Let's palpate! Without making an appointment with our osteo or physiotherapist, simple and quick actions can relax us or remedy minor ailments from time to time. 5 examples to test now!
Form a V with your index and middle fingers (as if to imitate the pair of scissors with Junior!).
Without putting the fingers in the mouth, place the index finger above the upper lip and the middle finger below below the lower lip. Brush your gums from right to left, then left to right, with one hand, then the other. Go back and forth 8 times and repeat the vigorous brushing twice.
The health bonus:it stimulates circulation in the brain and the pancreas, alkaline enzymes are secreted which facilitates digestion. You can also scrub your gums to wake you up in the morning!
NB:do it quietly during your pee break at the office for example. Otherwise your colleagues may look at you with fried whiting eyes when they see you doing it.
Scrutinizing a computer all day, subjecting our eyes to bright lights or ogling our new colleague Bruno, our little balls also need a rest.
Warm your palms by rubbing your hands together. Put them on your closed eyes. Leave them in this position for as long as you want (between 5 seconds and 10 minutes) and breathe deeply, slowly.
The health bonus:you will have to do it several times to really feel the benefits, but the heat released by the hands spreads in the skull and then in the whole body. It was Dr. W.H. Bates, a New York ophthalmologist who died in 1931, who developed the technique.
NB:to do rather in the evening when you get home. Otherwise plan a make-up touch-up during the day to avoid the panda effect after putting our hands on our eyes for 10 minutes.
Tilt your head back, cup your mouth and release. Concretely, you can pronounce the sequence "X", "U" several times. In other words, you are kissing the ceiling.
The health bonus:it mobilizes our muscles from the neck to the torso, it tones.
NB:to be quiet in the car, while waiting at the red light. You will make those who watch you laugh.
According to a 2013 British study, at 2:55 p.m. our productivity is at a standstill and we really need a little pick-me-up.
At the heart of the palms is the reflex point of the solar plexus (nerve plexus located at the level of the abdomen between the sternum and the navel). To wake up suddenly, stimulate this point by massaging the palm of your left hand with your right elbow and vice versa. Then extend the massage by walking your elbow across your entire palm.
The health bonus:by pressing and massaging this hollow, various acupressure points are stimulated which act on the proper functioning of the organs.
NB:to do everywhere, all the time!
Sitting comfortably behind the wheel of our car (or sitting on our bus/train/metro seat) giving voice to Pour que tu m'aime encore by Céline Dion (each with their musical defect), lift the left buttock then the right buttock. Continue by rocking the pelvis back and forth, then making circles in one direction then in the other.
The health bonus:ideal for relaxing our pelvis stiffened by our day at work or journeys in the middle of traffic jams, we unlock ourselves.
Excerpts from "Express self-massages 50 small simple gestures to relax and heal at home, in the office, in the car..." by Janine Bharucha Ed. Larousse.
