Reflexology Blog – The Skeletal System
Our skeletal system is very important to us. Without our bones, we wouldn’t have any support to shape and protect our bodies and we wouldn’t have any protection for our internal organs. Our bodies would move in entirely different ways than they do with bones. Think jelly fish.
Our bones help produce blood cells and store minerals such as calcium and phosphorus. They release these minerals when we need them.
As we age, we become more aware of the importance of our bones and joints as they begin to wear out and/or become diseased. Lucky is the person who discovers the advantages of Reflexology for the Spirit before the skeletal system health issues become too advanced.
Bone and joint health are very important to a Reflexology for the Spirit practitioner because regular sessions can impact your client partner’s well being.
If a person comes to you with a skeletal injury (back or neck pain, for instance) your skills can have a positive effect provided the person is open to Reflexology for the Spirit. However, if a person comes to you in pain and you feel that s/he wants to see a doctor, chiropractor, massage therapist, etc., send him/her along with your blessings.
People with back or neck issues have ideas about which therapy will provide the best results. Often these ideas are emotionally and spiritually based. With spinal issues, these attitudes are very important. They often determine the outcome of the therapy.
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Reflexology for the Spirit sessions can offer relief for pain’s many causes. 8 Questions to Ask the Pain Sufferer.
Pain in any part of your body is a signal that you are off balance somehow. Homeostasis needs to be returned to your body. Do not ignore your pain. It has something to say to you. Let it have a voice.
There are several questions which a Reflexology for the Spirit practitioner needs to ask the client partner:
Where is the pain?
How long have you had this pain?
How does it manifest itself? Does it “come and go”? Does the pain appear when you move a certain way?”
What color is this pain?
What does the pain feel like? Is it sharp? Is it like “pins and needles”? Is it a dull throb?
What does this pain look like?
Does this pain have a voice? What does it say?
What do you need to do to release this pain?
As a reflexology for the spirit practitioner, work the feet in such a way as to nurture the whole person: the physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, genetic person.
We know there is pain when we encounter resistance anywhere in the foot. Our job as a practitioner is to support the client partner on the journey to finding the cause, and dealing with the issues, not only physically but spiritually. We also need to help our client partners release the pain as they release the past which may be causing the pain.
The client partner needs to address the physical issues: seeing a physician, physical therapist, massage therapist is very important. As those physical issues are dealt with, the reflexologist works with mental, emotional, spiritual issues.
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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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Headaches Can Be Spiritual Events – 8 Things to Do.
Regularly occurring headaches need to be checked by a medical professional. If you are having headaches, start a small headache diary. You need to be able to tell your healthcare professional the following information about your headaches:
where they occur on the head,
how long each headache lasts, how severe it is.
You need to be aware of the foods you are eating. Some people feel that two foods contributing to headaches are wheat and dairy products. If you feel food is a contributing factor, you can try totally avoiding wheat for six weeks and see what happens. After six weeks, try totally avoiding any dairy products for six weeks.
Keep a log of your feelings around a headache. There may be an emotional or behavioral component to your headaches.
What is your exercise level? People get headaches when they don’t get enough oxygen. Exercise brings oxygen into the blood and lungs.
Are you an over achiever? Over achievers have more headaches than their regular achieving buddies.
Are you spending too much time thinking, creating, talking, contemplating? This can sometimes create headaches.
The bottom line here is that people who spend time exercising as well as thinking seem to have fewer headaches.
The spiritual component to headaches is, most often, fear. If you are suffering from headaches and there doesn’t seem to be a physical cause, try to accept yourself positively. Try to move forward into the future.
By all means, reflexology for the spirit practitioners, encourage your headache sufferers to receive reflexology regularly. Regular sessions encourage homeostasis and relieve stressed muscles.
Beyond a certain point, all headaches have a strong muscular component which must be dealt with if the pain is to go away.
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Reflexology Blog – Menopause: Many See This as a Disease. For me, Menopause is a Rite of Passage
Actually, there is not that much known about menopause.
Menopause is a strong spiritual event in a woman’s life. Many women in our culture experience, in addition to the physical symptoms, a fear of no longer being wanted. They face fears of aging. They experience self-rejection. They feel that they are no longer good enough…whatever that means.
Menopause is a time to honor yourself, your body, your life. It is a time to bless yourself and encourage love.
Honor your inner goddess! You have now graduated. You are a crone.
You now have an opportunity to become a respected elder. Go Girl!
SYSTEMS TO WORK WHEN OFFERING REFLEXOLOGY FOR THE SPIRIT SESSIONS TO WOMEN EXPERIENCING MENOPAUSE: Focus on the endocrine system, the most spiritual system in the body. Also work the muscular system, the liver and the solar plexus. These sessions will encourage homeostasis, a very important part of one’s health
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Reflexology Blog: Sciatica is an Inflammation With a Spiritual Foundation.
Sciatica is an inflammation of the sciatic nerve caused by injury, constipation, cold temperatures, arthritis.
There is a spiritual component to sciatica. There are safety issues involved here as there are in all lower back afflictions. Persons suffering with sciatica have a fear of moving forward into the future. Core beliefs are also in question.
Persons suffering with sciatica often have a tendency to impose limitations on themselves. And, of course, money is involved. Sciatica is often slow to repair.
