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Moxa and Foot Soaks

Notes on moxa and foot soaks, written after living with it rather than reading about it.

Water temperature for a foot soak: four details people skip
Moxa and Foot Soaks

Water temperature for a foot soak: four details people skip

If you only read one paragraph, read this: water temperature for a foot soak depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·March 1, 2026·4 min read
The upper limit on soaking time, explained once properly
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The upper limit on soaking time, explained once properly

Let us set the limits of the upper limit on soaking time first: it reliably improves a body that copes with season changes, and it does not deliver…

Curtis ValeCurtis Vale·February 23, 2026·4 min read
Best time of day to soak: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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Best time of day to soak: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

If you have already tried best time of day to soak and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·February 17, 2026·4 min read
What to add to the water: nine specific questions
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What to add to the water: nine specific questions

Separate two things in what to add to the water: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·September 9, 2026·4 min read
Diabetic feet and soaking, explained once properly
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Diabetic feet and soaking, explained once properly

Anyone who has spent time on diabetic feet and soaking has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·September 3, 2026·4 min read
Sweating after a soak, explained once properly
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Sweating after a soak, explained once properly

Advice on sweating after a soak tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

Curtis ValeCurtis Vale·August 28, 2026·4 min read
Soaking during your period: what to do and what to skip
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Soaking during your period: what to do and what to skip

If you only read one paragraph, read this: soaking during your period depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·August 22, 2026·4 min read
Dealing with moxa smoke: three things to understand first
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Dealing with moxa smoke: three things to understand first

Advice on dealing with moxa smoke tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·August 16, 2026·4 min read
Setting up a safe corner at home: nine specific questions
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Setting up a safe corner at home: nine specific questions

Most people do not fail at setting up a safe corner at home from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·August 10, 2026·4 min read
San-jie plaster versus moxa: judging it before you start
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San-jie plaster versus moxa: judging it before you start

Put san-jie plaster versus moxa back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…

Curtis ValeCurtis Vale·August 4, 2026·4 min read
Do you treat a moxa blister: three things to understand first
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Do you treat a moxa blister: three things to understand first

Let us set the limits of do you treat a moxa blister first: it reliably improves steadier sleep, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·July 29, 2026·4 min read
Choosing bucket depth: making the complicated part simple
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Choosing bucket depth: making the complicated part simple

Anyone who has spent time on choosing bucket depth has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·July 23, 2026·4 min read
How often in winter, explained once properly
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How often in winter, explained once properly

Most people do not fail at how often in winter from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·July 17, 2026·4 min read
Sleep straight after soaking: making the complicated part simple
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Sleep straight after soaking: making the complicated part simple

If you only read one paragraph, read this: sleep straight after soaking depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Curtis ValeCurtis Vale·July 11, 2026·4 min read
Moxa for children: nine specific questions
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Moxa for children: nine specific questions

If you have already tried moxa for children and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment never…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·July 5, 2026·4 min read
Gap between moxa and a shower: making the complicated part simple
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Gap between moxa and a shower: making the complicated part simple

Let us set the limits of gap between moxa and a shower first: it reliably improves energy that holds through the afternoon, and it does not deliver…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·June 29, 2026·4 min read
Who moxibustion suits, explained once properly
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Who moxibustion suits, explained once properly

Anyone who has spent time on who moxibustion suits has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·June 23, 2026·4 min read
Choosing between moxa sticks and cones, explained once properly
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Choosing between moxa sticks and cones, explained once properly

There is plenty written about choosing between moxa sticks and cones and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done…

Curtis ValeCurtis Vale·June 17, 2026·4 min read
How long one session should last: judging it before you start
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How long one session should last: judging it before you start

Most people do not fail at how long one session should last from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·June 11, 2026·4 min read
Order and placement in moxa work: the order that saves effort
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Order and placement in moxa work: the order that saves effort

If you only read one paragraph, read this: order and placement in moxa work depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·June 5, 2026·4 min read