> At 10:33 PM 1998/8/29 EDT, JHarper33(AT)aol.com wrote:
> >Some time ago at a craft show a woman came up to me and put a warm bean-bag
> >type thing on the back of my neck and started talking about how you could put
> >it in the microwave to heat up and put it on your neck/shoulders to relax
> you,
> >etc. Because I had been on my way out and because she startled me and the
> >whole encounter was kind of weird, I just wanted to leave. But later on, I
> >thought, hey, you know, that REALLY felt good. My neck and upper shoulder
> >muscles have been really tight ever since TM, and this did seem to help.
> But I
> >have never seen anything like it since then. Someone told me they thought it
> >had rice in it. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing and know where to look
> >for one or even how to make one? Besides the warmth relaxing the muscles, the
> >flexibility of it made it so that you could position it easily right where
> you
> >wanted it.
> >
> >Barbara H.
> >
> >
> Hello Barbara and all,
>
> Here is a warm/cool bag I have used, it is good.
> Or you can make by yourself:-
>
> 1. Make a bag by cotton.
> 2. Put some dry maize inside and close the bag.
> 3. Put it in the microwave to heat up 2 mins.
>
> I also have this one, it can use for a cool bag.
>
> Hope that help!
>
> Best wiahes,
>
> Wilson
>
> Sorry for my poor English,
> Hope you all can unstander what I say. :-P
Hi Barbara,
You can get these at a store that sells bath items, we have bed and baths and soap
stores around here. But, some of these do have rice and some have epsom salts. I
have one with the epsom salt and you do just put them in the microwave. It does
feel good.
Good luck,
Deborah