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Gap between moxa and a shower: nine specific questions
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Gap between moxa and a shower: nine specific questions

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…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·May 9, 2026·4 min read
Who moxibustion suits, explained once properly
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Who moxibustion suits, explained once properly

Let us set the limits of who moxibustion suits first: it reliably improves a working feel for your own baseline, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·May 3, 2026·4 min read
Choosing between moxa sticks and cones: three things to understand first
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Choosing between moxa sticks and cones: three things to understand first

Anyone who has spent time on choosing between moxa sticks and cones has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This…

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·April 27, 2026·4 min read
How long one session should last: the full sequence and where it drifts
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How long one session should last: the full sequence and where it drifts

Most people want how long one session should last to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·April 21, 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

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

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·April 15, 2026·4 min read
Managing thirst after a session: making the complicated part simple
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Managing thirst after a session: making the complicated part simple

Most people want managing thirst after a session to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·April 9, 2026·4 min read
When moxa is the wrong choice: method, rhythm and limits
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When moxa is the wrong choice: method, rhythm and limits

Put when moxa is the wrong choice back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·April 3, 2026·4 min read
Water temperature for a foot soak: the order that saves effort
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Water temperature for a foot soak: the order that saves effort

Put water temperature for a foot soak back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·March 28, 2026·4 min read
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

Separate two things in the upper limit on soaking time: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·March 22, 2026·4 min read
Best time of day to soak: what to do and what to skip
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Best time of day to soak: what to do and what to skip

If you only read one paragraph, read this: best time of day to soak depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·March 16, 2026·4 min read
What to add to the water, explained once properly
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What to add to the water, explained once properly

Advice on what to add to the water tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·March 10, 2026·4 min read
Diabetic feet and soaking: method, rhythm and limits
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Diabetic feet and soaking: method, rhythm and limits

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

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·March 4, 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…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·February 26, 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

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…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·February 20, 2026·4 min read
Dealing with moxa smoke: the order that saves effort
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Dealing with moxa smoke: the order that saves effort

There is plenty written about dealing with moxa smoke and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the balcony…

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·September 12, 2026·4 min read
Setting up a safe corner at home: what to do and what to skip
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Setting up a safe corner at home: what to do and what to skip

There is plenty written about setting up a safe corner at home and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·September 6, 2026·4 min read
San-jie plaster versus moxa: what to do and what to skip
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San-jie plaster versus moxa: what to do and what to skip

Advice on san-jie plaster versus moxa tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…

Amos ReillyAmos Reilly·August 31, 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

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…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·August 25, 2026·4 min read
Choosing bucket depth: making the complicated part simple
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Choosing bucket depth: making the complicated part simple

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

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·August 19, 2026·4 min read
How often in winter: the full sequence and where it drifts
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How often in winter: the full sequence and where it drifts

Advice on how often in winter tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and some…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·August 13, 2026·4 min read