The people behind PlainPractice

Nora Whitcomb Lead writer

A long-term practitioner with six years of notebooks. she prefers managing thirst after a session pieces you can tick off.

• Who moxibustion suits: what to do and what to skip
• Managing thirst after a session, explained once properly
• Best time of day to soak: three things to understand first
• Soaking during your period: nine specific questions
• Do you treat a moxa blister: the full sequence and where it drifts
• Structuring the first hour after waking: three things to understand first
• Shift work without wrecking your week: what to do and what to skip
• What to do instead of scrolling in bed: four details people skip

Harriet Lowell Contributing editor

Nursing background, used to translating clinical language. she marks clearly what you can handle and what needs a clinic.

• Choosing between moxa sticks and cones: the full sequence and where it drifts
• When moxa is the wrong choice: method, rhythm and limits
• What to add to the water: judging it before you start
• Dealing with moxa smoke: a version you can actually follow
• Choosing bucket depth: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
• How morning light sets the clock: method, rhythm and limits
• The right order after a night shift: four details people skip
• Naps and neck pain: four details people skip

Priscilla Vane Staff writer

Eight years running community health sessions, where the questions are always small. she writes only the parts of spring equinox vegetables you can act on.

• How long one session should last: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
• Water temperature for a foot soak: what to do and what to skip
• Diabetic feet and soaking: four details people skip
• Setting up a safe corner at home: judging it before you start
• How often in winter: a version you can actually follow
• Getting to bed before eleven: method, rhythm and limits
• The half-life of caffeine: the full sequence and where it drifts
• Tracking sleep without obsessing: a version you can actually follow

Sonia Marchetti Regular contributor

Nine years writing health features, allergic to fear-based copy. she looks at evidence first, especially on archiving a year of notes.

• Gap between moxa and a shower: making the complicated part simple
• Order and placement in moxa work: a version you can actually follow
• The upper limit on soaking time: the order that saves effort
• Sweating after a soak: what to do and what to skip
• San-jie plaster versus moxa: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
• Recovering from a late night: the order that saves effort
• A two-hour pre-bed checklist: the full sequence and where it drifts
• Alarm setups for heavy sleepers: three things to understand first