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WarmFeet® Relaxation Improves

Blood Flow to the Feet, Providing Holistic Healing & Pain Relief

Do you have foot sores that are slow to heal?
Are your legs and feet in pain?
Is it hard to walk a distance without stopping?

WarmFeet® is a blood circulation treatment that will improve healing and relieve pain. Ask if WarmFeet® relaxation or Circulation Meditation, which increases blood flow to your skin, hands, and feet, is right for you.

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A Holistic Approach to

Blood Circulation Management

WarmFeet® offers people suffering from poor circulation a pharmaceutical-free approach to pain management. WarmFeet® trains your body to heal itself using natural relaxation techniques.


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What is WarmFeet®?

WarmFeet® is all-natural. It is an alternative, noninvasive intervention. However, no pharmaceuticals are used. It engages the mind-body system to improve blood flow to your feet. Most importantly, YOU are the one in charge of learning and practicing this technique for your health and well-being.

1. Relaxation

This three-part system is a standardized relaxation technique designed to take advantage of the body’s natural relaxation response. As a result, when the body is relaxed, the peripheral blood vessels are dilated. This improves circulation in the hands and feet.

The first step in circulatory Meditation is learning to relax. The guided relaxation recording prompts the client to release tension through conscious muscle relaxation and breathing. Breathing out (exhaling) is the relaxing part of the breathing rhythm.

2. Visualization

The next step involves visualization, in which you imagine comfort or warmth around your feet. Visualization, or forming a mental image, is often used in stress reduction and self-healing. It has played a successful role in the treatment of various illnesses. It is particularly effective when the body is in a relaxed state.


"Thinking warm" allows the feet to feel even warmer or more at ease. Your body knows what "warm" feels like, and the increased skin temperature will follow. Healthy outcomes or desired healing can also be visualized. Remembering the beauty and strength of the legs and feet at an earlier age is another very encouraging and powerful image. The WarmFeet® recording suggests various images that can be used during the visualization portion of the meditation session.

3. Biofeedback

The third key component of the WarmFeet® intervention is called assisted temperature biofeedback. Biofeedback is a method by which you use measured information about changes in bodily processes to gain conscious control over normally unconscious physiological (bodily) functions such as skin temperature. In this case, assisted temperature biofeedback means measuring skin temperature at a specific site (such as a soft fingertip or fleshy part of the big toe) before relaxation and then again afterward. Therefore, this before-and-after setup allows the relaxation time to be spent relaxing rather than worrying about a temperature change on a thermometer.


Recording a temperature increase (in a log) at the end of practicing the WarmFeet® technique shows that a more relaxed state has been reached. Remembering how this relaxed state feels and then aiming to improve on that sensation next time strengthens your ability to achieve the desired outcome. The increased temperature and the shorter time it takes to achieve it are signs that the skill of relaxation is improving. Keeping a log of temperature changes from time to time helps reinforce the development of this new skill. Finally, we all need encouragement for our efforts, and seeing the increased skin temperature is a powerful motivator.

"WarmFeet® is a complementary, educational, all-natural, holistic, non-pharmaceutical treatment that increases peripheral circulation!

You are the one in charge of learning and practicing the technique regularly for a sustained effect! The power is there within you!"

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A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO

Health Education

WarmFeet® started as a business in 1994 to provide education and training for health professionals who would then teach the WarmFeet® intervention to their clients. It also facilitated inquiries and provided answers about the new WarmFeet® technique to the public.


After specific, scientific research, the technique became a significant intervention for the healing of foot sores. It increases circulation in the legs.


Ms. Rice has presented the application of the WarmFeet® research and its findings to both national and international meetings such as those of the Center for Disease Control, the annual meetings of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), The Canadian Wound Care Association, workshops of the Regional AADE Chapters, Community Health organizations, American Indian Tribal organizations, University Health and Research forums, etc.


