Do you feel tired and in a low mood? We teach you how to give a good foot massage and you will see how you notice immediate improvements in your physical and mental state. There are many combinations of Eastern and Western treatments based on pressure stimulation of different areas of the body, such as acupuncture, acupressure and reflexology.
Reflexology consists of performing foot massages to calm certain ailments and tensions. There are specific areas on the foot that represent all the organs of the body and by manually stimulating these areas we can soothe pain, facilitate the elimination of toxins , and prevent certain diseases and health problems.
Before starting some important recommendations. Wash your hands well with fresh water and plenty of neutral soap before and after each massage. If you wish, you can use oils, powders or powders to facilitate the massage. Ten minutes of pressure and massage, twice a week, will be enough for you to feel the effects of reflexology on your health.
10 tips to massage the feet according to reflexology
The first thing is to sit in a very comfortable position, with your right foot resting on your left knee or vice versa.
- Hold your foot with one hand, while pressing the bottom of the foot with the thumb or forefinger of the other hand.
- The pressure must be constant, with an intermediate force, and with a circular movement counterclockwise. If you do the massage backwards it will not take effect.
- Begin the massage by pressing from the toes and towards the heel. Don’t forget to massage the toes and sides of the foot. As all the areas of your body are reflected in the sole of the foot, with this general massage you will detect the most sensitive points, those in which you feel pain.
- Repeat the same procedure with the other foot to detect sensitive or painful points.
- After the general foot massage, do a localized massage in the sensitive or painful areas that you have detected on both feet, always using the thumb or forefinger of your hand. Pain in those areas indicates that the reflected organ is not working properly and requires further stimulation. Try to make the pressure medium/strong, always counterclockwise.
- If you feel a lot of pain, massage the surrounding area until you reach the center of the painful area. Maintain, there, a gentle and constant pressure, but not excessive.
- Remember that excessive massage is often counterproductive. It is preferable to repeat the massage in a later session to go, little by little, achieving normalization of the painful area.
- Complete the treatment by massaging the entire sole of each foot again, from the toes to the heel.
- To finish, massage the instep, the ankle and rub the foot in a general way.
- Reflexology – Map of the feet for massage
Take a look at the following drawing to get to know your feet a little better. You will become an expert in reflexology!
