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10 Simple strategies

Discover how you can effectively use proven CBT strategies in your daily life.

Chances to reflect

Reflect on your progress and personal growth through insightful prompts.

A therapy companion

This book is ideal for supplementing clinical therapy or as a follow-up.

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Learn how to ease discomfort in the body through reflexology

If you are experiencing discomfort in one shoulder, begin by working the shoulder reflex of the corresponding foot. Place the pad of your thumb at the inner edge of the foot, directly below the big toe. Using your thumb roll, work all the way across to the outer edge of the foot. Make sure to work close to the toes. You can alternate the directions, working one pass from inner to outer edge, and the next pass from outer to inner edge of the foot. Continue working the upper part of the pad and ball.

If you feel any extra thickness in the tissue, or if an area is more sensitive, give that specific area some additional attention with lighter pressure, until the tissue softens or the tenderness eases. For additional shoulder reflex work, gently squeeze the little webs between the toes. Apply the same techniques on the shoulder reflex of the other foot.

Step 1

The three-finger hold-and-stretch technique works the grooves between the long bones on the top of the foot. To begin, hold the tips of your index, middle, and ring fingers next to each other and place them together in the groove just below the toes. Gently press into the tissue and hold for a few minutes.

Step 2

Using very light pressure, stretch the skin up toward the toes with your three fingers in the groove.

Step 3

Press gently into the tissue and stretch the skin down toward the leg, maintaining the same pressure. Don’t slide with your fingers on the skin—just stretch the skin.

Anxiety

Work the diaphragm reflex.

Relaxing the diaphragm muscle can help us to breathe more easily.

Constipation

Work the stomach reflex.

Constipation often means that the digestive tract is not working efficiently.

PMS

Work the uterus reflex.

Premenstrual Syndrome or PMS usually starts about one week before menstruation.

High Blood Pressure

Work the heart reflex.

It is important to relax the entire body of a person who experiences high blood pressure.

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One of many sample exercises: Masseter

Where it hurts: In the jaw, and often in the forehead and sinus region.

You might also be experiencing: A feeling of tightness when opening your mouth wide, ringing in your ears.

It’s often caused by: Trigger points in your trapezius and/or sternocleidomastoid, dental issues, or a blow to the head.

STEPS:

1. Use the Jig Jaw nerve floss (page 46) to floss the trigeminal nerve.
2. Open your jaw and feel where it’s tight. Probe this short muscle gently, looking for tender spots. Hold pressure on each spot for 10 to 90 seconds.
3. Gently yawn a total of five times.