What is Reflexology?
Reflexology was first practiced thousands of years ago by the ancient peoples of China, India and Egypt. Art from ancient Egypt exists that depicts men massaging each others feet. Reflexology was also thought to be a part of these peoples’ day to day lives, as they would often pass barefoot over rocks and rough ground, stimulating the body’s overall health. Reflexology was then brought to North America by Chinese immigrants in the early 1900’s. Around 1913, Dr. William H. Fitzgerald, an American ear, nose and throat surgeon, popularized this ancient Chinese practice. He noticed that pressure on specific parts of the body could have an anaesthetising effect on a related area. He then divided the body into ten equal vertical zones, each ending with a finger and toe. He then concluded that pressure on the finger or toe in that zone could affect anything else in that zone.
Then, in the 1930’s, a therapist named Eunice Ingham noticed that congestion or tension in any part of the foot occurs alongside congestion or tension in a corresponding part of the body. Areas of the foot, then, could be used to treat other parts of the body. Similarly, treating the whole foot can have a relaxing effect on the whole body. Thus, she further developed Dr. Fitzgerald’s theory into what we today call foot reflexology.
Reflexology is an extremely effective form of massage. The basis of which relates to "reflex points" on the sole of the foot. These "points" coincide with each organ and system in the body and are linked to those organs by "energy channels", "zones" or "meridians". When illness, or imbalance, occurs the corresponding "energy channels" become blocked. Reflexology Massage aims to remove these blocks, thus allowing the energy to flow freely again.
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Ontario College of Reflexology
Then, in the 1930’s, a therapist named Eunice Ingham noticed that congestion or tension in any part of the foot occurs alongside congestion or tension in a corresponding part of the body. Areas of the foot, then, could be used to treat other parts of the body. Similarly, treating the whole foot can have a relaxing effect on the whole body. Thus, she further developed Dr. Fitzgerald’s theory into what we today call foot reflexology.
Reflexology is an extremely effective form of massage. The basis of which relates to "reflex points" on the sole of the foot. These "points" coincide with each organ and system in the body and are linked to those organs by "energy channels", "zones" or "meridians". When illness, or imbalance, occurs the corresponding "energy channels" become blocked. Reflexology Massage aims to remove these blocks, thus allowing the energy to flow freely again.
For more detailed information, please click the icon below which will take you to the website of the:
Ontario College of Reflexology
Ontario College of Reflexology
