then spread a dry towel over kidneys, wring out as best as you can another towel dipped into the ginger water, then lay it over the dry towel, covered by a third -dry- towel. the heat should be as warm as is comfortable, no more. adjust through layers of dry towel against skin. recipient should lay face down and relax.

after 5 mins, redip the towel, and repeat twice more. if you want the most power out of it, leave the pan simmering, otherwise let each dip be a bit less warm, that's ok.

after 20 mins the area should be bright red from circulation.

a similar compress can be used topically on a sore shoulder or hip. ginger contains painkilling properties, as well as tonic-stimulant to lazy systems, be they bronchial, digestive or muscular.

some freshly expressed juice can be mixed with unguent or oil and rubbed in the afflicted area.

fresh juice added to a bath, or a few drops of ginger essential oil, are great, for breathing in the steam, or for sore joints.

magic stuff, the candied version is dynamite too.

Eventually physical reality trumps narrative. It can just take a long time. Derrick Jensen