With this Online presence, we are now able to provide much more information more quickly, as well as make it easier to order the WarmFeet® Kit. We invite nurses, diabetes specialists, and other health professionals to make use of this information and contact us for further help. If you need to order the WarmFeet® Kit in bulk for classes or support groups, please contact us for that information.


Health Education for Life has also been a source for many individuals who want to learn the technique and order a copy of the WarmFeet® Kit for themselves. The self-help kit offers assisted temperature biofeedback as a way of helping the person learn to relax. Seeing the change in blood flow (increased skin temperature!) after successful relaxation is a powerful medium to learn the process of increasing peripheral circulation. It is like having the teacher right there with you!

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Birgitta Rice, MS, RPh, CHES

Founder Brigitta Rice

Birgitta Rice, MS, RPh, CHES, is originally from Sweden, where she worked as a pharmacist. When she came to the United States, she settled in the Midwest. After graduating with a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse in Community Health Education (specializing in stress management), she continued with research in health, wellness, and stress management at the University of Wisconsin.


She realized the potential benefits of relaxation training for populations with limited circulation to their legs or with diabetes, so she created a technique designed to improve blood flow to the feet. This was later tested, with positive results, in multi-site randomized clinical trials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She later moved her work and research to the University of Minnesota, Epidemiology Clinical Research Center in Minneapolis, MN.

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How Does WarmFeet® Relaxation Work?

It takes advantage of the body’s natural response to relaxation by lowering the heart rate and blood pressure. It also routes blood away from the muscles and vital organs towards the digestive system and skin. The peripheral blood vessel diameter increases, allowing the skin to warm. In addition, it boosts the amount of oxygen and nutrients absorbed by the tissues.

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"MOTIVATION IS WHAT GETS YOU STARTED.

HABIT IS WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING."


- JIM RYUN

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Client Testimonials

"I have just listened to the WF relaxation and feel a nice glow of warmth in my feet! Your voice is very soothing, and your words are very clear and encouraging. I'm sure I shall enjoy practicing meditation every day and benefiting from the results in so many ways."


-Janice in Pennsylvania

"I have been struggling with a toe that has been left sensitized and painful after having a blister. I just came across your website while searching for help online, and it works—less pain! I am 63 and not diabetic myself, but I shall certainly recommend WarmfeetKit.com to friends who are!"


-Dawn in the UK

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  • What makes WarmFeet® so popular?

    WarmFeet® has gained immense popularity across the United States due to its unique integration of the mind-body connection in promoting holistic blood circulation management. The program's success is attributed to its effective harnessing of the mind-body connection to stimulate blood flow, particularly in the feet, providing natural pain relief and aiding in the healing process.


    The WarmFeet® approach resonates with many because it places you, the individual, at the center of your health journey. By mastering the mind-body connection, you can actively improve your well-being. This empowering and all-natural technique is a breath of fresh air in a world where many health solutions are invasive or pharmaceutical. Moreover, WarmFeet® has been a beacon for those suffering from foot sores, leg pain, and diabetes-related complications, presenting a tangible way to leverage the mind-body connection for enhanced health. WarmFeet® can be practiced in the comfort of your own home. Harnessing the mind-body connection is a powerful tool in holistic blood circulation management that has helped many heal.

  • What is relaxation?

    Relaxation is an altered state of consciousness. There are changes in several physiological (bodily) systems. Your heart rate slows down and there is a decrease in cardiac output; body metabolism decreases; blood pressure becomes lower; your breathing slows down and less oxygen is used; the skin feels dryer; blood clotting time decreases; muscular tension is lower and blood flow to the muscles diminishes; peripheral blood flow (to hands, feet, and skin) increases; you feel a sense of calm and contentment.

  • What does visualize mean?

    To form a mental image. To see with your mind’s eye. Imagine.

  • What is Biofeedback?

