This practice is intended to activate human energy, cleanse energy channels, rejuvenate and heal.
It works by stimulating energy points in a particular way and sequence, drawing on knowledge of the interaction between human and cosmic channels.

The Tool for the Practice

First, make the tool. It is so simple that many of you can have it ready within minutes of reading this page.
Take nine ordinary matches. Sharpen one end and remove the heads from the other, as shown below. Bundle them with all the pointed ends facing the same way and wrap them with thread. The tool is ready.

Make two bundles so you can work on both points simultaneously.

Description of the Practice

1. Practise for seven days following the new moon. Morning is best, but any time is acceptable. Begin on the first morning after the new moon, during the Moon's first phase.
2. Sit comfortably on a sofa, in an armchair or on a mat on the floor.
3. Sit for a little while, relax, then begin with point zero.
4. Point zero lies at the exact centre of the pads of the big toes, in the centre of the circular skin-ridge pattern. Place the pointed ends of each bundle there and press until you feel a slight, “pleasant” pain. Hold for 1–2 minutes.
5. Next move to point 1, marked in red below. Find the prominent bone on the outside of the ankle. The point lies directly in front of it, in a small hollow. Press both points with the pointed sticks, maintaining a “pleasant” pain for 1–2 minutes.
6. Point 2 is in a hollow just below the kneecap on the outer side. It is easy to find with the knee bent, when the hollow becomes visible. Press its centre for 1–2 minutes.
7. Points 3 are on the lower back. Feel the upper rounded bones of the pelvis above the buttocks. The points lie between these bones, on the lower-back muscles, as clearly shown in the diagram. Work on them for 1–2 minutes.
8. For point 4, find the lowest rib, then the rib above it. Locate its free end, which does not join the breastbone. The point is immediately beside that end in the abdominal area. Press both points with the sticks for 1–2 minutes.
9. Point 5 lies just below the chest muscles, vertically beneath the nipples. Work on it for 1–2 minutes.
10. Bend the elbow to form a crease. Point 6 lies on this line at the centre of the outer elbow. Press the point on each arm to the level of “pleasant” pain for 1–2 minutes.
11. Feel the neck muscles where they join the back of the skull. Outside them, behind the ears, you will find hollows. Their approximate centres are points 7, as shown below. Press the centres for 1–2 minutes.
12. The final points are at the top of the head. Touch its highest point; the two locations two centimetres to either side are points 8. Work on them for 1–2 minutes. This completes the practice.

Diagram of the energy points

Notes

1. You may omit point zero and begin with point 1, but including it gives the best result.
2. Instead of matches, use any wooden sticks, such as birch, oak or maple.
3. Choose between two kinds of pressure, or alternate them: steady pressure held at the same strength, or pulsed pressure, rhythmically alternating stronger and weaker pressure at a slow, calm pace.
4. Redness around the points is a useful sign of effective stimulation.
5. Do not change the sequence of the points.
6. An error of 0.5–1 cm in locating a point is acceptable and will not make the practice less effective. Many people will sense the points and feel, when pressing them, that the body has long been waiting for this.
7. You can find the beginning of the Moon's first phase in the Astrology section. The practice can also be done during other lunar phases, but gives the best results in the first. One good approach is seven days after each new moon for several successive months, followed by at least one course every three or six months.

© Author: Sergey Veretennikov (Om Shanti)
Practice given on 16 January 2008.

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