23/04/2022
Very relevant indeed in today’s world…..
Lack of motivation has been a theme lately in clinic. If you find yourself unable to start anything, feeling unproductive, or feel you ‘can’t be bothered’ and so on, it’s not your mind it’s your organs freaking out, particularly the liver. It drives action, it is responsible for moving us forward in life. But the liver has taken so many hits over the last two years from restrictions on our physical or emotional movement, that liver chi stagnation has become a major issue. Lack of motivation is not psychological (organs are responsible for mental function) so get your body motivated in the morning (exercise etc) and the mind will follow. But if you don’t have time for that you can just tap it in! Tap these acupuncture points to immediately make liver chi move and get motivation rolling. First thing in the morning or anytime during the day when you start to flag.
👉 The Dantien in the lower abdomen (most important energy point in the body, all movement is generated from this power point)
👉 Ren 17 in the centre of the chest (heart chakra point, opens the heart)
👉 Tap up both sides towards your collarbones (the end of the kidney meridians, translated in some texts as ‘God points’)
👉 Yintang (third eye – wakens the mind)
👉 Du 20 (the ‘spirit tower’ – yang meridians merge here so you are activating your brain) and tap around your skull
👉 Large intestine meridian down the arms (breaks through stagnation motivation central, treats tiredness) and pummel the Colon 4 point on the flesh between thumb and forefinger to amp up the effect.
👉 Gallbladder meridian down the outside of the legs (decisiveness)
👉 Stomach meridian down the front of the legs (and Stomach 36 for blood and stamina building, this suppresses hunger and treats fatigue)
👉 Kidney points on the back near lower rib cage (willpower point)
