Posts

Image
Reflexology is an incredible system of massage, of touch, that looks to treat illness and relieve interior bodily tension. It is based on the theory that reflex points on the head, feet, and hands are linked to every element in the body. Of the head, hand, and foot, the Reflexologist looks to the feet, the mechanisms by which you move from place to place, as the microcosm of the greater human body. This doesn’t seem like a far reach. After all: your foot has over 7,000 nerve endings, 107 ligaments, 26 bones, and 19 muscles. Incredible. According to the Reflexologist, the feet represent every organ and every body part. Your two lungs are represented in each foot; your two kidneys are represented on each foot, as well. However, the liver—a singular organ n the body, is represented on the right foot, while the heart is represented on the left foot. In fact, the entire right side of the body is represented in the right foot, while the left side of the body is represented in the left...
Post a Comment
Read more
When was the last time you touched someone? Try to think about it. This morning, you woke up. You rolled away from your partner or spouse onto a cold ground. You jumped into the shower, used a washcloth to cleanse yourself, and leaped into your car to drive to the coffee drive-thru before work. You greeted the person in the drive-thru, and you took the coffee from them without touching them. You sat at your desk. You had meetings with other professional people, and you reached across the desk in order to shake their hands. There. That’s it: your first touch of the day. It is firm, and it is brief. It is meant to be cold and formal, and it brings you no relief from the morning stress. When you get home from work, do you touch your friends, your roommates, or your family members? Do you hug your spouse? Do you find yourself an island in this world of reluctant touch? Do you find yourself holed up in an age of technology, never seeking the healing abilities of a simpl...
Post a Comment
Read more