Instructions for a Foot Massage with Ghee

Preparation

• Create a warm, quiet atmosphere and have a towel and warm socks ready.
• Heat some ghee to a comfortably warm temperature and sit down comfortably.

Apply oil to the legs

• Spread the warm ghee over your leg and foot.
• Circle the knee and stroke firmly down the shin.
• Rub in a circular motion around the ankles and gently stroke upward along the calves.
• Next, massage the back of the knee and stroke down toward the toes.

Heel Massage

• Massage your heel with firm, circular motions.

Arch of the Foot

• Gently stretch the arch of the foot with your thumbs, moving from the inside to the outside and from the heel toward the toes.
• Apply gentle pressure to the heart point (marma point) in the center of the sole of the foot for a moment.

Ball of the Foot

• Massage the ball of the foot with both thumbs using even movements from one side to the other.
• Stroke firmly between the metatarsophalangeal joints all the way into the spaces between the toes.

Toe Massage

• Massage the spaces between your toes with small, circular motions.
• Circle the undersides of the toes, gently move each toe, and stroke it all the way to the tip.

Ankle & Top of the Foot

• Gently and slowly circle your ankles.
• Massage the area between your ankles and trace a heart shape there with your thumbs.
• Stroke the spaces between the tendons on the top of the foot from the ankles to the toes.

Feel the Effects

• To finish, gently stroke your entire foot and lower leg once more.
• Put on warm socks and enjoy a moment of peace.

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