Your client partner may need to also visit a physician, physical therapist, massage therapist, chiropractor, or other health care professional. Sometimes healing takes time in addition to everything else tried. Homeostasis works on its own clock…even with reflexology for the spirit. But don’t give up.
WORK THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS WHEN ADDRESSING SCIATICA: Endocrine system with emphasis on the adrenal gland reflexes, digestive system with emphasis on the intestinal reflexes, the spine reflexes, hip, thigh, and leg reflexes, and the sciatic nerve reflexes. Finish the session with the liver and solar plexus.
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Reflexology blog: Fatigue is a Symptom Not to be Ignored.
Fatigue is one of the most important symptoms a human can have. Whenever your client partner complains of fatigue, please don’t ignore the remark. Try to get him/her to visit a health care professional who is not going to blow this symptom off. A good healthcare professional will take this seriously.
Feelings of chronic tiredness may be due to such things as overwork, poor nutrition, stress, and illness. There are many diseases for which fatigue is the first thing felt.
Fatigue is a normal response to physical overexertion, long term emotional stress, sleep deprivation, viral or bacterial infection, endocrine disease, cardiovascular disease, or neurological disease.
Fatigue is also a spiritual response. People respond, on a spiritual level, to boredom, resistance and lack of love. One thing that can help…whatever the cause of fatigue…is to learn to become enthusiastic about something.
Homeostasis is a good goal when working with fatigue sufferers.
WHEN OFFERING REFLEXOLOGY FOR THE SPIRIT SESSIONS TO A PERSON SUFFERING WITH FATIGUE, WORK THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS:
nervous system focusing on the brain reflexes, respiratory system focusing on the lung reflexes, circulatory system focusing on the heart reflex, work the liver and the solar plexus, and, finally, finish the session by working the adrenal gland reflexes.
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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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49 Foods Which Nourish the Nervous System and 3 Improvements to Expect From Sessions to the Nervous System
almonds, apples, bananas, baby lima beans, beans, beets, blackberries, broccoli, brown rice, coffee, corn, decaffeinated coffee, dark chocolate, edamame, eggs, fatty fish, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, ginger tea, green beans, green tea, legumes, lowfat milk, mackerel, mussels, nuts, oatmeal, olive oil, oranges, oysters, pomegranate juice, raspberries, soy, spinach, strawberries, sweet potatoes, salmon, sardines, strawberries, tea, tofu, tomatoes, tuna, walnuts, water, whole grain breads and cereals, whole wheat spaghetti, yogurt
Of this basic list, the following foods have appeared on Jonny Bowden, PH.D.’s list of the 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: almonds, bananas, beans, beets, broccoli, coffee, chocolate (dark), edamame, eggs, green beans, oatmeal, olive oil, oranges, oysters, pomegranate juice, raspberries, salmon, sardines strawberries, sweet potatoes, tea, walnuts, water
So, you actually have two lists here. The first list is the list of food which are good for your nervous system.
The second list is the list of foods which are considered to be most nutritious foods on that list.
Please let me know if having the two lists is too complicated. After all, there’s no sense in offering information if it can’t be used.
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE EXPECTED FROM REFLEXOLOGY FOR THE SPIRIT SESSIONS TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM INCLUDE:
Regular Reflexology for the Spirit sessions create a strong feeling of wellbeing. Over time, they also promote mental function.
Homeostasis, encouraged by these sessions, helps strengthen the ability to concentrate. Because the nervous system is a booster system, it’s helpful to work it to facilitate healing throughout the body.
Encouraging homeostasis through the nervous system include both spiritual and emotional aspects of the body.
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Want to Stay Healthy? Treat Yourself to a Power Breakfast Everyday
And, what might be a power breakfast?
Starting your day each day with a bowl of oatmeal can add years to your life.
When you begin your day with oatmeal, you’ll have energy for hours before feeling hungry. And, more than that, oatmeal is packed with nutrients that fight disease.
Some nutritionists believe that oatmeal has powerful anti-cancer antioxidents.
Heart specialists believe that oatmeal contains chemicals that stop blood vessels from sticking to your artery walls, thus helping prevent the onset of heart disease. Oatmeal is also believed to reduce the need for blood pressure medication as well as reduce cholesterol levels.
Diet and fitness experts claim that oatmeal fights obesity because people who eat it for breakfast experience less hunger throughout the day.
Diabetes specialists love oatmeal because it is a slowly digested food, thus reducing the need for insulin.
Gastroenterologists love oatmeal because it’s a good source of probiotics – the fighters of toxic bacteria in our colon.
Longevity specialists believe that anyone wanting to live longer should eat oatmeal regularly.
All these claims made by health professionals make oatmeal a miracle food!
People really like oatmeal because there are many ways to dress it up each morning:
You can put a couple of tablespoons of yogurt on the top of a serving.
Drizzle honey on the top of the oatmeal.
Flavor your oatmeal with cinnamon or grated nutmeg.
Serve your oatmeal the “warrior way” with dried apricots and nuts.
But, however you enjoy your oatmeal…the important thing is just to enjoy a serving of it every day.
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As always, this post comes to you from my healing space in scenic downtown Woodstock, NY
Peace and food for all
Thurman Greco
