Reflexology

What is reflexology ?

Reflexology is a massage technique for specific zones of the feet and hands. These zones are called reflexes, because they correspond to the different organs of the body. By massaging these zones, it is possible to influence the entire body in order to reinforce or to re-establish its energy balance and consequently his global health.

How does reflexology affect the human body ?

" Energy balance " can be defined as a state of well-being, resulting from the continuous and active flow of the vital energy throughout the body. This balance is necessary for good health to exist.

Any disturbance of this energy balance is the manifestation of a blockage of energy circulation within the body. This blockage can be of different origins : emotional, psychological or physical, and will cause a pathological process, frequently leading to illness and suffering.

The massage of the reflex zones will allow to restore its energy flow and to recover its inherent faculty of self-regulation, and therefore its true and innate vitality.

Fields of application :

The fields of application of reflexology are vast as it affects health on all its levels (physical, emotional and psychological) :

- Primary prevention :

to help coping with life’s challenges
to combat the negative effects of stress
to facilitate the expression of repressed emotions

- Treatment :

to stimulate the immune defenses

to reduce and eliminate tensions

to treat depression and overwork

to lessen inflammatory aches and pains

to reduce allergies

to provide auxiliary treatment of chronic, degenerative dieases such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis

to treat functional disorders of the abdomen

Reflexology is a very useful help in coping with daily life, as it prevents energy imbalances, which arise from sressfull situations as well as repressed and negatively lived emotions. It allows the diagnosis, in a reliable manner, of all the blockages and their precise body locations. It helps to restore the natural flow of energy and it results from it a balanced state of health and well-being.