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Moxa and Foot Soaks

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

What to add to the water: nine specific questions
Moxa and Foot Soaks

What to add to the water: nine specific questions

Anyone who has spent time on what to add to the water has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·July 26, 2026·4 min read
Diabetic feet and soaking: making the complicated part simple
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Diabetic feet and soaking: making the complicated part simple

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…

Curtis ValeCurtis Vale·July 20, 2026·4 min read
Sweating after a soak: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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Sweating after a soak: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

Most people do not fail at sweating after a soak from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Verity LangVerity Lang·July 14, 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

Most people want soaking during your period to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·July 8, 2026·4 min read
Dealing with moxa smoke, explained once properly
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Dealing with moxa smoke, explained once properly

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…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·July 2, 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

Let us set the limits of setting up a safe corner at home first: it reliably improves a working feel for your own baseline, and it does not deliver…

Curtis ValeCurtis Vale·June 26, 2026·4 min read
San-jie plaster versus moxa: three things to understand first
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San-jie plaster versus moxa: three things to understand first

There is plenty written about san-jie plaster versus moxa and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…

Verity LangVerity Lang·June 20, 2026·4 min read
Do you treat a moxa blister: the full sequence and where it drifts
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Do you treat a moxa blister: the full sequence and where it drifts

Advice on do you treat a moxa blister tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·June 14, 2026·4 min read
Choosing bucket depth: a version you can actually follow
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Choosing bucket depth: a version you can actually follow

If you have already tried choosing bucket depth and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·June 8, 2026·4 min read
How often in winter: four details people skip
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How often in winter: four details people skip

Most people want how often in winter to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Curtis ValeCurtis Vale·June 2, 2026·4 min read
Sleep straight after soaking: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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Sleep straight after soaking: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

If you have already tried sleep straight after soaking and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Verity LangVerity Lang·May 27, 2026·4 min read
Moxa for children: four details people skip
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Moxa for children: four details people skip

Most people want moxa for children to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day. Everything…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·May 21, 2026·4 min read
Gap between moxa and a shower: judging it before you start
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Gap between moxa and a shower: judging it before you start

If you have already tried gap between moxa and a shower and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·May 15, 2026·4 min read
Who moxibustion suits: four details people skip
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Who moxibustion suits: four details people skip

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…

Curtis ValeCurtis Vale·May 9, 2026·4 min read
Choosing between moxa sticks and cones: nine specific questions
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Choosing between moxa sticks and cones: nine specific questions

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…

Verity LangVerity Lang·May 3, 2026·4 min read
How long one session should last: nine specific questions
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How long one session should last: nine specific questions

Put how long one session should last back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·April 27, 2026·4 min read
Order and placement in moxa work, explained once properly
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Order and placement in moxa work, explained once properly

There is plenty written about order and placement in moxa work and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done by the…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·April 21, 2026·4 min read
Managing thirst after a session: what to do and what to skip
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Managing thirst after a session: what to do and what to skip

Put managing thirst after a session back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Curtis ValeCurtis Vale·April 15, 2026·4 min read
When moxa is the wrong choice: nine specific questions
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When moxa is the wrong choice: nine specific questions

Anyone who has spent time on when moxa is the wrong choice has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Verity LangVerity Lang·April 9, 2026·4 min read
Water temperature for a foot soak, explained once properly
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Water temperature for a foot soak, explained once properly

Anyone who has spent time on water temperature for a foot soak has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·April 3, 2026·4 min read