Facial Reflexology for Emotional Well-Being: Healing and Sensory Self-Care with Dien Chan

Dien Chan facial reflexology is a Vietnamese practice that uses touch and massage to engage facial reflexology points for healing and regeneration. Master practitioner Alex Scrimgeour integrates Dien Chan with Qigong, Chinese medicine, and neuroscience to treat emotional issues such as anxiety, addiction, and trauma. He provides self-care techniques, facial maps, and protocols for working with different emotional states. Scrimgeour also explores the energetic dynamic between the face and the body, discusses the connections between Qigong self-massage and the vagus nerve, and offers meditations for spiritual self-development. The guide reveals the holistic connections between the face and physical and emotional health, demonstrating how facial reflexology practices can bring vibrant health and deep healing.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 22 June 2023
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Dien Chan, a Vietnamese facial reflexology technique, employs gentle touch and massage methods to activate the facial reflexology points, unlocking the body's inherent healing and regenerative abilities. Taking this practice to the next level, master practitioner Alex Scrimgeour demonstrates how to combine Dien Chan with Qigong, Chinese medicine, and recent advancements in neuroscience and cognitive science to address a wide range of emotional concerns, including anxiety, addiction, stress, trauma, dissociation, and PTSD.

In this comprehensive guide, Scrimgeour shares easy self-care facial reflexology techniques aimed at soothing the nervous system, calming emotions, reducing stress and anxiety, enhancing mental clarity, and promoting a sense of safety and relaxation. He highlights the immediate effects these techniques can have on the body-mind connection, emphasizing how the ability to feel safe, peaceful, and content within oneself can profoundly impact one's perception and experience of the world.

The author provides clear diagrams and outlines the major facial maps and protocols associated with Dien Chan. He delves into the energetic interplay between the face and the body, exploring neurophysiology and Qigong perspectives, as well as the connections between Qigong self-massage and the vagus nerve. By revealing how self-massage techniques can influence change in the body-mind nexus, Scrimgeour empowers individuals to harness the power of Dien Chan for spiritual self-development and self-inquiry.

This in-depth guide unveils the holistic connections between the face and physical and emotional health. By demonstrating how simple facial reflexology practices can bring about vibrant health and profound healing, Scrimgeour empowers individuals to tap into the body's natural healing potential and achieve a state of well-being.

Weight: 522g
Dimension: 151 x 227 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781644115862