If you have difficulty sleeping , tossing and turning. Chinese medicine suggest that before sleeping we should 'first relax the heart'. One of the ways to do this is to wash one's feet in hot water before going to bed. This is a way to bring qi from the head to the feet , thus inducing a calm mind. Following this massage your feet , especially the pad underside of your feet leading from the toes to the arch of your foot, as this brings excess energy from the head to the feet, thus calming the qi and helping us to sleep.