Lauren Slade : A Spiritual Journey
Discovering the Body, Mind, Soul & Spirit Connections
I am often asked what type of Reflexology is my favourite?
If we asked you – how would you answer that question? And Why?
Would it surprise you to know that my answer s Ear Reflexology – by a mile!
Why? – you ask?
For many reasons, which I list below (not in any particular order!)
Continue reading “What is your favorite form of Reflexology? Foot? Hand? Ear? Facial?”
What an incredible day of celebrations there was today in Toronto, Canada for the Raptors who won the National Basketball Association (NBA) World Championship. Over 2 million people flocked to the streets for the victory parade. This is the first time in history that the Larry O’Brien Championship trophy has come to Canada. It seems like the entire country is in party mode! Even those who are not sports fans, are commenting on the wave of love and comradery that this record breaking win has spread from coast to coast.
Athletes love Reflexology! It is a drug free natural way of beating stress and getting healthy. Below is a picture of one of the most famous Basketball players of all time Shaquille O’Neal receiving Reflexology on a TV set.
For the record – Shaq wore a U.S. size 23 shoe, which would fit feet almost 15 inches long. O’Neal is 7 feet, 1-inch tall and weighed 325 pounds. Can you imagine how long a Reflexology session would be to work both of his feet??
In my private Reflexology practice, I used to work with athletes on a regular basis to improve their performance.
I worked with soccer players, marathon runners, golfers and athletes of track and field. The results were amazing, and none of them wanted their competition to know what their”secret weapon” was! Total confidentiality was absolutely crucial!
If you are a Reflexologist looking for ways to impact your local community, why not team up with local athletes and be their “secret weapon”!
Research demonstrates that cancer patients who receive reflexology work experience significant improvements in physical and emotional symptoms, being provided with help in the management of symptoms and the side effects of chemotherapy.
That research is reported here in Medical Application of Reflexology: Findings in Research about Cancer by Barbara & Kevin Kunz.
Studies from eleven countries show improvements for patients during all aspects of the cancer experience. Link to buy the book below.
When chronic stress causes your energy levels to plummet, it’s time to take control and reduce the stress levels in your life, and the most effective stress reliever I know is Reflexology. You may not even know that it’s stress causing the problems, but there are many reasons why stress causes fatigue and other health problems.
Reflexology: Ancient Solution to Modern Day Stress
When chronic stress permeates your body, muscles tense, you breathe with more difficulty and the stress hormones may make your heart beat faster and harder. Gastrointestinal issues and other problems that zap your energy may also occur.
Feeling drained, emotionally and physically can seem like you’re dragging a heavy burden along with you on a daily basis. Eventually, you’re not only dealing with fatigue, but other serious health problems. Continue reading “Reflexology Revives Energy Levels”
Reflexology is a powerful treatment to soothe the nervous system, settle the endocrine (hormone) system and bring objectivity into your life. Reflexology will also help to rebalance dis-ease and omit pain from many chronic conditions.
Reflexology cradles the nervous system, nurtures the physical body, balances the mind and settles the spirit. There are thousands of accessible nerve endings in the feet and each nerve impulse transmits and transports sensory messages to and from the brain. A reflexologist can locate areas of stress contained within areas of the body by mapping nerve pathways that originate in the feet. Stimulation of specific nerve pathways refreshes the trails of communication from one functioning system of the body to another. The result is a sense of unity, wholeness and well-being.
Prolonged exposure to states of stress upset the natural chemical balances within the body, resulting in higher levels of acidity and calcium salt levels in the blood. The excess calcium salts leads to calcification within the cells (firstly within the cell organelle mitochondria, the prime energy centre of the cell.) and tissues causing the crystal deposits. To highlight the importance of cell function it is important to understand that all of our bodily systems are architected from our cells. A mass of cells design tissue types, composition of tissue types form our organs and many organs make up our systems.
Harmonizing our bodies on a cellular level enables us to manage stress from a health perspective rather than focusing on a disease pathology and only treating the symptoms. Understanding that calcification occurs firstly in the energy centres of our cells enables us to understand how the bodies energy levels are compromised by stress. A reflexologist intervenes with specialized techniques used to degrade the crystalline matter and return it to the blood stream for elimination. Elimination will primarily occur via urination, fecal matter and sometimes sweating.
A reflexologist understands that clearing the predominant areas of crystal matter on the feet will help to purify the body. Our upright posture, less dexterity of flexures in the feet and the effects of gravity mean that the calcium salts and toxins settle more densely in the feet and this is why reflexology is so powerful as a treatment. To alleviate stress a reflexologist will locate calcium deposits and crystallization of uric acid around the nerve endings in the feet, and with extensive knowledge of anatomy and physiology a reflexologist is able to rebalance the client with precise massage techniques to areas of imbalance. Once an area has been worked the nerve and tissue cells energy centres are replenished creating invigorated nerve pathways and refreshed communication to all major organs and systems.
With all systems regulating to their optimum capacity we are able to experience such benefits as good blood and lymphatic circulation, hormone regulation, efficient waste movements well nourished muscles and lubricated bones due to increased flow of fluids. The list of benefits are expansive but it is important to note that reflexology works on a base level by soothing the nerves and therefore improving the bodies natural rhythms with nature. Clients that have regular treatments find a profound sense of objectivity within their lives. Reflexology is ultimately grounding and tends to the journey of the client, their past, present and consequently effects all future steps.
An amazing picture of Jamu the lion, receiving paw Reflexology. Clearly she is a push over for Reflexology!
