23/01/2023
Relaxing afternoon @ Jenny Gray Studios ❤️ treating a client to some reflexology
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What is Reflexology?
So what is Reflexology?
Reflexology and other Complimentary Treatments such as acupuncture, reiki, homoeopathy, are ‘Complementary Therapies’ and take a Holistic Approach to wellbeing. The Holistic Approach refers to treating the person as a ‘whole’ and takes into account that the mind, body and spirit are all intrinsically linked for optimising health and wellbeing.
So where did Reflexology come from?
The exact origins remain a mystery, however, there is evidence that Reflexology has been used for thousands of years. Ancient Eastern cultures such as Egyptian, Ayurveda and Chinese all practised a form of reflexology for maintaining physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. This stimulating massage on the feet is still highly regarded in Eastern Cultures for relaxation, strengthening spirituality and physical well-being.However, it wasn’ t until the 20th Century that Dr William Fitzgerald and Dr Joseph Riley proposed Zone Therapy. They suggested by stimulating the appropriate areas on the feet, bioelectrical energy flows could be altered, leading to pain relief in correlating regions.Dr Fitzgerald’s and Riley’s concepts were further developed by Riley’s student Eunice Ingham (1879-1974). Ingham charted the feet in relation to zones/reflexes and their effects on the rest of the anatomy until she had developed a corresponding map of the entire body. This map is what modern Reflexologists still use today.Whilst Modern Western Reflexology primarily uses the charts and maps developed by Ingham, there is also the Rwo Shur method which is predominantly practised extensively throughout Asia. Rwo Shur utilises small wooden implement’s, firm pressure, advocating “no pain, no gain.”
