10/24/2025
Enhance your morning routine with a few minutes of acupressure + guided movement.
Upon waking, rub your hands together to generate warmth. Press into the crease where the chest meets the shoulder. Stroke downward to the inner following a path towards the thumb. Move down the forearm and squeeze the thumb pad area before turning the arm over stroking back up towards the shoulder, ending at the highest point of the middle of the joint. Repeat 9x per arm.
Next, sit with legs in front of you, knees bent. Each hand grabs the inside of each foot, with light pressure in the pit of the bottom of the foot (kidney 1). Inhale, extend the legs forward with pressure increasing at that Kidney 1 point. Get a nice stretch, imagining pure Qi breath entering the lungs and kidneys. As you exhale, bring knees back to bent position and imagine turbid stagnant energy leaving your body.
Autumn is dry and windy. This is a time of letting go and protecting the body from cold, stagnant energy. Activating a deep breath that engages the entire body will prevent joint stiffness and aches that come with cold weather. This stretch opens up the back of the legs to improve Qi and blood flow while improving circulation to the lower back, hips, and neck.
Eat warm seasonal foods. Keep your neck covered from wind.
Always have warm feet.
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Ref: "Eight Winds in the Heavens" by Tom Bisio
