About

Nguyen Duy Phong

Researcher and teacher of Vietnamese traditional acupressure.

Fifteen years of study, and fifteen years of practising it — on myself, and with people who come to the centre I run in Ninh Binh, Viet Nam. I am not a doctor, and I am not licensed as a health professional in the United Kingdom or the United States. Nothing on this website is medical advice, and nothing here replaces care from your own doctor.

My name is Nguyen Duy Phong.

I study and practise Vietnamese traditional medicine, with a particular interest in acupressure, therapeutic massage, and working with the acupoints of the body — the hands and feet, the head and face, the neck and shoulders, the back.

Along the way I have been fortunate to learn from good teachers and from people with real practical experience in this field.

Each teacher gave me something different. One helped me understand the theory more deeply. One passed on techniques refined over many years of practice. One taught me that to truly understand a method, books are not enough — you have to observe, practise, test, and keep refining.

I hold what earlier generations of Vietnamese practitioners passed down in high regard, and I treat it as the foundation I continue to build on.

How I began

I came to traditional medicine through a simple question:

Why can a small amount of pressure on certain points of the body produce such a noticeable change in how a person feels?

The further I looked, the more I found that behind these apparently simple techniques lies a deep and coherent body of theory and experience — acupoints, meridians, qi and blood, yin and yang, the organ systems, massage, acupressure, reflex response, and the relationships between different regions of the body.

I learned from several teachers, studied different approaches, and spent a great deal of time watching experienced practitioners work.

But I did not want to stop at memorising point locations. I wanted to understand: Why this point? Why this technique? Why does one person respond differently from another? How do you observe a body systematically?

And most of all: how can traditional knowledge be applied in modern life in a way that is clear, safe, and responsible?

From learning to practice

Over the years, acupressure became a central part of my work. I have worked directly with a great many people, each carrying something different.

Some live under constant tension. Some find it hard to unwind. Some feel their body has become heavy and tired. Some sleep poorly. Some carry persistent tightness through the neck, shoulders and back.

Every person has a different body, a different situation, a different history.

That taught me something I keep returning to: there is no single technique that suits everyone. A practitioner has to observe, listen to what the body reports back, and choose what fits the person in front of them.

This is why I regard real practice as inseparable from real study.

I am still a student

I do not consider myself someone who has learned it all. The opposite, in fact — the longer I study traditional medicine, the more I see how much is left to understand.

I still learn from those who came before me. I still read. I still research. I still practise. I still watch how different bodies respond. And I still ask questions.

Because I believe a good practitioner has to be, before anything else, someone who never stops learning.

What I have received from earlier generations, I try to understand again through my own experience — and to express in language plain enough that more people can follow it.

What I want to share

I want knowledge about acupoints, acupressure, and caring for your own body to be understandable and usable in ordinary daily life.

Rather than hiding it behind difficult terminology, I want people to be able to answer:

Where is this point?
What does pressing it do?
When is it appropriate to use?
When should it not be used?
What should I be careful about?

And above all: how do I look after my own body with understanding and responsibility?

I believe traditional approaches to health, when approached correctly, can be a genuinely useful part of modern life.

From Vietnam to a wider community

I am working to bring Vietnamese knowledge of acupressure and self-care to more people through the internet.

Through educational content, video, and guided programmes, I hope to give people in many countries the chance to learn what I have been taught and have practised.

This is why I built The Neuro Reset — a body of teaching focused on acupoints, acupressure, and methods for looking after your own body.

My aim is not to replace your doctor or any medical treatment. My aim is to help people understand their own bodies better, care for themselves better, and reach traditional knowledge in a way that is clear, grounded, and responsible.

What I am working towards

To keep studying what is best in Vietnamese traditional medicine. To keep learning from good teachers. To keep practising. To record, organise, and test what I learn. And to share it with more people.

Because I believe the knowledge handed down to us matters far more when it is understood correctly, practised correctly, and passed on to those who come next.

That is the path I am on.

Learn from those who came before. Practise in real life. Never stop researching. Organise what you know. And share it so that more people benefit.

How to reach me

If you are not sure whether this is right for you, email me before you buy anything. A person answers, usually within two working days.

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