Support Your Immune System

Some Helpful Handouts

Here is a Video showing you how to make ear acupressure seeds.

This is a great body acupressure how to handout with points for many conditions and some meridians to massage for these difficult times.

Three Zines – Mood Enhancement Zine and Wound Care Zine and Substance use Zine - Print, fold lengthwise, fold short edges to the middle, cut along dotted line and refold into a Zine or small booklet.

Check out these self help acupressure videos from People’ Organization of Community Acupuncture. These were developed especially to help you during COVID times when clinics were closed.

Here are some things that we know help support wellness.

• Laughter

• Calling or Zooming Friends

• Sleep

• Good Food

• Exercise - walking in the woods, hiking, yoga, jogging, Tai Chi, etc

• De-stressing -  breathing techniques, humming a song, acupressure finger rings (see below), etc.

• Warm Shower

• Gardening

Here are some more ear acupressure points to support the immune system. See top of page for more.

Immune Support Ear

To be honest, we only use Shenmen, Zero and one Lung point for immunity. The Shenmen point can also be used for anxiety, depression, insomnia, and general pain. It is really calming.

You can buy earseeds (sometimes called Vaccaria Seeds) online. They should be about $6 – $10 plus Postage for a hundred seeds.

How to make your own ear acupressure seeds.

You can make your own using mustard seeds, quinoa, or a similar sized spherical seed and first aid tape. See above for a video on how to make them. The best tape is the first aid paper tape, usually white, sometimes “flesh colored”. It stays on the longest. If you have bought the seeds, keep the plastic flat that they come on, then when empty fill each little hole with a seed. Put the tape over the top and use a scalpel or an exacto knife to cut in between the seeds into little squares. Then stick on your ears on the appropriate spots. Be gentle with them after a shower because they come out easily when wet. But when dry they are pretty solid and can stay in for one to two weeks.

Using spikey sensory rings to stimulate meridians on your fingers. Did you know that each of your fingers and thumb have an associated acupuncture meridian? Stimulating these meridians can affect and help alleviate both emotional and physical symptoms. See this handout for more on acupressure finger rings.