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reward your feet

we kind of rewarded our feet a few days ago with "legs up the wall" and really, try to lift your feet off the ground as often as possible.

today, add a little massage - either do it yourself or if you're lucky have someone give you one. go ahead, treat yourself with a professional massage, but we know this won't happen for all of us - at least not today.

I like to take 5min at night, before I go to bed (in the ayurvedic tradition a foot massage is also recommended in the morning, so go with the time and feeling you have).
I share with you, the instructions I follow, from the book "Ayurveda - die sieben Energietypen" written by Jutta Mattausch. I bought this book a long time ago and love it mainly because it's easy to understand and gives you ideas you could just go and do - like the foot massage ;-) here we go:

using sesame oil, start by rubbing the oil in your hands and then on your feet and calfs, gently massaging the whole area.
start circling the ankles softly and then continue with thumb and index finger, to gently pinch along the Achilles tendon towards the heel.
start massaging along the foot, starting at the toes (don't forget to go in between toes) using your thumb at the top and the other four fingers at the sole of your foot. let intuition be your guide here and/or take a look at the picture below and work towards certain pressure points that are interesting for you that day.
make sure you finish off by stroking down from the calf to the toes a couple of times, before you move to the other side.

have fun!

I am not a pro in this area and know that getting a proper reflexology treatment is something completely different!