May you relax until death do us part!

I promised in my post yesterday that I would tell you about a relaxing exercise, which involves warmth and a cocoon.

It is called liver compress and helps your liver to supply with blood and thus will be able to better detoxify. It is part of the “Buchinger-method”, which entails a fasting ritual and god knows what. My mom heard of it in one of her therapist seminars and was told that it is especially good for people with depressions. In Germany we have a saying: “He had a bug crawling his liver” – which means, the person is in a bad mood. And that does not come out of the blue, the liver somehow is connected to our mood, so if our liver is healthy, we are more happy.  After what I read online, you have to do it at noon, but I always do it in the evenings. Just remember to do it after you have eaten.

I just like the liver compress, because it really helps me to relax and calm down, especially after a long day at work.

So here is what you need:

-       a hot-water bag

-       a linen towel

-       a bigger towel

-       a couch and a blanket (preferably cozy)

Step 1:

Fill the hot-water bag with boiling water and make sure there is no air in the bag, so it can lie flat on your stomach. Let it rest for ten minutes.

Step 2:

Prepare the couch/ bed: Put a blanket flat on the bed and a pillow, so you can lie comfortably on it. Turn on some calm, relaxing music.

Step 3:

After the ten minutes are over, take the linen towel and wet it with warm water. You can also make an extra herb infusion, just google what you need for that. Lie down and put the towel on your stomach (where the liver is, right under the right chest).

That's were the liver is located - and the belly button :-)

Step 4:

Put the hot-water bag on the towel on your stomach. Take the bigger towel and wrap it around your stomach, so the other stuff is pressed against your skin.

Step 5:

Wrap yourself in the blanket like in a cocoon. It is important that you have everything very tight to your body: the hot stuff, your arms and the blanket.

Step 6:

RELAX! Let your day pass in your imagination, think of something good and enjoy 20 minutes of perfect warmth and happiness. Probably you’ll dose off and many times I fell deeply asleep, so you might get into your pajamas for this exercise.

Try it out yourself. It is a nice exercise to connect body and soul. Wow, that was my first health post – are you as excited as I am?