Reflexology For The Spirit

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Your Second Chakra – What it Means

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They say your second chakra is all about creativity. This includes anything and everything you create in your life:  your sexual experiences, an invention, a project, service to others, and anything else you think up.

Have you ever thought a thought and didn’t know where it came from?  Chances are that whack on the side of the head idea had a second chakra boost.

My own personal opinion is that your sacral chakra is involved in everything you do in life.

Are you interested in co-creating?  To hone those co-creating skills, go right to your second chakra.

Even if you aren’t interested in co-creating, include your second chakra in every project you embark.

To bring more excitement and fun in your life, start with a list.

Include experiences in your life which bring you pleasure, offer fun, increase your endorphins, or make you smile.

Expand your list.  Include something every day.

Your goal is to increase your creativity.  You want to empower yourself to feel inspired and more alive!

Make no mistake, second chakra work includes your soul.

First chakra issues have a tendency to encourage a person to isolate or even go inward.  A first chakra goal is to learn to live with oneself.

Second chakra issues Include others in your journey.  Second chakra issues cause us to make our lives with others.  Second chakras communicate with other chakras.

The ultimate example of this is the process of giving birth to and raising a child or children.

While birth is considered a feminine event, the second chakra is about creating things from our hips or second chakra.  This applies to everyone.

Second chakra imbalances can manifest themselves as blocks which last for years.

If you experience a writer’s block,  have reproductive issues, or have problems with your career development, include sacral chakra therapy in the healing process.

Include extra reflexology, Reiki therapy, and chakra healing sessions.

Any issues involving your genitals, reproductive organs, pelvis, hips, or lower vertebrae, appendix and upper intestines, are affected by sacral blocks and imbalances.

Your second chakra will respond to essential oils such as

ylang ylang, rose, lemon.

Crystals include carnelian, amber, tangerine quartz.

Thank you for reading this article.  You can find more information about sacral chakras in previous blog posts and in “Healer’s Handbook” by Thurman Greco.

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One important thing to know about reactions we experience in a reflexology session:  a client will not always experience the same reaction at every session.

After all, our bodies are different every day.  The most common reaction I experience during a reflexology session is sleep.  I slip off into a sleeplike state during most sessions.

Reactions vary with each session.  They are based on what your body needs on a cellular level at that particular time.

One thing consistent in a reflexology session is this:  reflexology encourages homeostasis:  the balance of all body systems.

Reflexology students ask questions about reactions to reflexology treatments.

The reactions your client experiences during a reflexology session are homeostasis in action.

It’s amazing what reflexology can do!

Because many healers read this blog, I don’t give  nearly enough blog time and energy to these  inquiries.  People ask, I answer, and then my focus moves on to other things.

Well, at last, I’m focusing some time and energy into sharing information.  After all, for every person who asks, others remain silent.

And, for those of us who practice reflexology either as a career or as a hobby, how often do we think about these important pieces of information?

My training is that there are more than a dozen different reactions to reflexology sessions.  Reactions listed in this article mostly happen during or soon after a session.

Other reactions happen several hours later.  They are all important.

A reaction is a sign to me that the reflexology session is working.

As a reflexologist, you and the session you give are a vital wellness link between a person experiencing a challenge and appropriate professional support.

INCREASED URINATION – Focus on urination becomes part of the session when it becomes obvious.  I have a client who simply cannot make it through a session without a trip to the ladies room.  For me, this is a good sign.  The session stimulates her urinary system!

FLATULANCE and INCREASED BOWEL MOVEMENTS

Marge d’Urso taught us that fully 50% of our clients have digestive issues.  Unless a client brings up the subject, I don’t really ask. I prefer to hear about constipation  or other irritable bowel solutions when my client initiates the conversation.  I love it when a client reveals she no longer has issues.

Marge d’Urso taught, and I believe, that health begins and ends in the digestive system.

AGGRAVATED SKIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS PERSPIRATION and

PIMPLES

IMPROVED SKIN TONE  and TEXTURE

Skin changes are pretty common for my clients.  I love to ask my client to look in the mirror on her way out of the healing space after a session.  There is nothing like looking 10 years younger after a reflexology treatment.

INCREASED MUCUS SECRETIONS IN NOSE, MOUTH and BRONCHIALS

DISRUPTED SLEEP PATTERNS – EITHER DEEPER or LESS RBED

Disrupted sleep patterns are personal with me.  I always sleep so much better after a reflexology session!  Occasionally, rarely this can be extreme.

One December, after receiving a reflexology session, I felt a strong need to rest about an hour after my appointment ended.  I returned home, got comfortable, dozed off, and woke up the next day.

When I recall this event, I’m not really surprised.  I was working too hard and my body, after its reflexology session,  demanded a time-out.

