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Using your Shakti Acupressure Tools

Using your Shakti Acupressure Tools

Lying down on Shakti spikes activates hundreds of acupoints to promote circulation, release tension, and naturally restore the energy that flows within you. It’s a sensation to start, but after 5-10 minutes the tingle turns into a soft warmth that brings a meditative state with it. We call it Shakti bliss. Skin-to-spike contact lets the spikes work their best, and focusing on your breath will help you sink to relaxation sooner.

The Shakti Mat

The most popular way to use the Shakti Mat is by lying down. Make sure your neck, shoulders, and back are in contact with the spikes. Other areas include the back of your legs, and your feet if you’re feeling brave.

  • Start with a space you can lie down and remain undisturbed in.
  • Lie down slowly to evenly distribute your weight. Then take a deep breath and relax.
  • 20 minutes is the average time it takes to feel Shakti bliss.
  • Set a timer or enjoy relaxing audio in the free Shakti Shala app.

The Shakti Pillow

Think of the Pillow as an extension of your Shakti Mat. The most popular way to use them is while you lie on them.

  • The classic Shakti Pillow is perfect under your achy neck and shoulders, but its curves work on tight arches too.
  • The Premium Pillow's shape and moldable fill make it equally effective in the same areas, but more versatile throughout the body.
  • Place it behind an achy lower back, rest it under tight legs, or tuck it into any tense curve.
  • Melting tension usually takes ~10 minutes, but everyone is different.

Torus Rings

Pick a Ring and place it on your finger.

Roll it up and down the entire length of each finger 20 times to stimulate each acupoint. Repeat this for each finger.

It’s that simple.

3 levels let you adjust the intensity as you need to, so feel free to experiment and discover which works best for you.

Feeling adventurous? Try the Torus Rings on your toes.

Wonderball

The Wonderball is our on-demand acupressure tool: perfect whenever you need a quick reset.

Roll it between your hands, up your arms, into your side body—even over your face—and feel tension release after a minute.

The cork stand it comes with is perfect for releasing tension under your arms and wrists, too.

Take it to work and keep it on your desk as a reminder to relax now and again. Or keep it at home to get a little more from your downtime.

THE SHAKTI HEADBAND

Unlike the Mat and Pillow, the Headband works best with subtle pressure. It doesn’t need to be strapped tightly to activate the acupoints around your head.

  • Simply wrap the Headband lightly whenever your mind feels tension coming on. It’s long enough to cover all the key acupoints—especially around your temples.
  • Leave it on for 15–50 minutes at a time while you relax—however relaxation looks for you. You could be in bed, on the couch, or on a Shakti Mat.
  • It’s not all about relaxing though. You can keep it by your WFH workspace to help with focus and deep thinking too.

THE ACUPRESS LEG WRAPS

Wrapping a few thousand spikes around sore legs sounds like the opposite of relaxing. Sometimes, it’s just what they need.

  • Apply the Acupress Leg Wraps by fastening the inner in numerical order. Make sure you’re sitting down when applying and using them.
  • For a lighter experience—or if you’re new—you can sit with the sensation for 20–40 minutes.
  • To increase intensity, wrap the compression strap for even pressure.
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Using your Shakti Weighted Products

Pressure isn’t just for diamonds. It’s a tool you can use to naturally stimulate your nervous system to your advantage. A simple hug can increase the production of serotonin (happy hormones), increase melatonin levels (sleep aid), and reduce cortisol (stress/anxiety).

When used with the Shakti Mat, the pressure from the acu-spikes pushes up into the skin, while a soothing weighted pressure pushes down. The result? Positive hormones aplenty, flowing energy and a cocoon-like experience that you won’t want to get out of.

The Shakti Eye Pillow

Shakti Eye Pillows block out the world, and then some. They’re weighted to perfection with natural clay beads that soothe both of your temples and everything in between, so you can drift off into your meditative state.

  • The Eye Pillow is perfect for screen-strained eyes, and for deepening your Shakti, savasana, or meditation practice.
  • Keep it by your bedside or cool it in the freezer for an extra soothing sensation. 5 minutes is all you need to quickly wind down.
  • Pro tip: place your Eye Pillow in a container if you’re storing it in the freezer—so it doesn’t come out smelling like your frozen kale.