Dear Healthy Pages,
One of my friend (years ago) told me. To do reflexology, we must follow certain steps.
Let's say "YOU" is the therapist. "HE/HIS/HIM" is the patient.
First, relax his feet. Straighten his feet. Do not bend it.
You also have to be relaxed.
Then, massage kidney area first. Because it is to dispose toxin.
Then, massage bladder area, to secrete the toxin.
Then any other area as necessary.
And I once bought a reflexology book.
The book says to heal/help certain condition...
For example, Heart attack
You have to massage kidney, bladder (conforms my friend suggestion) and heart, and other parts.
For high cholesterol, massage kidney, bladder (as above) and some other glands.
For diabetic, kidney, bladder (the book mostly starts those area first) and some other necessary parts.
Now, I know it's too much to ask in this forum how to do it.
Perhaps someone knows a link or two that cover this area.
I've been a lot of links, but found none.
They are good links. They explain foot/hand chart, the use of reflexology, etc..., perhaps if I can find one or two opinions that confirm and conform some that I know about reflexology before.
In summary, I'm looking for websites/links which explain
1. How to do the massaging (thumb, knuckle, wood stick...?)
2. What is the general technique of reflexology (massage kidney first, then bladder, then...)
3. What area should be massaged for certain conditions.
Thank you very much.
You should consider taking a course in reflexology. There are a variety of options available, and each school has a unique way of interpreting the therapy. There is usually a set pattern when learning the techniques, but as you become more confident, you can modify the way you apply it to each person you see. I would never class myself as being able to 'treat' or 'cure' a specific condition.
As for how to apply the techniques? This is where training is important - working in a classroom scenario, you will experience working with many individuals to gauge different tissue types and sensitivities. Unlike clients, fellow students will make sure you know if you are working too hard or softly.
Many (many!) years ago, a therapist started treating my feet with a small piece of drift wood, which she told me had 'spiritual qualities'. It may have done, but it was too bloomin painful, and I told her to stop!
Ha, ha, ha.
Reflexology course? Why didn't I think of that. Of course.
Thanks for your info
Hi tcomponent. I guess that a foot massage course is the best way to learn some reflexology principles, although there are very different point of view of reflexology that have been developed since Eunice Ingham wrote her books. Some schools cross reflexology over with the five elements theory of chinese traditional medicine, others do not. Some schools stress the teurapeutic effect of this method as it was a "new medicine", some other - more reasonably in my opinion - look at it as a preventive tecnique that helps the body and its organs in keeping their homeostasis. I live in Italy and I have been recently attending a reflexology foot massage course at Scuola di Massaggio ArteCorpo - , which I found very good. In my opinion their approach is well balanced since I think that the most important thing is to learn the main relaxation and treatment tecniques. Being a masseur is different than being a doctor, and I would not easily believe in someone who tries to sell me that by treating the liver zone I could cure a liver cancer... If you don't like taking a course, on YouTube there are several videos showing some of the main tecniques (thumb walking and so on), although I think that a course is always the best way. Cheers!
No as therapists we can never use the word cure. I did know a student after learning facial reflexology used it on client who had terminal kidney cancer. He went into remission my view is that she helped normalise his body so his immune system was strong enough to fight the cancer. Reflexology is wonderful for pain. A friend of mine had throat cancer. She asked me to come to hospital and treat her while having chemo. She was told in week 2 of her 7 wk treatment of chemo and radiation she wld be in horrific pain and on liquid painkillers. Everyone on her ward experienced pain in week 2 except her didn't start feeling it until end week 5. When she left hospital she was told she was first patient ever in this hospital not to have used her stomach tube she are normally throughout the treatment. I gave her 2 hr treatment once a week for those 7 weeks