Ngokungafani ne-acupuncture, i-acupuncture (i-acupressure) isekelwe kumaphuzu okucindezela, izindawo ezithile emzimbeni ngeminwe yakho. Odokotela bemithi yendabuko yamaShayina bakholelwa ukuthi amandla okuphila omzimba, noma i-qi, ageleza eziteshini ezingabonakali ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-meridians. Ukuvinjwa kwama-meridians kubangela izifo. Ngokocwaningo, ingcindezi kumaphuzu okutshopa ikhuthaza ukukhululwa kwesibulali-zinhlungu semvelo - i-hormone endorphin - futhi ivimba ukudluliswa kwezimpawu zobuhlungu emithanjeni. Lokhu kusiza ekudambiseni izimo ezifana nokuqwasha nokukhathala. Ngezansi kukhona amaphuzu ambalwa okuthola ngokushesha amandla namandla. Faka ingcindezi eqinile ezindaweni ezinhlanu zokuvuselela ngesithupha noma inkomba+ngomunwe ophakathi nendawo imizuzu emi-3. Masaja ngokulandela iwashi nangokuphikisana newashi.
(1) Phansi kogebhezi, ububanzi bomunwe owodwa ukusuka emgogodleni
(2) Iphuzu eliphakathi kwamaqupha esithupha nomunwe wangaphambili
(3) Ingaphansi yonyawo, ingxenye yesithathu ukusuka ezinzwaneni