Swedish designers have transformed the ancient art of acupressure into the superb Yantra Mat. With 8,820 acupressure points, Yantra Mat can help you to get a good night’s sleep, relieve stress, soothe aches and pains and increase your energy. It can even improve metabolism!. General Carefully lie down on your Yantra Mat. For the first 3-5 minutes, you will most likely experience a certain amount of discomfort. The pain eventually subsides. Breathe deeply in a calm manner and relax. Distribute your weight evenly over the contact points. If you feel too uncomfortable, to begin with, place a thin cloth between your body and the mat (such as a pillow case, sheet or cotton T-shirt). You will gradually become more accustomed to it. Then you can use the Yantra Mat without a protective layer. As humans, we all have unique sensitivities to pain and certain medial conditions can make us more sensitive. However, even those of us with low pain threshold can use the Yantra Mat to their advantage. It then becomes especially important to listen to the signals of your body and, if the discomfort is too much, go back to placing a thin cloth between the mat and your body. Days 1-4 We recommend about 10 minutes of use whenever it suits you and your lifestyle. Certain individual become tired and some people even fall asleep soon after. Others feel like they get an energy boost immediately after use. This effect normalises after you start using the mat more frequently. Days 5-14 We recommend about 20 minutes of use. Use the mat at bedtime. If you fall asleep, that’s okay. Relax and let yourself nod off. It’s important that you try not to concentrate too much at how long you lay there. The most important thing is to relax. It doesn’t matter if you are on the mat for longer than 20 minutes. Remove the mat when you wake up and go back to sleep. Hopefully you’ll eventually feel that you wake up more refreshed and with more energy for the day ahead. After 14 days You will have learned a lot about the Yantra Mat and the effects is has on you personally. You can then prolong you time on the mat. Try 20-40 minutes. It doesn’t matter even if you lie there longer than that. Some individuals use the mat every second day or so while the majority use it daily for maximum benefit. Basic Positions Back Lie on an even surface. If possible, place a pillow under your neck. This stimulates acupressure points along the spine and can soothe back problems Stomach Lie on your stomach like in the photograph. This can improve metabolism and loosen tightness in the diaphragm and respiratory muscles. Jaw Lie down carefully with your cheek against the mat. If this feels unpleasant, use a thin sheet. This position can loosen tightness in the neck and jaw. Seat You can use the mat on a regular chair, or lie down and place the mat under your buttocks. This position can loosen tension in the lumbar region and buttocks. Storage It is a good idea to roll up the mat and keep it in a dry and safe place out of reach of children. Cleaning Take the foam rubber insert out of the mat. Wash the Yantra Mat by hand with warm water and dishwashing liquid or soap. Rinse thoroughly and let the mat drip dry. Travel Many people find it hard to get a good night’s sleep when traveling. The Yantra Mat can help you get a better night’s sleep, even when you are on the road. If you have limited space in your suitcase, remove the foam rubber insert and only take the cloth part with you. When you are ready to use it, simply place the cloth directly on your bed mattress.