Insomnia Acupressure Guide • Natural Sleep Therapy

# **Insomnia Acupressure Guide • Natural Sleep Therapy**

## **Course Features**
– **Instant Accessibility**: Master techniques in 10-min bedtime sessions with illustrated guides + live demonstrations
– **Immediate Relaxation**: 83.6% clinical improvement rate for initial sleep-onset difficulty
– **Drug-Free Solution**: Physical therapy alternative to sleeping pills
– **Dual Certification**: Developed by psychiatrists + acupuncture PhDs
– **Lifetime Access**: Includes digital acupoint atlas with purchase

## **Theoretical Basis**
Rooted in *Systematic Classic of Acupuncture* sleep disorder framework:
– **Heart-Kidney Synergy**: Balances Heart/Kidney meridians to reduce dream-disturbed waking
– **Triple Energizer Regulation**: Unblocks Qi flow to relieve physical tension
– **Long-Term Rhythm Restoration**: Sustained use rebuilds natural sleep cycles
– **No Withdrawal Risk**: Safe for prolonged use without dependency

## **Target Audience**
– Sleep-onset latency (>30 mins)
– Sleep maintenance disorder (≥2 nightly awakenings)
– Menopausal night-sweat insomnia
– Anxiety-induced early waking
– Jet lag circadian disruption

## **Curriculum**
– **Rapid Sleep Induction** (8-min protocol)
– **Deep Sleep Consolidation** (25-min quality enhancement)
– **Constitution-Based Treatment** (Pattern differentiation: Liver Qi Stagnation/Yin Deficiency/Damp-Phlegm)

**Each lesson includes**:
1. Optimal timing guidance (1-2 hours before bed)
2. Finger pressure/moxibustion/ear seed techniques
3. Overstimulation warning signs
4. Integration guidelines with Western medication

## **Critical Notes**
– ⚠️ **Seek medical evaluation** for severe insomnia (>3x/week for >1 month) to rule out depression
– ⚠️ **Discontinue immediately** if palpitations worsen post-treatment
– ⚠️ **Avoid ear stimulation** when intoxicated or postprandial

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### **Appendix: Core Acupoint Matrix**
| Acupoint | Location | Primary Indication | Optimal Application |
|—————-|———————————–|—————————-|————————–|
| **Shenmen (HT7)** | Ulnar wrist crease depression | Dream-disturbed sleep | Nail pressure 3 mins |
| **Anmian (EX-HN22)** | Below earlobe depression | Sleep-onset difficulty | Gentle rotation until warm |
| **Yongquan (KI1)** | Anterior sole 1/3 depression | Kidney-deficiency early waking | Moxibustion 10 mins |
| **Sanyinjiao (SP6)** | 3 cun above medial malleolus | Menopausal insomnia | Press 17:00-19:00 |
| **Yintang (EX-HN3)** | Midpoint between eyebrows | Anxiety insomnia | Overnight magnetic beads |

> *Data sources: WHO Non-Pharmacological Insomnia Guidelines (2023) & Chinese Acupuncture (Vol.43)*

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### 🌙 **Enhanced Protocol by Pattern**
“`mermaid
graph LR
A[Insomnia Pattern] –> B{Heart Fire}
A –> C{Liver Qi Stagnation}
A –> D{Heart-Spleen Deficiency}
B –>|Point Pair| E[Shaofu(HT8)+Daling(PC7)]
B –>|Diet| F[Lotus seed heart tea]
C –>|Point Pair| G[Taichong(LR3)+Qimen(LR14)]
C –>|Adjunct| H[Aromatherapy massage]
D –>|Point Pair| I[Shenque(RN8)+Zusanli(ST36)]
D –>|Precaution| J[Avoid nighttime overthinking]
“`

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**TCM Terminology Glossary**
1. 心肾不交 (xīn shèn bù jiāo) – Heart-Kidney Imbalance
2. 肝郁化火 (gān yù huà huǒ) – Liver Fire Transformation
3. 穴位贴敷 (xué wèi tiē fū) – Acupoint Application
4. 子午流注 (zǐ wǔ liú zhù) – Chrono-acupuncture
5. 多梦易醒 (duō mèng yì xǐng) – Dream-Disturbed Sleep

*Medical Disclaimer: Requires 21-day consistent use to establish sleep conditioning. Consult physicians for organic pathologies.*

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### Key Translation Features:
1. **Terminology Consistency**:
– “更年期” → “Menopausal” (avoided “climacteric” for readability)
– “肝郁” → “Liver Qi Stagnation” (standard TCM nomenclature)

2. **Clinical Data Localization**:
– “临床有效率83.6%” → “83.6% clinical improvement rate”
– Retained WHO/Chinese journal references for credibility

3. **Time Unit Adaptation**:
– “17:00-19:00按压” → “Press 17:00-19:00” (24-hour format globally understood)

4. **Safety Note Enhancements**:
– Added “rule out depression” for clinical precision
– Specified “postprandial” (after meals) for medical accuracy

For customized protocol sheets or research references, feel free to request further development.