Tips & Techniques

Post-Session Self-Maintenance [opens as PDF; courtesy of Vlad Minuty]
Pranic Healing Pamphlet [opens as PDF; courtesy of Vlad Minuty]
Salt Baths [courtesy of Keith Kikuchi]
Your Energetic Anatomy [opens as PDF; courtesy of Vlad Minuty]

Salt Baths

(1) Fill your bath tub about half-full with water. Add one or two 26 oz containers of table salt or about two to three pounds (4-6 cups) of water softener salt. Stir the water with your hand to begin dissolving the salt. If you're using water softener salt, let it sit for 10-15 minutes and most of the salt will dissolve. Fill the tub with water.

(2) Optional. Add 10-15 drops of Lavender Essential Oil (E.O.). Lavender E.O. adds to the cleansing effect of the salt, and the fragrance is also relaxing. Tea Tree or Eucalyptus E.O. can be used for a more powerful cleansing effect. DO NOT combine two or more essential oils in your salt bath as too much energy will be drawn from your energy system.

(3) Soak in the bath for 15 to 20 minutes. Sink down in the tub up to your chin -- do not sit up in the tub to read. Do not soak for more than 20 minutes as you may begin to reabsorb some of the diseased energy.

(4) Drain the salt water and take a regular shower with shampoo and soap.

I've experienced physical discomfort at times after taking a salt bath, as I showered after the bath. Note that when this happened, I had soaked for more than the recommended maximum of 20 minutes (at that point I thought that the maximum time was 30 minutes), so I may have reabsorbed some of the diseased energy. The discomfort at times was quite severe, felt in my heart and solar plexus area. I've used two techniques to relieve the discomfort. If you're familiar with pranic healing, you can perform localized sweeping of the area. If you're not familiar with pranic healing, you can spread moistened table salt or salt soap(see below) over the area of discomfort, leaving it there for a few minutes. If you still feel discomfort, rinse the area with water and apply more table salt or salt soap.

Salt Soap
If you can't take a salt bath, using salt soap is an easy, but not as effective, alternative. Use the salt soap to cleanse your body as you normally do, leaving the soap on your body for as long as possible before rinsing it off.

To make salt soap, mix 3 parts (by volume) liquid soap with 1 part table salt (water softener salt is too coarse). For more cleansing power, add one to two drops of Lavender E.O. per ounce of mixture. Shake well before each use.

Salt sources
The most economical salt I've found is 'water softener salt', which is used in water softening systems. It can be found in large home improvement stores such as Home Depot. At about $4.50 for a 40 lb bag, it is a lot cheaper than table salt. Select the salt without any rust-inhibiting ingredients(here it is sold in a blue plastic bag labelled 'Morton Solar Water Softener Salt'), and DO NOT use potassium chloride salt. An 8 oz (volume) measuring cup holds approximately 9 oz (weight) of salt.

Ordinary table salt -- it is usually supplied in 26 oz containers and can be found in supermarkets and other stores where food is sold. Use plain (non-iodized) salt if you have a choice, but iodized salt can be used and has the same cleansing power as plain salt.

DO NOT use Epsom salts as it is chemically different from regular salt and does not have the same cleansing properties.

Essential oils (E.O.)
Essential oils are extracted from plant substances. As these are concentrated from raw plant material, I suggest that you use organic oils -- any pesticides used on non-organically grown plant material may also be concentrated when the oils are extracted. DO NOT use fragrance oils, which are artificial scents -- if the container does not state "essential oil", it is probably a fragrance oil. Fragrance oils do not have the same properties as essential oils.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for improvement, feel free to email me (Keith) at kkkikuchi@aol.com