Making a Point: Ki-6, Zhai Hai

KI-6, Zhao Hai, the Shining Sea, is the master point of the Yin Qiao Mai and the coupled point of the Ren Mai. It nourishes Kidney Yin, clears empty heat, and carries Yin Qi to the eyes.

As the days grow shorter and nature grows quiet, this point’s qualities speak to turning inward and conserving what sustains us. Known as a point of light and a source of life, it calms the Shen and soothes fear. It can steady panic and soften long-held anger, helping us see ourselves and our circumstances with greater calm. In stillness, the heart settles and what has been held can begin to loosen.

We are living through a difficult time, marked by fear and unrest. When the mind is quiet and thought is absent, fear dissolves because its source, the mind in motion, has stopped.