Reflexology Blog – The Sense Organs are Very Spiritual in Nature
Our sense of smell is not as sensitive as that of a dog, cat, or wild animal, but we do smell many things. Our sense of smell is both highly emotional and spiritual. We recall memories and emotions from deep in our past through the sense of smell. Inflammation in our nasal passages and infection in our sinuses prevents us from smelling as well as we should. There are also spiritual reasons why we don’t smell as well as we should. I believe we begin to lose our sense of smell as we deny our intuition. We can also begin to lose the sense of smell as our bodies shut down from being surrounded by too much environmental toxicity.
The body’s largest organ is the skin. Some people believe that the majority of skin problems are emotional/spiritual in origin. The best way to tackle skin problems is to treat them holistically and seek out the cause from within rather from without. Begin by working the digestive system and then go to the lymphatics. Include the liver and solar plexus.
Callouses, corns, and rough skin patches offer valuable insight into the challenges faced by our client partners. the location of these patches on the foot is important. For example, a callous on the part of the foot where the shoulder reflex point is has significance. Is s/he having shoulder problems? Is the weight of the world resting on those shoulders?
A callous on the heel area indicates that the person is dealing with core issues and beliefs.
Skin is protection, pure and simple. Our skin forms a protective barrier around our entire body. We allow the world to know us through our skin. And, our skin reveals much to the world: the state of our health, how much sleep we get, whether we drink alcohol and/or take drugs, how much and what kind of food we eat, what our lifestyle is.
Our sense of touch is revealed through the skin. As humans, we are tactile. Touch has powerful effects on us. We communicate through touch. On the positive side, touch is a hug, a kiss, a caress. Touch is communication without the spoken word. Through touch we offer comfort, reassurance, uplifting support. On the negative side, touch can be traumatic: pain, abuse, fear.
Skin is all about boundaries. Skin issues often arise when our boundaries have been invaded, penetrated.
Our sense organs are closely connected with our psychic and intuitive skills. We react quickly when danger is sensed or when unknown elements are sensed before they are actually seen, heard, smelled, or touched. We often read about someone “sensing danger” in books. People will also refer to having “goose bumps” or “experiencing one’s hair standing on end.”
The sense organs are very spiritual. Work them holistically, from within, realizing that when a person undergoes strong spiritual changes, the senses change. Homeostasis is encouraged when the senses work together to help our physical wellbeing, our emotional health, and our spiritual awareness.
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Reflexology Blog – 9 Airplane Travel Tips For a Comfortable Trip
Airline travel is totally overrated. As far as I’m concerned, it ranks right up there with natural childbirth and owning your own business. (I speak from experience. I’ve done all three.)
Use soft sided luggage with wheels. Use shoulder bags.
Travel light.
If at all possible, reserve an aisle seat.
Arrive at the airport early enough to have adequate time for processing yourself through the bureaucratic maze, finding your gate.
As you pass through the pre boarding screening area, put yourself in an emotional “neutral” mode. I heard a TSA employee discussing this once. Think of yourself as trance walking through the TSA maze. (He called it “walking dead”.) When you get through this phase of the trip, you’ll be unstressed and able to sit quietly at your boarding gate while you wait for the boarding call.
Wear comfortable shoes and clothing.
Avoid lifting anything heavy into the overhead luggage bins.
Once on the plane, walk up and down the aisle every 30 minutes or so.
Enjoy your trip!
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Reflexology Blog – Regular Sessions Promote Homeostasis for the Osteoporosis Sufferer.
Osteoporosis has physical components because it is a thinning of the bones. However, it is a spiritual disease. Reflexology for the spirit is good with osteoporosis if sessions are begun when in its early stages. I believe that some menopausal women are suffering with osteoporosis and are not aware of having the condition.
Spiritually, this disease occurs when a person begins to lose a purpose in life. Sufferers of this condition need to try to strengthen core feelings to prevent fading of the spirit. Sometimes, as people age, they begin to feel lost, isolated, weak, unsupported, vulnerable. They no longer feel comfortable taking responsibility for actions. They become unwilling to speak up and ask for things they need.
Regular sessions can offer stress relief and promote homeostasis.
When addressing osteoporosis issues, work the entire skeletal system reflexes. Also work the muscular system, nervous system, liver, and solar plexus.
Encourage the client partner to take up hatha yoga. Some people, who don’t know about yoga, don’t realize just how therapeutic this modality can be for the osteoporosis sufferer.
