This year's "allergy season" has started with a vengeance.  Here are a few Reflexology tips to help relieve your symptoms as well as stimulate your immune system. Reflexology also stimulates your lymph system.

You can use the techniques below on someone else or yourself, even infants and children. 

Treat a loved one to relaxing foot Reflexology.  Or better yet treat each other to a little foot Reflexology.  Sit facing each other on the sofa.  Make sure you are both sitting in a comfortable position, and can easily reach each other's feet.  Now follow the instructions below.                                                                                                                                                         Relax, Renew and Rejuvenate with Reflexology and Chocolate!                                                                         

Always start with your left hand, or left foot if only doing foot Reflexology.  After going through all the steps below on your left hand, continue with your right hand, then on to your left foot and finish with your right foot. You can do the hand Reflexology anywhere, sitting or standing.  Next time you need to relax, start using the techniques below on your hands, and you'll be relaxed before they call your number at the DMV.

The next time someone you know and love is upset or stressed out, try using the loving touch of your hand.  Just simply taking someone's hand between your 2 hands has a calming and relaxing effect.  Remember to always use a gentle loving touch.

To relax your fingers and toes; rotate each finger, thumb and toe, 3x clockwise and 3x counterclockwise.

The tips of our fingers and toes are the reflex points for the sinus area. Gently squeezing the tips of your fingers and toes will stimulate your sinus area, and may cause your sinus' to drain. Which is a good thing, this means the yukies in your sinus' is moving out.

To do this: gently squeeze the tips of each finger/toe for a count of 3, and squeeze each one 3 times. Use this gentle squeezing technique as you move down your fingers/toes. Making sure to apply gentle pressure all the way around your fingers/toes from the tip to the base where they connect to your hand/foot.

You will use the same technique for each area, unless stated otherwise. Gently squeeze 3x, holding each gentle squeeze for 3 seconds

To work your eyes gently squeeze the skin between your first 2 fingers (pointer & middle) & first 2 toes. To stimulate your ears gently squeeze the skin between the last 2 fingers (ring & pinky) & last 2 toes.
Remember your thumb and big toe. The pad of your thumb and big toe is where your Brain, Pituitary and Pineal Glands are located. As you move down your big toe or thumb you stimulate your mental nerves & head nerves. All affected by allergies and colds and flu. Around your thumb and big toe where they connect to the hand/foot, is your thyroid (on big toe), neck, throat reflex, you can also stimulate your throat reflex by gently squeezing the skin where your thumb connects to your hand on the thumb side. On your hands the thyroid reflex is just under the area where the thumb attaches to the hand.

To stimulate your bronchial reflex, massage the area that runs from between the big toe and the next toe, and down to the inside of the foot.

Now massage or use gentle squeezing to the ball of your foot and pad of your hand, just below where the fingers and toes connect. This is the lung, thymus, diaphragm, solar plexus. On the left it is also where your heart reflex is located.

I know it sounds complicated, and it would be more beneficial and relaxing to see a Reflexologist.

But when you can't, you can use these techniques on your fingers anytime, like when you're watching TV, or sitting on the train.

Reflexology will NOT hurt you (unless you use too much pressure on your feet or hands), and will stimulate your circulation, blood flow, lymph system, immune system and organ functions. 

Always drink plenty of water before, during and after any Reflexology treatments.  This will help flush out any toxins you may have in your body.

Happy Reflexology!

Reflexology Gift Certificates now available.  Each gift certificate is $20.00** and intitles recipient to a full hand a foot Reflexology session that typically lasts 40-60 minutes.

Have a question about these instructions, or anything related to Reflexology?  Then go to the Reflexology contact page and fill out the form.  We're here  to help you live a healthier life.

*Reflexology is safe and can be practiced on almost anyone.  Reflexology is not meant to replace regular visits to a physician.  If you feel you have a health issue, please consult a physician.

**$20.00 is a special limited time offer. 

*The "Tips" & "Tricks" are excerpts from my cookbook, "Vegan to Shrimp."