Health & Wellness
Remove Their Stockings With Care —Resident Submission by Heidi Llwellyn Winter, with its sniffles and coughs, is fast approaching. Did you know you can help relieve sinus pressure and drain congested lymph simply by rubbing your feet? If your children come down with a cold this winter, whip off their socks and try these tested methods of self-care. Foot rubs manipulate the nervous system to increase the body’s many functions, relieve stress and also to detox. As a mother of two children (10 and 8 years old), I have found rubbing their feet to be especially beneficial with helping my children relax at bedtime. We like to do 20 minute foot soaks in Epsom salt and a few drops of lavender oil. Read bedtime books while their feet soak in the fragrant warm water. The heat opens the pores on the feet (the largest pores on the body) and the magnesium and sulfates in the Epsom salts draws out toxins. After drying off, I also put a few drops of lavender oil directly on the bottom of their feet, behind their ears, and sometimes a drop on their pillows for a relaxing night’s rest. We are also fans of the Vick’s Vapor rub trick. Get a little Vick’s Vapor rub and rub it on the bottom of the feet at bedtime (be sure to wear socks)! This can be beneficial for helping with coughs, colds, and relaxation.
When nasal congestion makes life miserable for your young ones (or yourself), try sliding a thumbnail or spoon in a downward motion on the inside of the big toe and the corresponding sides of the first two small toes to help with sinus drainage. This can be repeated as often as necessary on both feet until sinus pressure is relieved or the passages are draining adequately. Rubbing our children’s or other loved ones’ feet can be a means of connecting with them on a calmer emotional level. It shows them we love them, we care about their well-being, and we enjoy spending time with them. Keep rubbing those tiny (and big) feet that run around your house to keep everyone happy and healthy this winter!
Continued from pg 9 divided nation, is to come home to our own Highest Selves on a daily basis, to learn how to navigate life in a way that honors our own hearts, and compassionately hold space for the hopes and hurts of others. This unfolding and awakening is available to each one of us, and pays endless dividends in every aspect of our lives. Our greatest power resides within our very own souls. But it takes time, commitment, and openness to find that Light within ourselves. I believe there is no greater work. There is no greater purpose or mission. There is no greater Love. If you have been struggling with body image, chronic anxiety and depression, the diet roller-coaster, relational trauma, or any type of life crisis, consider how working from the inside out can begin to change everything for you. Learn how to love and live your fullest and most empowered life — with every part of yourself: mind, body, and spirit.
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