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One important thing to know about reactions we experience in a reflexology session:\u00a0 a client will not always experience the same reaction at every session.<\/p>\n

After all, our bodies are different every day.\u00a0 The most common reaction I experience during a reflexology session is sleep.\u00a0 I slip off into a sleeplike state during most sessions.<\/p>\n

Reactions vary with each session.\u00a0 They are based on what your body needs on a cellular level at that particular time.<\/p>\n

One thing consistent in a reflexology session is this:\u00a0 reflexology encourages homeostasis:\u00a0 the balance of all body systems.<\/p>\n

Reflexology students ask questions about reactions to reflexology treatments.<\/p>\n

The reactions your client experiences during a reflexology session are homeostasis in action.<\/p>\n

It’s amazing what reflexology can do!<\/p>\n

Because many healers read this blog, I don’t give\u00a0 nearly enough blog time and energy to these\u00a0 inquiries.\u00a0 People ask, I answer, and then my focus moves on to other things.<\/p>\n

Well, at last, I’m focusing some time and energy into sharing information.\u00a0 After all, for every person who asks, others remain silent.<\/p>\n

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?<\/p>\n

My training is that there are more than a dozen different reactions to reflexology sessions.\u00a0 Reactions listed in this article mostly happen during or soon after a session.<\/p>\n

Other reactions happen several hours later.\u00a0 They are all important.<\/p>\n

A reaction is a sign to me that the reflexology session is working.<\/p>\n

As a reflexologist, you and the session you give are a vital wellness link between a person experiencing a challenge and appropriate professional support.<\/p>\n

INCREASED URINATION – Focus on urination becomes part of the session when it becomes obvious.\u00a0 I have a client who simply cannot make it through a session without a trip to the ladies room.\u00a0 For me, this is a good sign.\u00a0 The session stimulates her urinary system!<\/p>\n

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FLATULANCE and INCREASED BOWEL MOVEMENTS<\/p>\n

Marge d’Urso taught us that fully 50% of our clients have digestive issues.\u00a0 Unless a client brings up the subject, I don’t really ask. I prefer to hear about constipation\u00a0 or other irritable bowel solutions when my client initiates the conversation.\u00a0 I love it when a client reveals she no longer has issues.<\/p>\n

Marge d’Urso taught, and I believe, that health begins and ends in the digestive system.<\/p>\n

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AGGRAVATED SKIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS PERSPIRATION and<\/p>\n

PIMPLES<\/p>\n

IMPROVED SKIN TONE\u00a0 and TEXTURE<\/p>\n

Skin changes are pretty common for my clients.\u00a0 I love to ask my client to look in the mirror on her way out of the healing space after a session.\u00a0 There is nothing like looking 10 years younger after a reflexology treatment.<\/p>\n

INCREASED MUCUS SECRETIONS IN NOSE, MOUTH and BRONCHIALS<\/p>\n

DISRUPTED SLEEP PATTERNS – EITHER DEEPER or LESS RBED<\/p>\n

Disrupted sleep patterns are personal with me.\u00a0 I always sleep so much better after a reflexology session!\u00a0\u00a0Occasionally, rarely this can be extreme.<\/p>\n

One December, after receiving a reflexology session, I felt a strong need to rest about an hour after my appointment ended.\u00a0 I returned home, got comfortable, dozed off, and woke up the next day.<\/p>\n

When I recall this event, I’m not really surprised.\u00a0 I was working too hard and my body, after its reflexology session,\u00a0 demanded a time-out.<\/p>\n

DIZZINESS –\u00a0NAUSEA<\/p>\n

Reflexology sessions can modify and minimize dizziness, nausea, and pain experienced by cancer patients.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

After seeing the changes she experienced, I studied more about reflexology and the cancer patient.\u00a0 I took continuing education classes and even attended one at the prestigious Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York City.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

TEMPORARY OUTBREAK of a SUPPRESSED DISEASE<\/p>\n

INCREASED VAGINAL DISCHARGE<\/p>\n

FATIGUE – HEADACHE<\/p>\n

These symptoms often disappear during a session if not long after.\u00a0 They can also be a reaction to a session.<\/p>\n

FEVERISH – TEARING<\/p>\n

Some feverishness and tearing can happen during a session.\u00a0 A lot of this happens when the client feels safe in the healing space.\u00a0 I keep boxes of tissues handy for tears.<\/p>\n

Everyone needs to cry tears at one point or another.\u00a0 Reflexology sessions can be a safe place for this.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes, reactions to a session can be subtle, even silent, for a short period of time after the end of the session.<\/p>\n

Just because you don’t see any behavior or skin changes immediately, don’t assume that there aren’t any reactions.\u00a0 Chat with your client for a few minutes after the session to be sure that everything is okay.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

It was a wonderful session.\u00a0 I left her office a few minutes too soon, though.\u00a0 It took me over an hour to get out of her area and on my way home.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for reading this article!\u00a0 Please forward it to your preferred social media network.\u00a0 Share it with your friends and relatives.<\/p>\n

The YOUTUBE channel has an ever-enlarging selection of videos focused on reflexology and healing.<\/p>\n

ENJOY!<\/p>\n

Thanks again!<\/p>\n

Thurman Greco<\/p>\n

P.S. Much of the info in this article was shared from “Healer’s Handbook – Wellness for All” by Thurman Greco<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One important thing to know about reactions we experience in a reflexology session:\u00a0 a client will not always experience the same reaction at every session. After all, our bodies are different every day.\u00a0 The most common reaction I experience during a reflexology session is sleep.\u00a0 I slip off into a sleeplike state during most sessions. 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