Foot soaking is an important part of meditation and it has been recommended that anyone serious about progressing in meditation should foot soak every night.
This simple routine is one of the single most powerful methods we can use to help our meditation, and most people when they try it report amazing results in that they sleep better and awake more refreshed in every way.
Get a bowl, and keep it exclusively for foot soaking. A plastic bowl will do. Fill it with enough lukewarm water to cover the ankles. Add a handful of salt and meditate in the evening with your feet in the water and hands palm upwards. Keep a jug of water and a towel beside you. After meditating, rinse your feet with the fresh water in the jug and dry your feet on the towel. Pour the water from the bowl into the WC and rinse the bowl with fresh water.
Those with excessive heat in the right side and liver can foot soak by putting only the right foot in a bowl of cold water. If you are keen you may like to try soaking the left foot in lukewarm water and the right foot in cold water.
Jai Shri Mathaji! I have heard from one sahajayogini that, you can not do foot soaking or giving bandhan after 11pm or midnight past 12am. Is that true? I haven’ heard it from any of Shri mathaji’s speeches so far. I thought, you can do footsoaking at any time of the day. Please clear my doubt.
It doest matter. Only you have to do twice daily with full attention
Foot soak should be done for 10-15 mins maximum not more than that.u can do it twice a days before or after lunch or dinner it’s ur choice
how can i figure it out that i need to soak my feet in cold water or hot water? i am new to this.. please help!!
is it okay to footsoak 30 minutes before or after a meal? Or it doesn´t matter. Thanks.
is open the eye? i do it with closing the eye. So i did the wrong technique? pls advice. thank you.
You can do both. The suggestion is to do it with open eyes..
Good points Bhuvan. The article has been updated.
One point need to be mentioned here is – You should open your eyes while doing foot soaking.
Also, for better results, you should have a fire element (such as a candle) infront of you while doing foot soaking.
its very enjoyble reading all this
thanks keep it up
manisha