It's believed to balance the flow of vital energy ('chi') and promote health. It's quick, easy, safe and an effective self-help tool for relieving common ailments.

How to do it
1. Locate the point with your finger or thumb. This can be any tender point or an acupoint from an acupressure book (see below for suggestions).
2. Apply pressure perpendicularly to the point or by making small rotations.
3. Release the pressure.
4. Repeat this touch-press-release sequence for another 30 seconds.

Repeat the whole sequence two or three times a day until you feel better.

Headache cure
Apply acupressure to the point 'large intestine 4'. This is located on the hands at the end of the crease when the index finger and thumbs are closed together.

Nausea cure
Apply acupressure to the point 'pericardium 6'. This is on the inside of the wrists, three finger widths above the first wrist crease and in the middle of the two tendons.