Practical Tools for an Intentional, Energized Fall
Embrace Clarity, Vitality, and Purpose as the Leaves Begin to Change
Harnessing the Power of Self-Help Acupressure
As summer bows gracefully to autumn, the world shifts in hue, rhythm, and energy. The crisp air, golden sunlight, and vibrant foliage invite us to slow down and reflect. For many, this transition is both beautiful and challenging. Our bodies, minds, and spirits crave harmony amidst change.
How can we welcome autumn with clarity, energy, and intention?
One answer lies in the ancient arts of acupressure and Jin Shin Jyutsu—gentle, powerful tools for self-care that you can start practicing today. By combining these techniques, you can become your body’s best partner and experience greater health and vitality.
What Are Self-Help Acupressure and Jin Shin Jyutsu?
Acupressure and Jin Shin Jyutsu are time-honored healing practices rooted in Eastern medicine. They involve applying gentle touch to specific points on the body—called energy balance points—to stimulate the flow of life force energy, or Qi (pronounced “chee”). Unlike acupuncture, acupressure uses only your fingertips—no needles or special equipment required.
The best part? Anyone can learn these energy points and create a daily self-care routine. There’s no such thing as “too much” self-help; you can use these techniques as often as you like. I once worked with a nine-year-old boy who practiced energy balancing five times a day—when he woke up, at the start of school, after recess, before homework, and before bed. He told me, “Doing my energy work before soccer or baseball is the absolute best way for me to play a better game.” Self-help acupressure truly works for all ages!
Why I Love Teaching This
I love showing clients how we can change patterns in the body and, as a result, let go of physical, mental, and emotional “projects.” (I prefer “projects” over “problems”—projects are more fun and have a beginning and an end!) When you use self-help acupressure daily, you help your energy flow, expand your breath, bring calm and vitality, and support all your body’s systems.
What makes self-help acupressure unique is its accessibility. With just a little knowledge, you can practice these techniques anytime, anywhere. It’s a practical, empowering addition to your autumn wellness toolkit.
Why Fall Is the Perfect Time for Acupressure
Traditional wisdom connects fall to the Metal element, associated with the lungs and large intestine. These organs help us take in inspiration (inhale the present) and let go of what no longer serves us (exhale the past). As nature sheds its leaves, we’re invited to clear mental clutter, release stagnant emotions, and align with a new rhythm.
Autumn is a natural time to reflect, set intentions, and build energy for the colder months ahead. Acupressure supports this transition on every level:
- Physical: Boost immunity, support digestion, and ease seasonal aches or fatigue.
- Mental: Sharpen focus, clear mental fog, and encourage restful sleep.
- Emotional: Soothe anxiety, uplift mood, and foster resilience to change.
Getting Started: Acupressure Points for Fall
Acupressure is simple to learn and gentle to experience. You can practice while seated, lying down, standing, or even moving. The most important thing is to have an open mind and listen to your body as you explore these points.
Try these exercises:
- Daily Clean Your House Flow
I created the Daily Flow twenty-seven years ago so my clients could access a simple practice for foundation and stability. Teachers loved it so much that they started using it in classrooms. Now, it’s even available as an animated video!
- Expand Your Breath & Boost Immunity
This helps expand your breath, boost your immune system, release tension, and clear your mind.- Place your right hand on your right shoulder, where the neck and shoulder meet.
- Place your left fingertips on your left chest, just below the collarbone.
- Switch your hands to allow your body to receive on both sides
- Support Respiratory Health & Let Go of Old Patterns
This can help with anxiousness and support letting go of old emotions or thoughts.- Place your right fingertips on the front of your right lower ribs.
- Place your left fingertips on your right chest, just below the collarbone.
- Increase Clarity & Focus
This helps you follow through on plans and make positive changes.- Cup the back of your head with your right hand, fingertips on the left base of your skull.
- Cup your forehead with your left hand, fingertips on the right side of your forehead.
