Author: Lauren

The human body is a complex and wonderful piece of machinery. With our brains we are able to feel emotions that can manifest themselves in physical ways throughout the body. By the same token, massage therapists have discovered a way to map out the body’s organs and access them through our hands and feet. It’s called reflexology, or what was known early on as “zone therapy.”

Reflexology massage operates on the principle that the entire body is connected. Applying pressure to one part of the body can cause a reaction in another area. Have you ever seen the cartoon where the doctor uses a little triangular rubber mallet to tap the knee of his patient and the patient’s arm shoots out and hits him? What’s supposed to happen (and does with real people) is that your leg shoots out when the area just below the kneecap is hit. Continue reading “Reflexology Massage: Zone Therapy”