Instructions on how to use acupressure, essential oils and moxibustion to strengthen your immunity
As we transition from “Stay at Home” regulations to the new “Safer at Home” period, strengthening our immune system continues to be a top priority for all of us. With that in mind, I have created a “immune support kit” which includes an instruction video and which is designed to give you tools to strengthen your immune function. The kit can be ordered by sending me an email and includes the following elements:
Stick on moxa cones: Moxibustion has been used for centuries to warm and stimulate acupuncture points and is a popular treatment when there is weakness and when you need to strengthen the body. Moxa cones are made from the leaves of Artemisia Mugwort, and the ones that are part of this kit, are processed to be smokeless, plus they have a sticky pad at one end so it can safely be attached to your skin. The video will instruct you on how to safely use the moxa cones, and which point to stimulate.
Essential oil blend: This blend has been formulated by an acupuncturist to support the immune system and includes oils with antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, and those that aid respiration and strengthen the immune system.
Instruction on acupuncture points: In the video I will teach you the location of five important immune boosting acupuncture points that you will either warm with the moxa cones or apply the essential oil blend to.
Guasha tool: Guasha (rubbing and pressing) is a modality most commonly used to break up local stagnation in muscle tissue and reducing tension and pain. But it can also be used to strengthen immunity and is prescribed when patients sense they are at the beginning stages of developing respiratory symptoms or are experiencing a full blown cold or flu. Guasha stimulates microcirculation as it expands blood vessels to increase blood flow, and it increases immune cell activity. A PubMed study conducted on the immune response of Guasha showed it increases pro-inflammatory cytokines and decreases immunosuppressive cytokines (Chen T, et al, 2016) thereby jump-starting your immune system’s ability to fight back against viruses and bacteria.
The video: You can watch a short sample of the instruction video here. The full video will give you detailed instructions on how to use the tools in your kit and includes demonstrations on how to apply the moxa cones, how to use the Guasha tool and how to find the immune strengthening acupuncture points to apply the oil to.
You can use the techniques in the kit either on a daily basis (if you are feeling very depleted) or every 2-4 days. The kit will include enough supplies for at least 10 separate applications.
Please email acupuncture@thejadespring.com to order your kit. I will email an invoice with a link where you can enter payment, and once I receive payment, I will send the link for the full video and either mail your kit or arrange a place to meet to deliver you kit.
$35 per kit (plus $8 if your kit needs to be shipped)
