How To Do Reflexology!!
- doing a treatment

Everyone can learn how to do reflexology to anyone else, it is a universal massage.

There are a few simple guidelines to all treatments that every budding reflexologist needs to know...

But, if you want to get straight into doing reflexology, click here for instructions on doing

• Foot Reflexology
• Face Reflexology
• Hand Reflexology

Massage is a big part of reflexology. Massage helps set the tone for reflexology- relaxing and unwinding.

When you are doing reflexology on yourself, or a friend, and you have symptoms that you want to get rid of or at least provide some relief for, we have something called "Helper Areas" and they refer to places that you should do extra reflexology on. Make sure to use all the helper areas you can, but only after doing a whole treatment, otherwise the results will be very limited.

If you are doing reflexology on someone that is ill they may have lower pain tolerances and are very sensitive to touch. Reflexology on the feet is the best one to so in this case, and just ask them a lot throughout the treatment if the pressure is ok and is not hurting them. Also, if the person has been bed-ridden for anything more than a week, speak to a doctor before doing reflexology as you want to make sure they don't have any blood clots.

Creams and Oils are only used in reflexology for the massage techniques. They make it too slippery to use the techniques to actually reach into the reflexes. Use oils when doing the relaxation exercises on the hand and at the end of a foot reflexology session as a massage tool.

Talcum/ baby powder is the best tool for performing reflexology on the feet and hands. Sprinkle all over the feet and hands to absorb body oil (stop your hands from getting slippery) and to make it easier to move your fingers and thumbs over the body. It would be impossible to comfortably thumb walk for a complete foot reflexology session without talcum powder or something similar.

We recommend a talcum powder with a nice fragrance because it will uplift your mood through the session and is not boring like baby powder is.

If you are just starting out then foot reflexology is the best one to start learning, provides the quickest results, and has the most written about it throughout the world.

Ear and face reflexology are great to give to someone that is stressed, someone that can't sleep or is generally in need of a bit of love. This is brilliant gift idea for a partner or family member as its highly unlikely they have had dedicated human touch as beautifully as you can do it if you follow the simple steps on this website, click here for instructions on how to do face reflexology.

Most reflexology sessions last about 45 minutes, depending on the size of the hands or feet. It is recommended that for ill people, the elderly or very young, that reflexology sessions go for no longer than 30 minutes.

Some people have a response to reflexology sessions, these can be an increase in energy, a decrease in energy, feeling tired, flu like symptoms, crying or exhaustion. These reactions are short term and should be accommodated by drinking large amounts of water. The body reacts like this because it is now working harder to create balance within its systems and is working harder to get rid of waste. Plenty of water and the person will be back to normal within 24 hours at the most. So remember while learning how to do reflexology to keep an eye out for reactions to reflexology sessions so you can monitor how they get less and less with every treatment.

It is always recommended that diabetics check their blood sugar before and after a session, just to be on the safe side in case their blood sugar level drops during the treatment.

When doing the session try and make sure that both of you are comfortable. The person receiving reflexology should be relaxed and sitting on on a comfortable seat or lying on a soft bed. The person doing reflexology should be comfortable also, because it will come across in the treatment if they are not comfortable. For good practice, never do reflexology bending over, or at an awkward angle and make sure there is no pressure on your knees.

Feel free to use the relaxation or massage techniques anytime during the reflexology treatment to spruce it up, to change between areas you are working on and to keep you excited while learning how to do reflexology.

It is worthwhile to note that there are different techniques for the different parts of the body that you do reflexology to, you will learn them all here at how to do reflexology.com

For example

• Thumb walking is great for the feet as the reflexes on the foot are close to the surface
• The reflexes in the hands are deeper so firm pressure applied with a finger in a circular motion is more effective in reaching them
• Massage techniques are great for relaxation during a session too

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