The recommended pressure points for improving sleep are: KD1 (the middle of the foot just behind the middle toe) SP6 (the inside of your lower leg, about four inches above the ankle) PC6 (the middle of your arm, about three inches from your hand)
As mentioned, pressure points are the areas of the body that we tend to put firm pressure on when we sleep. Side sleepers put more pressure on their shoulders and hips, while back sleepers put more pressure on their tailbones.
KD3. Research suggests that stimulating the KD3 point, which is also called Taixi, can help ease insomnia. This point is located just above the heel on the inside of the foot.
An Mian is one of the most effective acupressure and acupuncture point to treat various sleep disorders. It has been proven to improve symptoms of insomnia, headaches, anxiety, etc. An Mian point is placed behind your ear, 1 cm behind the middle of your ear.
Reflexology for sleep
There is apparently a specific point on the base of the foot called the insomnia point. Usually in a person who is having problems sleeping this point is sore when pressed, it is one of the best points to massage to help induce sleep.
Chinese medicine practitioners consider that “human and nature should correspond to each other”. Hence, the head should face east or southeast while sleeping so as to preserve health by adapting to the generation of yang qi.
The Snake & Heel area is located in the hollows under the anklebones on either side. Rubbing these hollows stimulates the sex organs in both men and women – and may lead to better orgasms, notes Michelle Ebbins, author and renowned expert in acupressure, massage, and touch therapy.
Tips for Better Sleep
Sticking to a consistent sleep and wake schedule. Reducing caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol intake. Avoiding electronic devices in the leadup to bedtime. Ensuring that you have a quiet, dark, and comfortably cool sleep environment free of distractions.
Close your mouth and quietly inhale through your nose to a mental count of four. Hold your breath for a count of seven. Exhale through your mouth, making a whoosh sound for a count of eight. Repeat the process three more times for a total of four breath cycles.
5 am to 7 am is the time of the Large Intestine making it a perfect time to have a bowel movement and remove toxins from the day before. It is also the ideal time to wash your body and comb your hair. It is believed that combing your hair helps to clear out energy from the mind.
The liver begins to cleanse toxins. 1-3 a.m. — Liver — Cleansing of blood and processing of wastes. This is a common time to wake up. At 2am, our blood sugar drops to its lowest point.
The emotion of anger is associated with the choleric humor and can cause resentment and irritability. It is believed that this emotion is stored in the liver and gall bladder, which contain bile.
Let's take a look at the liver. According to the Organ Clock it is the most busy during 1-3am at night. (Assuming you go to bed around 10-11pm.)
Insomnia. Insomnia, the inability to get to sleep or sleep well at night, can be caused by stress, jet lag, a health condition, the medications you take, or even the amount of coffee you drink. Insomnia can also be caused by other sleep disorders or mood disorders such as anxiety and depression.
3 hours before bed: No more food or alcohol. 2 hours before bed: No more work. 1 hour before bed: No more screen time (shut off all phones, TVs and computers). 0: The number of times you'll need to hit snooze in the AM.
As if you needed any further proof that getting a proper night's sleep is good for your brain and your future cognition, we now know that seven hours is the minimum number of hours a human needs to function normally both the next day and into the future.