Increase Lower Limb Circulation

When we are asleep, the circulation slows down, especially in the legs which are the farthest away from the heart, and the toxins start to settle in the legs and feet areas. Massaging these areas can help to clean out the tension, worry, and toxins that accumu­lated from yesterday.

As we know, the feet are the remote controls of the organs and glands. By massaging the feet, we can stimulate the organs and glands. The toes are the end and beginning of the two meridians. The outer corner of the toes is the liver meridian, which is the ma­jor detoxifying organ. When activated it will help to clear out the toxins that accumulate in the limbs and the backs of the knees.

The inside corner is the spleen meridian, which can help the immune system and help in digestion.

Practice: Lying on a bed, rub the big toe and the second toe back and forth against each other, twenty to thirty times, and feel the Chi and circulation increase. (Fig. 8.6) Do it on both feet. This exercise can help to prevent hardening of the veins and arteries.