- Switch your hands to allow your body to receive on both sides
These are just a few simple techniques to get you started. If you’re curious to learn more…
Join my upcoming workshop—click here to sign up!
If you’re curious to learn more or experience these techniques in a supportive group, this is the perfect next step.
Is your body ready for summer?
It’s July already! Are you asking, “How can that even be the case?” Right?
For those of you in the United States, I’m hoping that your July 4th weekend was all you wanted it to be, and a whole lot more.
And, for everyone, which includes adults and children of all ages, I hope your coming months are filled with fun and joy, so that everything you want to do can be experienced to the fullest.
Summer means a break from school for most students and families, and a lot of what we do is different from what we do in the winter and school months. And the calendars end up getting FULL.
My feeling is that it’s essential to prepare your body for all that is on the calendar and all that you are asking your body to do.
I’m talking about all physical activities, including swimming, hiking, biking, exercising, as well as the “need to take care of stuff” like gardening, house maintenance, and anything else on your to-do list.
Do you have anything significant on your calendar, such as house guests, events like weddings and reunions, or vacations that you’ve been planning for months? You want to have all of that, and anything else that comes up, go smoothly and feed your soul. Right?
I want to remind you to continue practicing self-help acupressure, so your body can do all that you’re asking it to do more easily, effectively, and comfortably. And the results? You and your body will accomplish more, feel more relaxed, have more fun, be happier, be healthier, and be more available for anything else that comes your way, especially the enjoyable experiences.
So, here are my recommendations:
- Do the Daily Clean Your House Flow at least once a day, especially in the morning. And if you’re super busy and active during the day, consider doing it again midday. There is no such thing as too much self-help!
- If your body is telling you that you’ve done a lot, but you want it to be able to do even more, do the following:Do the second, third, and fourth steps of the Daily Flow off and on throughout the day. Those steps look like this – and remember that you can do these sitting, standing, or even when you’re moving around. And they only take a few moments to do!
- Sit on your hands (hold your sit bones)
- Right hand – hold the right sit bone
- Left hand – cup right shoulder near neck
Switch hands, so
- Left hand – hold the left sit bone
- Right hand – cup left shoulder near neck
- Use the following energy flow to enhance your body’s flexibility, ease, and calm. It will also help with neck and back stiffness, tension, or discomfort. And it will help if you happen to ask a lot of your knees and feet.
- Right hand – cup neck so fingers are on the left side of the neck
- Left hand – hold fingers on coccyx (base of spine)
- Left hand – hold fingers on the outside of the left knee at the center of the back of the knee
- Left hand – hold fingers on the outside of the left ankle
- Left hand – hold/cup left little toe
- And to help get a whole night’s rest to prepare for the next day of fun-filled activities, do this:
- Right hand – hold the right base of the skull
- Left hand – hold the left base of skull
All that I’ve suggested is about helping your body be better prepared for what you’re going to ask it to do, such as physical activities.
You’ll also be helping your body better prepare for whatever might come its way, such as emotional tugs during family events or the overwhelming amount of information that can come your way when you’re engaging in new activities.
Let me know how your days go while you’re using your energy tips! I love receiving your insights and ‘ah-ha’ moments! And if you need any additional suggestions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Long and short of it, I want YOU to have a magnificent summer of FUN!
Book a spot in my calendar if you want more help with any body support or energy balancing.
3 Energy Tips for Your Spring Renewal
Where I live in northern California, spring is in full gear. The oak trees are showing their beautiful new leaves full of silver and sparkles. The daffodils are almost done blooming, but the iris plants are popping up in all their purple splendor.
It’s so much fun to see what flowers show up next. I allow myself to be surprised even though I really do know what to expect. The plants, flowers, and trees have it all figured out; they always know how they fit into the spring journey.
They are always on track, and they navigate the season with ease.
How about you and your journey?
Are you on track to navigate the goals you’ve made? More significant yet – are you happy with how you’re navigating your life, overall?
