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Feet!? How
did you become interested in reflexology?
My husband was diagnosed in 1999
with Type I diabetes. I asked a very good friend of mine, who was
also a massage therapist, if massage would be good for diabetes.
She told me that massage would be good, but that reflexology would
be even better. I was so excited for him but then when I asked her
to recommend two or three good Reflexologists in town, she just
laughed at me. She told me that there was no one practicing
reflexology in Pierre, SD. A couple of days later she presented me
with a list of quality legitimate schools for reflexology. I took
it from there.
What school
did you attend? I
wanted the best education I could find. Currently, there are no
schools in South Dakota that teach towards an ARCB certification.
So for close to a year I made trips to Denver to become a
reflexologist. I studied under Rachel Lord at Just for Health
Enterprises. Her website address is:
http://www.justforhealth.net.
I see you are
ARCB certified, what does that mean?
The American Reflexology
Certification Board (ARCB) is an independent testing agency for
the field of Reflexology. ARCB's primary aim is to certify the
competency of practicing reflexologists by measure of their
ability to meet professional standards. ARCB certification is the
highest national standard for individual reflexologists. Across
the country you can find quality practitioners by looking to see
if they are ARCB certified. (See link below)
How is
reflexology different from massage?
Massage is simply soft tissue
manipulation, effleurage over and over and over again. Massage
feels great, and there are many health benefits. But, speaking as
a passionate reflexologist, reflexology is simply far superior. A
reflexologist projects healing intent through pressure points in
the feet. Reflexology can affect every organ, gland and system in
the body. Seeking to bring balance and utilizing our general
knowledge about the systems of the body, a reflexologist will
employ pressure techniques to the feet, hands and ears. These
pressures promote phenomenal levels of relaxation. Reflexology is
more closely related to acupressure than it is to massage
I have had
massage therapists work on my feet, but it wasn’t the same. Why
does reflexology feel so different?
Healing can only occur when the
body is relaxed. Once a qualified reflexologist recognizes that
the client is fully relaxed, the complimentary and alternative
health care strategy is taken one step further. A qualified
reflexologist is able to bring forth and recognize deep levels of
relaxation in their client. Only then, with calm, healing
thoughts, and with knowledgeable, active intentions, is pressure
applied to specific points on the feet, hands and/or ears. These
specific pressures, to specific points, with specific intentions,
is what differentiates reflexology so distinctly from a simple
massage of the feet.
How long have you
been practicing reflexology?
I opened my office, Reflexology by
Tish, in 2000, and have been seeing clients ever since.

If you are interested in learning more about
reflexology please visit the websites listed below:
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