HOW TO DRY BRUSH AT HOME: Dry brushing should be performed before your bath or shower when your body is dry. Starting at the feet, the top or the sole, using either circular or straight strokes, brush up the leg towards the heart. Next, brush from the hands up the arm, and trunk of the body up towards the heart. Just be sure to avoid sensitive areas or any areas where there is broken skin, and always brush towards the heart. Voila! You are ready to shower. It is recommended that you massage your skin afterwards with oil or a rich moisturizer like Shea Butter. My new go to is coconut oil straight from the jar- best body moisturizer ever!
“DO-IN” AND DRY BRUSHING: Do-In is a combination of meridian stretching exercises, breathing exercises, chi exercises and self massage. “Do-In” is a Shiatsu self care technique practiced in Japan, as a method to tonify and disperse the qi, or energy, of the body. There are three reasons for practicing Do-In:
- To become aware of your own energy
- For self treatment
- For giving good shiatsu therapy
I love to designate my dry brushing routine as an energetic ritual similar to a “Do-In”. While practicing my dry brushing “Do-In” I think about the energy in my body becoming balanced, and I usually add some breath work while I’m at it!
Do you practice Do-In or Dry Brushing? After reading this, will you give it a try?
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These are some great tips! I need to get back into dry brushing now that the colder weather is coming.. my skin has been getting a lot dryer and I found dry brushing really helped with that! Great site, keep the great work! I just posted my Watermelon Detox Drink on my YouTube Channel if your interested in checking it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNwExCZwiwQ&feature=share&list=UUZB32syI0FFtThd6xkPTRrg
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Hi, Judy! I too am excited about your/our prejoct/s and I too am preparing. I’ve decided to manage my mosaic-a-week commitment by subdividing the year into months with a theme for each month. I’m working now on developing the themes. And I decided to follow Jessica’s suggestion and build my mosaics on mesh. This will make my work portable when I am on vacation, and make them easier to store. Tomorrow I am going to Blick for mesh, and for a stamping set.I would love to borrow your 365 Day book; if you are coming to class on thursday, could you bring it then? Otherwise, perhaps I can pick it up sometime?Enjoy!Rona