Spring is the time of year for renewal. The season puts us in a positive frame of mind for possibilities and growth. It provides the opportunity to rethink and refresh any plans you’ve been trying to move forward, or create new plans to step into.
Bloom into YOUR possibilities
It’s a given – life is a journey. Have you had those times when you felt the need to take a strong look at what direction you were going? Maybe you sensed that you needed to take a different route to get to your destination. These questions could easily relate to business or personal life choices.
Whatever happens in your day-to-day experiences or goes through your head, it’s essential to have the energy and vitality to be on your voyage.
And here’s the key – the navigation will be a lot easier when you have focus and clarity, and you can see your options, make decisions, and determine your action plan.
When you allow yourself to grow and bloom, you will fully discover how many possibilities await you around corners, curves, hills, and mountains. Take a chance and soar!
Three energy tips for improved navigation
No matter what destination you’ve put into your life’s GPS, these tips will help you arrive refreshed.
These acupressure poses are super easy to do. Hold each one with a light, gentle touch for several good breaths. There is no such thing as too much self-help, so do these as often as you think of them throughout the day!
1. Remember to give yourself room for grace. YOU are a super important being on this planet – so give yourself some love. Give yourself a hug!
Cross your arms and hold anywhere on your upper arms. You’re connecting with acupressure points that are all about your respiratory and vascular systems. Giving yourself a hug brings in a deep breath followed by a powerful exhale. And it allows your heart to feel the love and care you’re offering to your whole body.
2. Give yourself a boost of calm and vitality. Those two qualities must coexist for your energetic body to be present for all you want to do and accomplish.
Cup your sternum directly below your collarbone. With the other hand, hold your tummy below your navel.
3. Enhance your awareness of ALL that is happening around you, and you will bring clarity and focus.
With your right hand, cup your forehead and hold your fingers on the left side of your forehead. Cup the base of the skull with your left hand and hold your fingers on the right base of the skull. And, you can easily switch your hands to give an extra boost.
Even though it may not be in full bloom in your area just yet, embrace the renewal of spring and support your body, mind, and spirit with some easy-to-do self-help acupressure techniques.
NOTICE!
And if you want to create your own internal GPS system to map out your wellness journey, I invite you to check out my popular 10-week course starting April 17th.
At GPS for Body, Mind, & Spirit 2024, You’ll discover and practice the principles of energy balancing with Jin Shin Jyutsu and self-help acupressure techniques, so you can enhance self-care and improve your energy level for your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Get all the class details and registration information here – COURSE DETAILS
Magic in Your Own Fingertips
Have you ever known someone you just can’t get enough of? Someone that’s wise, and funny, and inspiring. For me, that’s Vilma Ginzberg.
I’ve worked with Vilma for over 13 years. She is a retired psychologist, an exceptional writer, and a poet laureate. I relay that information because even though she’s almost 97 years old, Vilma can still express her thoughts and have conversations consistently full of information and insights.
I am inspired every time I see her, and genuinely hope to be like her as I mature into her age.
She’s generous, too. In the beginning of one of my books, “Easy Self-Help Acupressure for Grown-Ups”, she wrote,
“Using Deborah Myers Daily Clean Your House Flow routine is better than being a couch potato. This routine, done daily like brushing your teeth, is easy and rewarding.”
When I recently saw Vilma, we discussed my work with schools and students of all ages, plus workplace wellness programs. I commented that I love helping others discover how to balance their energy daily so they get from where they are to where they want to be.
As I continued doing the energy flows with her, Vilma said that she felt the energy flowing, and it felt like magic. Then she elaborated,
“You know. We carry this magic in our back pockets all the time. Often, we just sit on it instead of pulling it out and making use of it.”
Vilma had hit the nail on the head!
We both started laughing because, as you may know, one of my favorite comments is that we walk around with our fingers 24/7. We just need to pull them out of our pockets and make use of our fingertips to touch energy balance points and help our bodies find physical, mental, and emotional balance and harmony.
