Reflexology

Reflexology is the art of applying alternating finger and thumb pressure to specific areas of the feet or hands, which has a stimulating effect on related parts of the body. Research into reflexology has found that it is very effective in the relief of such problems as:- Maternity/PMS/Menopausal problems, Asthma, Eczema, Back Pain, Headaches/Migraine, M.E., Insomnia, Depression, IBS/Digestive Problems and many many more.

a completely safe form of therapy

very relaxing and pleasant experience

normalizes the body’s functioning

helps relieve tension

alleviates stress

can help to control pain

“Reflexology isn’t simply picking up the foot and working on it. The body structure not only represents the physical body but also the spirit of the body. In the soles of the feet is reflected the spirit of the individual”.

Lyn is a qualified reflexologist with ten years experience and a member of the Association of Reflexologists.

ORIGINS OF REFLEXOLOGY

Reflexology has it’s roots in ancient cultures where the body was treated as a whole and the feet offered vital clues to the client’s state of health. The oldest documentation was found in Egypt. The science (reflexology) is as old as Egypt and was known to the ancient Egyptians and Grecians and also to ancient Arabia. Proof of this was discovered in 1979 when an Egyptian papyrus scene was found, depicting medical practitioners treating the hands and feet of their patients in 2,500 B.C. Reflexology also has roots in ancient India 5,000 years ago, was brought to China by Buddhist monks and then came to Japan. There was much more recent involvement by the British, Germans and Russians but it was Dr William Fitzgerald (1872-1942) an American who developed “Zone Therapy” after which an American lady Eunice Ingham in the early 1930’s used “Zone Therapy”, “Compression Massage” or Reflexology (a name she later settled on) and who wrote a book “Stories the Feet Can Tell”, writing three more books on the subject later. She demonstrated and lectured up and down the west coast of America. In the early 60’s she wrote “Stories the feet are telling”, which was never published. They called her “The Mother of Modern Reflexology”.