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The upper limit on soaking time: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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The upper limit on soaking time: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

Let us set the limits of the upper limit on soaking time first: it reliably improves a working feel for your own baseline, and it does not deliver…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·May 15, 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

Most people want best time of day to soak to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·May 9, 2026·4 min read
What to add to the water: four details people skip
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What to add to the water: four details people skip

Put what to add to the water back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·May 3, 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

Most people do not fail at diabetic feet and soaking from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·April 27, 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

If you only read one paragraph, read this: sweating after a soak depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange the…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·April 21, 2026·4 min read
Soaking during your period: four details people skip
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Soaking during your period: four details people skip

Separate two things in soaking during your period: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·April 15, 2026·4 min read
Dealing with moxa smoke: method, rhythm and limits
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Dealing with moxa smoke: method, rhythm and limits

Most people do not fail at dealing with moxa smoke from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·April 9, 2026·4 min read
Setting up a safe corner at home: three things to understand first
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Setting up a safe corner at home: three things to understand first

If you only read one paragraph, read this: setting up a safe corner at home depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·April 3, 2026·4 min read
San-jie plaster versus moxa: nine specific questions
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San-jie plaster versus moxa: nine specific questions

Separate two things in san-jie plaster versus moxa: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·March 28, 2026·4 min read
Do you treat a moxa blister: making the complicated part simple
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Do you treat a moxa blister: making the complicated part simple

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

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·March 22, 2026·4 min read
Choosing bucket depth: what to do and what to skip
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Choosing bucket depth: what to do and what to skip

Let us set the limits of choosing bucket depth first: it reliably improves a body that copes with season changes, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·March 16, 2026·4 min read
How often in winter: making the complicated part simple
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How often in winter: making the complicated part simple

Separate two things in how often in winter: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action instead…

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·March 10, 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

Most people do not fail at sleep straight after soaking from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·March 4, 2026·4 min read
Moxa for children: four details people skip
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Moxa for children: four details people skip

If you only read one paragraph, read this: moxa for children depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange the…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·February 26, 2026·4 min read
Gap between moxa and a shower: a version you can actually follow
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Gap between moxa and a shower: a version you can actually follow

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…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·February 20, 2026·4 min read
Who moxibustion suits, explained once properly
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Who moxibustion suits, explained once properly

Put who moxibustion suits back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·September 12, 2026·4 min read
Choosing between moxa sticks and cones: the order that saves effort
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Choosing between moxa sticks and cones: the order that saves effort

Advice on choosing between moxa sticks and cones tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…

Imogen ClareImogen Clare·September 6, 2026·4 min read
How long one session should last, explained once properly
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How long one session should last, explained once properly

Separate two things in how long one session should last: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·August 31, 2026·4 min read
Order and placement in moxa work: four details people skip
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Order and placement in moxa work: four details people skip

Anyone who has spent time on order and placement in moxa work has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…

Thea BergstromThea Bergstrom·August 25, 2026·4 min read
Managing thirst after a session: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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Managing thirst after a session: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

Most people do not fail at managing thirst after a session from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·August 19, 2026·4 min read