your scalp). Start |
| this by placing your index finger of one hand on | | | | at the hairline in the front and work to the top of |
| the third eye point and then place your middle | | | | your head and then go all the way back down the |
| finger over top of t5he index finger and then | | | | hairline to the back of the head. After each press |
| press down three to five times for a period of | | | | of the fingers move in the proper direction |
| five to seven seconds. | | | | approximately 1/2 an inch. At each spot that you |
| Step Two | | | | press halt for five seconds and then repeat the |
| Take your left arm and carefully bend it in order | | | | sequence once and then twice. |
| to find where the elbow crease is and then | | | | Take your thumb and press it into the indentation |
| unbend it properly. The point in question can be | | | | located at the back of your neck. In other words |
| found at the lower end of the crease of the arm | | | | look to the middle section of the base of your |
| which is to be found in the direction of the fingers | | | | skull. Press as firmly as you can for a period of |
| and it is opposite the side of the hand where the | | | | five to seven seconds and then repeat it again. |
| thumb is to be found and it is on the inside of the | | | | Use three-finger pressure to press in the spot at |
| center of the arm. Take your left arm and bend | | | | the top portion of your shoulder, which is 1/2 inch |
| it and then hold it for a period of 30 seconds and | | | | to the back of the shoulder. Press as firmly as |
| then gradually release it and then do the same | | | | possible without hurting yourself and then repeat |
| with the right arm. This step is particularly good | | | | this action two times. |