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Moxa and Foot Soaks

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

Sweating after a soak: a version you can actually follow
Moxa and Foot Soaks

Sweating after a soak: a version you can actually follow

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

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·July 2, 2026·4 min read
Soaking during your period: four details people skip
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Soaking during your period: four details people 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.…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·June 26, 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

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

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·June 20, 2026·4 min read
Setting up a safe corner at home: method, rhythm and limits
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Setting up a safe corner at home: method, rhythm and limits

Anyone who has spent time on setting up a safe corner at home has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·June 14, 2026·4 min read
San-jie plaster versus moxa: nine specific questions
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San-jie plaster versus moxa: nine specific questions

Let us set the limits of san-jie plaster versus moxa first: it reliably improves steadier sleep, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·June 8, 2026·4 min read
Do you treat a moxa blister: the order that saves effort
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Do you treat a moxa blister: the order that saves effort

Most people do not fail at do you treat a moxa blister from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·June 2, 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…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·May 27, 2026·4 min read
How often in winter: judging it before you start
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How often in winter: judging it before you start

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…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·May 21, 2026·4 min read
Sleep straight after soaking: four details people skip
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Sleep straight after soaking: four details people skip

There is plenty written about sleep straight after soaking and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·May 15, 2026·4 min read
Moxa for children: judging it before you start
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Moxa for children: judging it before you start

Let us set the limits of moxa for children first: it reliably improves steadier sleep, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything promising results…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·May 9, 2026·4 min read
Gap between moxa and a shower: three things to understand first
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Gap between moxa and a shower: three things to understand first

There is plenty written about gap between moxa and a shower and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·May 3, 2026·4 min read
Who moxibustion suits: three things to understand first
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Who moxibustion suits: three things to understand first

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…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·April 27, 2026·4 min read
Choosing between moxa sticks and cones: the full sequence and where it drifts
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Choosing between moxa sticks and cones: the full sequence and where it drifts

Most people want choosing between moxa sticks and cones to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·April 21, 2026·4 min read
How long one session should last: a version you can actually follow
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How long one session should last: a version you can actually follow

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…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·April 15, 2026·4 min read
Order and placement in moxa work: making the complicated part simple
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Order and placement in moxa work: making the complicated part simple

Separate two things in order and placement in moxa work: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·April 9, 2026·4 min read
Managing thirst after a session: the full sequence and where it drifts
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Managing thirst after a session: the full sequence and where it drifts

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…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·April 3, 2026·4 min read
When moxa is the wrong choice: judging it before you start
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When moxa is the wrong choice: judging it before you start

Most people want when moxa is the wrong choice to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·March 28, 2026·4 min read
Water temperature for a foot soak: what to do and what to skip
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Water temperature for a foot soak: what to do and what to skip

Most people want water temperature for a foot soak to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·March 22, 2026·4 min read
The upper limit on soaking time: judging it before you start
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The upper limit on soaking time: judging it before you start

Advice on the upper limit on soaking time tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·March 16, 2026·4 min read
Best time of day to soak: judging it before you start
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Best time of day to soak: judging it before you start

Anyone who has spent time on best time of day to soak has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·March 10, 2026·4 min read