Mumbai flight from Hell and the Acupressure Point that saved the day

Acupressure points for Anxiety

It was our last day in India.

My 7 year old daughter and I were staying 24 hours with the in-laws in Mumbai (hubby, Viv was travelling an extra week) and our flight was leaving the next day.

After 3 weeks in India I was quietly chuffed we’d escaped the dreaded Delhi Belly and had such a great trip.

Surely we’d beaten the odds?!

Then my daughter went down.

First with a high fever, then with vomiting and diarrhea (hereafter to be known affectionately as ‘D’).

Despite my best efforts with essential oils and macrobiotic remedies, a bug had taken over her.

It wasn’t pretty.

All I could hope for was that she’d be well enough to fly and we could get home to get tested for whatever this ‘thing’ was.

We arrive at Mumbai airport – as expected, there are people galore.

You have to queue for everything-although ‘queue’ is a word I use very loosely in India;-)

In between ‘queuing’, my daughter and I make emergency dashes to the toilet.

We hit an all-time low in the exit-customs queue.

In the ocean of bodies, my little petal couldn’t stand up anymore and crumpled down onto the floor, exhausted from her illness, the fever and all the people.

Some kind fellow Indian travellers noticed us and helped push us through the crowds to the front of the line, giving dirty looks to anyone who protested on the way.

The warmth and ‘human-ness’ of the Indian people melts my heart.

Finally we make it on board the plane.

By this time thanks to several visits from ‘D’, we’d used up our clean knicker supply.

And the plane hadn’t even taken off!

I searched my mind for acupressure points that can help with ‘D’ and similar situations.

And remembered the LI 11 point.

I gently pressed it for a few minutes on each of my daughter’s arms.

And I’m relieved to report ‘D’ didn’t visit at all on the return flight.

What on earth is this LI 11 spot and where can you find it?

LI 11 stands for Large Intestine 11 Acupressure point.

In Japanese Yoga, Shiatsu and Acupuncture, it’s a specific point on your arm.

It runs along your Large Intestine meridian, the energy line that’s generally responsible (when it’s blocked) for constipation, diarrhea, coughs, colds, congestion, skin issues and ‘foggy brain’.

BENEFITS OF STIMULATING THIS SPOT:

• Treats tension and pain in the shoulder, upper arm and forearm (includes tennis elbow, pain from your computer mouse use)
• Helps end constipation and diarrhea
• Soothes digestive issues
• Helps clear skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis and shingles
• Can lower blood pressure
• Relieves toothaches
• Grounding for our mental state
• Releases excess heat from the body (think of it like a pressure valve).Eg: sunburn, hot flashes, fever from a cold
• Provides an ‘open door’ through which a pathogen (ie cold, illness) is encouraged to leave the body. This is particularly useful when a cold or illness is accompanied by fever or elevated temperature

HOW DO YOU STIMULATE IT?

-Make your arm into a right angle by bending the elbow
-Place your opposite hand’s thumb into the large hollow at the end of the crease (at the outer end of the elbow)
-Apply sustained pressure for 2-3 min
-Swap arms and do on the other side

TIPS:
-Don’t apply so much pressure that it hurts
-Remain relaxed
-If the point is quite blocked, it might take some time before you feel anything. Stay with it.
-You may feel: a pulsing, gentle throbbing, tingling, warmth or some other sensation

NB: Safe for kids too:-)

Curious how you can uplevel the benefits of the LI11 point?

Try pressing the L11 point AND using essential oil blends.

When I’ve got any tummy troubles, am turning green or aren’t as ‘regular’ with my elimination as I’d like to be, Doterra’s ‘Digestzen’ is my go to.

Just a drop under my foot and I’ve felt the difference within minutes!

And for any muscle discomfort or tension I use Doterra’s Ice Blue oil blend or Deep Blue Rub (a cream) applied directly to the sore spot.

If you’re already familiar with Doterra, I encourage you to try these blends as well as pressing the LI 11 point next time you experience any of those issues mentioned above.

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I’d love you to share what you felt when you pressed this point!

Let me know in the comments☺