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Gap between moxa and a shower: making the complicated part simple
Moxa and Foot Soaks

Gap between moxa and a shower: making the complicated part simple

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

Sonia MarchettiSonia Marchetti·August 31, 2026·4 min read
Who moxibustion suits: what to do and what to skip
Moxa and Foot Soaks

Who moxibustion suits: what to do and what to skip

Separate two things in who moxibustion suits: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·August 25, 2026·4 min read
Getting to bed before eleven: method, rhythm and limits
Rhythm and Light

Getting to bed before eleven: method, rhythm and limits

Let us set the limits of getting to bed before eleven first: it reliably improves a working feel for your own baseline, and it does not deliver…

Priscilla VanePriscilla Vane·August 22, 2026·4 min read
Choosing between moxa sticks and cones: the full sequence and where it drifts
Moxa and Foot Soaks

Choosing between moxa sticks and cones: the full sequence and where it drifts

If you only read one paragraph, read this: choosing between moxa sticks and cones depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·August 19, 2026·4 min read
Recovering from a late night: the order that saves effort
Rhythm and Light

Recovering from a late night: the order that saves effort

If you only read one paragraph, read this: recovering from a late night depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Sonia MarchettiSonia Marchetti·August 16, 2026·4 min read
How long one session should last: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
Moxa and Foot Soaks

How long one session should last: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

If you only read one paragraph, read this: how long one session should last depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Priscilla VanePriscilla Vane·August 13, 2026·4 min read

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