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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.
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