Having a retired husband has it's perks. He watches more television than I do and lets me know what is happening with all the talk shows. A popular talk show host has recently been promoting something you may have heard about called "Reflexology".

What exactly is Reflexology? Reflexology is a science that deals with the principle that there are reflexes in the feet that correspond to all of the glands, organs, and body parts and that when these reflexes in the feet (and hands) are worked or massaged, it helps to relieve stress and tension and improve blood supply and circulation, thereby helping the body to balance itself.

When your body is out of balance, that imbalance may be felt first in the feet. Whether or not you know your feet hurt.

Case in point. Julie came in for a massage. One of the first things she said to me was, "the only things that don't hurt on my whole body are my feet!" I then went to her left foot and chose a point and pressed on it gently. She just about came off the table yelping with pain. She couldn't believe that her foot could hurt that badly and why hadn't she ever felt pain in her feet. She was too focused on the pain in her body to feel the pain in her feet. The feet will tell where you are having problems in your whole body. Listening to the body is not hard to do. We just don't take the time to pay attention when the body starts talking. Problems in the body may be picked up intuitively. Intuition is something we all have but somewhere along the way into adulthood we lose our trust in our own intuitive potential. We focus more on the outer world than on our inner world. Medicine is a balance of outer and inner.

I'm not saying you can diagnose illness and diseases from the feet. But the foot will let you know where your problems are. By gently massaging the feet you may feel so much better because the massage helps the reflex areas of the whole body. It "awakens" the reflexes into the organs and assists whole body functions.

Taking that one step further is something I've developed out of this type of massage called Beyond Reflexology. This method of working the reflex areas of the foot goes beyond the reflex points to release the whole foot and ankle, which releases the muscles throughout the legs and body. The feet are our foundation. Any problems in the feet can be felt through out the body and as such, the body compensates for our feet in any way it can.

Thank you for getting the word out about Reflexology, Regis!

Merida J. Raines is the owner of Wind In Her Hair, LLC whose mission is to guide you into your own inner journey to health, success, and self-fulfillment by helping you to develop your awareness of subtle energies and awakening to and trusting your intuition.

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