Originally published June 26 2005
People rub pain away for a reason: Reflexology
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Victoria Abreo, Bella Online's health consultant, says when we rub an injury, we are practicing reflexology and restoring energy to the entire body, thereby expediting the natural healing process.
Remember the last time you stub your toe your hand automatically and instinctively started to gentle massage the toes and your entire foot to ease the pain.
The direct stimulation on the foot put pressure on over 7000 nerve endings.
You were in a sense massaging reflexology points restoring the flow of energy to the entire body encouraging the natural healing process.
With out realizing it or even caring at that point you were practicing a simple natural healing technique.
In reflexology, the toes-correspond to the shoulders and head; the ball of the foot-chest and lungs; the arch-internal organs; heel-sciatic nerve (hip) pelvic area, and the bone along the curving arch of the feet-the spine.
The right side of the body corresponds to the right foot the left side of the body corresponds to the left foot.
The practice of reflexology applies gentle pressure, inchworm-like massage motion of the thumb to specific areas.
Similar to most eastern healing art, reflexology is based on the concept of energy flowing through the body along pathways called zones or meridians.
According to the theory illness results if the life energy flow becomes blocked.
Reflexology is believed to restore and maintain the body's natural balance, and encourage the body to heal itself at its own pace from poor health, stress related anxiety, and injuries.
Specific points on the feet and hands are regarded as corresponding to organs and tissues in the body.
The reflexology session and the effect are unique for each person.
This break up tension held in the feet, there are many important pressure points on the sole of the feet, the gentle pressure on the muscles and connective tissue can relieve tension.
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