Foot self-massage: relaxing and pain-relieving

The foot, a reflex map of your body and your internal organs

For foot reflexology, on the sole of the foot all parts of the body are manifested. From the physical point of view, the relationship is understood as a response of the nervous system. At an energetic level, more typical of Traditional Chinese Medicine or other techniques, it is explained with the idea that each part of the organism manifests its totality. Thus, what happens in the sole of the foot is found in the ear or the palm of the hand.

The best thing is that reflexotherapy works, as can be seen in the work with needles in the ear that was studied in both China and France in the middle of the last century with Dr. Paul Nogier.

The different organs, glands and the musculoskeletal system are drawn on the foot reflexology map. Looking for the location of our painful points we can better understand what happens inside us. Discover which organs complain or are more sensitive to finger pressure.

We can also put more intention in some areas that thanks to a previous diagnosis we know that they suffer some alteration.

How to practice self-massage to increase its effects

When giving ourselves a self-massage, we must remain vigilant in some aspects and at the same time these will make us be more present, with an attitude of attention. Even if we dedicate little time to it, if we do With awareness It will allow us to detect subtle changes.

Even emphasizing the painful areas, we have to expand our field of action and try to reach the entire foot. we can apply massage oil, creams and aromatherapy depending on the physical state we are in and what we want to achieve or enhance.

At the end, we stop for a moment to assess the difference in how we were before and how we feel after of the massage. Not just looking for changes in the feet, but looking at the rest of the body and the state of mind.

What do your feet say about your health?

Finding a little time for yourself and your feet is a welcome routine, but you also have to invest in learning. With practice you will be able to recognize subtle changes in the feet through touch and visual observationand with it feel what you need inside, what affects you and what moves your emotions.

You may also discover new warts or calluses. If the hydration or color of the skin changes and it appears dry or with eczema. Modifications in the form of freckles, moles or in the appearance of the nails. Know what shape and position the fingers have. If there are scars or cracks.

Depending on where the news appears, the feet are telling us one thing or another. To interpret the language of the feet we must get hold of a reflexology map (on the internet it is very simple). If we relate the place where the transformation has taken place and how it is, we will discover what happens to us inside.

These are some clues that give us the feet of what happens in other places of our body:

The Red tells us about accumulated heatThe target indicates cold that can accumulate in the lower back and cause muscle pain. Activating the palest areas can heat the lower back.The skin that flakes speaks of dryness of some organ, such as the lung. And if we think of emotions, the liver area he will complain if we are stressed.

They are examples of what we can “read” on the sole of the foot together with a reflexology map. It is a game and at the same time a key to know a little more about our body.

We all tend to fall back on the same imbalances and health problems. With the experience gained with the time that we have devoted to getting to know our feet, we will know which will be the points that usually respond with pain during the massage.

It is curious to feel, in the first massages, how small sugar-like crystals. We would say that they are the physical expression of internal blockages that thanks to the massage we can dissolve.

If self-massages are carried out regularly, the painful reflex zones They will generally decrease and we will feel more balanced and more resistant to suffering any alteration at the first changes.

Purify the body through foot massage

The body reacts after self-massage, gives answers and informs us with various signals. The most normal is a increased secretion of urine. It is advisable to end the session in the (reflex) zone of the bladder. It is like pushing all the toxins that have been mobilized in the massage towards the easiest path for their subsequent expulsion.

We can also observe an increase in salivation, a increased body sweating or the appearance of a runny or runny nose.

All are resources of the body to clean itself.

You can also “open the doors” for them to come out repressed emotions and are expressed in the form of crying or dreams. Better to let ourselves be carried away by what appears and not put up barriers to what a part of ourselves asks of us.

Finally, the body may demand rest from us and a deep drowsiness.

Contraindications of foot reflexology

Self-massage is a very safe care, but some contraindications should be noted. mainly due to ignorance of pressure zonessomething that does not interest us can be activated.

In case of pregnancyespecially during the first three months, it is better not to give yourself massages.

The same precaution is recommended if we suffer from a foot disorder or if the legs swell abnormally. In febrile processes it is also not recommended.

Having made these warnings, I encourage you to make foot self-massage a travel companion for balance daily stresses. It will surely give you pleasant sensations.