If you’re privy to that grueling nausea that comes with motion sickness, maybe you always opt to sit in the front seat, just in case a bout of nausea or wooziness hits. Perhaps if your partner surprises you with a sunset boat cruise, your first thought isn’t to celebrate but rather to pray that you packed an anti-nausea remedy in your travel bag. Acupressure is a similar treatment to acupuncture, in that it is based in Chinese medicine and follows the road map of energy channels on your body; but rather than using needles, you massage specific points. It’s praised for multiple reasons—our favorite being that it’s a super-accessible, do-anywhere, anytime tool to have in your back pocket. There are very low to no side effects, and you are empowered to help yourself! What more could a carsick passenger want? Try these pressure points before and during when you may be feeling an onset of motion sickness. The power to feel better is literally at your fingertips. Note: Skip this one if you are pregnant! This point can be a little trickier to find, but we suggest finding it like this: Note: Skip this one if you’re pregnant! Kaita is a certified Fascial Stretch Therapy practitioner, PMA Certified Pilates Teacher, and has gone through the BASI Pilates Comprehensive Teacher Training and E-RYT 200 Hour Raja Yoga Teacher Training. Her research has been published in Frontiers, and she has been featured in the New York Times. She currently instructs clients in the form of private sessions and classes inspired by Pilates, Yoga, FST, and the Ghost Flower practice. Bonnie is a professional ballet dancer, a soloist at State Street Ballet (among others) for over 10 years, a former Elite trainer at the Genius of Flexibility and is now a resistance stretching trainer, as well as a yoga instructor at Sky Ting in NYC. She studied at the University of California and also under Bob Cooley, who taught her how to manipulate fascia and scar tissue. She received her yoga teacher training at the White Lotus Foundation.
