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Steam towel self healing


In Seitai, “Steamed Towel Method” has been passed on to care for yourself. It is also called, “Almighty Self-Therapy”.

There are many Imoto-Seitai students who have spent nothing for their medical expenses for many years by using this method, along with Seitai exercises and “How to utilize the cold.”

On this article, I would like to tell you the way to do that. However, before that I must tell you the fact that “cure involves excretion.”  Many people call excretion caused by natural healing “symptoms.” Excretion caused by artificial healing (treatment) “healing crisis.” So when these excretory reactions are recklessly stopped, healing would halt.


Therefore, I will explain to you the “meaning of symptoms” before describing the “Steamed Towel Method.”

The meaning of symptoms

In Seitai, most of the “symptoms” are regarded as excretion of waste products, representatively symptoms of a cold. Many people take this as “being sick” and try to stop them. However, it can be said that the body that does not excrete toxins is considered as a “sick body.” The same goes for the body that does not react to the abnormalities in the “abnormal body.” In Seitai, this is called “disease-free disease.”

For example, it is a disorder in your body when you do not feel any pain even if you are injured. Likewise, it is a disorder not having diarrhea even if you have eaten rotten food.

This is why a robust person who have never caught a cold often suddenly dies from serious sickness caused by accumulated toxins.

In Seitai, it is said that “if you stop small illness, you will get a big illness.” Disease, in other words,  excretion from time to time can lead you to obtain good health.


-Pain, inflammation

As part of your body stiffens due to bruises, fatigue, etc., the flow gets worse, it gets cold. Since it is partly in the state of approaching death, the body attempts to restore the flow by expanding and refreshing the blood vessels by making eicosanoids, fever/pain-producing substances.

So basically if you cool down or stop the pain with analgesics, you will interfere with the metabolism and more or less leave some stiffness in the body, which will become “an old wound.”  Although head injuries are an exception, by warming up with the Steamed Towel Method help to promote the blood circulation. Which will alleviate the pain? It may sound like a surprise, but this is because the “pain” becomes unnecessary.

However, neuralgia that is not alleviated by warming is not “excretion.” It may be said to be a real sickness.

-Fever, chilliness


When the body stiffens, the temperature fall or the circulation becomes worse, in other words, as it approaches death, those who have the power to live will get a fever to recover. Before that, the body feels the chilliness as preparations to generate fever and increases the demand for the heat. Therefore, usually, we do not stop the fever until the process has completed. Once it is accomplished, the body regains softness, warmth, and circulation.

When the temperature is too high, dragging on for a long time, or it does not hit the sufficient temperature, the Steamed Towel Method is performed to stimulate the thermoregulatory center at the back of the head.

When the chilliness continues endlessly since it has not been able to generate heat well, induce the fever in the same way.

-Cough, Sneeze






-Runny nose


-Stuffy nose







-Eczema, Atopic dermatitis



-Vomiting, diarrhea






Steamed Towel Method


Principle of the Steamed Towel Method




Basics of the Steamed Towel Method




Use a microwave … Heat up for 60 to 90 seconds.


Use a steamer … Set the pot with water, and heat the water until it starts boiling. Place the wet towel (squeezing out the water) in the steamer and wait until the water starts boiling.  If the towel is hot, carefully take it out.



Lay it on the affected area again. Repeat several times.

Notes on Steamed Towel Method








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