Vilma wanted me to show you our holiday picture. I brought the headbands along because I wanted to see that girl smile!
Yes, Sit on Your Hands!
Vilma and I also talked about how one of the Daily Clean Your House Flow® steps is sitting on your hands. That energy balance point is all about vitality and helps your body discover alignment.
When that point is in balance, we are genuinely pulling the magic out of our back pockets and connecting with all the possibilities that are ready to happen. We just have to give those possibilities a chance to show up.
Then there’s the pose that is sitting on one hand and holding the other hand on the opposite shoulder. That pose helps the body release blocked energy and move the energy throughout the body, allowing the meridians and channels to flow easily and effortlessly.
That is when the organs and body systems can fulfill their tasks, and your body experiences balance, rhythm, strength, health, comfort, stability, and happiness.
Can you see that when you help your body be prepared for whatever you want it to do, it WILL respond by taking you forward?
A Special Gift from Vilma
Here is the poem that Vilma wrote for me after the very first time she came for an in-person acupressure session.
healing hands
for Deborah Myers
© Vilma Ginzberg 09-22-2010
you invite me to your table
padded curved and angled
to accommodate my bone-outlined
flesh-defined body of exhaustion
I spread myself atop it
my yesterdays of try-to’s
planked across its ridges
unfinished have-to’s
making stiffened bridges
of old intent preserved in rock of habit
I hardly feel your first fingers
your touch puff-wing light butterfly-soft
don’t you need something more jack-hammer-fisted I wonder
slow as morning light washes over doubt
melts layers of thought-armor
polishes the rusted jadedness
softly subtly slowly they come
subtle awakenings
stirrings of flesh and feeling
worlds entire fall apart while other worlds congeal
universes faint away
give birth to new constellations
you move soundlessly around this altar to life
where I am both sacrificial lamb and sacrament
soon I am as a sauce spilled on shapeless sheets
our mutual though silent rejoicing fills the empty spaces
outside the nearby window finches feed
gratefully on your thistle-seed
and some small uncaged bird in me
chirps again
Let’s pull your MAGIC out of your back pockets so you can achieve whatever you want to have happen in 2024!
Yes, I do in-person session at my home in Santa Rosa, CA, but I also help people to learn how to do self-help acupressure themselves.
Check my online calendar to see what might work best for you. Go to Deborah’s Calendar!
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
Start your year off with a gift to yourself
Is there something you want to achieve or exceed at this year? In your business, personal, or school life?
Let’s get you on the right path to manifest your dreams at my new Do Anything Better workshop!
At this 3-session class, you’ll discover easy self-help acupressure techniques. This experience will open the door to better performance, balanced emotions, and overall life improvement by learning how to manage your body’s energy.
Step into Holiday Magic Week 3 of 3
Reduce Burnout, Increase Positivity, and Magic Will Find You!
How can it be that easy?
- Begin by balancing your energy
- Your emotions and feelings will follow and come into balance
- When there is harmony within, it’s easier to be positive
- Positivity attracts joy and happiness to you
- You’ll find more and more to be thankful for
- Gratitude flows into your day and way of being
- Relationships improve as you grow aware of happiness inside and out
- You will live in happier spaces
- MAGIC fills your life
- And your holidays will be full of joy and MAGIC
Energy wants to move and flow into a state of balance. When energy is in balance, it is easier to be positive. Your emotions and feelings will duplicate the positive. And the step-by-step progression towards magic and joy is right in front of you.
Let’s make magic together!!
Balance emotions and habits, and you will feel how easy it is to be positive
Amid all that is going on in our world, it is super important to turn down your stress and anxiety meter to find joy and positivity. Banish burnout. Balance is protection—a vaccine against fatigue and tension.
COVID-19 and Change—We are still in a Pandemic
Have you noticed feelings of being on an emotional rollercoaster? You are not alone. Are you trying to figure out how to live in a topsy-turvy world and stay productive?
