Cold Arm Bath

• Ideally late morning or early afternoon
• Fill wash basin with cold water (54° - 65°F / 12 - 18°C)
• Immerse your arms until sensation of cold becomes noticeable (approx. 30-40 seconds)
• Keep breathing deeply and regularly
• Take arms out of wash-bowl and wipe water softly off your arms
• Warm arms by putting on clothes or moving around

Effect: Strengthens body's defenses, stimulates circulation, improves blood circulation of myocardial muscle, refreshes in times of weariness and tiredness, soothes elbow pain.
Caution: Never taken an arm-baths when hands are already cold!

Knee-Affusion

• Make sure your feet are warm before trying this treatment
• Starting with your right leg, spread water jet on the outer side upwards (starting at your ankle) and over hollow of the knee. Remain here for 2-3 seconds. Repeat the same just on front of leg and over knee.
• Execute knee-affusion on left leg
• To finish, flush both soles of your feet
• Make sure to get warm after treatment

Effect: Strengthens body's defenses especially of pelvic organs, increased circulation of skin and muscles, decrease of blood pressure, helps calm down, promotes a sound night's sleep.
Caution when suffering kidney and bladder infections!

Water Treading

• Fill tub or large bucket knee-deep with cold water
• Make sure your feet are warm
• March like a stork until sensation of cold appears (after 1-2 minutes)
• Warm up afterwards (put on socks, move around)

Effect: Strengthens the immune system (inurement), helps refresh tired legs, helps with headaches, helps with high blood pressure, helps calm down, promotes a sound night's sleep.
Use this treatment with caution when suffering acute bladder and kidney diseases or acute alvus infections

Cold Leg Compress

• Wet linen cloth (water temperature 65°F / 18°C), wring out slightly, wrap around calf smoothly; cover with large cotton cloth and top off with small wool cloth.
• Rest for 15-20 minutes, If fever is present, change compress as soon as it feels warm

Effect: Cools off skin, helps with high blood pressure, soothes venous inflammation, helps with bruises, helps when feeling nervous, promotes falling asleep and a sound night's sleep.