You Have Emotional Reset Buttons

A Simple Guide to Stress Relief

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Introduction

Have you noticed yourself placing the palm of your hand across your forehead when you experience stress? Have you ever found yourself caught in a whirlwind of events, falling into an unproductive, chaotic emotional state? It’s a common experience, because stress often triggers behaviors that aren’t resourceful. Once in this state, regaining control and productivity can feel like an uphill battle. Read on to learn about a simple yet powerful technique to help you regain calm and clarity because you can activate your emotional reset buttons in just a few moments.

The Science of Stress Relief

This method is a fast and effective approach for managing emotional stress. It’s amazing how many types of stress it can help. It can bring relief when you find yourself trapped on an emotional rollercoaster. The technique involves simply touching specialized acupressure points with very light touch which act as emotional pressure release valves. When held, these points help to calm your brain and reduce the length of time that stress hormones circulate through your body causing discomfort.

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Finding Your Stress-Release Acupoints

Have you ever noticed that when people are stressed they often place their palm on their forehead? This instinctive gesture is a subconscious attempt to release stress because the forehead is home to two very powerful stress-release acupoints. To make this activity work especially well, here’s what you need to do:

1. LIGHTLY place the palm of your hand across your forehead.

2. Consider what’s causing stress and activate your senses as much as possible. Visualize the stressful situation, hear the conversations, feel the emotions, and notice if you can locate where the stress is stuck in your body.

3. Do this while keeping a light touch on your forehead for 30–60 seconds because it releases your internal emotional pressure. It doesn’t matter whether you use the palm of your left or right hand.

4. While still holding your forehead, you can now start thinking about a desirable outcome. Even if you don’t know how to resolve the situation, just allow yourself to pretend that everything is turning out just fine. If you can imagine this in your mind’s eye, see what that would look like, hear what it would sound like, feel how that would look like, and notice your new thoughts about the situation. Enjoy this sensation for a few moments. This ‘imagine the new future’ step is optional but well worth the extra few seconds that it takes.

5. Let go of your forehead when you notice that you are taking a deep breath or when your mind begins to wander.

6. Take a few full breaths and observe the difference in how you feel.

Summary

You might have felt subtle pulses in your forehead located right above your eyes and midway between your eyebrows and hairline. This is the location of the stress-release acupoints. You can alternatively choose to place a few fingertips of each hand directly on these points instead of using your palm. The most important part of this process is simply holding your palm lightly on your forehead for at least 30 seconds while thinking about your stress.

Recommendation

Do This Daily to Improve Your Productivity, Focus and Happiness

Get creative with this stress diffusion technique and use it daily. I learned this approach along with hundreds of thousands of others worldwide by taking Touch for Health® classes. We have been encouraged to share this technique because it is so simple and effective.

Regularly activating your stress-release valves can reduce emotional reactivity and promote a sense of calm. People use this technique in the morning to prepare for the day, before important performances or presentations or at night to ease into sleep.

Please teach it to people in your life who cause you stress (think co-workers, partners, children, friends)! Imagine what would happen in our lives if more people regularly used this technique!

Key Takeaway

Make this activity a part of your daily routine because it will help you navigate the rollercoaster of stress. It can also prevent the ride from taking off in the first place because it offers an opportunity to bring more clarity, calmness and control into your day.

Offer
I love helping people release pain and can provide a link to a four-minute video where I explain and demonstrate this method. It is easy to activate your emotional reset buttons and embrace a more peaceful, productive life. Find it on our free tips page: https://www.muscletuners.ca/r-tips

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