The Science
The Science Behind The Calming Band
A modern, wearable approach to an acupoint used for centuries, designed to support your body's natural transition into rest.
Developed in consultation with Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners and informed by modern sleep research.
How It Works
The Calming Band brings together three things, working together.
SP6, on the inner ankle, is a commonly used acupoint in Traditional Chinese Medicine, traditionally associated with rest and relaxation. It has also been explored in research on acupuncture and acupoint stimulation in relation to sleep and relaxation, which is part of why it remains a point of interest in modern wellness conversations.
The band delivers gentle, rhythmic pulses you can actually feel. That sensation gives your mind something physical to focus on, instead of tomorrow's to-do list, a forgotten message or one more scroll.
A regular, screen-free wind-down before bed is one of the most widely recommended sleep habits, because it helps signal that the busy part of the day is over. Wearing the band for twenty minutes, at the same point in your evening, turns that wind-down into a simple, repeatable cue your body learns to associate with rest.
A Modern Way to Reach an Old Point
The Calming Band delivers a gentle, adjustable microcurrent pulse to SP6 through the skin. No needles, no clinic visit. It's a non-invasive, at-home way to bring a centuries-old point into your everyday evening routine.
See references at the end of this page.
Lunara Flow is a wellness product designed to support relaxation and general wellbeing. It is not a therapeutic or medical device. The Calming Band itself has not been clinically trialled, and individual experiences vary.
The 3am Connection
Falling asleep is only half the problem
For many women, the harder part is what happens a few hours later: wide awake again at 2 or 3am, often with no obvious trigger.
The Wind-Down vs. The Wired Hours
Illustrative only. Not measured data.
Your evening wind-down starts here
A repeatable, screen-free cue, 20 minutes before sleep.
Alertness can rise and wake you up
Hormonal changes and stress can make your mind switch back into alert mode mid-sleep, even when nothing else has changed.
A calmer end to the day
The Calming Band is built for the 20 minutes before bed, helping create a consistent, screen-free wind-down every night.
Before bed, the ritual and SP6 work together
A repeatable, screen-free cue gives a busy mind something physical to focus on, while the band sits over SP6, an acupoint traditionally associated with rest and relaxation.
Every night, consistency is the point
A regular wind-down routine is one of the most widely recommended habits for better sleep overall, not just the moment you drift off. That's why the Calming Band is built around the same 20 minutes, every evening. Individual experiences vary.
About the Point
Why SP6?
A modern device built around one ancient point.
SP6 / Sanyinjiao
Where ancient practice meets modern study
SP6 sits on the inner ankle where three meridians meet. It's one of the most frequently used points in Traditional Chinese Medicine and one of the most widely studied acupoints in sleep research.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine
One of the most frequently used points for supporting rest, calm, and balance, used for centuries.
In Modern Research
Researchers have also taken an interest in SP6, exploring acupoint stimulation in relation to relaxation and rest. It's part of why this centuries-old point is still of interest in wellness today.
Where It Sits
Four finger-widths above the inner ankle bone
- Locate the highest point of your inner ankle bone (your medial malleolus).
- Measure roughly four finger-widths upward from there, along the shin bone.
- SP6 sits in the soft tissue depression just behind the shin bone, between the bone and the surrounding muscle.
It's an easy point to find and reach consistently, which is part of why it has remained popular in acupressure and acupuncture practice for so long. The Calming Band is designed to sit directly over it.
References
- Dai XJ, et al. Evaluation of the post-effect of acupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP6) under sleep deprivation by resting-state amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation: an fMRI study. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu, 2012.
- Sleep Health Foundation. Good Sleep Habits (fact sheet). sleephealthfoundation.org.au
This research relates to acupuncture and acupoint stimulation at SP6 generally. The Calming Band has not itself been clinically trialed, and individual results vary. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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Experience The Calming Band For Yourself
Everything you need to create a simple, screen-free evening reset in one beautifully considered box.
Every Calming Band order includes:
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The Evening Reset eBook FreeA Gentle Guide to Better Sleep
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Lunara Flow 3D Sleep Mask Free (worth $49)
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Free Australia-wide shippingon orders over $100