Breathe easy with practical and effective Chinese medicine acupressure massage.
Your lungs, sinuses, and overall respiratory system, which includes the large intestine in Chinese Medicine, are vulnerable year-round, but especially in the Fall.
During Autumn, drastic changes in temperature, dryer air, kids bringing home germs from school, or people coughing in the office often wreak havoc on your respiratory system.
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Staying healthy means that you can breathe easy. Learn more about  lifestyle changes and food choices that can keep you healthy in the Fall.
Breathe easy with acupressure massage
Acupressure massage can help you build a strong respiratory system. You are busy and don’t have time to stay home sick. Prevention is the goal!
If you do get a stuffy or runny nose, cough, bronchitis, sinus infection, etc., these points will help you get better faster.
Please note that this information is for reference only. Massaging acupoints is generally very safe, but if you are pregnant or have an acute heart condition, do not practice this routine. If you’re not sure whether it’s safe for you to practice acupressure massage, please check with your doctor first.Â
Acupressure massage for the lungs
You can breathe easy using the detailed drawings below to help you locate essential acupressure points to strengthen your respiratory system. Massaging these acupressure points will give your body an extra boost to stay healthy.
How to massage
Massage the acupressure points in a clockwise, circular motion, unless otherwise noted. Complete 30 circles. Repeat the series for both right and left when massaging hands, arms, and sides of the nostril. Repeat 4 times a day.
A Quick Note on Lung Heat & the Triple Burner
When you read the Purposes for the acupressure points pictured below, sometimes you will see the term “Heat.”
“Heat” means that the Lungs cannot move energy the way they should.
Instead of processing air and moving oxygen through the body, the air rises up, making you cough, whether dry or with phlegm. Lots of other symptoms reflect Lung Heat, such as:
- Acne
- Feeling hot
- Asthma
- Breathlessness
Acupressure Massage Points to Breathe Easy
Large Intestine 4
Purpose: Open your sinuses
Breathe easy using Large Intestine 20
Purpose: Open your sinuses
Large Intestine 20
Lung 1
Purpose: Clears lung heat and phlegm
Acupressure massage point Lung 1a
Lung 1b
Lung 5 to Breathe Easy
Purpose: Clears lung heat
Lung 5
Breathe easy massaging Lung 6
Purpose: Reduces coughing
Acupoint Lung 6
Lung 7
Purpose: Reduces coughing
Lung 7a
Acupressure massage point Lung 7b
Triple Burner 17 acupressure massage point
Purpose: Opens the lungs & helps you breathe
Triple Burner 17 (REN 17)
Triple Burner 22
Purpose: Reduces a cough; eases a sore throat; reduces dryness
Triple Burner 22 (REN 22)
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