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When Push Comes to Heal
Playing the palace
Place your left hand in your right hand so the four right-hand fingers are under the hand and the right thumb is on top of the palm. Gently press your right thumb into the middle of the palm (that's the Palace of Anxiety). If you allow the pressed hand to relax, folding gently around the thumb, the thumb will be able to reach the deepest places in the palm. Press for a count of five, release for a count of five, and repeat twice more. Then switch hands. "I suggest doing this once in the morning and once in the evening," Fuenmayor says. "But you can do it more often under stressful conditions."
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