{"id":17466,"date":"2018-02-22T16:23:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T16:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/?p=17466"},"modified":"2022-07-07T00:53:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T04:53:06","slug":"adding-foot-reflexology-to-your-massage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/massage\/adding-foot-reflexology-to-your-massage\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Foot Reflexology to Your Massage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reflexology is the science and art of applying pressure to the feet (and sometimes the hands and ears) to affect other parts of the body. There are \u201creflex points\u201d in your feet that correspond to every organ, structure, joint, and muscle in the body.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cscience\u201d part of reflexology means that a trained and skilled practitioner knows exactly where, for how long, and with how much pressure to work on certain areas of the foot. The \u201cart\u201d is the practitioner\u2019s experience and intuition in balancing contributing factors involved in some issues, such as working on the digestive system to lessen or eliminate headaches. Reflexology is doing something right &#8211; it\u2019s been practiced for over <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reflexology-usa.net\/history.htm\">4,000 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/massage-on-demand?utm_source=blog-post&amp;utm_medium=Adding-Foot-Reflexology-to-Your-Massage&amp;utm_campaign=blog-cta\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17933 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/book-now_button.jpg\" alt=\"book a massage\" width=\"332\" height=\"75\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/book-now_button.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/book-now_button-50x11.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Why is reflexology so useful?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Reflexology, because it affects multiple systems of the body, can help stabilize your mood, focus, and energy level. A good foot reflexology session calms you, improves your mood, restores your reserves, and helps you rest. It\u2019s important for massage therapists to use different techniques and strokes throughout your massage as they work on muscles, joints, and fascia because our nervous systems can stop \u201cpaying attention\u201d to repetitive input. Adding foot reflexology to your massage causes your nervous system to create new pathways to process different touch stimuli in a positive way.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of your nervous system, it has only two speeds: sympathetic (stress) and parasympathetic (relaxation). While massage is generally used to put us in the relax\/restore mode, some intense forms of massage \u2013 such as sports massage or deep tissue massage \u2013 can activate the stress mode. Adding reflexology help counteract the stress and may lessen post-massage discomfort.<\/li>\n<li>Foot reflexology can enhance creativity and mental focus. Reflexology can quickly put your nervous system (and brain waves) into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abmp.com\/textonlymags\/article.php?article=100\">alpha state<\/a>. Sometimes called \u201cthe zone,\u201d this state of awareness is the result of slower brain waves and is associated with powerful mental insights, connections, creative ideas, and problem-solving. Even fifteen minutes of reflexology can be enough to reach the alpha state.<\/li>\n<li>Feet reflect the entire body. Picture your two feet together, looking at the soles. The toes are the head, the widest part of the feet are the shoulders, they taper to a waist, have a lumbar curve at the deepest part of the arch, and finish at the bottom with, well, a bottom. Now picture your massage therapist cradling your two feet together and giving them an incredible massage that affects every part of your body.<\/li>\n<li>In an average day your feet are probably enclosed in uncomfortable shoes, pressed on hard surfaces and, unless they hurt, are probably not uppermost in your mind. Adding reflexology to your massage is a way of saying \u201cthank you for your hard work\u201d to your long-suffering feet.<\/li>\n<li>Your feet are engineering marvels, containing 25% of all the bones in your body, dozens of muscles and joints, thousands of nerve endings, and multiple arches that all work together to support, balance, and propel your body. If you think about it, a quarter of all massages should focus on feet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Finding the right reflexologist<\/h2>\n<p>Reflexology \u2013 as opposed to \u201cfoot massage\u201d \u2013 is a complex skill that requires anywhere from 100 to 200 hours of education to practice competently. Many massage therapy schools offer a brief course on the basics, but students who wants to offer it as a specialty will go on to study at reflexology-specific courses or organizations Many of these courses also offer training in hand and ear reflexology. These options are used in cases where work on the feet is contraindicated (e.g. severe diabetic neuropathy) or can\u2019t be worked on, as may be the case with amputees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abmp.com\/practitioners\/state-requirements\">States that require massage therapists to be licensed<\/a> usually lump reflexology in with traditional massage techniques, and practitioners must have a massage license (this is the case in New York, Florida, and Texas, for example). In states that have no licensing for massage therapists, such as Wyoming, Kansas, and Minnesota, the practice of Reflexology is mostly unregulated. There are a few states (Colorado and California) in which massage is regulated by local governments, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foot-reflexologist.com\">may or may not require proof of reflexology competence<\/a>. There are several organizations that certify reflexology practitioners separately from any state credentialing (like the <a href=\"https:\/\/arcb.net\/\">American Reflexology Certification Board<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/reflexology-usa.org\/national-certification\/\">Reflexology Association of America<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Reflexology is ideal for targeting stress-related conditions such as insomnia, recurring headaches, muscle tension, and fatigue. However, there are countless <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reflexologyresearch.net\">scientific studies<\/a> that cite Reflexology as responsible for complete alleviation of things like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reflexologyresearch.net\/ReflexologyGallbladderResearch.shtml\">gallbladder pain<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/8233263\">PMS<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breastcancer.org\/research-news\/20121126-2\">effects of chemotherapy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to add reflexology to your next massage?\u00a0At Zeel, just tell us &#8211; add \u201creflexology\u201d in the notes field of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/massage-on-demand\">massage app<\/a> when booking with Zeel. Reflexology can be added to any Zeel massage technique, and it\u2019s always included in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/beauty\/a14402744\/zeel-sleep-massage\/\">sleep massage<\/a>, because of its powers of relaxation. Finally, reflexology at home is ideal &#8211; because you won\u2019t have to walk around after getting your massage and re-stress your feet.<br \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n{\r\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\r\n  \"mainEntity\": [\r\n    {\r\n      \"@type\": \"Question\",\r\n      \"name\": \"Why is reflexology so useful?\",\r\n      \"acceptedAnswer\": {\r\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",\r\n        \"text\": \"Reflexology, because it affects multiple systems of the body, can help stabilize your mood, focus, and energy level. A good foot reflexology session calms you, improves your mood, restores your reserves, and helps you rest. It\u2019s important for massage therapists to use different techniques and strokes throughout your massage as they work on muscles, joints, and fascia because our nervous systems can stop \u201cpaying attention\u201d to repetitive input. 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