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Reflexology
Regain
your balance after a long hard day
Reflexology is safe and effective and only
helps the body do what it was designed to do anyway. So unless you are grossly
negligent you really can't hurt anyone with reflexology.
If you are working on yourself, you will know
what hurts and what doesn't. When working on another person, you will have to
utilize your people skills to stay in communication with them so that you can
push deep enough to get the desired results, yet still be gentle enough that
they do not become tense.
Reflexology is a method of stimulating the bodys healing mechanisms through
massage of certain reflex points on the feet and occasionally the palms of the
hands. The therapy, derived from ancient Chinese and Indian diagnostic and
therapeutic techniques, is based on the idea that the organs of the body are
represented on the feet, making them a vital map of the body. The foot is also
ideally shaped and sized for the human hand. We can hold a foot naturally and
easily.
General Overview of the Reflexology Zones in the Foot
- The toes reflect the head
- The balls of the foot reflect the ribcage
- The fleshy instep reflects the soft abdomen
- The firm heel reflects the pelvic bone
- The anklebone reflects the hipbone
- The bony ridge on the inside of the foot reflects the spine
The reflexology practitioner massages these reflexes using various
techniques.
Reflexology as preventive health care
Reflexology reduces stress and induces deep relaxation, improves
circulation, cleanses the body of toxins and impurities, balances the whole
system, and revitalizes energy. The Reflexology of the foot stimulates more
than 7-thousand nerves when touching the feet, and encourages the opening and
clearing of neural pathways. The body has built-in mechanisms for cleansing
itself, mainly the lymphatic and elimination systems (lymph nodes, the kidneys
and colon, and the skin). If these become blocked or function improperly,
toxins and waste matter build up. By deepening relaxation, reflexology causes
all the systems of the body to function more efficiently, including those that
eliminate waste products.
Self-help
Depending on how flexible you are it may be easier to massage your hands
rather than your feet in a self-help reflexology treatment. Exercise your feet
and hands by stretching out your toes and fingers as widely as possible,
curling them in and out, twisting ankles and wrists, and finishing with an
overall shake. Walk around on your bare foot as much as possible, which
stimulates the sensory output from the feet to the brain. Specialist foot
massage aids include contoured wooden shoes and sandals. You could also try
rolling a golf ball or a rolling pin around the sole of your foot against the
floor or between the palms of your hands. Allergy sufferers can relieve their
sneezing, runny nose, and watery eyes by rubbing the top of the first segment
of the big toe with the thumb, in an upward movement toward the nail. For
abdominal bloating and digestive difficulties, rub and press under the joint
of the big toe (ball of the foot) and the entire digestive zone area the
middle part of the foot where the digestive reflexes lie. Women with menstrual
pain or irregularity, other pelvic area difficulties, or lower back pain,
should rub and press the area between the anklebone and the heel of the inner
foot. Doing this regularly can significantly reduce the intensity and duration
of menstrual cramping.
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Reflexology is one area in life where you
should consider yourself first. Working on yourself is the best way to get
started feeling the effects of reflexology. For instance, I began utilizing
this therapy as a crisis management plan. When something would hurt in my
body, I would go to the corresponding reflex point, and sure enough, the
reflex point would be sore. I would rub the spot every chance I got. As the
pain went away in my body, the tenderness would go away in my reflex point!
Using the techniques on yourself will help you get in touch with your body and
its functions.
WHAT CAN REFLEXOLOGY DO FOR ME?
- Relaxes the muscles
- Normalizes the glands Increases circulation Integrates body, mind and
spirit
- Sends new vitality pulsating through the body
- Lets you detect health problems before they are serious
- Helps reduce mental, physical and emotional TENSION
- Relieves sinus congestion almost instantaneously
- Can help relieve pain and send healing energy to rest of body
- Helps the body to "de-toxify" and cleanse
Remember
- Reflexology assists the body in healing by
balancing glands, relaxing muscles, promoting pain-killing hormone production,
and detoxifying the body.
- Reflexology can be used by almost anyone at
any age.
- You can use reflexology as a natural healing
therapy and as a preventative maintenance tool for health.
- Never work too vigorously or too deeply on a
pregnant woman, a baby or someone in a weakened state. And don't work at all
on a pregnant woman who has had trouble in the past with carrying to term.
- Remember that natural healing takes place in
the reverse order that you have experienced the problem. This means that you
will need to be patient when healing naturally, as your most recent symptoms
may be the last to disappear.
Contra-indications
- People who are very tender to the touch can
include people with degenerative conditions such as diabetes, urinary system
problems and the elderly. Do not overwork these people.
- When working on your baby, it is important to
not over work them. Use a very gentle pressure and work no longer than 10-15
minutes for the entire treatment.
- Do not work directly on any injuries or foot
conditions, and do not work an area that is painful to the touch.
- Do not overdo pregnant women, especially if
they are prone to miscarriages.
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