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Want to optimize your health? Learn how to move the thumb of your right hand across your left palm or find someone who is willing to work on your feet.
Even if you don’t get it exactly right, it’s OK. Reflexology is comforting and relaxing, and the touch is beneficial.
Reflexology, an ancient healing method, is based on the premise there are maps to all the major organs of the body on the hands, feet and even the ears.
Applying pressure just under the pinkie finger may help that sore shoulder, and manipulating the tip of the big toe can stimulate the brain. Move down to the ball of the foot under the big toe, and you’re working on the heart.
Cindy Hayes of Serendipity Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork in Stuart said some of her customers come for a massage, then end up being surprised when the therapist works on their feet.
Some people can’t have a massage because of other health issues, but will discover that reflexology is a viable alternative. “Maybe they are too sensitive in some areas, because of something like migraines. They can’t be touched and may not tolerate massage, but we can access different parts of the body through these nerve pathways,” Hayes said.
“Reflexology accesses the inner organs of the body,” she said. “There’s really no other way to do this. And everything in reflexology can be adapted to a person’s needs.” Reflexology is not meant to be painful, but should be comforting and comfortable to the client.
Knowing the zones of the hands and the feet, a reflexologist can zero in on the sore back, an upset stomach or just about anything else, reaching parts of the body in a way that massage alone can’t do.
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