    It is a method of learning to control one’s bodily functions by monitoring one’s brain waves, blood pressure, degree of muscle tension, etc. Using the WarmFeet® relaxation, you can measure the increased peripheral circulation (blood flow to your feet or hands) by measuring the skin temperature. The increased blood flow warms the tissues at the ends of your fingers or toes. Assisted biofeedback means measuring before and after a treatment time rather than watching the change taking place on the biofeedback instrument throughout the process of direct biofeedback.

  • How do you measure skin temperature?

    The WarmFeet® kit includes a small alcohol thermometer. Hold the red thermometer bulb to the fleshy part of your left little finger or the fleshy part of your great toe and wait about a minute. You may hold it in place with a piece of tape or a loose band. When measuring finger temperature, it is easy to weave and hold the thermometer card between the fingers; see the image. Read the temperature and jot it down on your temperature log. To be as consistent as possible, do not hold the thermometer between two fingers or lean your finger or toe against another part of the body. It will read higher. Read the temperature while the thermometer is still on the skin; the temperature goes down fast when removed from the skin. To avoid cooling drafts in the room, cover your legs and feet with a light towel or blanket.

  • What is an average temperature increase?

    On your first try to relax, you may increase your finger temperature by 2–8 degrees F after 16 minutes of relaxation. As you practice, your skill will increase, and you will reach a higher temperature faster. One client increased her great toe temperature by 18–20 degrees F regularly. She healed a chronic foot ulcer in 4 weeks! On the other hand, even a small increase of 2 degrees in the great toe with daily practice stopped beginning gangrene from taking hold.

  • What if I see no temperature increase?

    Then you are probably not able to relax at that time. You are rushed, have many other commitments on your mind, and are too anxious to do well. Relax, learn a little more about the technique, let go, and then try again some other time.

  • How long does the effect of an increased temperature last?

    The dilated blood vessels and the warmth will remain for 10–20 minutes, and you will experience some relief of pain shortly because of the improved nutrients and oxygen reaching the tissues, as well as toxins being washed away by the increased circulation. But this effect will be sustained and improved when you keep practicing and make WarmFeet® relaxation part of your daily routine. Your relaxation skills will improve, and you will reach a more efficient level of well-being sooner.

  • What is the most important benefit from the WarmFeet® technique?

    The most important benefit is that as you keep practicing and make WarmFeet® relaxation part of your daily routine, your relaxation skill will improve and you will reach the help you are visualizing, whether it is healing, pain relief, or a more efficient way of managing stress and well-being in your life. It is there within you; enjoy!

  • Are there other conditions that can benefit from learning the WarmFeet® relaxation?

    Since 90% of all illnesses and diseases are related to increased stress, the topic of stress management quickly comes to mind. Heart disease, stomach problems, allergies, and skin problems are some of them. WarmFeet® has been useful for pain relief in patients with neuropathy; leg pain; Raynaud’s disease (when fingers turn white or blue and are painful and cold); painful migraines. WarmFeet® is also used as an effective stress management tool.

  • Is it hard to learn the skill of relaxation?

    No, it is not too hard, but it may take some practice. The first time you sit down to relax, it is not unlikely that you will go to sleep. And then I say, Enjoy your nap! Then again, choose an hour when you are not so tired and not after a meal. Listen carefully to the instructions and follow the directions for exercising the feet, breathing, relaxation, and visualizing. Pretty soon, you will enjoy some relaxation. You wished you could sit a while longer, and if you have time, do. The hardest part is finding the time to relax regularly. Setting a reminder on your calendar helps some people. Once you have achieved a goal, like warming to a certain temperature, practicing five times a week will become a good habit. You may also relax more than once a day; just allow a couple of hours between the times. According to standardized biofeedback protocols, reaching a finger temperature of 96°F and a great toe temperature of 93°F would be all that is expected. These temperatures would indicate that you have mastered the skill of relaxation. However, being able to increase the temperature even a few degrees has shown significant improvement. Try for the best!

  • What is a temperature log?

    A sheet to keep track of temperature changes before and after WarmFeet® relaxation. You can download a printable PDF temperature log sheet here.

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