Diet is extremely important with osteoporosis. It’s important for your client partner to work with a nutritionist to treat osteoporosis.
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Reflexology Blog – Leg Cramps Respond Favorably to Reflexology for the Spirit Sessions.
Leg cramps are sudden, involuntary tightening of the muscles. This condition can be quite painful. Physical causes include nutritional deficiencies, fatigue, strain, tight clothing.
There is a spiritual component involved in this affliction. Our legs move us forward in this world. They enable us to walk, stand, run, dance. Our legs ground us, support us.
A person’s gait tells us much. When a person enters a room, pay attention to how s/he walks.
Does the person stride comfortably and confidently into the room, taking long, confident steps?
Does s/he enter timidly with small, uncertain steps?
Does another person stumble and trip?
What can these different gaits tell you about the person’s life?
In my opinion the legs offer protection as they connect to the hip bones and first chakra. They connect to core beliefs. I see strong thighs as being able to support the person in the journey through life.
A person carrying much fat and weight on the thighs is in a protective mode. The fat is being used to shield the person from perceived or real threats in life’s events.
Spiritual causes of leg cramps include fear, stress, tension, frustration, irritation, and discouragement.
You, the reflexology for the spirit practitioner, can offer help as you facilitate homeostasis.
When offering reflexology sessions to a person suffering with leg cramps, first work the endocrine system focusing on the thyroid and parathyroid gland reflexes. Work the hip, thigh, and leg reflexes. Work the sciatic nerve reflexes. Finish the session with liver and solar plexus holds.
Encourage your client partner to seek a medical solution in addition to reflexology. Therapy might be helpful also.
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Reflexology Blog – Depression: How Reflexology for the Spirit Can Help.
“Being depressed is the most unsung source of suffering in the world. It is a disease of the soul and chemicals alone cannot heal it.” – Deb Shapiro
Depression has many causes: anger, confusion, death of a loved one, exhaustion, failure, hormone imbalance, hurt, loneliness, old age, rage, stress, trauma, unresolved feelings.
Depression becomes an overwhelming problem as a person struggles to survive and make ends meet in an increasingly complex society.
Depression can be an underlying cause of many other diseases: respiratory diseases affecting the chest and lungs, alcoholism, compulsive eating, and many other ailments.
It depresses the body as well as the mind. So it’s important to move…arms, legs, joints. Keeping the body moving when suffering with depression is important.
Incidents can trigger depression such as loss of a job, divorce, death in the family, having to move, financial worries.
A person suffering with depression needs to go to a therapist for regular visits. S/he needs to get a physical to determine what underlying causes might be involved. S/he needs to have the diet carefully scrutinized to learn what nutritional imbalances exist.
Regular Reflexology for the Spirit sessions can definitely help. Reflexology sessions work to return the body to homeostasis
When offering reflexology to a person suffering with depression, begin by working the solar plexus and diaphragm reflexes. Work the endocrine system with emphasis on the pituitary gland reflexes, the thyroid and parathyroid reflexes. Work the respiratory system with emphasis on the lung reflexes. Work the urinary system with emphasis on the kidney reflexes. Finally, work the spinal reflexes.
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Reflexology Blog – Bursitis Has a Strong Spiritual Component.
Bursitis is a painful inflammation of the fluid-filled sacs surrounding joints. Joints affected by bursitis include elbows, shoulders, knees, hips, and ankles. Think tennis elbow.
Reflexology for the Spirit can offer relief.
When addressing bursitis, work the following reflexes: work the endocrine system with a focus on the adrenal gland reflexes. Work the urinary system focusing on the kidney reflexes. And work the affected joint reflexes: hip, thigh, leg, arm, shoulder. Finish up the session with a focus on the liver and solar plexus.
Bursitis has a strong spiritual component because the joints affected are the same ones that move us forward in life. When a person has a bursitis issue, questions arise:
What events in your life are making you feel stuck?
Are you having difficulty moving beyond your comfort zone?
Do you feel powerless?
Are you experiencing a loss of direction?
How overwhelming is the fear that you are experiencing?
Do you feel that you are not appreciated?
Do you need a time out?
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Reflexology Blog – Arthritis: Seeking a Spiritual Solution
Arthritis is inflammation of a joint. I wrote a long post about arthritis early in this blog/book. This post will focus on the spiritual aspects of the diseases called Arthritis.
