Reflexology Information

[TomMaioaio]

Bored again, what a sad little life I lead. Just started Reflexology and so am going to once again shamelessly copy and paste the links you guys supplied on the other website, well some of them anyway.

Links

[link=http://www.mountainharmony.com/reflexology/]Montain Harmony[/link]
[link=http://www.reflexology-research.com/handchart.html]Hand Chart[/link]#
[link=http://www.feetforlife.org/]Feet for Life[/link]
[link=http://www.bofss.org.uk/]BOFSS[/link]
[link=http://www.thatfootsite.com/]That Foot Site[/link]
[link=http://www.healthypages.net/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4721&SearchTerms=reflexology]Discussion on treatment order[/link]

Books
'Better Health with Foot Reflexology' by Dwight Byers
' Hand Reflexology - a textbook for students!' (Quay Books).
'Reading Toes' by Imre Somogyi
'FOOT ANALYSIS' by Avi Grinburg
'Language of Feet' by Chris Stormer
'Reflexology Handbook' Laura Norman
'reflexology, the definitive practitioner's manual' isbn 1-86204-125-3
'An Introductory Guide to Reflexology' by Lousie Tucker
'Reflexology A Practical Approach' Second Edition by Pitman&MacKenzie
'Reflexology The Definitive Practitioners Manual' by Beryl Crane
'Step by Step Reflexology' 4th edition by Renee Tanner
Governing Bodies and such

[link=http://WWW.AOR.Org]AOR[/link]

Ailments
[link=http://www.ofesite.com/health/reflex/remedy/index.htm]Ofesite Remedy Information[/link]
[link=http://www.healthypages.net/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3440&SearchTerms=reflexology]Endocrine System[/link]
[link=http://www.healthypages.net/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3989&SearchTerms=reflexology]Ears[/link]
[link=http://www.healthypages.net/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4023&SearchTerms=reflexology]Dystonia[/link]
[link=http://www.healthypages.net/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6890&SearchTerms=reflexology]Treating Endometriosis with Reflexology[/link]
[link=http://www.healthypages.net/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4734&SearchTerms=reflexology]Hot Stuff[/link]
[link=http://www.healthypages.net/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5141&SearchTerms=reflexology]Reflexology with MS[/link]
[link=http://www.healthypages.net/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4317&SearchTerms=reflexology]Flat Feet[/link]

Creams
acqueous cream = 1 teaspoon of acqueous cream = 1 drop of essential oil
Barefoot Doctor's Moisturiser
Amphora Aromatics' base lotion
Butmassageplanetur and Sage reflexology foot lotion
Purple Flame Amethyst Hypo-Allergenic Treatment Cream
Intensive Care
strictly professional's pedicure lotion

History

Timeline of Reflexology
2330 BC – picture depicting a reflexology treatment on the walls of the tomb of Ankhmahor at Saqqara in Egypt
1582-83 – Books published on zone therapy (the theory that the body is split into 10 longitudinal zones and is the basis of reflexology) in Europe
1690’s – Cherokee Native American tribes practising a form of reflexology
1893 – Sir Henry Head researches the connections between pressure on the skin and internal organs in England
1910’s – Dr William Fitzgerald works as a ear, nose and throat doctor in the US and discovers that applying pressure to points on the hands and feet produces an anaesthetic effect to another part of the body.
1915 – Article written by Dr Edwin Bowers “To Stop That Toothache, Squeeze Your Toe!” in the US.
1919 – Dr Riley in the US writes a book, Zone Therapy Simplified and maps out the reflexes on the feet.
1930’s – Eunice Ingham worked with Dr Riley and further developed the foot charts and used the term “reflexology”
1938 – Eunice Ingham writes the book The Stories The Feet Can Tell Thru Reflexology and begins to teach reflexology throughout the US.
1960’s – Doreen Bayley, a student of Eunice Ingham, introduced reflexology to the UK
1984 – Ten reflexologists met to form the Association of Reflexologists. Today they are one of the world’s largest Reflexology organisations with over 7,500 members.

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In 1973 Ann Gillanders was introduced to Reflexology by her brother, Tony Porter, and subsequently started

 

[acalfucky]

Hi Justine

I missed most of this the first time round, so it is very welcome, especially in National Reflexology Week!

Thanks for taking the time.

Lesley