PC-6 - Inner Pass
内关 - Nèi guān
Point Region: Chest
PC-6 Neiguan, meaning 'Inner Pass,' serves as the guardian of our emotional inner sanctum—the sacred space where our deepest feelings and authentic self reside. Located on the inner forearm between two prominent tendons, this point controls access to the heart's most protected chambers, regulating what we allow in and what we keep safely guarded.
As one of the most important points for emotional regulation and heart rhythm disturbances, Neiguan acts like a wise counselor who knows when to open the gates for authentic connection and when to maintain protective boundaries. This point excels at calming anxiety, reducing palpitations, and restoring the natural rhythm of emotional flow when stress threatens to overwhelm our system.
In the geography of emotional healing, PC-6 represents the checkpoint between our vulnerable inner world and the often chaotic external environment. By strengthening this inner pass, we develop the capacity to remain open-hearted while maintaining healthy emotional boundaries, allowing love to flow freely without leaving us defenseless against emotional overwhelm.
Location & How to Find
Anatomical Location: Located on the anterior forearm, just above the wrist.
How to Locate:
- Turn your hand palm up
- Find the crease where your wrist bends
- Measure 2 finger-widths up from this crease
- The point is between the two main tendons you can feel
Primary Functions
Digestive System
- Relieves nausea and motion sickness
- Reduces vomiting and morning sickness
- Calms stomach upset and indigestion
- Helps with acid reflux and heartburn
- Improves appetite and digestion
Circulatory System
- Regulates heart rate and rhythm
- Reduces chest pain and palpitations
- Improves circulation
- Lowers blood pressure naturally
- Protects heart from stress
Emotional & Mental
- Calms anxiety and emotional stress
- Reduces panic attacks
- Promotes emotional balance
- Helps with depression and mood swings
- Supports mental clarity
Sleep & Rest
- Improves sleep quality
- Reduces insomnia from stress
- Calms the mind for rest
- Helps with sleep disturbances
Nervous System
- Calms the nervous system
- Reduces stress and tension
- Helps with headaches
- Improves nerve function
Musculoskeletal System
- Relieves wrist and forearm pain
- Reduces carpal tunnel symptoms
- Improves wrist mobility
- Helps with repetitive strain injuries
Clinical Applications
Primary Indications
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Palpitations
- Anxiety
- Chest pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Motion sickness
- Morning sickness
- Panic attacks
- Heart rhythm problems
Related Health Concerns
Common Conditions:
Related Acupoints
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PC-6 Protocols
Nausea & Emotional Calm (4 minutes)
- Sit with forearm resting palm-up
- Locate PC-6 (2 cun above the wrist crease, between tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis)
- Apply firm pressure with thumb for 30 seconds
- Massage in circular motions for 1 minute to relieve nausea and calm anxiety
- Repeat pressure while breathing slowly and softening the abdomen
Important Precautions
- Recent wrist surgery
- Severe carpal tunnel syndrome
- Acute wrist injury