When you are feeling tense and your mood is low, your breathing probably will be very shallow and constricted. Shallow breathing can invoke an emotional imbalance.
Shallow breathing causes an inadequate supply of oxygen in the blood.
This can be corrected by two methods. Press the potent points to increase blood circulation. This is covered elsewhere. Deep breathing, which increases the oxygen supply and enhances the benefits of acupressure. How to do this is the subject of this article.