Dead center between your eyebrows, right where the bridge of the nose meets the forehead. Light circular pressure with your middle finger, 1–3 minutes. No force.

In TCM this is the calm-Shen point — the most-used point in clinic for an overactive mind. People describe it as the feeling of being told to put your phone down.

The crease where your hand meets your wrist, on the pinky side. The little hollow between the tendon and the bone. Firm thumb pressure 30–60 seconds per wrist.

The most-prescribed acupressure point in clinical sleep protocols. The 2008 Sun et al. trial showed 60% reduction in insomnia symptoms.

The hollow directly behind your earlobe, where the skull meets the neck. Slightly above the bony bump. Firm pressure with your index finger, both sides if you can, hold for one minute.

Literally translates to peaceful sleep. The point for patients who fall asleep fine but wake up an hour later. Stimulates parasympathetic activity via the vagus nerve.

Inside of the lower leg, four finger-widths above the inner ankle bone, right behind the shin. Press firmly with your thumb for 1 minute per leg. Slightly uncomfortable is correct.

The Reddit consensus point. In TCM it is the meeting point of the three Yin meridians — grounds the body, supports deep sleep that does not fragment.

Important: SP6 is contraindicated in pregnancy. Skip if pregnant or trying to conceive.

The hollow on the sole of your foot, just below the ball, when your toes are curled. The bubbling spring. Press hard with both thumbs for 1–2 minutes per foot. Or roll a tennis ball under it while seated.

KD1 is the lowest point on the body — TCM treats it as the grounding point that pulls energy down out of the head. The single best point for wired-and-tired.

Top of the foot, in the webbing where your big toe meets the second toe. Slide your finger up the gap until you feel a hollow. Firm thumb pressure for 1 minute per foot. Moderately tender means the point is right.

The Liver-3 point governs Liver Qi — the meridian most associated with stress, frustration, and irritable insomnia. If you wake up between 1 and 3 a.m., this is the point that maps to your hour.

For chronic insomnia the points work better as a stack than as individuals. The routine: 2 min Yin Tang, then 1 min HT7 each side, 1 min Anmian, 1 min SP6 (skip if pregnant), 1 min KD1 each foot, 1 min LV3 each foot.

Total: 10 minutes. The effect is cumulative — most people do not feel everything on the first night, but the rhythm becomes a sleep cue. That is the conditioning piece — what the research is really measuring.