Why are select areas of the body worked in reflexology – feet, hands and/or ears?
On the soles of our feet, we have 7,000 nerve endings. These nerve endings become responsive to the sensory input of reflexology. The hands and ears have similar “referral” reflexes to the same body parts as the feet thus they complement the reflexology of the feet. A reflexologist can send intentional messages to the nervous sytem through skilled touch to the feet when you are stressed, injured, or overworked. As a result, reflexology encourages “internal relation” to your body systems – something that no other modality can do. While a massage therapist works with and massages the structure muscles of the body, a reflexologist works with the systems of the body. As the body’s waste crystals are broken from the nerve endings, relaxation occurs, toxins are ridded, circulation is increased and nerve blockages are diminished to internal body functions. Your body is reflected in your feet. Predictable changes occur in areas of the body that are referred from the feet. Reflexology is used a
