Reflexology-Postural Aligment

What is Reflexology?

Reflexology is a gentle technique, a highly effective form of therapeutic massage of the feet. As treatment it is classified in the field of "alternative medicine" treatment. It is considered to be a holistic healing technique which treats the person as a whole entity in order to bring about a state of balance and harmony in body, mind /spirit. Wholeness means that we are not simply a sum of muscles, vessels or neurons but all of them combined together, a set where all institutions are interrelated but at the same time interdependent.

The feet, connect us to the ground: this is the link between our earthly and the spiritual / cognitive live. We connect to the ground literally and figuratively. Our feet take us, place us, carry us, support us, every ‘moment’ and they do it in such a simple way that we usually ignore them, in essence we take them for granted and we do not pay attention to them, nor do we look after them. The motion that our feet give us, the feeling of well-being that movement gives us, the sense of freedom that results from this motion is one of the most valuable assets we have as humans. The constant motion and movement of people through the centuries is what keeps us alive and healthy, both physically and mentally.

In the legs we can find the most nerve endings which start from the brain travel throughout the body. All organs, glands and other body parts are positioned in such a way that they “synchronize“ together with the feet, the feet act as “reflexes” for all body parts (by the term “reflex” we mean an involuntary or unconscious reaction to a stimulus).

In reflexology, when we stimulate feet reflexes, we cause an involuntary reaction of the organs associated with these reflexes. Proper stimulation of these reflexes may significantly affect the health condition.

The aim of reflexology is to achieve balance in the body, which it is primarily achieved through relaxation.

The professional massage reflexology is used to identify which parts of the body do not function effectively. With proper treatment the body regains its balance and smooth operation.

What can reflexology do for us?

Reflexology is neither a magic form of healing nor a way of immediate treatment. Its role is to facilitate healing, help the body to activate its own healing energy but mainly it is to be used as a preventive method rather than a cure.