Moxibustion Useful for Pains, Arthritis and Many Other Deseases

What do you think about the rejuvenation of the skin? Do you believe in all these creams? Specially those which we see in the malls? Honestly; I do not believe. And those "50 but looks like 18" without any surgery etc - I do not believe them, too. Madonna, Sharon Stone and others could not do anything with all their money and necessities of the job. What can we say about all the others?

But in the years I had the possibilities to meet people from Asia, I noticed they have the skin of the face and neck much more young than we have. Those have to be genetic peculiarities but the habits and cultural customs, I think, too. This is why, when I learned about some new for me Chinese traditional medicine techniques, I decided to purchase the tools and to try these ways.

One of these therapies is burning of the mugwort (artemisia) cigarettes in a kind of wooden box that you post on the painful place of your body.

Here are the photos about how it works.
I use it myself regularly for my neck aches and can list here the benefits we have. Together with my husband - because the smoke of the burning artemisia can inspire all who are present in the room (the cat does not like it and goes under the bed when I burn moxa)

So the benefits we have are:
we are more relaxed
we sleep better
the pain goes away (not forever, unfortunately)

Acupressure and yoga

Interesting explanation about the action of yoga-postures I found today. I've never thought to associate postures to acupuntura. But it's really so and I'm very happy to understand it finally.
(See Acu-yoga about chakras, meditation ecc. too)

What happens when you do simple brige-pose

Acupressure Points
Traditional Associations

Triple Warmer 15
TW 15
Shoulder and neck pain, arm and elbow painful and cannot be raised, stiff neck, upper parts of the body feel heavy or hot.

Gall Bladder 20
GB 20
Alternately hot and cold, eyes foggy, nervousness, painful shoulder, reumatism, stiff neck, upper parts of the body feel heavy or hot.

Gall Bladder 21
GB 21
The major point where shoulder tension collects. Traditionally used to release stiff neck, regulate hyperthyroidism, and relieve rheumatism.

Bladder 10
B 10
Head heavy, spasm of the neck muscles, limbs and body not coordinated, throat sore or swollen.

Small Intestine 10
SI 10
Muscular pain, numbness, swelling or arthritis in the shoulder-scapula region.

Benefits: fatigue, cold hands or feet, nervous exhaustion, irritability, shoulder pain or ache, excessive anger, hypertension, resistance to colds and flu.