DIZZINESS – NAUSEA

Reflexology sessions can modify and minimize dizziness, nausea, and pain experienced by cancer patients.

The first time I offered a reflexology session to a client cancer patient, I wasn’t prepared for how how dramatically she felt better after her appointment.

After seeing the changes she experienced, I studied more about reflexology and the cancer patient.  I took continuing education classes and even attended one at the prestigious Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York City.

It wasn’t too many more sessions that I began to use words such as pain reduction, improved quality of life, reduced fear of the future, better sleep, and reduced fatigue.

TEMPORARY OUTBREAK of a SUPPRESSED DISEASE

INCREASED VAGINAL DISCHARGE

FATIGUE – HEADACHE

These symptoms often disappear during a session if not long after.  They can also be a reaction to a session.

FEVERISH – TEARING

Some feverishness and tearing can happen during a session.  A lot of this happens when the client feels safe in the healing space.  I keep boxes of tissues handy for tears.

Everyone needs to cry tears at one point or another.  Reflexology sessions can be a safe place for this.

Sometimes, reactions to a session can be subtle, even silent, for a short period of time after the end of the session.

Just because you don’t see any behavior or skin changes immediately, don’t assume that there aren’t any reactions.  Chat with your client for a few minutes after the session to be sure that everything is okay.

After all, you don’t want your client to leave your healing space and wander out into the parking lot, still a little vague about the session.

One time I received a scheduled session from a practitioner in New Paltz, New York, just a few miles away from my home in Woodstock.

It was a wonderful session.  I left her office a few minutes too soon, though.  It took me over an hour to get out of her area and on my way home.

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Thurman Greco

P.S. Much of the info in this article was shared from “Healer’s Handbook – Wellness for All” by Thurman Greco

5 Physical Self-Care Boosts for Your Diet – and Your Life

 

There comes a time in everyone’s diet routine when it’s time to get physical.  You’re doing good things to lose weight but you need something else to offer a boost.

But what?

Move those muscles, that’s what!

But there’s a secret to this success.  It’s called planning.

If you don’t plan to schedule exercise,  it won’t be a part of your life.

First:  Start off super simple.  Plan to meet a friend for a workout session of something…a brisk walk,  a tennis game, a swim at your local Y.

Make it a weekly event.

What’s important is that you get out your calendar and schedule regular  sessions with friends.  When you schedule regular dates with friends, they’ll probably happen.

There are only  a few details you need to work out:

Where will you exercise?  Home, Park, Gym?

What will you do:  Walk?  Aerobics?  Feldenkrais? Pilates?  Golf?

When will you meet?  Before work?  Lunch hour?  Weekends?   After work?

Second:  Use your watch to track your steps.  My first fitness watch was a Garmin.  My second, a FitBit.  My third love is a Samsung.  Each of these watches  overperformed.  My Samsung even takes phone calls.

But, don’t get distracted by all the wonderful things this wrist jewelry does.  Use the treats which attract you.  For me, it’s the magic number I check throughout the day which tells me how many steps I’ve taken.

Your fitness watch is a step counter.  Mine tracks my steps throughout the day.  My goal is 10,000 steps a day.  I don’t worry about whether the intensity is low, moderate, or high.  I’m concerned with the total.  My goal is to enjoy myself when I know I’ve reached the magic number:  10,000.

Whether you have a Garmin, a Fitbit, a Samsung, or a simple pedometer,  when you count your steps, you have a constant coach who travels with you and supports you in your health goals.

Third:  While you’re at it, go for some strength training.  This is not the same thing as exercising with a friend.

Strength training happens when you work all your muscles under the direction of a trainer.  Whether you call it resistance training, weight training, or muscle training, you’re giving your body a bonus class once a week. Strength training is not painful.

The idea is to improve your bone density, firm and trim your body, lower your blood pressure and cholesterol levels, increase your self-esteem, and prevent falls.  WOW

Find a qualified teacher and schedule a weekly class  on a different day from exercising with a buddy.  This is the training where you’ll start slow and set no upper limits for yourself.  The sky is the limit.

Remember:  strong is healthy.

Fourth:  Join a yoga class.  Yoga is therapeutic.  It’s uplifting.  It’s fun.  It’s also an exercise where you compete only with yourself.  There are many, many kinds of yoga and every teacher is different. Shop around.

I, personally, prefer restorative yoga.  My current teacher, Carolyn Abedor, teaches Iyengar yoga.  I love every minute I’m in her class.  When you join the right yoga class for you, you’ll feel the same way about your teacher.

Fifth:  Give yourself the gift of a regular reflexology session.  Your feet are the command center of your body.  A reflexology session honors you – physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.  Each reflexology session brings homeostasis to your whole body.  Go for it!

 

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