Joints are very important to us. They enable us to move through life. We move in many ways throughout the day: walking, running, jumping, pushing, pulling, carrying. Just think: without our joints we could not hug one another.
And, of course, that’s what happens when we suffer with arthritis. Arthritis reflects stiffness, rigidity, an inability to give.
For my thinking, arthritis reflects anger and criticism.
Joint inflammation tells me the sufferer is conflicted, resistant, angry with life patterns and events. The person is unable to do the things s/he wants to do and is becoming angry and frustrated.
Persons with joint stiffness are unable to express themselves the way they need to.
When I think of inflammation, I think of the build-up of toxins. So…when toxins build up in the joints, what are they exactly? Joint toxins include anger, critical attitude, frustration, bitterness, resentment.
This doesn’t mean you abandon efforts to cure these diseases. What it DOES mean is that you do everything necessary to remain active and well. You do everything possible to bring about homeostasis…including the return to a positive mental attitude. So, while you are visiting the doctor, physical therapist, yoga class, reflexology for the spirit practitioner, you need to ask yourself questions which will help you return to your normal, positive self:
What in your life is making you angry?
Is your life out of control? Who or what is controlling your life?
What can you do to make your life more receptive to positive influences?
What can you do to lessen the anger in your life?
Is forgiveness possible?
Have you lost direction or purpose in your life?
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Reflexology Blog – Migraine Headaches Respond Favorably to Reflexology for the Spirit
A migraine is a severe headache usually affecting only one side of the head. It’s often preceded by flashes of light, a spot, or a flickering in the center of the field of vision. Nausea and dizziness often accompany migraines. Even though the causes are still unknown, a migraine is believed to be brought on by allergies, cardiovascular problems, disturbances in blood circulation in the brain, exhaustion, high blood pressure, glandular imbalance, and stress.
Migraines definitely have a spiritual component. Persons suffering with migraines are resisting the daily events of life. There is also a sexual fear inherent in persons with migraines. Learning to “go with the flow” is an important lesson here.
WORK THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS WHEN ADDRESSING MIGRAIN HEADACHES: Work the endocrine system focusing on the pituitary gland and adrenal gland reflexes, work the nervous system focusing on the brain reflexes, work the circulatory system focusing on the heart reflex, work the urinary system focusing on the kidney reflexes.
Regular sessions will promote much needed homeostasis.
Work the solar plexus and the liver.
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Shingles – a Painful, Viral Infection we can all do without.
Shingles definitely has a spiritual aspect. As with some other spiritual afflictions, shingles is a response to fear and tension. People with this problem need to work on believing in the process of life, that all is well.
Physically, Shingles is a painful infection of the nerve endings. It manifests itself as a rash lasting from 2 to 4 weeks and usually appears on one side of the face or body. This rash can be quite painful.
This affliction occurs when a person has had chicken pox many years before. And, finally, in later life it resurfaces. Shingles is not contagious.
One thing everyone can do to prevent this very painful disease is get a shingles vaccine. I realize that vaccines are very controversial but I also feel strongly that Shingles is one disease I never want to experience. Better the shot. Research tells me that of the shingles vaccines administered, no serious problems have been identified.
Also, please note: Research tells me that a shingles vaccine is not administered to anyone under 50 years of age.
WORK THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS WHEN ADDRESSING SHINGLES: Work the nervous system focusing on the solar plexus and diaphragm reflexes. Work the skeletal system focusing on the spinal reflexes. Work the immune system, focusing on the lymphatic system.
Reflexology for the Spirit is a real help with shingles because the body goes out of balance as it works to fight infection. Reflexology for the Spirit to encourage homeostasis is helpful.
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Nausea is Extremely Unpleasant. Its Causes are Innumerable.
Nausea is the feeling we all experience prior to vomiting. The causes include digestive problems, stress, balance problems, infectious disease, endocrine disorders, cardiac problems. Nausea accompanies some kinds of drug therapy, surgery, and radiation.
Spiritually, nausea represents fear. The nausea sufferer needs to do things to feel safe.
The homeostasis offered by reflexology sessions can really help.
WORK THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS WHEN ADDRESSING NAUSEA: Work the nervous system as you focus on the brain reflexes. Also work the endocrine system, circulatory system, urinary system, digestive system, lymphatics, liver and solar plexus.
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