The human foot is a complex structure which is made up of 26 small bones.
It carries the entire weight of our body and acts as a shock absorber.
The sole of our foot contains thousands of nerve endings with reflex connections to the various parts of our bodies.
Therefore when you are massaging your feet, you are literally affecting the various parts of your body.
That is the reason why when you go for a massage in the beauty salon, the masseur concentrates on the foot when there is not sufficient time to do a full body massage.
Reflexology is based on the principles that there are reflex points on the feet and hands that correspond to each organ, gland and structure in the body.
This principle may have originated around 4000BC, the same time when acupuncture was discovered.
Reflexology was definitely in use about 2330 BC in Egypt.
Its modern origins, can be traced to an American physician Dr William H Fitzgerald in about 1917 when he revealed his research and discovery of the "zone therapy".
Dr Fitzgerald revealed that by applying pressure to certain parts of the hands, he could relieve pain in other parts of the body.
Very soon after, an American therapist, Eunice Ingham, discovered that the feet was really more responsive to pressure that the hands.
This led to the development of reflexology of what this science is today.
It is important to study the grammar of reflexology so that you can relax the different parts of the body by treating specific reflexes.
The zone theory subdivides the body into ten zones or energy channels, each running through the length of the body, from feet to head, five on each side, one for each finger or toe.
If you come across a tender area while treating the foot, it could mean that there is tension in a part of the body.
Each of your toes represents a zone which travels the length of the body.
All of the toes are reflex areas for the head.
The major reflexes for the head are in the big toes.
Feet come in different shapes and sizes.
To find your bearings on each pair of feet, you have to find certain key point or areas.
There are three key areas running laterally across the feet - Diaphragm Line, Waist Line and Heel Line.
Once you are aware of the key areas, you will be able to determine the exact position of the reflexes.
Most of the reflexology treatment is done with the thumb and index finger techniques, moving forward like a caterpillar across each reflex using both hands.
When treating a pair of feet for the first time, begin checking for any hard skin, calluses and corn that might interfere with the flow of energy in that zone.
It carries the entire weight of our body and acts as a shock absorber.
The sole of our foot contains thousands of nerve endings with reflex connections to the various parts of our bodies.
Therefore when you are massaging your feet, you are literally affecting the various parts of your body.
That is the reason why when you go for a massage in the beauty salon, the masseur concentrates on the foot when there is not sufficient time to do a full body massage.
Reflexology is based on the principles that there are reflex points on the feet and hands that correspond to each organ, gland and structure in the body.
This principle may have originated around 4000BC, the same time when acupuncture was discovered.
Reflexology was definitely in use about 2330 BC in Egypt.
Its modern origins, can be traced to an American physician Dr William H Fitzgerald in about 1917 when he revealed his research and discovery of the "zone therapy".
Dr Fitzgerald revealed that by applying pressure to certain parts of the hands, he could relieve pain in other parts of the body.
Very soon after, an American therapist, Eunice Ingham, discovered that the feet was really more responsive to pressure that the hands.
This led to the development of reflexology of what this science is today.
It is important to study the grammar of reflexology so that you can relax the different parts of the body by treating specific reflexes.
The zone theory subdivides the body into ten zones or energy channels, each running through the length of the body, from feet to head, five on each side, one for each finger or toe.
If you come across a tender area while treating the foot, it could mean that there is tension in a part of the body.
Each of your toes represents a zone which travels the length of the body.
All of the toes are reflex areas for the head.
The major reflexes for the head are in the big toes.
Feet come in different shapes and sizes.
To find your bearings on each pair of feet, you have to find certain key point or areas.
There are three key areas running laterally across the feet - Diaphragm Line, Waist Line and Heel Line.
Once you are aware of the key areas, you will be able to determine the exact position of the reflexes.
Most of the reflexology treatment is done with the thumb and index finger techniques, moving forward like a caterpillar across each reflex using both hands.
When treating a pair of feet for the first time, begin checking for any hard skin, calluses and corn that might interfere with the flow of energy in that zone.