Foot and Hand Reflexology is based on the premise that there are zones and reflex areas in the feet and hands which correspond to all body parts.
The physical act of applying specific pressures using thumb, finger and hand techniques, performed without oils, lotions or creams result in stress reduction causing a physiological change in the body.
WHAT IS A TREATMENT LIKE?
Both patient and reflexologist must be positioned comfortably to ensure maximum relaxation. Usually, a reclining position is preferred by the patient. A reflexologist will usually work on the bare feet, but if this is not possible, the treatment can be given on the hands.
Beginning with the right foot, all reflex points on both feet are always stimulated as the body is considered to be a whole unit, the pressure applied varying with each person.
CAN REFLEXOLOGY MAKE A CONDITION WORSE?
No, it will not make any condition more acute. FOOT REFLEXOLOGY helps nature to normalize body functions. A Foot Reflexology series relaxes the stress that can affect your health. It is a safe effective way to Better Health.
RELEASE OF TENSION
Stress cannot be avoided, we live with it every day. A days work, playing sports or giving a dinner party can be stressful but also exhilarating and fun. Stress becomes a problem when we fail to manage it well, especially the stress that results from problems, frustrations, overwork and worry. When we don't handle stress well, the body's defences breakdown and you become more susceptible to illness. Reflexology reduces stress by generating deep tranquil relaxation.
IMPROVES CIRCULATION
We all know how important it is for blood to flow freely through the body carrying oxygen and nutrients to all the cells in the body and removing waste products and toxins. Stress and tension tighten up the cardiovascular system and restrict blood flow. Circulation becomes sluggish. By reducing stress and tension, Reflexology allows the cardiovascular vessels to conduct the flow of blood naturally and easily.
HISTORY OF REFLEXOLOGY
When mankind went barefoot, walking on sand or uneven ground was a partial reflexology treatment.
India, China, Egypt, etc., practiced reflexology thousands of years ago.
When we put on shoes we lost direct contact with the earth and were no longer grounded to it. We lost the natural exchange between the body's electrical currents and those of the earth.
In 1913 reflexology was brought to the Western world. Dr. Wm. Fitzgerald, an M.D. in Connecticut, was using "Zone Therapy" to deaden pain in some parts of the body.
Edwin Bowers, M.D., of New York, and George Starr White, M.D. used reflexology but the medical world did not accept it then.
Nervous people pace back and forth; wring their hands; rub hands together; bite their nails and some even handle worry beads and/or rocks. Unknowingly they are relieving tensions by working the reflexes.
Disease is created by stress. Stress is removed with reflexology, thereby aiding optimal health.
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