If you have kids in your life, you will most likely notice that they are experiencing the same feelings of uncertainty.
What if you could recognize and acknowledge the surrounding changes in a way that takes you out of reaction and into positive action?
You Can Feel Better FAST If You Know How to Balance Your Body
- Experience your body as an energy system—grow awareness of your body. You’ll find more breath, ease, calm, and vitality. You’ll even notice when your body is giving you a message so you can DO something about it.
- Manage feelings and emotions—recognize and re-pattern them for more ease, have positive thoughts, smoother experiences instead of crashing into stumbling blocks
- Boost your immune, endocrine, and adrenal systems—help your body live healthier and stronger. Be better prepared to handle potential exposure to viruses and bacteria.
Stay Calm and Carry On
If creating a sense of calm and curiosity appeals to you, Step into Holiday Magic is right for you.
In the three-part workshop series, you will learn:
- Easy Self-Help Acupressure to keep in balance
- Creative ways to be in gratitude and appreciate yourself
- Discover balance, gratitude, joy, and magic go together!
Take Control of What You Can
Are you ready to take responsibility for your well-being? Give yourself a gift of Step into Holiday Magic and enjoy the holidays. Set yourself up to begin the new year.
Step into Holiday Magic Workshop
I’m excited about my upcoming workshop to prepare for the holidays. And I’d love YOU to be in the workshop! I want this to be a fantastic season for you and your family! And I want to share how you can more easily get that to happen.
How to Register for the Workshop
Click here to sign up for the workshop.
And, if you can’t attend the live class, you’ll be able to access the recording.
You are worth it!!
Your investment in your improved health:
You’ll pay $97.00 for all 3 class meetings!
The meetings will take place via Zoom on the following Tuesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00 PM Pacific Time
- November 23
- November 30
- December 7
Step into Holiday Magic Week 2 of 3
Reduce Burnout, Increase Positivity, and Magic Will Find You!
How can it be that easy?
- Begin by balancing your energy
- Your emotions and feelings will follow and come into balance
- When there is harmony within, it’s easier to be positive
- Positivity attracts joy and happiness to you
- You’ll find more and more to be thankful for
- Gratitude flows into your day and way of being
- Relationships improve as you grow aware of happiness inside and out
- You will live in happier spaces
- MAGIC fills your life
- And your holidays will be full of joy and MAGIC
Energy wants to move and flow into a state of balance. When energy is in balance, it is easier to be positive. Your emotions and feelings will duplicate the positive. And the step-by-step progression towards magic and joy is right in front of you.
Let’s make magic together!!
Balance emotions and habits, and you will feel how easy it is to be positive
Amid all that is going on in our world, it is super important to turn down your stress and anxiety meter to find joy and positivity. Banish burnout. Balance is protection—a vaccine against fatigue and tension.
COVID-19 and Change—We are still in a Pandemic
Have you noticed feelings of being on an emotional rollercoaster? You are not alone. Are you trying to figure out how to live in a topsy-turvy world and stay productive?
If you have kids in your life, you will most likely notice that they are experiencing the same feelings of uncertainty.
What if you could recognize and acknowledge the surrounding changes in a way that takes you out of reaction and into positive action?
You Can Feel Better FAST If You Know How to Balance Your Body
- Experience your body as an energy system—grow awareness of your body. You’ll find more breath, ease, calm, and vitality. You’ll even notice when your body is giving you a message so you can DO something about it.
- Manage feelings and emotions—recognize and re-pattern them for more ease, have positive thoughts, smoother experiences instead of crashing into stumbling blocks
- Boost your immune, endocrine, and adrenal systems—help your body live healthier and stronger. Be better prepared to handle potential exposure to viruses and bacteria.
Stay Calm and Carry On
If creating a sense of calm and curiosity appeals to you, Step into Holiday Magic is right for you.
