More About What is Reflexology for the Spirit
What is Reflexology for the Spirit? In this post, we will offer more information about Reflexology for the Spirit, This should give you an in depth understanding of what Reflexology for the Spirit is all about.
Reflexology for the Spirit practitioners include spiritual observations as they manifest in the feet. They’re found:
in the different colors seen on the feet,
the locations of corns,
callouses,
bunions,
broken bones, etc.
What is Reflexology for the Spirit? Although the results of a reflexology session can be felt throughout the body, it’s not massage. Instead, practitioners manipulate the tissues of the hands, feet, and/or ears only.
An important goal of Reflexology for the spirit is Homeostasis.
Homeostasis is the return to balance of the entire body.
Encourage your client partners to schedule appointments within 1-2 days of other treatments they are receiving.
For example: if your client partner has a visit to the chiropractor,
physical therapist,
acupuncturist,
massage therapist,
or a yoga class,
please try to have him/her schedule an appointment with you within 24-48 hours before or after. This is the way to get the most value for your health care dollars. With Reflexology for the Spirit, 1 + 1 = 3.
Beginning with the next posts, we will highlight some:
specific conditions,
diseases/issues,
and treatments.
We will explain how Reflexology for the Spirit practitioners address the whole person. The next posts will be your tool box, Refer to them often.
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Peace and food for all.
Thurman Greco
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Moving Forward to the 1500’s and then to Present Day Reflexology
Moving to the 1500’s and to Europe, Zone Therapy was introduced. Zone Therapy is a simple way of mapping the foot. The body is divided into ten vertical zones, five on each size of the spinal column as the median line. Reflexologists the world over still use Zone Therapy today.
Reflexology changed quite a bit in the 20th century. In the United States, a physician, Dr. William Fitzgerald, successfully practiced zone Therapy. He applied his techniques to both hands and feet (preferring the hands) to lessen pain for his patients. In 1917, Dr. Fitzgerald and Dr. Edwin Bowers co-authored a book about this work.
Dr. Joseph Riley and his wife studied under Dr. Fitzgerald. They’re important in this story because of Eunice Ingham who worked with them. They are the link to Eunice Ingham.
She became a famous reflexologist in Pennsylvania who worked before, during, and after World War II. She limited her practice to foot reflexology because she felt that sensitivity in the feet increased positive treatment results.
From this glorious history, and recent 20th century trail blazers, we now have thousands of people practicing various kinds of reflexology throughout the world. Needless to say, a trip to a library, book store, or an internet search offers the reflexologist a variety of recent materials that will teach and inspire.
Beginning with the next post, we’ll learn about Reflexology for the Spirit: what it is, how it works, how you can use it,
Thank you for reading this blog. Please contact me with any questions you may have.
Thurman Greco
The Actual Beginnings of Reflexology are Shrouded in Mystery
In this post, we’ll begin to explore the roots of this age old modality.
What we do know is that early history refers to reflexology in China, India, Japan, Egypt, Greece, North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Mediterranean, South America and North America.
Historians tell us that Egyptians practiced both hand and foot reflexology as early as 2500 BC. If you ever travel to Egypt, please visit the burial ground at Saqqara. The Physician’s Tomb there has a famous wall painting showing two people receiving reflexology. One is receiving hand reflexology and the other is receiving foot reflexology. This painting dates back to 2300 BCE.
If you ever visit Japan, be sure to visit the Medicine Teacher Temple in Nara. There you’ll find a stone carving depicting the soles of Buddha’s feet in a carving dating to 790 AD. In Buddhist tradition, the feet (or foot prints) represent his entire being. For centuries after the Buddha’s death, people did not recreate images of the great teacher’s face or body. But, eventually artists began producing images of his feet – representing the whole spiritual being to be revered.
Also, in India there are paintings of Vishnu, the Hindu god’s feet with symbols corresponding to several reflexology points.
By the time these famous wall paintings and carvings came to be a reality, reflexology was already an accepted healing modality in much of the world.
Reflexology has been recorded in ancient Chinese writings describing pressure being applied to fingers and thumbs.
Ayurveda is an ancient Indian form of medicine which is becoming popular in our country. Reflexology is incorporated in Ayurvedic medicine.
In the next blog, I’ll relate recent reflexology history and bring us up to the present.
Thanks for reading this post. Please comment with any questions you have, etc.
Peace and food for all.
Thurman Greco
More New Information about Health Issues, Essential Oils, Etc.
This is a guide book to be used as a ready reference. It was written for reflexology students and practitioners at all levels of experience. It should also help healers and seekers to navigate through the wealth of information needed to become the best practitioner possible. It evolved from years of teaching Reflexology for the Spirit.
Whether you have a diabetic with unknown allergies or a teenager with acne, each set of feet brings new challenges. It’s hoped that the organization of information will guide you to find what you need without a lot of searching.
Common ailments and body systems are categorized and organized for ready reference. Ideas on the spiritual dimensions of medical conditions are offered along with suggested approaches for working the feet.
Included are suggestions on oils which are applicable for specific problems. Essential oils can be very powerful if you know how to use them. When you purchase essential oils, choose a brand offering medicinal grade products with “batch numbers” on each bottle. That’s the only way you can be sure you’re getting what you pay for. also, try to work with a brand of essential oils offering you some information and training.
If you are offering Reflexology for the Spirit sessions to a client partner with issues, it’s often necessary to forgive a lot of people and events. Essential oils can positively impact this process.
We begin with a brief look at the glorious history of reflexology. Along with a description of the benefits, contraindications are also included in the text.
Tomorrow we’ll continue with more information about the processes offered for learning Reflexology for the Spirit along with new information.
Thanks for reading this blog. Please comment if you have questions.
Peace and food for all
Some Key Facts You May Not Find Elsewhere
Reflexology for the spirit does so much for a person without asking for a lot in return.
Thjere’s no need to remove clothing except for shoes and socks. If necessary, Reflexology for the Spirit can be offered to a person in a very crowded room. Very little special furniture is needed. A person can hang his/her feet off the end of a sofa or prop them up on a stool. And, for many, the results can be very dramatic.
Twenty years ago if you mentioned reflexology to most physicians they would give you a funny look. Things have changed. Interest in, and appreciation for, this revered and ancient healing modality has exploded in the last two decades. It’s now being offered in tandem with sports medicine, physical therapy, cosmetic surgery, and cancer treatment. And, in the ever-widening sphere of complimentary and integrative medicine, reflexology has found a welcome home.
In the next post, I’m going to continue offering info that you may not find elsewhere.
Peace and food for all.
