Through the skillful application of pressure to specific points on the hands and feet, a reflexologist joins the silent dialogue within your body. Recieving reflexology is like getting an internal massage! Practiced by diverse cultures for many centuries, reflexology is much more than a good foot massage. Reflexology is a science based on the principle that there are areas, or "zones", in the feet and hands which correspond to, or "reflect", all of the glands, organs, and parts of the body.

A skilled reflexologist can stimulate these points to help decongest the corresponding areas, and send an increased flow of fresh, oxygenated blood to the tissues for therapeutic effect. Although the soles of our feet contain over 7,000 nerve endings (hence our love of a good foot rub), the reflexology zones are not to be confused with our nervous system, as they are a separate science. As both preventative care and in response to specific injury or disease, reflexology promotes the body's remarkable ability balance and heal itself.

For more information about reflexology treatments at Toronto's Orbit Therapeutics School and Clinic please call our resident reflexologist Jane Boyle (see Bios) at Orbit: 416.337.4122, or e-mail jboyle@orbittherapeutics.com