As a reflexologist I have the privilege and honor to witness so many amazing, healing changes in people’s lives. It never ceases to surprise me the results we can achieve given the right amount of attention and care to our feet. I would like to share with you some of these stories.
I had a female client in her fifties, who were barely able to walk. She had pain on both feet, after about three or four weeks of reflexology once a week she was pain free and hiking. She was so excited and unstoppable when she started hiking again.
Another female client in her eighties, came to see me in a wheelchair, severely depressed. This gentle lady worked with me for about two months also once a week. She showed significant improvement from week to week, today she is back on her feet walking and out of her depression. She also does hikes appropriate for her age level, she uses a cane and is living an independent and happy life.
One of the cases that impressed me the most, was a male clients at his eighties, with severe Parkinson disease. His full body was affected and he was very depressed and confused. The first session was difficult since his legs would shake and were also very close together. Despite it, this man show an unbelievable improvement in just a week. The next session he came in for, he was happy, excited, and smiling. He fully stopped shaking and sleeping through the full session. This client would have one reflexology per week and showed an amazing relief and improvement in his quality of life.
These were just a few cases, there are many other stories. Some with a sad endings when the person was at their last stage of cancer or other terminal diseases. But in all of them, people show and very significant physical and mental improvement, decreasing the amount of pain and having a much better quality of life.
Reflexology has records since dates back 2330 BC. Evidenced by some inscriptions that displayed ancient Egyptians practicing this kind of medical treatment. Ancient Chinese and Japanese techniques emerged in the East as well. It is a gentle but powerful stimulation for the whole body promoting it’s optimal function from working in applying rhythmic pressure on the feet.
The human foot is a strong and complex structure that supports our full body and weight. It contains 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than a hundred muscles, tendons and ligaments. The soles of our feet are extremely sensitive to touch due to the high concentration of nerve endings, with as many as 200,000 per sole.
As a baby we were fascinated with our feet, we would examine it, hold it, pull it and suck some of our toes, always in wonder of how perfect they were. As we got a little older we start to discover how to stand on the top of it, and try our luck in keeping our equilibrium. Many falls after that and the fun of standing up again, we start to figure out how to put one foot in front of the other. We of course had a lot of hands to help us out. Once we mastered this wonderful technique called “walk”, then it was the time to run.
That was a fun time, our attention then change in how many people were so preoccupied in chase us and how fast we could escape! Then the entire fun process is a bit of forgotten and it is all take for granted. Some of us are lucky to keep deep in touch with our marvelous and very exclusive “vehicle” of transportation. This one is much more valuable than then most fancy and expensive car.
Our feet are highly sensitive and have the power of healing the full body through reflex stimulation resulting in a deep relaxation.
The joy of our feet are still there and the power they have is invaluable, they should not be locked inside a shoe. They deserve great care, love and attention. Keep a happy feet is the way to a happy life.