How to Perform the RainDrop Technique, Part 3

This is part three of the description of how to perform the RainDrop Technique.  To see a description of this aromatherapy technique from the beginning, start at part 1.  To learn about how the RainDrop Technique was developed, go to the Introduction.

This is a brief over-view of how the RainDrop Technique is done.  To really get a good understanding of how to do it, you need to see the video demonstration.

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Step 12: Performing the Vita-Flex Technique on the feet

(Note: This step may be done instead after the application of the energy balancing blend in Step 1.)

In order to perform this step of the RainDrop Technique, you must know how to do the Vita-Flex Technique.

Performing the basic Vita-Flex Technique:

Start on the pads of the fingers, Roll up onto the finger tips, applying slightly more pressure at the top of the roll, then

Continue to roll the fingers over onto the nails. Release and start again.

Applying the Energy Balancing Blend, Cypress, Wintergreen, Basil, Marjoram and Peppermint to the feet and legs with the Vita-Flex Technique

• Have the recipient turn over onto his / her back, being careful to guard his / her modesty.
• Put 5-6 drops of cypress into your non-dominant hand.  Stir the oil with the fingers of the dominant hand.
• Dip the fingers of the dominant hand into the oil and, using the Vita-Flex Technique, massage from the bottom of the recipient's knee, continuing down the calf, inside the tibia (shin bone), around the heel and along the inside of the foot to the big toe.
• Perform this massage for a total of three times on each leg.
• Repeat this Vita-Flex massage for each of the following oils, one at a time, in this order:
• wintergreen,
• basil,
• marjoram, and
• peppermint.

Step 13: Grasping the ankles to stretch the back

Cross your hands, taking a firm hold of the recipient's ankles. Apply gradually-increasing pressure to stretch the back.

Step 14: Rocking the neck to loosen the muscles, then stretching the neck

Massaging the neck Place both hands under the recipient's neck, fingers touching each other, and the thumbs just below the jaw. Massage the neck with alternating hand movements, creating a side-to-side rocking motion of the head, to loosen the neck muscles.

Stretching the neck

Then, with your hands in the same position, slowly and gently pull up horizontally on the recipient's head, pulling away from the torso, arching the neck up slightly to create a mild traction.  Release.

• Continue this for 2-3 minutes, being sure that the recipient is not experiencing any pain.  If there is pain, ease up on the stretch.

(Alternately, you can place one hand under the neck, palm up, and the other cradling the recipient's chin.)

Step 15: Shoulder stretch

• Kneel or sit, so that your shoulders are parallel to those of the recipient.

Cross your arms and place your hands (palms down) on the recipient's shoulders (left hand on right shoulder, right hand on left shoulder). Raise your elbows to gently lift the recipient’s neck until his / her chin touches the chest.

• Repeat for a total of three times.

The need for plenty of pure water following the RainDrop Technique

Note: It's extremely important for the recipient to drink plenty of pure water following the RainDrop Technique, to enable the body rid itself of toxins.

Failure to drink enough water can result in a very uncomfortable feeling, depending on toxicity levels in the recipient, since without adequate water intake, the toxins in the body are not flushed away as quickly as they are being dumped into the system.  This can lead to significant muscle pain.  (For me, with my Fibromyalgia, it feels like I've been beaten up.)

Two eight-ounce glasses are recommended immediately following this procedure, with extra water taken throughout the next day or two.

Dealing with possible problems associated with the RainDrop Technique

If you should experience problems following the RainDrop Technique, the best steps to take are these:

• Stop using the oils for one-to-three days, to allow the body to clear.
• Drink plenty of pure water: 10-12 8 oz glasses per day of distilled water to flush the system.  Chlorine and fluoride are only two of the many harmful chemicals in our tap water.  Bottled water — especially in the plastic gallon jugs in the supermarkets — leach petrochemicals into the water.
• Use only pure and natural personal care products.  Eliminate all with chemicals, especially sodium laurel and laureth sulfates, methylparabens, polyparabens and propylene glycol.  These have strong negative effects on the body, and linger in and on the skin.  Placing essential oils over them will drive these harmful chemicals into the tissues, creating a double load of toxicity.
• Do an internal cleanse; the triple cleanser is great, and use along with the hepatic clearing supplement and the liver opening blend.  However, for the best results, you should consider the Master Cleanse to unburden the liver, and follow the Liver Cleanse Program.
• Start using the oils again, beginning at a slower rate.

Following these steps should make you feel the most benefits from the oils in the shortest amount of time.

It should also be noted that, if you use therapeutic-grade essential oils and notice little positive effect, it's most likely due to toxicities in the body.  Doing an internal cleanse will greatly enhance the effect of the oils.

This is the basic RainDrop Technique.

The RainDrop Technique can be performed in any number of ways, using any therapeutic-grade essential oils.  Once you're familiar with this basic aromatherapy application, and as your familiarity with aromatherapy and the essential oils grows, you'll become more intuitive as to which oils to use, and how to vary the application of the RainDrop Technique.

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Return to part 1 | Return to the RainDrop Introduction.

RainDrop Technique video | Science & Application of Essential Oils video
Essential Oils Desk Reference

Therapeutic-grade essential oils for the RainDrop Technique