In the three-part workshop series, you will learn:
- Easy Self-Help Acupressure to keep in balance
- Creative ways to be in gratitude and appreciate yourself
- Discover balance, gratitude, joy, and magic go together!
Take Control of What You Can
Are you ready to take responsibility for your well-being? Give yourself a gift of Step into Holiday Magic and enjoy the holidays. Set yourself up to begin the new year.
Step into Holiday Magic Workshop
I’m excited about my upcoming workshop to prepare for the holidays. And I’d love YOU to be in the workshop! I want this to be a fantastic season for you and your family! And I want to share how you can more easily get that to happen.
How to Register for the Workshop
Click here to sign up for the workshop.
And, if you can’t attend the live class, you’ll be able to access the recording.
You are worth it!!
Your investment in your improved health:
You’ll pay $97.00 for all 3 class meetings!
The meetings will take place via Zoom on the following Tuesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00 PM Pacific Time
- November 23
- November 30
- December 7
Step into Holiday Magic
Reduce Burnout, Increase Positivity, and Magic Will Find You!
How can it be that easy?
- Begin by balancing your energy
- Your emotions and feelings will follow and come into balance
- When there is harmony within, it’s easier to be positive
- Positivity attracts joy and happiness to you
- You’ll find more and more to be thankful for
- Gratitude flows into your day and way of being
- Relationships improve as you grow aware of happiness inside and out
- You will live in happier spaces
- MAGIC fills your life
- And your holidays will be full of joy and MAGIC
Energy wants to move and flow into a state of balance. When energy is in balance, it is easier to be positive. Your emotions and feelings will duplicate the positive. And the step-by-step progression towards magic and joy is right in front of you.
Let’s make magic together!!
Balance emotions and habits, and you will feel how easy it is to be positive
Amid all that is going on in our world, it is super important to turn down your stress and anxiety meter to find joy and positivity. Banish burnout. Balance is protection—a vaccine against fatigue and tension.
COVID-19 and Change—We are still in a Pandemic
Have you noticed feelings of being on an emotional rollercoaster? You are not alone. Are you trying to figure out how to live in a topsy-turvy world and stay productive?
If you have kids in your life, you will most likely notice that they are experiencing the same feelings of uncertainty.
What if you could recognize and acknowledge the surrounding changes in a way that takes you out of reaction and into positive action?
You Can Feel Better FAST If You Know How to Balance Your Body
- Experience your body as an energy system—grow awareness of your body. You’ll find more breath, ease, calm, and vitality. You’ll even notice when your body is giving you a message so you can DO something about it.
- Manage feelings and emotions—recognize and re-pattern them for more ease, have positive thoughts, smoother experiences instead of crashing into stumbling blocks
- Boost your immune, endocrine, and adrenal systems—help your body live healthier and stronger. Be better prepared to handle potential exposure to viruses and bacteria.
Stay Calm and Carry On
If creating a sense of calm and curiosity appeals to you, Step into Holiday Magic is right for you.
In the three-part workshop series, you will learn:
- Easy Self-Help Acupressure to keep in balance
- Creative ways to be in gratitude and appreciate yourself
- Discover balance, gratitude, joy, and magic go together!
Take Control of What You Can
Are you ready to take responsibility for your well-being? Give yourself a gift of Step into Holiday Magic and enjoy the holidays. Set yourself up to begin the new year.
Step into Holiday Magic Workshop
I’m excited about my upcoming workshop to prepare for the holidays. And I’d love YOU to be in the workshop! I want this to be a fantastic season for you and your family! And I want to share how you can more easily get that to happen.
How to Register for the Workshop
Click here to sign up for the workshop.
And, if you can’t attend the live class, you’ll be able to access the recording.
You are worth it!!
Your investment in your improved health:
You’ll pay $97.00 for all 3 class meetings!
The meetings will take place via Zoom on the following Tuesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00 PM Pacific Time
- November 23
- November 30
- December 7
