Reflexology - Foot Reflex Massage - An Introduction

Reflexology is a great natural treatment modality., and It is suitable to use as self help.

The benefits are many:

Whenever you consider Natural Treatment, my advice is to see it in a holistic and lateral effective way.
The obvious effect will result be by applying pressure in a certain way onto specific or less specific reflex points.

Other less obvious effects, are the simple touch, the closeness with another person, the relaxation, the circulative and lymphatic effects and many more...

The basics of REFLEXOLOGY is the ZONE THEORY.

Zones are a system for organising relationships between various parts of the body.

By applying pressure on a specific part of the body, an other part in the same zone is also affected.

This art of healing has been practiced in China for thousands of years.
An American, Dr. W.H. Fitzgeralt was the founder of what we know today as Zone theory Therapy.
Eunice Ingham had been using Zone Therapy in her work, but must have felt that the feet should be the targets for therapy, because of their highly sensitive nature.

Sensitivity in a specific part of the foot, indicates that something is blocking that zone somewhere in the body.

Rule 1) Direct pressure, applied to any part of a zone, will affect the entire zone.
Rule 1 is the basis of Zone Theory and also of FOOT REFLEXOLOGY!

Consider the head as the beginning of a Zone and the feet as the end of a particular Zone.
It makes sense to treat the feet to influence the rest of the body.

Some other important points to consider:

a) The feet are the termination point of countless nerve endings, which reflect on all parts of the body.

b) The feet are also the end of energy channels - or meridians, associated to traditional Chinese medicine, again reflecting our whole system.

c) The feet are the lowest point of blood circulation, and the termination point of lymphatic circulation, again reflecting, and able to influence all parts of the body.

Even a simple skin massage will have an influence on your whole body.

The simple action of warming up cold feet, will effect the whole system.

The even more simple action of just holding someone's feet will have a calming and often energising effect on that person.

 

From Now On, I like you to look upon your feet as a MAJOR HEALTH CONTRIBUTION FUND.

Neglecting your feet means neglecting your Health!

There must be a way to work out a system to find all reflex points in the feet, without constantly referring to a Feet Reflex Chart!

There is...... :-)

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