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Since the early years of my reflexology practice I’ve been particularly fascinated with how accurate the curves of the medial arch of the foot match the actual spinal curvatures of that individual. Many of my clients have verbally expressed feeling tension in the muscles along their spine melt away when the arch of their foot is reflexed during their reflexology session, reassuring its microcosmic connection. You may be familiar with a similar reflexive sensation when putting cold feet into a…..
The posterior tibialis muscle is found deep in the calf and crosses through the inside arch of the foot. The tendons of this muscle look somewhat like fingers extending to six main sites of attachment which are perfectly designed to move the foot in and downward (inversion and plantar flexion of the foot). Left to right: Right Posterior tibialis muscle; Plantar side of the right foot with posterior tibialis tendon attachment sites. When under excessive stress the posterior tibialis muscle will…..
Terms: REFLEXOLOGY MICROCOSM ZONES WEIGHT BEARING STRUCTURAL REFLEXOLOGY®… The practice of reflexology has been misunderstood for years, and quite possibly for about 5000 years which takes us back to its origin. Every so often I hear people say reflexology is a form of meridian therapy or acupressure, and is a healing art that began in China. None of these notions are true. To the best of my knowledge the genesis of reflexology is attributed to a hieroglyph inscribed on the tomb of an Egyptian physician, dated 2330BC, depicting Egyptians performing…..
